§ 698g. — Acquisition of lands for Big Cypress Preserve.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC698g]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 6--GAME AND BIRD PRESERVES; PROTECTION
Sec. 698g. Acquisition of lands for Big Cypress Preserve
(a) Expeditious acquisition of Florida lands
In recognition of the efforts of the State of Florida in the
preservation of the area, through the enactment of chapter 73-131 of the
Florida statutes, ``The Big Cypress Conservation Act of 1973'', the
Secretary is directed to proceed as expeditiously as possible to acquire
the lands and interests in lands necessary to achieve the purposes of
sections 698f to 698m-4 of this title.
(b) Submission of plan to Congressional committees; time; contents
Within one year after October 11, 1974, the Secretary shall submit,
in writing, to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs and to the
Committees on Appropriations of the United States Congress a detailed
plan which shall indicate:
(i) the lands and areas which he deems essential to the
protection and public enjoyment of this preserve.
(ii) the lands which he has previously acquired by purchase,
donation, exchange or transfer for administration for the purpose of
this preserve, and
(iii) the annual acquisition program (including the level of
funding) which he recommends for the ensuing five fiscal years.
(c) Time for completion of land acquisition program
It is the express intent of the Congress that the Secretary should
substantially complete the land acquisition program contemplated by
sections 698f to 698m-4 of this title within six years after October 11,
1974.
(Pub. L. 93-440, Sec. 2, Oct. 11, 1974, 88 Stat. 1259.)
Change of Name
Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the Senate abolished
and replaced by Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate,
effective Feb. 11, 1977. See Rule XXV of Standing Rules of the Senate,
as amended by Senate Resolution No. 4 (popularly cited as the
``Committee System Reorganization Amendments of 1977''), approved Feb.
4, 1977.
Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the House of
Representatives changed to Committee on Natural Resources of the House
of Representatives on Jan. 5, 1993, by House Resolution No. 5, One
Hundred Third Congress. Committee on Natural Resources of House of
Representatives treated as referring to Committee on Resources of House
of Representatives by section 1(a) of Pub. L. 104-14, set out as a note
preceding section 21 of Title 2, The Congress.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 698f, 698h, 698i, 698j,
698m, 698m-1 of this title.
