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16 U.S.C. § 670b (CONSERVATION)
§ 670b. Migratory game birds; hunting permits
(a) Integrated natural resources management plan
The Secretary of Defense in cooperation with the Secretary of the Interior and the appropriate State agency is authorized to carry out a program for the conservation, restoration and management of migratory game birds on military installations, including the issuance of special hunting permits and the collection of fees therefor, in accordance with an integrated natural resources management plan mutually agreed upon by the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of the Interior and the appropriate State agency.
(b) Applicability of other laws
Possession of a special permit for hunting migratory game birds issued pursuant to this subchapter shall not relieve the permittee of the requirements of the Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp Act as amended [16 U.S.C. 718 et seq.] nor of the requirements pertaining to State law set forth in Public Law 85–337.
(Pub. L. 86–797, title I, § 102, formerly § 2, Sept. 15, 1960, 74 Stat. 1053; renumbered title I, § 102, and amended Pub. L. 93–452, § 3(1), (3), Oct. 18, 1974, 88 Stat. 1375; Pub. L. 105–85, div. B, title XXIX, §§ 2904(b)(5), 2913(5), Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 2018, 2022; Pub. L. 112–81, div. A, title III, § 312(b)(2), Dec. 31, 2011, 125 Stat. 1353.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: References in Text
text: The Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp Act, referred to in subsec. (b), subsequently renamed the Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp Act, is act Mar. 16, 1934, ch. 71, 48 Stat. 452, which is classified generally to subchapter IV (§ 718 et seq.) of chapter 7 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 718 of this title and Tables.
Public Law 85–337, referred to in subsec. (b), is Pub. L. 85–337, Feb. 28, 1958, 72 Stat. 28, which is classified to section 2671 of Title 10, Armed Forces, section 472 of former Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works [now 40 U.S.C. 102], and sections 155 to 158 of Title 43, Public Lands. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.
heading: Amendments
text: 2011—Pub. L. 112–81 inserted section catchline and subsec. (a) designation and heading, and substituted “agency.”, subsec. (b) designation and heading, and “Possession” for “agency: Provided, That possession”.
1997—Pub. L. 105–85 substituted “military installations” for “military reservations” and “an integrated natural resources management plan” for “a cooperative plan”.
1974—Pub. L. 93–452, § 3(3), substituted “title” for “Act” which for purposes of codification was translated as “subchapter”.
16 U.S.C. § 670d (CONSERVATION)
§ 670d. Liability for funds; accounting to Comptroller General
The Department of Defense is held free from any liability to pay into the Treasury of the United States upon the operation of the program or programs authorized by this subchapter any funds which may have been or may hereafter be collected, received or expended pursuant to, and for the purposes of, this subchapter, and which collections, receipts and expenditures have been properly accounted for to the Comptroller General of the United States.
(Pub. L. 86–797, title I, § 104, formerly § 4, Sept. 15, 1960, 74 Stat. 1053; renumbered title I, § 104, and amended Pub. L. 93–452, § 3(1), (4), Oct. 18, 1974, 88 Stat. 1375; Pub. L. 112–81, div. A, title III, § 312(b)(4), Dec. 31, 2011, 125 Stat. 1353.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Amendments
text: 2011—Pub. L. 112–81 inserted section catchline.
1974—Pub. L. 93–452, § 3(4), substituted “title” for “Act” wherever appearing, which for purposes of codification was translated as “subchapter”.
16 U.S.C. § 670e (CONSERVATION)
§ 670e. Applicability to other laws; national forest lands
Nothing herein contained shall be construed to modify, amend or repeal any provision of Public Law 85–337, nor as applying to national forest lands administered pursuant to the provisions of section 9 of the Act of June 7, 1924 (43 Stat. 655), nor section 315m of title 43.
(Pub. L. 86–797, title I, § 105, formerly § 5, Sept. 15, 1960, 74 Stat. 1053; renumbered title I, § 105, Pub. L. 93–452, § 3(1), Oct. 18, 1974, 88 Stat. 1375; amended Pub. L. 112–81, div. A, title III, § 312(b)(5), Dec. 31, 2011, 125 Stat. 1353.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: References in Text
text: Public Law 85–337, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 85–337, Feb. 28, 1958, 72 Stat. 28, which is classified to section 2671 of Title 10, Armed Forces; section 472 of former Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works [now 40 U.S.C. 102]; and sections 155 to 158 of Title 43, Public Lands. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.
