20 U.S.C. § 79a — Preservation of natural features for scientific observation and investigation

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Barro Colorado Island is set aside to preserve its natural plants and animals. This lets qualified students study and observe it there. The Smithsonian Institution sets the conditions and rules for this.

This area is set aside to preserve and protect its natural features — including the plants and animals already living there — keeping it as close to its natural state as possible. The goal is to give qualified students a place to make observations and do scientific studies, adding to human knowledge. The Smithsonian Institution sets the conditions and rules that govern this.

the actual law source: uscode.house.gov ↗public domain

The purpose of setting aside such an area is to preserve and conserve its natural features, including existing flora and fauna, in as nearly a natural condition as possible, thus providing a place where duly qualified students can make observations and scientific investigations for increase of knowledge, under such conditions and regulations as may be prescribed by the Smithsonian Institution.

Source credit: (July 2, 1940, ch. 516, § 2, 54 Stat. 724; 1946 Reorg. Plan No. 3, § 801, eff. July 16, 1946, 11 F.R. 7877, 60 Stat. 1101.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit

1940Enacted · Act of July 2, 1940, ch. 516 · 54 Stat. 724

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 516 on 1940-07-02.

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