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fishes, mammals, and all other classes of wild ani- 

 mals and all types of aquatic and land vegetation 

 upon which wildlife is dependent. (Mar. 10, 1934, 

 ch. 95, $ 8, as added Aug. 14, 1946. ch. 965. 60 Stat. 

 1080.) 



S666C. Applicability to Tennessee Valley Anthority. 



The provisions of sections 661 to 666b of this title 

 shall not apply to the Tennessee Valley Authority. 

 (Mar. 10. 1934. ch. 55. § 9, as added Aug. 14. 1946. ch. 

 965. 60 Stat. 1080.) 



g666d. Skagit National WildUfe Refuge; exchange of 

 lands. 



The Secretary of the Interior is authorized, in his 

 discretion, at any time within ten years from October 

 6, 1949, to accept from the State of Washington on 

 behalf of the United States title to any lands in the 

 State of Washington which he deems chiefly valuable 

 for wildlife refuge purposes, and which are equivalent 

 in value to the lands of the United States within the 

 Skagit National WildUfe Refuge, and in exchange 

 therefor to convey by deed on behalf of the United 

 States to the State of Washington the said lands of 

 the United States in the Skagit National Wildlife 

 Refuge. (Oct. 6, 1949. ch. 619, § 1, 63 Stat. 708.) 



§ 666e. Same; administration of lands. 



Any lands acquired by the Secretary of the In- 

 terior under the terms of this section and section 

 666d of this title, If located within or adjacent to an 

 existing wildlife refuge or reservation, immediately 

 shall become a part of such refuge or reservation 

 and shall be administered under the laws and regu- 

 lations applicable thereto, and, if not sojocated, may 

 be administered as a migratory-waterfowl manage- 

 ment area, refuge, reservation, or breeding ground 

 in accordance with the provisions of sections 661 to 

 666c of this title, and Acts supplementary thereto. 

 (Oct. 6, 1949, ch. 619, § 2, 63 Stat. 708.) 



§666f. Wildlife conservation and agricultural, indus- 

 trial, recreational, and related uses for certain 

 Federal lands; transfer of lands to Secretary of 

 Interior; administration, development, and dis- 

 position. 



In order to promote the orderly development and 

 use of the lands and interests therein acquired by 

 the United States in connection with the Crab 

 Orchard Creek project and the Illinois Ordnance 

 Plant In Williamson, Jackson, and Union Counties, 

 Illinois, consistent with the needs of agriculture, 

 industry, recreation, and wildlife consei-vation, all 

 of the interests of the United States In and to such 

 lands are hereby transferred to the Secretary of the 

 Interior for administration, development, and dis- 

 position, in accordance with the provisions of this 

 section and section 666g of this title. (Aug. 5, 1947, 

 ch. 489, { 1, 61 Stat. 770.) 



§666g. Same; classification of lands; industrial leases; 

 administration; jurisdiction of Federal agencies. 



All of the lands transferred to the Secretary of the 

 Interior, pursuant to the provisions of section 666f 



of this title and this section, first shall be classified 

 by him with a view to detei-mlnlng, in cooperation 

 with Federal, State, and public or private agencies 

 and organizations, the most beneficial use that may 

 be made thereof to carry out the purposes of section 

 666f of this title and this section, including the de- 

 velopment of wildlife conservation, agricultural, 

 recreational, industrial, and related purposes. Such 

 lands as have been or may hereafter be determined 

 to be chiefly valuable for industrial purposes shall be 

 leased for such purposes at such times and under 

 such terms and conditions 8.S are consistent with 

 the general purposes of section 2 of the Surplus 

 Property Act of 1944, as amended, and with the pur- 

 poses of section 666f of this title and this section. Ex- 

 cept to the extent otherwise provided In secyon 666f 

 of this title and this section, all lands herein trans- 

 ferred shall be administered by the Secretary of the 

 Interior through the Fish and Wildlife Service in 

 accordance with the provisions of sections 661 to 

 666c of this title, and Acts supplementary thereto 

 and amendatory thereof for the conservation of 

 wildlife, and for the development of the agricultural, 

 recreational, industrial, and related purposes speci- 

 fied in section 666f of this title and this section: 

 Providedi That no Jurisdiction shall be exercised by 

 the Secretary of the Interior over that portion of 

 such lands and the improvements thereon which are 

 now utilized by the War Department directly or 

 indirectly until such time as it is determined by the 

 Secretary of War that utilization of such portions 

 of such lands and the improvements thereon directly 

 or indirectly by the War Department is no longer 

 required: ProxHded further. That, subsequent to the 

 determination referred to in the preceding proviso, 

 the lands and improvements mentioned therein shall 

 be administered by the Secretary of the Interior, and 

 ttny lease or other dlsix>sltion thereof shall be made 

 subject to such terms, conditions, restrictions, and 

 reservations imposed by the Secretary of War as will, 

 in the opinion of the Secretary of War, be adequate 

 to assure the continued availability for war produc- 

 tion purposes of such lands and Improvements. 

 (Aug. 5, 1947. ch. 489, § 2, 61 Stat. 770.) 



§ 667. Game management supply depots ; appropria- 

 tions. 



Appropriations made for the administration, pro- 

 tection, maintenance, control, improvements, and 

 development of wildlife sanctuaries, reservations, 

 and refuges under the control of the Secretary of 

 the Interior shall be available for the purchase, 

 transportation, and handling of supplies and mate- 

 rials for distribution at cost from game manage- 

 ment supply depots maintained by the Department 

 of the Interior to projects specially provided for, 

 and transfers between the appropriations for said 

 purposes are authorized in order that the cost 

 of supplies and materials, and transportation and 

 handling thereof, drawn from central warehouses 

 so maintained may be charged to the particular 

 project benefited; and such supplies and materials 

 as remain In said depots at the end of any fiscal 

 year shall be continuously available for Issuance 

 during subsequent fiscal years and to be charged 