Section 9 of the Act of June 7, 1924 [ch. 348, 43 Stat. 655], referred to in text, was classified to the code as follows: The first and fifth sentences were classified to section 471(b) of this title, which was repealed by section 704(a) of Pub. L. 94–579; the second and third sentences were classified to section 505 of this title; and the fourth sentence was classified to section 499 of this title.
heading: Amendments
text: 2011—Pub. L. 112–81 inserted section catchline.
16 U.S.C. § 670e–1 (CONSERVATION)
§ 670e–1. Federal enforcement of other laws
All Federal laws relating to the management of natural resources on Federal land may be enforced by the Secretary of Defense with respect to violations of the laws that occur on military installations within the United States.
(Pub. L. 86–797, title I, § 106, as added Pub. L. 105–85, div. B, title XXIX, § 2909(2), Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 2021.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Prior Provisions
text: A prior section 106 of Pub. L. 86–797 was renumbered section 108, and is classified to section 670f of this title.
16 U.S.C. § 670e–2 (CONSERVATION)
§ 670e–2. Natural resources management services
To the extent practicable using available resources, the Secretary of each military department shall ensure that sufficient numbers of professionally trained natural resources management personnel and natural resources law enforcement personnel are available and assigned responsibility to perform tasks necessary to carry out this subchapter, including the preparation and implementation of integrated natural resources management plans.
(Pub. L. 86–797, title I, § 107, as added Pub. L. 105–85, div. B, title XXIX, § 2910, Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 2021.)
16 U.S.C. § 670k (CONSERVATION)
§ 670k. Definitions
As used in this subchapter—
(1) The term “Administrator” means the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
(2) The term “Chairman” means the Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission.
(3) The term “off-road vehicle” means any motorized vehicle designed for, or capable of, cross-country travel on or immediately over land, water, sand, snow, ice, marsh, swampland, or other natural terrain; but such term does not include—
(A) any registered motorboat at the option of each State;
(B) any military, fire, emergency, or law enforcement vehicle when used for emergency purposes; and
(C) any vehicle the use of which is expressly authorized by the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture under a permit, lease, license, or contract.
(4) The term “public land” means all lands, under the respective jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Chairman, and the Administrator, except land which is, or hereafter may be, within or designated as—
(A) a military reservation;
(B) a unit of the National Park System;
(C) an area within the national wildlife refuge system;
(D) an Indian reservation; or
(E) an area within an Indian reservation or land held in trust by the United States for an Indian or Indian tribe.
(5) The term “State agency” means the agency or agencies of a State responsible for the administration of the fish and game laws of the State.
(6) The term “conservation and rehabilitation programs” means to utilize those methods and procedures which are necessary to protect, conserve, and enhance wildlife, fish, and game resources to the maximum extent practicable on public lands subject to this subchapter consistent with any overall land use and management plans for the lands involved. Such methods and procedures shall include, but shall not be limited to, all activities associated with scientific resources management such as protection, research, census, law enforcement, habitat management, propagation, live trapping and transplantation, and regulated taking in conformance with the provisions of this subchapter. Nothing in this term shall be construed as diminishing the authority or jurisdiction of the States with respect to the management of resident species of fish, wildlife, or game, except as otherwise provided by law.
(Pub. L. 86–797, title II, § 205, as added Pub. L. 93–452, § 2, Oct. 18, 1974, 88 Stat. 1373; amended Pub. L. 112–81, div. A, title III, § 312(b)(11), Dec. 31, 2011, 125 Stat. 1355.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Amendments
text: 2011—Pub. L. 112–81 inserted section catchline.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Transfer of Functions
text: Atomic Energy Commission abolished and functions transferred by sections 5814 and 5841 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. See, also, Transfer of Functions notes set out under those sections.
16 U.S.C. § 670l (CONSERVATION)
§ 670l. Stamp requirements not applicable to Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management lands; authorized fees
Notwithstanding any other provision in this subchapter, section 670i of this title shall not apply to land which is, or hereafter may be, within or designated as Forest Service land or as Bureau of Land Management land of any State in which all Federal lands therein comprise 60 percent or more of the total area of such State; except that in any such State, any appropriate State agency may agree with the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of the Interior, or both, as the case may be, to collect a fee as specified in such agreement at the point of sale of regular licenses to hunt, trap, or fish in such State, the proceeds of which shall be utilized in carrying out conservation and rehabilitation programs implemented under this subchapter in the State concerned and for no other purpose.
