(m) WICHITA MOUNTAINS WILDLIFE REFUGE Act of January 24, 1905 (33 Stat. 614), as amended (16 U.S.C. 684-686) GAME BREEDING AREAS SECTION 1. The President of the United States is authorized to designate such areas in the Wichita National Forest and in the Grand Canyon National Forest as should, in his opinion, be set aside for the protection of game animals and birds and be recognized as a breeding place therefor. (Jan. 24, 1905, c. 137, § 1, 33 Stat. 614; June 29, 1906, c. 3593, § 1, 34 Stat. 607.) HISTORICAL NOTE Act Jan. 24, 1905, and Act June 29, 1906, are identical in language throughout, except that the earlier act authorizes the setting aside of areas in Wichita National Forest, while the latter authorizes areas in Grand Canyon National Forest. The two acts have been combined to form this section and sections 2 and 3. HUNTING, TRAPPING, KILLING, OR CAPTURING GAME UNLAWFUL SEC. 2. When such areas have been designated as provided for in section 1 of this Act, hunting, trapping, killing, or capturing of game animals and birds upon the lands of the United States within the limits of said areas shall be unlawful, except under such regulations as may be prescribed from time to time, by the Secretary of the Interior. When such areas have been designated as provided in section 1 of this Act, hunting, trapping, killing, or capturing of game animals upon the lands of the United States within the limits of said areas shall be unlawful, except under such regulations as may be prescribed from time to time by the Secretary of Agriculture. (Jan. 24, 1905, c. 137, § 2, 33 Stat. 614; June 29, 1906, c. 3593, § 2, 34 Stat. 607; Reorg. Plan No. II, 84(f), eff. July 1, 1939, 4 F.R. 2731, 53 Stat. 1433; June 25, 1948, c. 645, §§ 8, 9, 62 Stat. 860.) HISTORICAL NOTE Words "in the Wichita National Forest and in the Grand Canyon National Forest" were inserted, and "Secretary of the Interior and Secretary of Agriculture, respectively" was substituted for "Secretary of Agriculture" because of 1939 Reorg. Plan No. II, which transferred the Bureau of Biological Survey from the Department of Agriculture to the Department of the Interior. The Wichita National Forest, which was then administered by that Bureau, was affected 1948 Amendment.-Act June 25, 1948, §§ 8, 9, amended section by omitting the penal provisions which are now covered by section 41 of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure, and by omitting reference to the Secretary of Agriculture. Effective Date of 1948 Amendment.-Section 20 of the Act June 25, 1948 provided that the amendment of this section should be effective as of Sept. 1, 1948. OPERATION OF LOCAL GAME LAWS SEC. 3. It is the purpose of sections 1 and 2 of this Act to protect from trespass the public lands of the United States and the game animals and birds which may be thereon, and not to interfere with the operation of the local game laws as affecting private, State, or Territorial lands. (Jan. 24, 1905, c. 137, § 3, 33 Stat. 614; June 29, 1906, c. 3593, § 3, 34 Stat. 607.) HISTORICAL NOTE Pursuant to this Act, the President established the Forest Preserve as the Wichita National Game Preserve (see Proc. 563, June 2, 1905, 34 Stat. 3062). This preserve was later renamed as the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge (see E.O. 7116 of July 26, 1935 and Proc. 2211 of November 27, 1936). Act of February 26, 1919 (40 Stat. 1178), as amended (16 U.S.C. 687) GRAND CANYON GAME PRESERVE INCLUDED IN PARK SEC. 9. The Executive order of January eleventh, nineteen hundred and eight, creating the Grand Canyon National Monument, is hereby revoked and repealed, and such parts of the Grand Canyon National Game Preserve, designated under authority of the Act of Congress, approved June twenty-ninth, nineteen hundred and six, entitled "An Act for the protection of wild animals in the Grand Canyon Forest Reserve," as are by this Act included with the Grand Canyon National Park are hereby excluded and eliminated from said game preserve. 