An Act to provide for the establishment of the San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge
PL 92-330 (H.R.12143), enacted 06/30/1972

86 STAT.] 
PUBLIC LAW 92-330-JUNE 30, 1972 
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Public Law 92-330 
AN ACT 
To provide for the establishment of the San Francisco Bay National Wildlife 
Refuge. 
June 30, 1972 
[H. R. 12143] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That, for the preser-
vation and enhancement of highly significant wildlife habitat in the 
area known as south San Francisco Bay in the State of California, for 
the protection of migratory waterfowl and other wildlife, including 
species known to be threatened with extinction, and to provide an 
opportunity for wildlife-oriented recreation and nature study within 
the open space so preserved, the Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter 
referred to as the "Secretary") is authorized and directed to establish, 
as herein provided, a national wildlife refuge to be known as the San 
Francisco Bay National Wildlife Kefuge (hereinafter referred to as 
the "refuge"). 
SEC. 2. There shall be included within the boundaries of the refuge 
those lands, marshes, tidal flats, salt ponds, submerged lands, and open 
waters in the south San Francisco Bay area generally depicted on the 
map entitled "Boundary Map, Proposed San Francisco Bay National 
Wildlife Refuge", dated July 1971, and which comprise approximately 
twenty-one thousand six hundred and sixty-two acres within four dis-
tinct units to be known as Fremont (five thousand five hundred and 
twenty acres), Mowry Slough (seven thousand one hundred and 
seventy-five acres), Alviso (three thousand and eighty acres), and 
Greco Island (five thousand eight hundred and eig'hty-seven acres). 
Said boundary map shall be on file and available for public inspection 
in the offices of the Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife, Depart-
ment of the Interior. 
SEC. 3. (a) The Secretary shall establish the refuge by publication 
of a notice to that effect in the Federal Register at such time as he 
determines that lands, waters, and interests therein sufficient to con-
stitute an efficiently administrable refuge have been acquired for 
administration in accordance with the purposes of this Act. The Sec-
ertary may from time to time make corrections in the boundaries of 
the refuge, but the total area within the boundaries shall not exceed 
twenty-three thousand acres of land, marshes, tidal flats, salt ponds, 
submerged lands, and open waters. 
(b) Prior to the establishment of the refuge and thereafter', the 
Secretary shall administer the lands, waters, and interests therein 
acquired for the refuge in accordance with the provisions of the 
National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966, as 
amended (80 Stat. 927; 16 U.S.C. .668dd-668ee); except that the Sec-
retary may utilize such additional statutory authority as may be avail-
able to him for the conservation and management of wildlife and 
natural resources, the development of outdoor recreation opportunities, 
and interpretive education as he deems appropriate to cany out the 
purposes of this Act. 
SEC. 4. The Secretary may acquire lands and waters or interests 
therein within the boundaries of the refuge by donation, purchase with 
donated or appropriated funds, or exchange: Provided^ however^ That 
lands, waters, and interests therein owned by the State of California 
or any political subdivision thereof may be acquired only by donation. 
San Francisco 
Bay National 
Wildlife Refuge. 
Establishment. 
Description. 
Publication in 
Federal Register.. 
Administration. 
82 Stat. 359; 
83 Stat. 283. 
Lands, waters, 
acquisition. 
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Appropriation, 
limitation. 
SEC. 5. There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may 
be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act for the period 
beginning July 1,1972, and ending June 30,1977, not to exceed, how-
ever, $9,000,000 for the acquisition of lands and interests therein as 
authorized by section 4 of this Act, and not to exceed $11,300,000 for 
the carrying out of the other provisions of this Act. 
Approved June 30, 1972. 
June 30, 1972 
[S. 3104] 
Cotton crop 
reports. 
Issuance with 
general crop re-
ports. 
Reporting 
board; member-
ship. 
68 Stat. 1017. 
Public Law 92-331 
V '': ' 
AN ACT 
To aiiiend existing statutes to autliorize the Secretary of Agriculture to issue 
cotton crop reports simultaneously with the general crop reports. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That section 1 of the 
Act of May 3, 1924, as amended (43 Stat. 115. 44 Stat. 1373, 60 Stat. 
940, 72 Stat. 149; 7 U.S.C. 475), is amended to read as follows: 
"COTTON CROP REPORTS.—The Secretary of Agriculture shall cause 
to be issued as of the first of each month during the cotton growing 
and harvesting season from August to January inclusive, reports 
describing the condition and progress of the crop and stating the 
probable number of bales which will be ginned, these reports to be 
issued simultaneously with the cotton ginning reports of the Bureau 
of the Census relating to the same dates, the two reports to be issued 
from the same place at 3 o'clock postmeridian on or before the 12th day 
of the month to which the respective reports relate. No such report 
shall be approved and released by the Secretary of Agriculture until 
it shall have been passed upon by a cotton crop reporting board consist-
ing of five members or more to be designated by him. Not less than 
three members of the board shall be supervisory field statisticians of 
the Department of Agriculture who are located in different sections of 
the cotton-growing States, are experienced in estimating cotton pro-
duction, ana have first-hand knowledge of the condition of the cotton 
crop based upon recent field observations. A majority of the members 
of the board shall be familiar with the methods and practices of 
producing cotton." 
SEC. 2. Section 1 of the Act of May 27, 1912, as amended (37 Stat. 
118, 44 Stat. 1374, 72 Stat. 149; 7 U.S.C. 476), is amended by striking 
out "10th" and inserting in lieu thereof "12th-" by deleting "August 1" 
and inserting in lieu thereof "or before the 12th day of August", and 
by deleting "December 1" and inserting in lieu thereof "on or before 
the 12th day of December". 
SEC. 3. Section 45 of title 13, Lliited States Code, is amended to read 
as follows: 
"§45. Simultaneous publication of cotton reports 
"The reports of cotton ginned to the dates as of which the Depart-
ment of Agriculture is also required to issue cotton crop reports shall 
be issued simultaneously with the cotton crop reports of that depart-
ment, the two reports to be issued from the same place at 3 o'clock 
postmeridian on or before the 12th day of the month to which the 
respective reports relate." 
SEC. 4. Section 42, paragraph (a) of title 13, United States Code, 
is amended to read as follows: