§ 459a-3. — Migratory bird refuges not to be affected.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC459a-3]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1--NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER LXIII--NATIONAL SEASHORE RECREATIONAL AREAS
Sec. 459a-3. Migratory bird refuges not to be affected
Notwithstanding any other provisions of sections 459 to 459a-3 of
this title, lands and waters on or after August 17, 1937, included in
any migratory bird refuge under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of
Agriculture, within the boundaries of the national seashore recreational
area as designated by the Secretary of the Interior under section 459 of
this title, shall continue as such refuge under the jurisdiction of the
Secretary of Agriculture for the protection of migratory birds, but such
lands and waters shall be a part of the aforesaid national seashore
recreational area and shall be administered by the National Park Service
for recreational uses not inconsistent with the purposes of such refuge
under such rules and regulations as the Secretaries of the Interior and
Agriculture may jointly approve. The proviso to section 459 of this
title shall not limit the power of the Secretary of Agriculture to
acquire lands for any migratory bird refuge by purchase with any funds
made available therefor by applicable law.
(Aug. 17, 1937, ch. 687, Sec. 5, 50 Stat. 670; June 29, 1940, ch. 459,
Sec. 1, 54 Stat. 702.)
Change of Name
Words ``national seashore recreational area'' substituted in text
for ``national seashore'' pursuant to act June 29, 1940.
Transfer of Functions
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.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 459a-1, 459a-2, 459a-5a of
this title.
