flood insurance with land management programs in flood- 

 prone areas. 



Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552; 88 Stat. 

 1561).— Public Law 93-502 of November 21, 1974, requires all 

 Federal agencies to make available to the public for 

 inspection and copying administrative staff manuals and 

 staff instructions, official published and unpublished policy 

 statements, final orders deciding case adjudication and 

 other documents. Special exemptions have been reserved for 

 nine categories of privileged material, including but not 

 limited to confidential matters relating to National defense 

 or foreign policy, law enforcement records and trade or 

 commercial secrets. The Act requires the party seeking the 

 information to pay search and duplication costs. 



Fur Seal Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 1151-1187; 80 Stat. 

 1091).— Public Law 89-702, approved November 2, 1966, as 

 amended, prohibits, except under certain conditions, the 

 taking, possession, etc., of fur seals and sea otters. With 

 regard to sea otters, authorizes the Secretary to sell or 

 otherwise dispose of skins and products thereof forfeited or 

 taken by the Secretary on the high seas or within the 

 Aleutian Islands National Wildlife Refuge. Proceeds to be 

 deposited in the Pribilof Islands Fund. 



Game Management Supply Depots Act of June 24, 

 1936 (16 U.S.C. 667; 49 Stat. 1913).— This Act directs that 

 appropriations made for administration of wildlife refuges 

 be made available for purchase, transportation and han- 

 dling of supplies and materials for distribution at cost from 

 game management supply depots to projects, and the project 

 be specifically charged and funds transferred. 



Game Range Act— SeeNational WildlifeRefugeSystem 

 Administration Act of 1966 



Great Lakes Basin Compact Act (82 Stat. 414) —Pub- 

 lic Law 90-419 granted consent of Congress to the Compact 

 entered into by eight States, and created the Great Lakes 

 Commission. 



Great Lakes Fishery Act of 1956 (16 U.S.C. 931-939c; 



70 Stat. 242).— This Act of June 4, 1956, authorizes the 

 Secretary of the Interior to act for and on behalf of the 

 United States in the exercise of the powers granted by the 

 1954 Convention on Great Lakes Fisheries (6 U.S.T. 2836; 

 T.I.A.S. 3326), as amended. The Act sets forth the procedures 

 for carrying out programs under the Convention including: 

 (1) appointment and compensation of commissioners and 

 an advisory committee, (2) acquisition of real property; (3) 

 construction, operation and maintenance of sea lamprey 

 control works; and (4) coordination and consultation with 

 States and other Federal agencies. Provides authority for 

 the appropriation of funds to carry out the provisions of the 

 Convention and the Act. 



Historic Sites Act— See Historic Sites, Buildings and 

 Antiquities Act 



Historic Sites, Buildings and Antiquities Act (16 



U.S.C. 461-467; 49 Stat. 666), as amended.-This Act of 

 August 21, 1935, also popularly known as simply the 

 Historic Sites Act, as amended by Public Law 89-249, 

 October 9, 1965 (79 Stat. 971), declares it a national policy to 

 preserve historic sites and objects of national significance 

 including those located on refuges. Provides procedures for 



designation administration and protection of sites, and 

 establishes an Advisory Board. Among other things. 

 National Landmarks are designated under authority of this 

 Act, and as of January 1976, 24 national wildlife refuges 

 contained such sites. 



Hunting Stamp Act— See Migratory Bird Hunting and 

 Conservation Stamp Act 



Injurious Wildlife Regulation — SeeLacey Act of 1900 

 . . . Criminal Code Provisions (18 U.S.C. 42) 



I nternational Convention for the Northwest Atlan- 

 tic Fisheries (ICN AF) ( 1 U.S.T. 477 ; T.I.A.S. 2089).— This 

 Convention entered into force July 3, 1950, and has as its 

 purpose the "investigation, protection and conservation of 

 the fisheries of the Northwest Atlantic Ocean, in order to 

 make possible the maintenance of a maximum sustained 

 catch from those fisheries." Eighteen countries are a party 

 including the United States. Senate advice and consent 

 provided, August 17, 1949; ratified by the President, 

 September 1, 1949, with documents deposited on that same 

 date. The Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Act of 1950 (16 

 U.S.C. 981-991; 64 Stat. 1067), as amended, provides 

 implementing authority. 



International Council for the Exploration of the 



Sea — See Convention for the International Council for the 

 Exploration of the Sea (ICES) 



International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild 

 Fauna and Flora Convention — See Convention on 

 International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna 

 and Flora 



Japanese-United States Migratory Bird Trea- 

 ty — See Convention between the Government of the United 

 States of America and the Government of Japan for the 

 Protection of Migratory Birds and Birds in Danger of 

 Extinction, and their Environment 



Lacey Act of 1900 (16 U.S.C. 701, 702; 31 Stat. 187, 32 

 Stat. 285), as amended; Criminal Code Provisions (18 

 U.S.C. 42-44; 62 Stat. 687), as amended.— The Lacey Act of 

 May 25, 1900, as amended, states that the duties of the 

 Department of the Interior (Agriculture prior to the 1939 

 Reorganization Plan No. II) include conservation, preserva- 

 tion and restoration of "game birds and other wild birds," 

 and authorizes measures for their restoration from such 

 funds as Congress may appropriate. Authority is also 

 provided to "regulate the introduction of American or 

 foreign birds or animals" into new locations, and to collect 

 and publish information on wild birds. The Act of June 25, 

 1948 (18 U.S.C. 42-44; 62 Stat. 687), as amended, the 

 Criminal Code Provisions, was derived from sections 2 

 through 4 of the Lacey Act of 1900 (31 Stat. 188), and 

 provides enforcement authorities and penalties for violation 

 of various wildlife related Acts and regulations. Section 42 

 of title 18 as amended May 24, 1949 (63 Stat 89), and 

 September 2, 1960, Public Law 86-702 (74 Stat. 753), 

 prohibits importation of wild vertebrates and other animals 

 declared by the Secretary of the Interior to be injurious to 

 man, agriculture, wildlife resources, etc., except under 

 certain circumstances and pursuant to regulations. Section 

 43 of Title 18 was amended generally December 5, 1969, by 

 section 7(a) of Public Law 91-135 (88 Stat. 279) and prohibits 

 the transportation of wildlife or their parts or products 



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