(Pub. L. 86–797, title II, § 206, as added Pub. L. 93–452, § 2, Oct. 18, 1974, 88 Stat. 1374; amended Pub. L. 112–81, div. A, title III, § 312(b)(12), Dec. 31, 2011, 125 Stat. 1355.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Amendments
text: 2011—Pub. L. 112–81 inserted section catchline.
16 U.S.C. § 670m (CONSERVATION)
§ 670m. Indian rights; State or Federal jurisdiction regulating Indian rights
Nothing in this subchapter shall enlarge or diminish or in any way affect (1) the rights of Indians or Indian tribes to the use of water or natural resources or their rights to fish, trap, or hunt wildlife as secured by statute, agreement, treaty, Executive order, or court decree; or (2) existing State or Federal jurisdiction to regulate those rights either on or off reservations.
(Pub. L. 86–797, title II, § 207, as added Pub. L. 93–452, § 2, Oct. 18, 1974, 88 Stat. 1374; amended Pub. L. 112–81, div. A, title III, § 312(b)(13), Dec. 31, 2011, 125 Stat. 1355.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Amendments
text: 2011—Pub. L. 112–81 inserted section catchline.
16 U.S.C. § 670n (CONSERVATION)
§ 670n. Repealed. Pub. L. 112–81, div. A, title III, § 312(d), Dec. 31, 2011, 125 Stat. 1355
text: Section, Pub. L. 86–797, title II, § 208, as added Pub. L. 93–452, § 2, Oct. 18, 1974, 88 Stat. 1374, related to the jurisdiction, authority, duties, or activities of the Joint Federal-State Land Use Planning Commission.
16 U.S.C. § 671 (CONSERVATION)
§ 671. Repealed and Omitted
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Codification
text: Section was a composite of provisions in acts May 23, 1908, ch. 192, 35 Stat. 267, and Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 301, 35 Stat. 1051. The provision in act May 23, 1908, ch. 192, which authorized President to reserve and except 12,800 acres for a permanent National Bison Range in Montana, was repealed by Pub. L. 116–260, div. DD, § 12(g), Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 3032. The provision in act Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 301, which directed President to reserve and except a sufficient area to enlarge the Range to not to exceed 20,000 acres, was omitted in view of the probable intent to repeal the entirety of this section by section 12(g) of div. DD of Pub. L. 116—260.
16 U.S.C. § 672 (CONSERVATION)
§ 672. Omitted
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Codification
text: Section, act Aug. 10, 1912, ch. 284, 37 Stat. 293, established Wind Cave National Game Preserve. Preserve abolished and property transferred to Wind Cave National Park, to be administered by Secretary of the Interior for purposes expressed in this section, see section 141b of this title.
16 U.S.C. § 673 (CONSERVATION)
§ 673. Wyoming Elk Reserve
There is established a winter game (elk) reserve in the State of Wyoming, which shall be located in that section of Wyoming lying south of the Yellowstone Park, and shall include not less than two thousand acres in township 41 north, ranges 115 and 116 west, and the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to purchase said lands with improvements, to erect necessary buildings and inclosures, and to incur other expenses necessary for the maintenance of the reserve. The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to include in said refuge and to inclose not more than one thousand acres of unoccupied public lands, which when selected shall be made to conform to the lines of the public surveys, and shall be adjacent to or partly inclosed by said refuge.
(Aug. 10, 1912, ch. 284, 37 Stat. 293; Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 145, § 1 (part), 37 Stat. 847; 1939 Reorg. Plan No. II, § 4(f), eff. July 1, 1939, 4 F.R. 2731, 53 Stat. 1433.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Codification
text: Section is a combination provision, the first sentence being from act Aug. 10, 1912, and the last from act Mar. 4, 1913.
As originally enacted, the first sentence was in the form of an appropriation for the purposes thereof as was also the second sentence which began with the following words: “For the establishment and maintenance of a winter elk refuge in the State of Wyoming, $5,000, to be available until expended, and the Secretary, etc.”
