§ 79. — Barro Colorado Island in Gatun Lake to be set aside.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 20USC79]
TITLE 20--EDUCATION
CHAPTER 3--SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, NATIONAL MUSEUMS AND ART GALLERIES
SUBCHAPTER IX--CANAL ZONE BIOLOGICAL AREA
Sec. 79. Barro Colorado Island in Gatun Lake to be set aside
The President is authorized and directed to set aside within the
Canal Zone an area in Gatun Lake known as Barro Colorado Island in which
the natural features shall, except in event of declared national
emergency, be left in their natural state for scientific observation and
investigation.
(July 2, 1940, ch. 516, Sec. 1, 54 Stat. 724.)
References in Text
For definition of Canal Zone, referred to in text, see section
3602(b) of Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse.
Codification
Section was formerly classified to section 1381 of Title 48,
Territories and Insular Possessions.
Termination of War and Emergencies
Joint Res. July 25, 1947, ch. 327, Sec. 3, 61 Stat. 451, provided
that in the interpretation of this section, the date July 25, 1947,
shall be deemed to be the date of termination of any state of war
theretofore declared by Congress and of the national emergencies
proclaimed by the President on Sept. 8, 1939, and May 27, 1941.
