amended and supplemented.— The Act of May 23, 1908, 

 directed the estabHshment of a range from unallotted 

 lands within the Flathead Indian Reservation, Monta- 

 na, for bison presented to the United States by the 

 American Bison Society. An amendment, March 4, 1909 

 (35 Stat. 10.51), directed enlargement of the range. The 

 Act of August 12, 1958 (72 Stat. 561), authorized the 

 acquisition and establishment of a small bison display 

 pasture in Lake County, Montana. 



• National Elk Refuge (16 U.S.C. 673-673b; 37 Stat. 293), 

 as amended and supplemented. — The Act of August 10, 

 1912, and the Act of March 4, 1913 (37 Stat. 847), 

 authorized appropriations for the establishment and 

 maintenance of a winter elk refuge in Teton County, 

 Wyoming. An Act of February 25, 1927 (44 Stat. 1246), 

 authorized acceptance of a gift of certain lands from the 

 Izaak Walton League for addition to the refuge. An Act 

 of September 14, 1950 (64 Stat. 849), among other things 

 described certain lands to be administered as part of the 

 refuge in what was then the Jackson Hole National 

 Monument. 



• National Key Deer Refuge (16 U.S.C. 696-696b ; 71 Stat. 

 412), as amended. — Public Law 85-164, approved 

 August 22, 1957, directs establishment of the refuge in 

 Monroe County, Florida, for protection of Key deer. 

 Section 10(a) and (b) of Public Law 89-669, approved 

 October 15, 1966 (80 Stat. 930), amended the acquisi- 

 tion authority and authorization. 



• Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge (70 Stat. 

 668).— Public Law 84-810. approved July 26, 1956, 

 directs the Secretary to take certain actions including 

 construction of roads and ditches to protect the refuge 

 and adjacent forests in Florida and Georgia from 

 wildfires. 



• Parker River National Wildlife Refuge (62 Stat. 

 293).— This June 3, 1948, Act directs the Secretary to 

 dispose of portions of this 1942 refuge located in Essex 

 County, Massachusetts, and to take steps to maintain 

 the edible clams found within the remaining portions of 

 the refuge and adjacent lands. 



• Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge (16 U.S.C. 459- 

 459a-9; .50 Stat. 669), as amended —The Act of August 

 17, 1937, as amended by the Act of June 29, 1940 (54 

 Stat. 702), established the Cape Hatteras National 

 Seashore, and in section 5 (16 U.S.C. 459a-3; 50 Stat. 

 670) insured continued administration of the refuge 

 within the boundary of the seashore. 



• San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge (16 U.S.C. 

 668dd Note, 668ff-668jj ; 86 Stat. 399).— Public Law 92- 

 .330, approved June 30, 1972, provides for the establish- 

 ment of this California refuge consisting of approxi- 

 mately 21,662 acres to provide protection for 

 endangered species, wildlife-oriented recreation and 

 habitat for migratory waterfowl. Authorizes funds for 

 acquisition and development through Fiscal Year 1977. 



• Seal Beach National Wildlife Refuge (16 U.S.C. 668dd 

 Note; 86 Stat. 633).— Public Law 92-408, approved 

 August 29, 1972, establishes this refuge on the U.S. 

 Naval Weapons Station, Seal Beach, Califorina. 

 Should property become excess to needs of the Depart- 

 ment of Defense, it is to be transferred to the Depart- 

 ment of the Interior. Authorizes appropriations for 

 operation and development through Fiscal Year 1977. 



• Skagit National Wildlife Refuge (16 U.S.C. 666d-666e; 

 63 Stat. 708).— The Act of October 6, 1949, authorized 

 exchange of refuge lands for other lands in the State of 

 Washington (this refuge abolished October 5, 1959, by 



transfer to the State in exchange for State lands in the 

 Columbia National Wildlife Refuge). 



> Sullys Hill National Game Preserve (16 U.S.C. 674- 

 674d; 38 Stat. 434), as supplemented.— Agriculture 

 Appropriations Act of June .30, 1914, for Fiscal Year 

 1915 provided an appropriation for improvement of 

 game lands in Sullys Hill National Park, Benson 

 County, North Dakota. The Act of March 3, 1931 (46 

 Stat. 1509), changed the park to a refuge. 



' Talcot National Wildlife Refuge (65 Stat. 602).— The 

 Act of October 23, 1951, authorized exchange of refuge 

 lands for other lands in the State of Minnesota (this 

 refuge abolished August 10, 1957, by transfer to the 

 State in exchange for State lands in Rice Lake and 

 Tamarac National Wildlife Refuges). 



' Tinicum National Environmental Center (16 U.S.C. 

 668dd Note; 86 Stat. 391), as amended.— Public Law 92- 

 326, approved June 30, 1972, directs protection of 

 Tinicum Marsh by establishment of a 1,200 acre refuge 

 within city limits of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. As 

 amended by Public Law 94-548, approved October 18, 

 1976 (90 Stat. 2528), the 45-acre Folcroft Landfill was 

 added to the refuge and the authorization for acquisi- 

 tion and development was increased and extended. 



■ Tule Lake-Klamath Refuges (16 U.S.C. 695k-695r; 78 

 Stat. 850).— The Act of September 2, 1964, Public Law 

 88-567, stabilized the ownership of lands within the 

 Klamath Federal Reclamation Project, California- 

 Oregon, authorized by the Act of February 9, 1905 (43 

 U.S.C. 601-612; 33 Stat. 714), as amended, and provided 

 for administration and managementof the project and 

 the Tule Lake, Upper Klamath, Lower Klamath and 

 Clear Lake National Wildlife Refuges. The Act dedicat- 

 ed lands within the Executive order boundaries of the 

 refuges to wildlife conservation and provided for their 

 administration for the major purpose of waterfowl 

 management with full consideration of optimum 

 agricultural use consistent therewith; authorized 

 addition of certain public lands; continued the leasing 

 of agricultural lands; and provided for distribution of 

 net-lease revenues among local counties and the 

 Reclamation Fund. 



Upper Mississippi River Wild Life and Fish Refuge (16 

 U.S.C. 721-731; 43 Stat. 650), as amended and .supple- 

 mented. — The Act of June 7, 1924, authorized acquisi- 

 tion and development of the refuge; provided adminis- 

 trative direction including assurance that refuge 

 operations would not interfere with maintenance of 

 navigation on the river or other works of improvement. 

 Amendments March 4, 1925 (43 Stat. 1354), and May 12, 

 1928 (45 Stat. 502), provided additional acquisition 

 authority and appropriations.The Act of April 10, 1928 

 (45 Stat. 420), authorized acceptance of a gift of land in 

 Iowa as part of the refuge. The Act of June 13, 1944 (54 

 Stat. 274), provided for additions to the refuge of lands 

 in Minnesota and transfer of funds to certain Sioux 

 Indian bands to extinguish their rights. The Act of May 

 27, 1961 (75 Stat. 88), added certain lands in the refuge 

 to the Effigy Mounds National Monument, Iowa. 

 Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge (16 U.S.C. 684-687 ; 

 33 Stat. 614), as amended and supplemented. — Acts of 

 January 24, 1905, and June 29, 1906 (34 Stat. 607), 

 authorized setting aside certain lands in Wichita and 

 Grand Canyon National Forests for wildlife and 

 provided administrative direction (refuge established 

 by Proclamation 563, June 2, 1905 (34 Stat. 3062) and 

 renamed by Executive Order 7116, June 26, 1935, and 



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