§ 690. — Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge; establishment; acquisition of lands.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC690]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 6--GAME AND BIRD PRESERVES; PROTECTION
Sec. 690. Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge; establishment;
acquisition of lands
The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to construct, at Bear
River Bay and vicinity, Utah, such dikes, ditches, spillways, buildings,
and improvements as may be necessary, in his judgment, for the
establishment of a suitable refuge and feeding and breeding grounds for
migratory wild fowl; also to acquire, by purchase, gift, or lease, water
rights and privately owned lands, including the improvements thereon,
deemed necessary by him for the purpose, or, in lieu of purchase, to
compensate any owner for any damage sustained by reason of the
submergence of his lands.
(Apr. 23, 1928, ch. 413, Sec. 1, 45 Stat. 448; 1939 Reorg. Plan No. II,
Sec. 4(f), eff. July 1, 1939, 4 F.R. 2731, 53 Stat. 1433.)
Transfer of Functions
Transfer of functions of Secretary of Agriculture to Secretary of
the Interior by Reorg. Plan No. II of 1939, see Transfer of Functions
note set out under section 671 of this title.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 690a, 690c, 690d, 690f of
this title.