41-802-65-19 (n) WYANDOTTE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE-ESTABLISHMENT Act of August 3, 1961 (75 Stat. 243; 16 U.S.C. 697–697a) ESTABLISHMENT SECTION 1. The islands more specifically referred to in section 2 of this Act in the Detroit River are hereby established and designated as the Wyandotte National Wildlife Refuge. The Wyandotte National Wildlife Refuge shall be administered by the Secretary of the Interior in accordance with the laws and regulations relating to national wildlife refuges, and shall be maintained as a refuge and breeding place for migratory birds and other wildlife in connection therewith. (Aug. 3, 1961, § 1, 75 Stat. 243.) DESCRIPTION SEC. 2. The lands referred to in the first section of this Act are more specifically described as follows: In township 3 south, range 11 east, Michigan meridian, those federally owned islands in the Detroit River known as Grassy and Mammy Juda (or Mammajuda) Islands, together with all accretion and reliction and all soil of the bed of the Detroit River bordering on the meander lines of said islands and appurtenant thereto by reason of riparian ownership. (Aug. 3, 1961, § 2, 75 Stat. 243.) Act of September 13, 1960 (74 Stat. 904) ANNEXATION OF PROPERTY SECTION 1. The Secretary of the Interior shall, within two years after the date of enactment of this Act, petition the city of Wyandotte, Michigan, for the annexation as a part of such city of any lands owned by the United States which were formerly within the boundaries of Ecorse Township and which lie due east of said city in the Detroit River. (Sept. 13, 1960, §1, 74 Stat. 904.) LICENSEES SEC. 2. Said annexation shall be without prejudice to the full right of the United States and its lessees, licensees, and permittees to hold and enjoy said property and to make such use thereof and erect such structures thereon as may be provided for by the laws of the United States or, in the case of a lessee, licensee, or permittee, by the terms of his lease, license, or permit. (Sept. 13, 1960, § 2, 74 Stat. 904.) 276 REFUGE SEC. 3. Nothing in this Act shall prevent the Secretary of the Interior from establishing a National Migratory Bird Refuge on the Federal lands referred to in this Act and the closing of these lands and water areas adjacent thereto to the taking, pursuit, or capture of migratory birds, if the Secretary of the Interior considers such action necessary in carrying out responsibilities of the United States pursuant to international treaties and implementing statutes. The Secretary is further authorized to cooperate and enter into agreements with the city of Wyandotte for the recreational use of these lands where not inconsistent with the purpose for which the refuge is established. (Sept. 13, 1960, § 3, 74 Stat. 904.) 2. RANGE (a) NATIONAL BISON RANGE Act of May 23, 1908 (35 Stat. 267), as amended (16 U.S.C. 671) NATIONAL BISON RANGE There is reserved and excepted from the unallotted lands now embraced within the Flathead Indian Reservation, in the State of Montana, a parcel not to exceed twenty thousand acres of said lands, near the confluence of the Pend d'Oreille and Jocko Rivers, for a permanent National Bison Range for the herd of bison presented by the American Bison Society. The Secretary of the Interior is authorized and directed to inclose said lands with a good and substantial fence and to erect thereon the necessary sheds and buildings for the proper care and maintenance of the said bison. (May 23, 1908, c. 192, 35 Stat. 267; Mar. 4, 1909, c. 301, 35 Stat. 1051; 1939 Reorg. Plan No. II, § 4(f), eff. July 1, 1939, 4 F.R. 2731, 53 Stat. 1433.) HISTORICAL NOTE Act May 23, 1908, authorized the president to reserve and except 12,800 acres, only, for the purposes of the section. The Act also made an appropriation to enable the Secretary of the Interior to pay the confederated tribes of the Flathead, Kootenai, and Upper Pend d'Oreille, and such other Indians as rightfully belonged on the reservation, the appraised value of the lands which provision was omitted as temporary and executed. Act Mar. 4, 1909, directed the President to reserve and except a sufficient area to enlarge the range to not to exceed 20,000 acres. Transfer of Functions. Functions of the Secretary of Agriculture relating to the conservation of wildlife, game, and migratory birds were transferred to the Secretary of the Interior by 1939 Reorg. Plan No. II, set out in note under section 133t of Title 5, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees, U.S. Code. 278 |