[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC715c]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 7--PROTECTION OF MIGRATORY GAME AND INSECTIVOROUS BIRDS
SUBCHAPTER III--MIGRATORY BIRD CONSERVATION
Sec. 715c. Areas recommended for approval; character
The Secretary of the Interior may not recommend any area for
purchase or rental under the terms of this subchapter unless the
Secretary of the Interior--
(1) has determined that such area is necessary for the
conservation of migratory birds; and
(2) has consulted with the county or other unit of local
government in which such area is located and with the Governor of
the State concerned or the appropriate State agency.
(Feb. 18, 1929, ch. 257, Sec. 4, 45 Stat. 1223; 1939 Reorg. Plan No. II,
Sec. 4(f), eff. July 1, 1939, 4 F.R. 2731, 53 Stat. 1433; Pub. L. 89-
669, Sec. 7(a), Oct. 15, 1966, 80 Stat. 929; Pub.
