22 U.S.C. § 277d–39 — Hidalgo-Reynosa lands; administration; part of national wildlife refuge system

submitted 54 years ago by Pub. L. 92-549 to r/title-22-FOREIGN-RELATIONS-AND-INTERCOURSE · 96 words · no verdicts yet

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When Mexico transfers the 481.68 acres near Hidalgo-Reynosa to the United States, the Interior Department takes over whatever part of that land the Commissioner says isn't needed for the relocated river channel. The Fish and Wildlife Service can then plan, set up, and run that part as a national wildlife refuge.

When sovereignty over the 481.68 acres of land the United States acquired from Mexico near Hidalgo-Reynosa transfers to the United States, the Interior Department takes over administering whatever part of that land the Commissioner decides isn't needed for building and maintaining the relocated river channel. The Fish and Wildlife Service, within Interior, is authorized to plan, establish, develop, and run that portion of the land as part of the national wildlife refuge system.

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Upon transfer of sovereignty from Mexico to the United States of the 481.68 acres of land acquired by the United States from Mexico near Hidalgo-Reynosa, administration over the portion of that land which is determined by the Commissioner not to be required for the construction and maintenance of the relocated river channel shall be assumed by the Department of the Interior; and the Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, is authorized to plan, establish, develop, and administer such portion of the acquired lands as a part of the national wildlife refuge system.

Source credit: (Pub. L. 92–549, title I, § 106, Oct. 25, 1972, 86 Stat. 1162; Pub. L. 93–271, § 1(3), Apr. 22, 1974, 88 Stat. 92.)

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1972Enacted · Pub. L. 92-549 · 86 Stat. 1162
1974Amended · Pub. L. 93-271 · 88 Stat. 92

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 92-549 on 1972-10-25.

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