23, 1975 (89 Stat. 1030), the Bureau of Reclamation 

 required to budget for such enhancement, not the 

 Service. 



• Washoe Project, Nevada-California (43 U.S.C. 614c; 70 

 Stat. 777).— Act of August 1, 1956. 



Fish and Wildlife Conservation at Federal Water 

 Resource Development Projects of the Corps of 

 Engineers. — Fish and wildHfe conservation at U.S. Army 

 Corps of Engineers projects for navigation, flood control, 

 river and harbor improvement and other purposes are 

 provided for under various specific and general (omnibus 

 type) project authorizing statutes. Generally, conservation 

 measures are not detailed in the project authorization but 

 are contained in a report of the Chief of Engineers which is 

 usually referenced in the statute. Since 1934 the Fish and 

 Wildlife Coordination Act (16 U.S.C. 661-666c; 48 Stat. 401), 

 as amended, has provided the basic authority for incorpo- 

 rating fish and wildlife conservation measures in water 

 development projects. Some omnibus project authorizing 

 Acts have also included broad authority for consideration of 

 conservation measures as well as specific measures to be 

 incorporated into each project authorized, and the following 

 are a few examples of such Acts: 



• Flood Control Act of 1944 (16 U.S.C. 460d, 825s, and 

 various sections of title 33 and 43 U.S.C; 58 Stat. 887), 

 as amended and supplemented. — See main entry in this 

 leaflet under Flood Control Act of 1944. 



• Rivers and Harbors Appropriation Act of August 11, 

 1888 (33 U.S.C. 608; 25 Stat. 425).-Section 11 of this 

 Act is classified to 33 U.S.C. 608 and provides discre- 

 tionary authority for the construction of fishways 

 whenever river and harbor improvements obstruct fish 

 passages. The Act also authorizes many specific 

 projects not generally classified to the Code. 



• Rivers and Harbors Appropriation Act of March 3, 1899 

 (33 U.S.C. 401 ; 30 Stat. 1151).— See main entry in this 

 leaflet under Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899. 



• Rivers and Harbors Act of June 20, 1938 (33 U.S.C. 540, 

 and other U.S.C. sections; 52 Stat. 802), as amended 

 and supplemented. — Section 1 ofthis Act is classified to 

 33 U.S.C. 540 and provides for wildlife conservation to 

 be given "due regard" in improvements of rivers, 

 harbors and other waterways. The Act also authorizes 

 over 50 specific projects which are not generally 

 classified to the Code. 



• Water Resources Development Act of 1976 (90 Stat. 

 2917).— Public Law 94-587, approved October 22, 1976, 

 authorizes certain new projects and amends certain 

 existing projects, and includes specific conservation 

 measures for some of the projects including but not 

 limited to: (1) lower Snake River fish and wildlife 

 compensation plan, (2) White River Basin, Beaver Dam 

 trout production measures (fish hatchery), and (3) 

 Mississippi River "GREAT River Study." 



Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (16 U.S.C. 661- 

 666c; 48 Stat. 401), as amended.— The Act of March 10, 1934, 

 as amended by the Acts of August 14, 1946 (60 Stat. 1080), 

 August 1 2, 1958, Public Law 85-624 (72 Stat. 563) and July 9, 

 1965, Public Law 89-72 (79 Stat. 216), authorizes the 

 Secretary of the Interior to assist Federal, State and other 

 agencies in development, protection, rearing and stocking 

 fish and wildlife on Federal lands, and to study effects of 

 pollution on fish and wildlife. Provides for donating land 

 and funds in furthering purposes of Act and for appropria- 

 tion of funds. Requires consultation with the U.S. Fish and 



Wildlife Service and the wildlife agency of any State 

 wherein the waters of any stream or other water body are 

 proposed or authorized to be impounded, diverted, channel- 

 ized or otherwise controlled or modified by any Federal 

 agency, or any private agency under Federal permit or 

 license, with a view to preventing loss of or damage to 

 wildlife resources in connection with such water resource 

 project. Authorizes Federal water resource agencies to 

 acquire lands or interests in connection with water use 

 projects specifically for mitigation and enhancement of fish 

 and wildlife, and provides for management of such lands by 

 theU.S. Fish and WildlifeServiceorStatewildlifeagencies. 

 Excludes projects involving impoundments of less than 10 

 acres and Tennessee Valley Authority projects. 



Fish Research and Experimentation Program — See 



Fish-Rice Rotation Farming Program Act of March 15, 1958 



Fish-Rice Rotation Farming Program Act of March 

 15, 1958 (16 U.S.C. 778-778c; 72 Stat. 35). -Public Law 85- 

 342 directs the Secretary of the Interior and authorizes the 

 appropriations of funds to establish experiment stations for 

 research and experimentation to: (1) determine species of 

 fishes most suitable for culture on a commercial basis in 

 shallow reservoirs and flooded rice lands; (2) determine 

 methods for production of fingerling fishes for stocking in 

 reservoirs; (3) develop methods for the control of parasites 

 and diseases; (4) develop economical methods for raising 

 the more desirable fish; (5) determine, in cooperation with 

 the Department of Agriculture, the effect of fish-rice 

 rotations, including crops other than rice commonly grown 

 on rice farms, upon both the fish and other crops; and (6) 

 develop suitable methods for harvesting the fish crop and 

 preparing it for marketing. Authorizes the acquisition of 

 lands and construction of facilities, cooperation with States 

 and others, and dissemination of research results. 



Fishery Conservation and Management Actof 1976 



(16U.S.C. 1801-1802, 1811-1813, 1821-1825, 1851-1862, 1882; 

 90 Stat. 331).— Public Law 94-265, approved April 13, 1976, 

 establishes a 200-mile fishery conservation zone, effective 

 March 1, 1977, and among other things, establishes 

 Regional Fishery Management Councils in which the U.S. 

 Fish and Wildlife Service is represented. 



Flood Control Act of 1944 (16 U.S.C. 460d, 825s, and 

 various sections of title 33 and 43 U.S.C; 58 Stat. 887), as 

 amended and supplemented.— The Act of December 22, 

 1944, as amended and supplemented by other FloodControl 

 Acts and River and Harbor Acts authorizes various Corps of 

 Engineers water development projects. Section 4 of the 1944 

 Act (16 U.S.C. 460d; 58 Stat. 889) authorizes the Corps of 

 Engineers to construct and operate public parks and 

 recreation facilities, and to permit local interests to do the 

 same at water resource development projects. This section 

 also provides for leasing of lands at water projects for public 

 purposes with preference to Federal, State or local govern- 

 ments. 



Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 



4001-4128, and other U.S.C. titles; 87 Stat. 979), as 

 amended. — Also referred to as the National Flood Insur- 

 ance Act, Public Law 93-234, approved December 31, 1973, 

 and amended, provides for a National Flood Insurance 

 Program under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Housing 

 and Urban Development and directs the coordination of 



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