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§664. Administration; rules and regulations; avail- 

 ability of lands to State agencies. 



Such areas as are made available to the Secretary 

 of the Interior for the purposes of sections 661 to 

 666c of this title, pursuant to sections 661 and 663 

 of this title or pursuant to any other authorization, 

 shall be administered by him directly or in accord- 

 ance with cooperative agreements entered into pur- 

 suant to the provisions of section 661 of this title 

 and in accordance with such rules and regulations 

 for the conservation, maintenance, and management 

 of wildlife, resources thereof, and its habitat thereon, 

 as may be adopted by the Secretary in accordance 

 with general plans approved jointly by the Secretary 

 of the Interior and the head of the department or 

 agency exercising primary administration of such 

 areas: Provided, That such rules and regulations 

 shall not be Inconsistent with the laws for the pro- 

 tection of fish and game of the States in which such 

 area is situated : Provided further, That lands having 

 value to the National Migratory Bird Management 

 Program may, pursuant to general plans, be made 

 available without cost directly to the State agency 

 having control over wildlife resources. If it is jointly 

 determined by the Secretary of the Interior and 

 such State agency that this would be in the public 

 interest: And provided further. That the Secretary 

 of the Interior shall have the right to assume the 

 management and administration of such lands in 

 behalf of the National Migratory Bird Management 

 Program if the Secretary finds that the State agency 

 has withdrawn from or otherwise relinquished such 

 management and administration. (Mar. 10, 1934, 

 ch. 55, : 4, 48 Stat. 402: 1939 Reorg. Plan No. n, 

 § 4 (e), (f), eff. July 1. 1939. 4 F. R. 2731, 53 Stat. 

 1433; 1940 Reorg. Plan No. HI, J 3, eff. June 30. 

 1940, 5 F. R. 2108, 54 Stat. 1232; Aug. 14, 1946. ch. 

 965. 60 Stet. 1080: Aug. 12, 1958. Pub. L. 85-624, 

 J2.72Stet.567.) 



AUZNDMENTS 



1968 — Pub. L. 85-624 permitted lands having value to 

 the National Bird Management Program to be made 

 available directly to the State agency having control 

 over wildlife resources. 



1946 — Act Aug. 14, 1946. amended section generally to 

 provide (or administration of wildlife areas, and for the 

 promulgation of rules and regulations. 



§ 665. Investigations as to effect of sewage, industrial 

 wastes; reports. 

 The Secretary of the Interior, through the Fish 

 and Wildlife Service and the Bureau of Mines. Is 

 authorized to make such Investigations as he deems 

 necessary to determine the effects of domestic sew- 

 age, mine, petroleum, and industrial wastes, erosion 

 silt, and other polluting substances on wildlife, and 

 to make reports to the Congress concerning such 

 Investigations and of recommendations for alleviat- 

 ing dangerous and undesirable effects of such pollu- 

 tion. These investigations shall include (1) the de- 

 termination of standards of water quality for the. 

 maintenance of wildlife; (2) the study of methods 

 of abating and preventing pollution. Including 

 methods for the recovery of useful or marketable 

 products and byproducts of wastes; and (3) the col- 



lation and distribution of data on the progress and 

 results of such investigations for the use of Federal, 

 State, municipal, arid private agencies, individuals, 

 organizations, or enterprises. (Mar. 10, 1934, ch. 55, 

 S S, 48 Stet. 402; 1940 Reorg. Plan No. in. I 3. eff. 

 Juiie 30, 1940, 5 F. R. 2108, 54 Stet. 1232; Aug. 14. 

 1946, ch. 965, 60 Stet. 1080.) 



AMSNDKnm 

 1»4»— Act Aug. 14. 1946, amended secUoo gwi««lly V> 

 provide for InvestlgaUona as to the effect of lewage and 

 Induitrlal waate on wUdUfe. 



§ 665a. Maintenance of adequate water levek in upper 

 Mississippi River. 



In the management of existing facilities (includ- 

 ing locks, dams, and pools) in the Mississippi River 

 between Rock Island. Illinois, and Minneapolis. 

 Minnesota, administered by the United States Corps 

 of Engineers of the Department of the Army, that 

 Department is directed to give full consideration and 

 recognition to the needs of fish and other wildlife 

 resources and their habitat dependent on such 

 waters, without Increasing additional liability to the 

 Oovemment. and. to the maximum extent possible 

 without causing damage to levee and drainage dis- 

 tricts, adjacent railroads and highways, farm lands, 

 and dam structures, shall generally operate and 

 maintain pool levels as though navigation was car- 

 ried on throughout the year. (Mar. 10, 1934, ch. 65, 

 i 5A, as added June 19, 1948. ch. 528. 62 Stet. 497.) 



§666. Appropriations. 



There is hereby authorized to be appropriated from 

 time to time, out of any money in the Treasury not 

 otherwise appropriated, such amounts as may be 

 necessary to carry out the provisions of sections 

 661 to 666c of this title and regulations made pur- 

 suant thereto, including the construction of such 

 facilities, buildings, and other improvements neces- 

 sary for economical administration of areas made 

 available to the Secretery of the Interior under 

 said sections, and the employment In the city of 

 Washington and elsewhere of such persona and 

 means as the Secretary of the Interior may deem 

 necessary for such purposes. (Mar. 10 1934, ch. 

 55, S 6, 48 Stat. 402; Aug. 14, 1946, ch. 965, 60 Stat. 



1080.) 



Amkndkznts 

 1946 — Act Aug. 14, 1946, amended section generally to 

 provide for the necessary approprlatloiu to carry out the 

 purposes of sections 661 to 6eec of this title. 



§666a. Penalties. 



Any person who shall violate any rule or regulation 

 promulgated In accordance with sections 661 to 666c 

 of this title shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and 

 upon conviction thereof shall be fined not more 

 than $500 or imprisoned for not more than one year, 

 or both. (Mar. 10, 1946, ch. 55, i 7, as added Aug. 

 14, 1946. ch. 965. 60 Stet. 1080.) 



S666b. Definitioiu. 



The terms "wlidllfe- and "wUdllfe resources" as 

 used in sections 661 to 666c of this title include birds. 



