§ 690b. — Consent of Utah to acquisition of lands for Bear River Refuge; approval of title to lands acquired.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC690b]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 6--GAME AND BIRD PRESERVES; PROTECTION
Sec. 690b. Consent of Utah to acquisition of lands for Bear
River Refuge; approval of title to lands acquired
No such area shall be acquired by the Secretary of the Interior
unless or until the Legislature of the State of Utah has consented to
the acquisition of lands by the United States for use as a refuge for
migratory wild fowl, and shall have provided for the use as a refuge for
migratory wild fowl by the United States of any lands owned or
controlled by the State in Bear River Bay, Utah, and vicinity, which the
Secretary of the Interior may deem necessary for such purpose, and which
the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to accept on behalf of the
United States; and, except in the case of a lease, no payments shall be
made by the United States for any such area until title thereto is
satisfactory to the Attorney General.
(Apr. 23, 1928, ch. 413, Sec. 3, 45 Stat. 449; 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, 690e,
690f, 690g, 690h of this title.
