16 U.S.C. § 1534 — Land acquisition

submitted 53 years ago by Pub. L. 93-205 to r/title-16-CONSERVATION · 190 words · no verdicts yet

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The Secretary and, for the National Forest System, the Agriculture Secretary must establish and carry out a program to conserve fish, wildlife, and plants. They may acquire land, water, and related interests, and specified conservation funds may pay for those acquisitions.

(a) The Secretary, and the Agriculture Secretary for the National Forest System, must establish and carry out a program to conserve fish, wildlife, and plants, including listed endangered and threatened species. The responsible Secretary must use the land-acquisition and other authority in the listed conservation laws and may acquire land, water, or interests in them by purchase, donation, or other means. That authority is additional to other land-acquisition authority. (b) Funds available under 54 U.S.C. chapter 2003 may be used to acquire land, water, or interests under subsection (a).

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(a) Implementation of conservation program; authorization of Secretary and Secretary of Agriculture

The Secretary, and the Secretary of Agriculture with respect to the National Forest System, shall establish and implement a program to conserve fish, wildlife, and plants, including those which are listed as endangered species or threatened species pursuant to section 1533 of this title. To carry out such a program, the appropriate Secretary—

(1)

shall utilize the land acquisition and other authority under the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956, as amended [16 U.S.C. 742a et seq.], the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, as amended [16 U.S.C. 661 et seq.], and the Migratory Bird Conservation Act [16 U.S.C. 715 et seq.], as appropriate; and

(2)

is authorized to acquire by purchase, donation, or otherwise, lands, waters, or interest therein, and such authority shall be in addition to any other land acquisition authority vested in him.

(b) Availability of funds for acquisition of lands, waters, etc.

Funds made available pursuant to chapter 2003 of title 54 may be used for the purpose of acquiring lands, waters, or interests therein under subsection (a) of this section.

Source credit: (Pub. L. 93–205, § 5, Dec. 28, 1973, 87 Stat. 889; Pub. L. 95–632, § 12, Nov. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 3766; Pub. L. 113–287, § 5(d)(32), Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3267.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit

1973Enacted · Pub. L. 93-205 · 87 Stat. 889
1978Amended · Pub. L. 95-632 · 92 Stat. 3766
2014Amended · Pub. L. 113-287 · 128 Stat. 3267

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 93-205 on 1973-12-28.

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