§ 161d. — Elimination of fish hatchery; transfer of administration of hatchery to Fish and Wildlife Service.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC161d]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1--NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER XX--GLACIER NATIONAL PARK
Sec. 161d. Elimination of fish hatchery; transfer of
administration of hatchery to Fish and Wildlife Service
The property at Creston, Montana, acquired by the United States for
the establishment of a fish hatchery for restocking the waters of
Glacier National Park and administered as a part of the park pursuant to
section 161c of this title, together with the improvements and equipment
utilized in connection with the hatchery property, is eliminated from
the park.
The functions of the National Park Service with regard to the
administration of the aforesaid properties for the benefit of the park
are transferred to and shall be exercised by the Fish and Wildlife
Service for the same purposes: Provided, however, That such fish
propagated at the hatchery as may be in excess of the number necessary
to restock and maintain an optimum fish population in the waters of the
park at all times may be utilized for the restocking of other waters.
(Dec. 13, 1944, ch. 555, 58 Stat. 801.)
Transfer of Functions
Fish and Wildlife Service, created by Reorg. Plan No. III of 1940,
Sec. 3, eff. June 30, 1940, 5 F.R. 2107, 54 Stat. 1231, succeeded by
United States Fish and Wildlife Service established by act Aug. 8, 1956,
ch. 1036, Sec. 3, 70 Stat. 1120. See section 742b of this title.
For transfer of functions of other officers, employees, and agencies
of Department of the Interior, with certain exceptions, to Secretary of
the Interior, with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1950,
Secs. 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out in
the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
