lands and interests suitable for: (1) fish and wildlife- 

 oriented recreation; (2) protection of natural resources; (3) 

 conservation of endangered or threatened species; or (4) 

 carrying out two or more of the above. Such lands must be 

 adjacent to or within the conservation area. Acquisition 

 cannot be accomplished using "duck stamp" receipts. 

 However, funds for acquisition are available pursuant to 

 section 7(a) of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act, 

 as amended September 28, 1976, by Public Law 94-422 (16 

 U.S.C. 460/-9; 90 Stat. 1318). 



Refuge Revenue Sharing Act (16 U.S.C. 715s; 49 Stat. 



383), as amended.— Section 401 of the Act of June 15, 1935, 

 established the procedure for making certain payments to 

 counties from revenues derived from the sale of products 

 from refuges located in the county. Major revisions were 

 made August 30, 1964, by Public Law 88-523 (78 Stat. 701) 

 requiring that all revenues received from refuge products 

 such as animals, timber and minerals or from leases or other 

 privileges be deposited in a special Treasury account and net 

 receipts distributed to counties for public schools and roads. 

 For lands acquired in fee the county receives either three- 

 fourths of one percent of the cost of the land adjusted every 

 five years to represent current value or 25 percent of the net 

 receipts collected from the area, whichever is greater. For 

 public lands in an area of the system the county receives an 

 amount equal to 25 percent of net receipts. An amendment 

 Decembers, 1974, Public Law 93-509 (88Stat. 1603), requires 

 that moneys remaining in the fund after payments be 

 transferred to the Migratory Bird Conservation Fund for 

 land acquisition under provisions of the Migratory Bird 

 Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 715 et seq.\ 45 Stat. 1222), as 

 amended, except such funds that had previously been 

 available for management of the system and for enforce- 

 ment under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 703- 

 711 ; 40 Stat. 755), as amended, shall not be diminished. 



Refuge Trespass Act (18 U.S.C. 41 ; 62 Stat. 686).— Sec- 

 tion 41 of theCriminal Code, title 18, is frequently referred to 

 as the Refuge Trespass Act of June 25, 1948, which 

 consolidated penalty provisions of various Acts from 

 January 24, 1905 (16 U.S.C. 684-687; 33 Stat. 614), through 

 March 10, 1934 (16 U.S.C. 694-694b; 48 Stat. 400), and 

 restated the intent of Congress to protect all wildlife within 

 Federal sanctuaries, refuges, fish hatcheries and breeding 

 grounds. The Act provides that anyone, except in com- 

 pliance with rules and regulations promulgated by authori- 

 ty of law, who hunts, traps or willfully disturbs any wildlife 

 on such areas, or willfully injures, molests or destroys any 

 property of the United States on such lands or waters, shall 

 be fined, imprisoned, or both. 



Research Grants Act of September 6, 1958 (42 U.S.C. 



1891-1893; 72 Stat. 1793).- Authorizes heads of Federal 

 agencies to enter into contracts for basic scientific research 

 at nonprofit institutions of higher education or organiza- 

 tions whose purpose is primarily to conduct scientific 

 research. Title to equipment purchased with such grant or 

 contract funds may be vested in such organizations or 

 institutions. An annual report to appropriate House and 

 Senate committees by June 30 of each year required of 

 agencies exercising this authority. 



Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C. 401 et seq. ; 

 30 Stat. 1151), as amended and supplemented.— The Act of 

 March 3, 1899, as amended and supplemented, among other 

 things makes it unlawful for anyone to conduct any work or 



activity in navigable waters of the United States without a 

 Federal permit. Under section 10 of the Act (33 U.S.C. 403; 

 30 Stat. 1151), dikes, dams and similar obstructions to 

 navigation require the consent of Congress unless the 

 navigable portion of the involved water body lies wholly in 

 one State in which case structure may be built under 

 authority of the State with approval of the Chief of 

 Engineers and the Secretary of the Army. The Secretary of 

 the Army is authorized to issue permits to construct piers, 

 jetties and similar structures, or to dredge and fill in 

 navigable waters. Authority of the Corps of Engineers to 

 issue permits for the discharge of refuse into or affecting 

 navigable waters under section 13 of the 1899 Act (33 U.S.C. 

 407 ; 30 Stat. 1 152) was modified by title IV of Public Law 92- 

 500, October 18, 1972, the Federal Water Pollution Control 

 ActAmendmentsofl972(33U.S.C.1341-1345;86Stat.877), 

 as amended, establishing National Pollutant Discharge 

 Elimination System Permits. The Fish and Wildlife Coordi- 

 nation Act (16 U.S.C. 661-666c; 48 Stat. 401), as amended, 

 provides authority for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to 

 review and comment as to the effects on fish and wildlife of 

 the works and activities proposed to be undertaken or 

 permitted by the Corps of Engineers. 



Shooting from Aircraft Act - See Fish and Wildlife Act 

 of 1956 



Sikes Act (16 U.S.C. 670a-670o; 74 Stat. 1052), as 

 amended.— Public Law 86-797, approved September 15, 

 1960, provides for cooperation by the Department of the 

 Interior and Defense with State agencies in planning, 

 development and maintenance offish and wildlife resources 

 on military reservations throughout the United States. An 

 amendment August 8, 1968, Public Law 90-465 (82 Stat. 

 661), authorizes a program for development of outdoor 

 recreation facilities. Amended October 18, 1974, Public Law 

 93-452 (88 Stat. 1369), by authorizing appropriations to 

 Defense and Interior through June 30, 1978, for conserva- 

 tion and rehabilitation programs on military lands. Autho- 

 rizes conservation and rehabilitation programs on AEC 

 (now ERDA), NASA, Forest Service and BLM lands. Such 

 programs to be carried out in cooperation with the States by 

 the Secretary of the Interior and on Forest Service lands by 

 the Secretary of Agriculture. Authorizes appropriations 

 through June 30, 1978, to Interior and Agriculture. A public 

 land management area stamp may be sold in order to hunt, 

 fish or trap on lands subject to a conservation and 

 rehabilitation program. 



Small Reclamation Projects Act of 1956 (43 U.S.C. 

 422a-422k; 70 Stat. 1044), as amended.— The Act of August 

 6,1956, as amended by Public Law 89-553, September 2, 1966 

 (80 Stat. 376), has as its purpose to encourage State and local 

 participation in development of reclamation projects and to 

 provide Federal assistance. The cost of means and measures 

 to prevent loss of and damage to fish and wildlife resource 

 shall be considered a project cost. Projects under this 

 authority are subject to the review requirements of the Fish 

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

 401), as amended. 



Small Watershed Projects Act— See Watershed Pro- 

 tection and Flood Prevention Act 



Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act of 

 1935 (16 U.S.C. 590a-590q-2; 49 Stat. 163), as amended. 

 — Provides programs for the prevention of soil erosion such 



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