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Sec. Sec. 694. Fish and game sanctuaries in national for- 698g. Acquisition of lands for Big Cypress Preserve. ests; establishment by President. 698h. Right of use and occupancy of improved prop- 694a. Hunting, pursuing, capturing, etc., in sanc- erty on Big Cypress Preserve and Addition. tuaries in national forests unlawful. 698i. Administration of Big Cypress Preserve; ap- 694b. Rules and regulations for administration of plicability of other laws; rules and regula- sanctuaries in national forests; jurisdiction tions for use of lands and waters; transpor- of States. tation facilities; consultation and coopera- 695. Migratory waterfowl and other wildlife refuge tion with Secretary of Transportation. in California; participation by State of Cali- 698j. Hunting, fishing, and trapping in Big Cypress fornia. Preserve and Addition authorized in accord- 695a. Title in United States of California refuge ance with applicable Federal and State areas; existence of easements, reservations, laws; consultation with appropriate State etc.; affecting acquisition. agency prior to implementation of regula- 695b. Applicability of certain statutes. tions restricting activities; land use and re- 695c. Availability of funds for construction of tention rights of Miccosukee and Seminole dams, buildings, etc., for California refuge. Indian Tribes. 695d. Development of water supplies for waterfowl 698k. Contracts for providing visitor services in Big management in California; reauthorization Cypress Preserve and Addition; right of of Central Valley Project. first refusal to Miccosukee and Seminole 695e. Construction, operation, and maintenance of Tribes. water supply development works. 698l. Review of Big Cypress Preserve area and Ad- 695f. Construction, etc., authorized by section 695e dition area by Secretary; report to Presi- as not reimbursable or returnable under dent. reclamation laws. 698m. Authorization of appropriations for Big Cy- 695g. Authorization of appropriations. press Preserve and Addition. 695h. Ownership by State of California of works 698m–1. Big Cypress National Preserve Addition. constructed. 698m–2. Establishment of recreational access points, 695i. Authorization of Secretary of the Interior to roads, etc., in conjunction with creation of contract for water delivery; nonreimburs- Big Cypress National Preserve Addition; co- able or nonreturnable basis of delivery. operation among agencies. 695j. Conformity of water use with California laws; 698m–3. Status of Big Cypress National Preserve and construction of sections 695d to 695j–1. Addition; report to Congress; plan. 695j–1. Conformity of contracts with Federal law 698m–4. Oil and gas exploration, development, and through negotiation of amendments. production in Big Cypress National Pre- 695k. Congressional declaration of policy for pres- serve and Addition. ervation of habitat for migratory waterfowl 698n. Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve. and prevention of depredations on agricul- 698o. Protection of significant historic assets. tural crops. 698p. Integrated administration and interpretation. 695l. Dedication of lands within boundaries of ref- 698q. Little River Canyon National Preserve; estab- uges to wildlife conservation; administra- lishment. tion of lands for waterfowl management and 698r. Administration. optimum agricultural use; homestead entry 698s. Acquisition. prohibition; inclusion of other public lands; 698t. Authorization of appropriations. property of the United States. 698u. Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve: findings 695m. Annual percentage payments of net revenues and purposes. from leases of Klamath project lands on pro 698u–1. Definitions. rata basis; limitation on payments; priority 698u–2. Establishment of Tallgrass Prairie National of use of net revenues. Preserve. 695n. Leases of Lower Klamath and Tule Lake Na- 698u–3. Administration of National Preserve. tional Wildlife Refuge reserved lands; man- 698u–4. Limited authority to acquire. agement of other reserved public lands for 698u–5. Advisory Committee. waterfowl purposes. 698u–6. Restriction on authority. 695o. Limitation on reduction of areas by diking or 698u–7. Authorization of appropriations. other construction. 698v. Findings and purposes. 695p. Regulation of waters to maintain sump lev- 698v–1. Definitions. els. 698v–2. Acquisition of lands. 695q. Research studies on Clear Lake Refuge; re- 698v–3. The Valles Caldera National Preserve. port to Congress. 698v–4. The Valles Caldera Trust. 695r. Regulations by Secretary. 698v–5. Board of Trustees. 696. National Key Deer Refuge; establishment; ac- 698v–6. Resource management. quisition of property: exchanges, cash 698v–7. Authorities of the Secretary. equalization payments; administration. 698v–8. Termination of the Trust. 696a. Acquisition of title to properties for National 698v–9. Limitations on funding. Key Deer Refuge; rights-of-way and ease- 698v–10. Government Accountability Office study. ments. 698w. Special management requirements for Fed- 696b. Authorization of appropriations; limitation. eral lands recently added to Craters of the 697, 697a. Omitted. Moon National Monument, Idaho. 698. Big Thicket National Preserve. 698a. Acquisition of property for Big Thicket Pre- § 671. National Bison Range serve. 698b. Right of use and occupancy of improved prop- There is reserved and excepted from the un- erty on Big Thicket Preserve. allotted lands now embraced within the Flat- 698c. Administration of Big Thicket Preserve. head Indian Reservation, in the State of Mon- 698d. Review of Big Thicket Preserve area by Sec- tana, a parcel not to exceed twenty thousand retary; report to President. 698e. Authorization of appropriations for Big acres of said lands, near the confluence of the Thicket Preserve. Pend d’Oreille and Jocko Rivers, for a perma- 698f. Big Cypress National Preserve; Big Cypress nent National Bison Range for the herd of bison National Preserve Addition. presented by the American Bison Society. The § 672 TITLE 16—CONSERVATION Page 1156

Secretary of the Interior is authorized and di- Res. Feb. 25, 1927, ch. 205, 44 Stat. 1246, authorized the rected to inclose said lands with a good and sub- acceptance of title to certain lands in accordance with stantial fence and to erect thereon the nec- this section. essary sheds and buildings for the proper care TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS and maintenance of the said bison. Transfer of functions of Secretary of Agriculture to (May 23, 1908, ch. 192, 35 Stat. 267; Mar. 4, 1909, Secretary of the Interior by Reorg. Plan No. II of 1939, ch. 301, 35 Stat. 1051; 1939 Reorg. Plan No. II, see Transfer of Functions note set out under section 671 of this title. § 4(f), eff. July 1, 1939, 4 F.R. 2731, 53 Stat. 1433.)

