Secretary of the Interior, in cooperation with other Federal 

 agencies and the States, to study and inventory estuaries of 

 the United States, including land and water of the Great 

 Lakes. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to enter into 

 cost-sharing agreements with States and subdivisions for 

 permanent management of estuarine areas in their posses- 

 sion. Requires that the Secretary provide his views and 

 recommendations on all projects which impact estuarine 

 areas and which require Congressional approval. 



Federal-Aid HiKhways Act of 1968 (2,3 U.S.C. 101 et 

 seq.. and other U.S.C. titles; 82 Stat. 815), as amended. 

 — Public Law 90-495, approved August 23, 1968. and 

 amended, provides in section 18(a) (23 U.S.C. 138, 82 Stat. 

 823) for a special effort to preserve natural beauty of such 

 areas as public parks, recreation areas, refuges and historic 

 sites in developing transportation systems, and directs the 

 Secretary of Transportation to cooperate and consult with 

 the Secretary of the Interior and other Federal agencies 

 before approving any program or project which requires the 

 use of any publicly owned lands from certain specified areas 

 including parks and refuges. 



Federal Aid in Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 777- 

 777k; 64 Stat. 430), as amended.— This August 9, 1950, Act 

 as amended several times is commonly referred to as the 

 "Dingell-Johnson Act" and provides Federal aid to the 

 States for management and restoration of fish having 

 "material value in connection with sport or recreation in the 

 marine and'or fresh waters of the United States." Funds 

 from a 10 percent excise tax on certain items of sport fishing, 

 tackle (Internal Revenue Code of 1954, sec. 4161) are 

 appropriated to the Secretary of the Interior annually and 

 apportioned to States on a formula basis for paying up to 75 

 percent of the cost of approved land acquisition, research, 

 development and management projects. Amendments 

 October 23, 1970, by Public Law 91-503 (84 Stat. 1101) 

 provided, among other things, for development of compre- 

 hensive fish and v.ildlife resource management plans as an 

 optional means for participating in theprogram. Asof 1975, 

 the twenty-fifth year of the program, some $182.7 million 

 had been apportioned to the States for fish restoration 

 projects. 



Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 

 669-6691; 50 Stat. 917), as amended.— This September 2, 

 1937, Act as amended several times is commonly referred to 

 as the "Pittman-Robertson Act" and provides Federal aid to 

 States for wildlife restoration work. Under the Act, funds 

 from an 1 1 percent excise tax on sporting arms and 

 ammunition (Internal Revenue Code of 1954, sec. 4161(b)) 

 are appropriated to the Secretary of the Interior annually 

 and apportioned to States on a formula basis for paying up 

 to 75 percent of the cost of approved land acquisition, 

 research, development and management projects. Public 

 Law 91 -.503, approved October 23, 1970 (84 Stat. 1097), added 

 an 1 1 percent tax on pistols and revolvers, one-half of which 

 may be used by the States for hunter safety programs. This 

 amendment also provided for development of compre- 

 hensive fish and wildlife management plans as an optional 

 means for participating in the program. On October 25, 

 1972, the Act was further amended by Public Law 92.558 (86 

 Stat. 1 172) to add a 10 percent excise tax on bows, arrows, 

 parts and accessories for use in wildlife projects or hunter 

 safety programs. Amended June 8, 1974, by Public Law 93- 

 313 (88 Stat. 238) to provide for a six month delay, until 

 January 1, 1975, in initiation of collection of the excise tax 



on bows, arrows, parts and accessories. As of 1976, the 

 thirty-eighth year of the program. $688 million had been 

 apportioned to the States for wildlife restoration and hunter 

 safety projects. 



Federal Assistance. Resource Conservation and 

 Development Projects Act^See Bankhead Jones Farm 

 Tenant Act 



Federal Environmental Pesticide Control Act of 

 1972 (7 U.S.C. 136-136y;86Stat. 975), as amended.— Public 

 Law 92-516, approved October 21, 1972, amended the 

 Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act of 

 June 25, 1947 (61 Stat. 163) and established under the 

 Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency a 

 program for controlling the application of pesticides to 

 assure greater protection to man and the environment. 

 Provides criminal and civil penalties for violation of the Act. 

 It extends Federal registration and regulation to all 

 pesticides, including those distributed or used within 

 individual States. It provides for classifying pesticides for 

 "general" or "restricted" use, and that "restricted" pesti- 

 cides may be used only by or under the supervision of 

 certified applicators. 



Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide 



Act — See Federal Environmental Pesticide Control Act of 

 1972 



Federal Laboratory Animal Welfare Act— See Ani- 

 mal Welfare Act 



Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 



(43 U.S.C. 1701-1771, and other U.S.C. sections; 90 Stat. 

 2743)— Public Law 94-579, approved October 21, 1976, 

 constitutes an "Organic Act" for the Bureau of Land 

 Management, Department of the Interior. Among other 

 things, establishes new procedures for creating, modifying 

 and terminating withdrawals and reservations of public 

 lands. New withdrawals of public lands for refuge purposes 

 are subject to withdrawal procedures of the Act; however, 

 lands so added cannot be removed from the system except by 

 Act of Congress pursuant to the National Wildlife Refuge 

 System Administration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd-668ee; 

 80 Stat. 927), as amended. 



FederalPower Act (16 U.S.C. 791a-825r; 41 Stat. 1063), 

 as amended. — This June 10, 1920, Act as amended provides, 

 among other things, for cooperation between the Federal 

 Power Commission and other Federal agencies in the 

 investigation of proposed power projects, and for other 

 agencies to provide information to FPC upon request. 

 Provides that licenses issued by the FPC for hydroelectric 

 projects within Indian reservations, national wildlife 

 refuges and other specified areas that are withdrawn from 

 the public domain must contain conditions that the 

 Secretary of the Interior may require. Requires a Commis- 

 sion finding before approving private hydroelectric applica- 

 tions, that the project is "best adapted" to a comprehensive 

 waterway development plan for all public uses, including 

 recreation. Requires the licensee to construct fishways when 

 required by the Secretary of the Interior. 



Federal Property and Administrative Services Act 

 of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 471-535, and other U.S.C. sections; 63 

 Stat. 378), as amended.— This J une 30, 1 948, Act as amended 

 several times provides for management and disposal of 



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