§ 715i. — Administration.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC715i]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 7--PROTECTION OF MIGRATORY GAME AND INSECTIVOROUS BIRDS
SUBCHAPTER III--MIGRATORY BIRD CONSERVATION
Sec. 715i. Administration
(a) Treaty obligations; rules and regulations
Areas of lands, waters, or interests therein acquired or reserved
pursuant to this subchapter shall, unless otherwise provided by law, be
administered by the Secretary of the Interior under rules and
regulations prescribed by him to conserve and protect migratory birds in
accordance with treaty obligations with Mexico, Canada, Japan, and the
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, and other species of wildlife found
thereon, including species that are listed pursuant to section 1533 of
this title as endangered species or threatened species, and to restore
or develop adequate wildlife habitat.
(b) Management and public and private agency agreements authorization
In administering such areas, the Secretary is authorized to manage
timber, range, and agricultural crops; to manage other species of
animals, including but not limited to fenced range animals, with the
objectives of perpetuating, distributing, and utilizing the resources;
and to enter into agreements with public and private agencies.
(Feb. 18, 1929, ch. 257, Sec. 10, 45 Stat. 1224; 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(b), Oct. 15, 1966, 80 Stat. 929; Pub. L. 93-205,
Sec. 13(b), Dec. 28, 1973, 87 Stat. 902; Pub. L. 95-616, Sec. 5(b), Nov.
8, 1978, 92 Stat. 3114.)
Amendments
1978--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 95-616 provided for treaty obligations
with Japan and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
1973--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 93-205 substituted ``listed pursuant to
section 1533 of this title as endangered species or threatened
species,'' for ``threatened with extinction,''.
1966--Subsecs. (a), (b). Pub. L. 89-669 added subsecs. (a) and (b).
Former paragraph prohibited acts on acquired areas and is now covered by
section 668dd(c) and (d)(1) of this title.
Effective Date of 1973 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 93-205 effective Dec. 28, 1973, see section 16
of Pub. L. 93-205, set out as a note under section 1531 of this title.
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 715a of this title.
