(1958); August 6, 1956 (16 U.S.C. 760-7-760-8; 70 Stat. 

 1057).— Bowden, West Virginia (1958); August 25, 1959 

 (16 U.S.C. 760-9-760-10; 73 Stat. 430).— Allegheny, 

 Pennsylvania (1974); July 5, 1960 (16 U.S.C. 760-11- 

 760-12; 74 Stat. 311).— Orangeburg County, South 

 Carolina (1944). 



• Upper Mississippi River Wild Life and Fish Refuge ( 16 

 U.S.C. 721-731; 43 Stat. 650), as amended.— Genoa, 

 Wisconsin (1931). 



National Fisheries Center and Aquarium Act of 

 1962 (16 U.S.C. 1051-1058; 76 Stat. 752).— Public Law 87- 

 758, approved October 9, 1962, authorizes the Secretary of 

 the Interior to plan, construct and maintain a National 

 Fisheries Center and Aquarium in the District of Columbia. 

 Establishes an Advisory Board to assist in management 

 decisions, and further authorizes the procurement, opera- 

 tion and maintenance of vessels for the collection of 

 specimens for the Center. Directs the establishment of user 

 fees to liquidate the $30 million authorized for construction 

 of the Center within 30 years and to pay for annual 

 operation and maintenance. 



National Flood Insurance Act- 

 Act of 1973 



■See Flood Protection 



National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 



U.S.C. 470-470b, 470c-470n; 80 Stat. 915), as amended 

 .—Public Law 89-665, approved October 15, 1966, and 

 amended several times, provides for preservation of signifi- 

 cant historical features (buildings, objects, etc.) through a 

 grant-in-aid program to States. Establishes a National 

 Register of Historic Places and a program of matching 

 grants under the National Trust for Historic Preservation 

 Act of October 26, 1949 ( 16 U.S.C. 468-468d ; 63 Stat. 927), as 

 amended. Establishes an Advisory Council on Historic 

 Preservation which was made a permanent independent 

 agency by title II of the Act of September 28, 1976, Public 

 Law 94-422 (90 Stat. 1319), which also created a Historic 

 Preservation Fund. Federal agencies are directed to take 

 into account the effects of their actions on a building, etc., 

 included on the National Register. Through the end of 1975, 

 24 historic sites on national wildlife refuges have been 

 placed on the National Register. 



National Hunting and Fishing Day.— Statutes estab- 

 lishing the fourth Saturday in September of the year 

 indicated as National Hunting and Fishing Day include: 



• Public Law 93-23, approved April 20, 1973 (87 Stat. 

 24)— 1973. 



• Public Law 93-424, approved September 27, 1974 (88 

 Stat. 1166)— 1974. 



• Public Law 94-96, approved September 18, 1975 (89 

 Stat. 478)— 1975. 



National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1241-1249; 82 

 Stat. 919) as amended. — Public Law 90-543, approved 

 October 2, 1968, provides for establishment of recreation 

 and scenic trails. With regard toNational Recreation Trails, 

 the Secretary of the Interior and Agriculture may establish 

 and designate such trails on lands under their jurisdiction. 

 Designation of National Scenic Trails requires specific Acts 

 of Congress and the 1968 Act designated two and directed 

 study and recommendations to Congress on fourteen others. 

 A 1976 amendment added eight more trails to be studied. As 

 of July 1976, 93 National Recreation Trails had been 



designated by either the Secretary of the Interior or 

 Agriculture. 



NationalWildandScenicRiversSystem Acts.— Pur- 

 suant to the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1271- 

 1287; 82 Stat. 906), as amended, statutes designating rivers 

 which flow either wholly or in part through national wildlife 

 refuges as part of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers 

 System include the following: 



• Missouri River, Montana(16 U.S.C. 1274 Note; 90 Stat. 

 2327).— Public Law 94-486, approved October 12, 1976, 

 designated a 159-mile segment of the river from Ft. 

 Benton to Robinson Bridge as part of the system. About 

 a seven mile segment is within the Charles M. Russell 

 National Wildlife Range. 



National Wilderness Preservation System Acts. 



— Statutes establishing areas in the National Wildlife 

 Refuge System as part of the National Wilderness Preserva- 

 tion System pursuant to the Wilderness Preservation Act of 

 1964 (16 U.S.C. 1131-1136; 78 Stat. 890) include the 

 following listed in chronological order by date public law 

 approved (unless otherwise indicated, area designated as 

 wilderness has same name as the refuge in which wilderness 

 is located; acreage placed in wilderness given in paren- 

 theses following location): 



• Public Law 90-532, approved September 28, 1968 (82 

 Stat. 883): Great Swamp, Morris County, New Jersey 

 (3,750). 



• Public Law 91-504, approved October 23, 1970 (84 Stat. 

 1104): Bering Sea, 2nd District, Alaska (41,113) 

 Bogoslof, 3rd District, Alaska (390); Forrester Island 

 1st District, Alaska (2,630); Hazy Islands, 1st District, 

 Alaska (42); Huron Islands, Marquette County, Michi 

 gan (147);IslandBay, Charlotte County, Florida (20) 

 Michigan Islands, Alpena and Charlevoix Counties 

 Michigan (12); Monomoy, Barnstable County, Massa 

 chusetts (2,340); Moosehorn (Edmunds and Birch 

 Island Units), Washington County, Maine (2,782), 

 Oregon Island (Oregon Islands NWR), Curry County, 

 Oregon (21); Passage Key, Manatee County, Florida 

 (20); Pelican Island, Indian River County, Florida (3); 

 Saint Lazaria, 1st District, Alaska (62); Salt Creek 

 (Bitter Lake NWR), Chaves County, New Mexico 

 (8,500); Seney, Schoolcraft County, Michigan (25,150); 

 Three Arch Rocks, Tillamook County, Oregon (17); 

 Tuxedni, 3rd District, Alaska (6,402), Washington 

 Islands (Copalis NWR, Quillayute Needles NWR, 

 Flattery Rocks NWR), Grays Harbor, Clallam and 

 Jefferson Counties, Washington (179); Wichita Moun- 

 tains, ComancheCounty, Oklahoma (8,900), Wisconsin 

 Islands (Gravel Island NWR, Green Bay NWR), Door 

 County, Wisconsin (29). 



• Public Law 92-364, approved August 7, 1972 (86 Stat. 

 505): Cedar Keys, Levy County, Florida (375). 



• Public Law 93-429, approved October 1, 1974 (88 Stat. 

 1179): Okefenokee, Charlton, Clinch and Ware Coun- 

 ties, Georgia (343,850). 



• Public Law 93-550, approved December 26, 1974 (88 

 Stat. 1744) : Farallon, San Francisco County , California 

 (141). 



• Public Law 93-632, approved January 2, 1975 (88 Stat. 

 2153): Blackbeard Island, Mcintosh County, Georgia 

 (3,000); Breton, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana 

 (5,000); Brigantine, Ocean, Atlantic and Burlington 

 Counties, New Jersey (6,603); Bosque del Apache, 

 Socorro County, New Mexico (30,850); Cape Romain, 



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