11. HATCHERY AND REARING PONDS IN MICHIGAN AND NEW YORK; FUNDS Act of August 18, 1949 (63 Stat. 615) FISH HATCHERIES AND REARING PONDS SECTION 1. The Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized to establish and construct rearing ponds and a fish hatchery at suitable locations at or near Millen, Georgia, and in the upper peninsula of Michigan, at a cost of not to exceed $250,000 and $325,000, respectively; to rehabilitate and expand at a cost of not to exceed $70,000 the rearing ponds and facilities at the Cape Vincent, New York, fish-cultural station, and to purchase lands adjoining such station in connection with the rehabilitation and expansion of such facilities; and to rehabilitate, repair, and place in efficient operating condition the rearing ponds and fish-cultural facilities at Leadville, Colorado, at a cost of not to exceed $90,000. 170 * 12. AUTHORITY FOR FISHERY RESEARCH EXPERIMENTATION STATIONS (FISH-RICE ROTATION FARMING) Act of March 15, 1958 (72 Stat. 35; 16 U.S.C. 778-778c) TABLE OF CONTENTS Sec. 1. Establishment of experiment stations. Sec. 2. Acquisitions of lands; construction; employment; cooperation. Sec. 4. Authorization of appropriations. ESTABLISHMENT OF EXPERIMENT STATIONS SECTION 1. The Secretary of the Interior is authorized and directed to establish an experiment station or stations for the purpose of carrying on a program of research and experimentation— (1) to determine species of fishes most suitable for culture on a commercial basis in shallow reservoirs and flooded rice lands; (2) to determine methods for production of fingerling fishes for stocking in commercial reservoirs; (3) to develop methods for the control of parasites and diseases of brood fishes and of fingerlings prior to stocking; (4) to develop economical methods for raising the more desirable species of fishes to a marketable size; (5) to determine, in cooperation with the Department of Agriculture, the effects of fish-rice rotations, including crops other than rice commonly grown on rice farms, upon both the fish and other crops; and (6) to develop suitable methods for harvesting the fish crop and preparing it for marketing, including a study of sport fishing as a means of such harvest. (Pub. L. 85-342, § 1, Mar. 15, 1958, 72 Stat. 35.) HISTORICAL NOTE Legislative History.-For legislative history and purpose of Pub. L. 85-342, see 1958 U.S. Code Cong. and Adm. News, p. 2264. 171 ACQUISITION OF LANDS; CONSTRUCTION; EMPLOYMENT; COOPERATION SEC. 2. For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized (1) to acquire by purchase, condemnation, or otherwise such suitable lands, to construct such buildings, to acquire such equipment and apparatus, and to employ such officers and employees as he deems necessary; (2) to cooperate with State and other institutions and agencies upon such terms and conditions as he determines to be appropriate; and (3) to make public the results of such research and experiments conducted pursuant to section 1 of this Act. (Pub. L. 85-342, § 2, Mar. 15, 1958, 72 Stat. 35.) COOPERATION WITH DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE SEC. 3. The Department of Agriculture is authorized to cooperate in carrying out the provisions of this Act by furnishing such information and assistance as may be requested by the Secretary of the Interior. (Pub. L. 85-342, § 3, Mar. 15, 1958, 72 Stat. 35.) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS SEC. 4. There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act. (Pub. L. 85-342, § 4, Mar. 15, 1958, 72 Stat. 35.) 13. COLUMBIA RIVER FISHERY DEVELOPMENT (MITCHELL ACT) Act of May 11, 1938 (52 Stat. 345), as amended (16 U.S.C. 755-757) SALMON-CULTURAL STATIONS; ESTABLISHMENT; EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS SECTION 1. The Secretary of the Interior is authorized and directed to establish one or more salmon-cultural stations in the Columbia River Basin in each of the States of Oregon, Washington, and Idaho. Any sums appropriated for the purpose of establishing such stations may be expended, and such stations shall be established, operated, and maintained, in accordance with the provisions of the Act entitled "An Act to provide for a five-year construction and maintenance program for the United States Bureau of Fisheries", approved May 21, 1930, c. 306, 46 Stat. 371, insofar as the provisions of such Act are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act. (May 11, 1938, c. 193, § 1, 52 Stat. 345; 1939 Reorg. Plan No. II, § 4(e), eff. July 1, 1939, 4. F.R. 2731, 53 Stat. 1433.) HISTORICAL NOTE Transfer of Functions.-All functions of all officers of the Department of the Interior and all functions of all agencies and employees of the Department were, with two exceptions, transferred to the Secretary of the Interior, with power vested in him to authorize their performance or the performance of any of his functions by any of those officers, agencies, and employees, by 1950 Reorg. Plan No. 3, §§ 1, 2, eff, May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out in note under section 481 of Title 5, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees, U.S. Code. 1939 Reorg. Plan No. II, which is set out in note under section 133t of Title 5, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees, transferred the Bureau of Fisheries in the Department of Commerce and its functions to the Department of the Interior, to be administered under the direction and supervision of the Secretary of the Interior. INVESTIGATIONS, SURVEYS, AND EXPERIMENTS; CONSTRUCTION AND INSTALLATION OF CONSERVATION DEVICES, ETC. SEC. 2. The Secretary of the Interior is further authorized and directed (1) to conduct such investigations, and such engineering and biological surveys and experiments, as may be necessary to direct and facilitate conservation of the fishery resources of the Columbia River and its tributaries; (2) to construct and install devices in the Columbia River Basin for the improvement of feeding and spawning conditions for fish, for the protection of migratory fish from irrigation projects, |