Res. Feb. 25, 1927, ch. 205, 44 Stat. 1246, authorized the acceptance of title to certain lands in accordance with this section.
heading: Executive Documents
heading: Transfer of Functions
text: Reorg. Plan No. II of 1939, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, transferred functions of Secretary of Agriculture relating to conservation of wildlife, game, and migratory birds to Secretary of the Interior.
16 U.S.C. § 673a (CONSERVATION)
§ 673a. Addition to the Wyoming Elk Reserve
The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to accept, on behalf of and without expense to the United States, from the Izaak Walton League of America, or its authorized trustees, a gift of certain lands in Teton County, Wyoming, described as the south half of section 4; the east half of the southeast quarter of section 5; the southwest quarter of the southeast quarter of section 5; the south half of the southwest quarter of section 5; the southeast quarter of the northeast quarter of section 7; the east half of the southeast quarter of section 7; the southwest quarter of the southeast quarter of section 7, and lot 4 of section 7; all of section 8; the north half of the northeast quarter of section 9; the north half of the northwest quarter of section 9; and the southwest quarter of the northwest quarter of section 9; the north half of the northeast quarter of section 17; lot 1 of section 18; and the east half of the northwest quarter of section 18; all in township 41 north, range 115 west, of the sixth principal meridian, including all the buildings and improvements thereon, and all rights, easements, and appurtenances thereunto appertaining, subject to the conditions that they be used and administered by the United States, under the supervision and control of the Secretary of the Interior, for the grazing of, and as a refuge for, American elk and other big game animals, and that they be known as the Izaak Walton League addition to the winter elk refuge: Provided, That upon the conveyance of said lands to the United States, as herein provided, they shall become a part of the winter elk refuge established under section 673 of this title, and shall be subject to any laws governing the administration and protection of said refuge.
(Feb. 25, 1927, ch. 205, 44 Stat. 1246; 1939 Reorg. Plan No. II, § 4(f), eff. July 1, 1939, 4 F.R. 2731, 53 Stat. 1433.)
heading: Executive Documents
heading: Transfer of Functions
text: Reorg. Plan No. II of 1939, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, transferred functions of Secretary of Agriculture relating to conservation of wildlife, game, and migratory birds to Secretary of the Interior.
16 U.S.C. § 673b (CONSERVATION)
§ 673b. National Elk Refuge in Wyoming
The following-described lands of the Jackson Hole National Monument are made a part of the National Elk Refuge and shall be administered hereafter in accordance with the laws applicable to said refuge:
sixth principal meridian
Township 42 north, range 116 west: Those portions of sections 24, 25, 26, and 35 lying east of the east right-of-way line of United States Highway Numbered 187, and lying south and east of the north and west bank of the Gros Ventre River.
Township 42 north, range 115 west: Those portions of sections 8, 9, 10, 17, 18, and 19 lying south and east of the north and west bank of the Gros Ventre River; section 20; section 29, northwest quarter; section 30, north half.
Township 41 north, range 116 west: Entire portion now in Jackson Hole National Monument except that portion in section 2 lying west of the east right-of-way line of United States Highway Numbered 187.
Containing in all six thousand three hundred and seventy-six acres, more or less.
(Sept. 14, 1950, ch. 950, § 2, 64 Stat. 849.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: References in Text
text: The Jackson Hole National Monument, referred to in text, was created in Wyoming by Presidential Proc. No. 2578, Mar. 15, 1943, 57 Stat. 731. For provisions transferring other lands of such former national monument, see sections 406d–1 and 482m of this title.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Revocation of Temporary Withdrawals of Public Lands
text: Revocation of temporary withdrawals of public lands in aid of legislation pertaining to parks, monuments, etc., adjacent to Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming, see note set out under section 406d–1 of this title.
heading: Repeal of Inconsistent Laws
text: Repeal of laws inconsistent with act Sept. 14, 1950, see note set out under section 406d–1 of this title.
16 U.S.C. § 673d (CONSERVATION)
§ 673d. Restoration and conservation of elk in California
It is the sense of Congress that the restoration and conservation of a Tule elk population in California of at least two thousand, except that the number of Tule elk in the Owens River Watershed area shall at no time exceed four hundred and ninety or such greater number which is determined by the State of California to be the maximum holding capacity of such area, is an appropriate national goal.
