Part IV. Water resource statutes relating to fish and wildlife-Continued

L. Fish and wildlife conservation at water resource projects con-

structed by the Secretary of the Interior:

1. Baker Federal reclamation project, Oregon..

2. Central Valley project, California...

3. Colorado River Storage Project Act..

4. Columbia Basin project--

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393

394

397

398

5. Crooked River project, Oregon..

399

6. Fryingpan-Arkansas project, Colorado-

400

7. Little Wood River project, Idaho. -

402

8. Oroville-Tonasket unit, Chief Joseph Dam project,

Washington.___.

403

9. Pecos River Basin..

405

10. Trinity River division of Central Valley project, Cali-

fornia..

406

11. Washoe project--

407

12. Special statutes designating fish and wildlife conservation

as a project purpose or including special conservation

provisions, or both.....

M. Study Commission;

1. Texas basins..

2. River basins, Southeastern States..

Part V. Other laws relating to fish and wildlife:

A. Wilderness Act...

B. Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965__

C. Alaska re Statehood and Federal functions:

408

409

412

414

422

1. Alaska Statehood Act relating to fish and wildlife....-

2. Executive orders re termination of functions.

431

433

D. Fish and game laws of the District of Columbia..

E. Authorization to make grants for support of basic scientific

research___

435

438

F. Authority to transfer unneeded Federal real property to States

for wildlife purposes..

439

G. Conservation at military reservations:

1. Cooperation between Secretaries of Defense and Interior

and States..

H. Proclamation re Key Largo Coral Reef Preserve

I. Control of water pollution..

J. Domestic raising of fur-bearing animals..

K. Land conservation and land utilization.

L. Easements and rights-of-way:

1. Easements re real property of the United States; general..

2. Easements for rights-of-way re lands administered by the

military departments..

5. Rights-of-way for power and communication facilities.

457

M. Authority for exchange of equipment by the Fish and Wildlife

Service; cooperation.

POPULAR AND STATUTORY NAME ACTS

This table lists the acts that are referred to by the Congress in the public laws
and those that are referred to by popular name.

Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 (Public Law
480)__

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72

Agricultural Act of 1956..

Alaska Statehood Act_.

Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Compact

Atomic Energy Act of 1954_.

Bald Eagle Protection Act___

Black Bass Act..

359

431

138

363

356

132

United States Fishing Fleet Improvement Act...

Upper Mississippi River Wild Life and Fish Refuge Act.

Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act..

Whaling Convention Act of 1949--

Wilderness Act____

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192

468

463

115

46

267

371

164

414

COMPILATION OF FEDERAL LAWS RELATING TO THE CONSER-

VATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF OUR NATION'S FISH AND

WILDLIFE RESOURCES 1

1

PART I

FISH AND WILDLIFE-GENERAL

A. Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956

(70 Stat. 1119), as amended (16 U.S.C. 742a-742j)

SHORT TITLE

SECTION 1. This Act may be cited as the "Fish and Wildlife Act of

1956".

Sec. 2. Declaration of policy.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Sec. 3. United States Fish and Wildlife Service-Establishment.

Sec. 4. Fisheries loan fund.

Sec. 5. Investigations, information, and reports.

Sec. 6. Transfer of functions--assistance of other Federal agencies.

7. Policies, procedures, and recommendations.

Sec.

Sec.

8. Cooperation with State Department.

Sec. 9. Reports on activities and imports.

Sec. 10. The rights of States.

Sec. 11. Authorization for appropriations.

DECLARATION OF POLICY

SEC. 2. The Congress hereby declares that the fish, shellfish, and
wildlife resources of the Nation make a material contribution to our
national economy and food supply, as well as a material contribution
to the health, recreation, and well-being of our citizens; that such
resources are a living, renewable form of national wealth that is
capable of being maintained and greatly increased with proper man-
agement, but equally capable of destruction if neglected or unwisely
exploited; that such resources afford outdoor recreation throughout
the Nation and provide employment, directly or indirectly, to a sub-
stantial number of citizens; that the fishing industries strengthen
the defense of the United States through the provision of a trained
sea-faring citizenry and action-ready fleets of seaworthy vessels; that
the training and sport afforded by fish and wildlife resources
strengthen the national defense by contributing to the general health
and physical fitness of millions of citizens; and that properly devel-
oped, such fish and wildlife resources are capable of steadily increasing
these valuable contributions to the life of the Nation.

1 Revised to the end of the 88th Congress.