CODIFICATION § 673a. Addition to the Wyoming Elk Reserve Act May 23, 1908, authorized President to reserve and The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to except 12,800 acres, only, for the purposes of this sec- accept, on behalf of and without expense to the tion. United States, from the Izaak Walton League of Act May 23, 1908, also made an appropriation to en- America, or its authorized trustees, a gift of cer- able Secretary of the Interior to pay the confederated tain lands in Teton County, Wyoming, described tribes of the Flathead, Kootenai, and Upper Pend as the south half of section 4; the east half of the d’Oreille, and such other Indians as rightfully belonged southeast quarter of section 5; the southwest on the reservation, the appraised value of the lands quarter of the southeast quarter of section 5; the which provision was omitted as temporary and exe- cuted. south half of the southwest quarter of section 5; Act Mar. 4, 1909, directed President to reserve and ex- the southeast quarter of the northeast quarter cept a sufficient area to enlarge the range to not to ex- of section 7; the east half of the southeast quar- ceed 20,000 acres. ter of section 7; the southwest quarter of the southeast quarter of section 7, and lot 4 of sec- TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS tion 7; all of section 8; the north half of the Functions of Secretary of Agriculture relating to northeast quarter of section 9; the north half of conservation of wildlife, game, and migratory birds the northwest quarter of section 9; and the transferred to Secretary of the Interior by Reorg. Plan southwest quarter of the northwest quarter of No. II of 1939, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Gov- ernment Organization and Employees. section 9; the north half of the northeast quarter of section 17; lot 1 of section 18; and the east half § 672. Omitted of the northwest quarter of section 18; all in township 41 north, range 115 west, of the sixth CODIFICATION principal meridian, including all the buildings Section, act Aug. 10, 1912, ch. 284, 37 Stat. 293, estab- and improvements thereon, and all rights, ease- lished Wind Cave National Game Preserve. Preserve ments, and appurtenances thereunto appertain- abolished and property transferred to Wind Cave Na- ing, subject to the conditions that they be used tional Park, to be administered by Secretary of the In- terior for purposes expressed in this section, see section and administered by the United States, under 141b of this title. the supervision and control of the Secretary of the Interior, for the grazing of, and as a refuge § 673. Wyoming Elk Reserve for, American elk and other big game animals, and that they be known as the Izaak Walton There is established a winter game (elk) re- League addition to the winter elk refuge: Pro- serve in the State of Wyoming, which shall be vided, That upon the conveyance of said lands to located in that section of Wyoming lying south the United States, as herein provided, they shall of the Yellowstone Park, and shall include not become a part of the winter elk refuge estab- less than two thousand acres in township 41 lished under section 673 of this title, and shall be north, ranges 115 and 116 west, and the Secretary subject to any laws governing the administra- of the Interior is authorized to purchase said tion and protection of said refuge. lands with improvements, to erect necessary buildings and inclosures, and to incur other ex- (Feb. 25, 1927, ch. 205, 44 Stat. 1246; 1939 Reorg. penses necessary for the maintenance of the re- Plan No. II, § 4(f), eff. July 1, 1939, 4 F.R. 2731, 53 serve. The Secretary of the Interior is author- Stat. 1433.) ized to include in said refuge and to inclose not TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS more than one thousand acres of unoccupied public lands, which when selected shall be made Transfer of functions of Secretary of Agriculture to Secretary of the Interior by Reorg. Plan No. II of 1939, to conform to the lines of the public surveys, see Transfer of Functions note set out under section 671 and shall be adjacent to or partly inclosed by of this title. said refuge. § 673b. National Elk Refuge in Wyoming (Aug. 10, 1912, ch. 284, 37 Stat. 293; Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 145, § 1 (part), 37 Stat. 847; 1939 Reorg. Plan The following-described lands of the Jackson No. II, § 4(f), eff. July 1, 1939, 4 F.R. 2731, 53 Stat. Hole National Monument are made a part of the 1433.) National Elk Refuge and shall be administered hereafter in accordance with the laws applicable CODIFICATION to said refuge: Section is a combination provision, the first sentence being from act Aug. 10, 1912, and the last from act Mar. SIXTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN 4, 1913. Township 42 north, range 116 west: Those por- As originally enacted, the first sentence was in the tions of sections 24, 25, 26, and 35 lying east of form of an appropriation for the purposes thereof as was also the second sentence which began with the fol- the east right-of-way line of United States High- lowing words: ‘‘For the establishment and maintenance way Numbered 187, and lying south and east of of a winter elk refuge in the State of Wyoming, $5,000, the north and west bank of the Gros Ventre to be available until expended, and the Secretary, etc.’’ River.