(Pub. L. 94–389, § 1, Aug. 14, 1976, 90 Stat. 1189.)
16 U.S.C. § 673e (CONSERVATION)
§ 673e. Cooperation of Secretaries of the Interior, Agriculture and Defense with State of California
The Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Secretary of Defense shall cooperate with the State of California in making the lands under their respective jurisdictions reasonably available for the preservation and grazing of Tule elk in such manner and to such extent as may be consistent with Federal law.
(Pub. L. 94–389, § 2, Aug. 14, 1976, 90 Stat. 1190.)
16 U.S.C. § 673f (CONSERVATION)
§ 673f. Repealed. Pub. L. 105–362, title IX, § 901(b)(1), Nov. 10, 1998, 112 Stat. 3289
text: Section, Pub. L. 94–389, § 3, Aug. 14, 1976, 90 Stat. 1190; Pub. L. 97–375, title II, § 208(c), Dec. 21, 1982, 96 Stat. 1825, related to report to Congress by Secretary of the Interior concerning Tule elk herds in California.
16 U.S.C. § 673g (CONSERVATION)
§ 673g. Plan for elk restoration and conservation; coordination of Secretary of the Interior with Federal, State and other officers; integration with State plans
The Secretary of the Interior, in coordination with all Federal, State, and other officers having jurisdiction over lands on which Tule elk herds are located or lands which would provide suitable Tule elk habitat, shall develop a plan for Tule elk restoration and conservation, including habitat management, which shall be integrated with the comparable plans of State and local authorities in California.
(Pub. L. 94–389, § 3, formerly § 4, Aug. 14, 1976, 90 Stat. 1190; Pub. L. 97–375, title I, § 108(a), Dec. 21, 1982, 96 Stat. 1820; renumbered § 3, Pub. L. 105–362, title IX, § 901(b)(2), Nov. 10, 1998, 112 Stat. 3289.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Prior Provisions
text: A prior section 3 of Pub. L. 94–389 was classified to section 673f of this title, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 105–362.
heading: Amendments
text: 1982—Pub. L. 97–375 struck out requirement that the Secretary’s annual report to Congress describe the development and implementation of the plan.
16 U.S.C. § 674 (CONSERVATION)
§ 674. White Horse Hill National Game Preserve
The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to inclose the Sullys Hill National Game Preserve 1 with a good and substantial fence, to construct thereon all sheds, buildings, and corrals necessary for the proper care and maintenance of the animals and birds therein, to erect a suitable headquarters, to construct and maintain roads, trails, and other structures necessary for the convenience of visitors, and to incur such other expenses as may be necessary for the proper maintenance of the preserve and the animals and birds placed therein. He is also authorized to place in the park buffalos, elk, deer, and such other wild or rare animals and birds as he may in his discretion decide.
(June 30, 1914, ch. 131, 38 Stat. 434; Mar. 3, 1931, ch. 439, § 1, 46 Stat. 1509; 1939 Reorg. Plan No. II, § 4(f), eff. July 1, 1939, 4 F.R. 2731, 53 Stat. 1433.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Codification
text: This section was a provision of the agricultural appropriation act for the fiscal year 1915, act June 30, 1914, which, in the first sentence, made an appropriation of $5,000 for the improvement of a game preserve in Sullys Hill National Park, the same to be available until expended.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Change of Name
text: Act Mar. 3, 1931, provided that the Sullys Hill National Park should be administered as a big-game preserve, refuge and breeding grounds for wild animals and birds, which should be known as the Sullys Hill National Game Preserve. Sullys Hill National Game Preserve was renamed White Horse Hill National Game Preserve by Pub. L. 116–94, div. P, title IV, § 402(a), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 3191.
heading: Short Title of 2019 Amendment
text: Pub. L. 116–94, div. P, title IV, § 401, Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 3191, provided that: “This title [amending sections 674a and 674b of this title and enacting provisions set out as a note under section 674a of this title] may be cited as the ‘White Horse Hill National Game Preserve Designation Act’.”
heading: Executive Documents
heading: Transfer of Functions
text: Reorg. Plan No. II of 1939, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, transferred functions of Secretary of Agriculture relating to conservation of wildlife, game, and migratory birds to Secretary of the Interior.