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328 found to operate as obstructions to the passage of fish.58 Sim- ilarly, Army Engineer investigations and improvements of waterways must include "a due regard for wildlife conserva- tion." 59 Also, no use of Army reservoir areas is permitted in- consistent with laws for the "protection of fish and game" of the state in which such area is situated.60 In the management of existing facilities in the upper Mississippi River, the Depart- ment of the Army is directed to give full consideration and recognition to the needs of fish and other wildlife resources and their habitat dependent on such waters and it is required gen- erally to operate and maintain pool levels as though navigation were carried on throughout the year.61 In the case of nonfederal power developments, Federal Power Commission licensees must construct, maintain, and operate "such fishways as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Interior."62 In the case of the Columbia River and its tributaries, the Secretary of the Interior is directed to conduct such investiga- tions, surveys, and experiments as may be necessary to direct and facilitate conservation of fishery resources.63 He is also directed to construct and install devices in the Columbia River Basin for the improvement of feeding and spawning conditions for fish, for the protection of migratory fish from irrigation projects, and for facilitating free migration of fish over obstructions.64 Conservation of wildlife is also declared to be one of the purposes of national parks, monuments, and reservations.65 Since national parks and monuments are sanctuaries for wild- 88 Act of August 11, 1888, § 11, 25 Stat 400, 425, 33 U. S. C. 608. 59 Act of June 20, 1938, § 1, 52 Stat. 802, 33 U. S. O. 540. 40 Act of December 22,1944, § 4, 58 Stat. 887, 889, as amended, 16 U. S. C. 460d. 61 Act of March 10, 1934, 48 Stat. 401, as added by Act of June 19, 1948, 62 Stat. 497. 62 Act of June 10, 1920, § 18, 41 Stat. 1063, 1073, as amended, 16 U. S. G. 811. 68 Act of May 11, 1938, § 2, 52 Stat. 345, as amended, 16 TJ. S. C. 756. 64 Id. 65 Act of August 25, 1916, § 1, 39 Stat. 535, as amended, 16 U. S. C. 1.

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