PUBLIC LAW 94-466—OCT. 8, 1976 '
9 0 STAT. 1993
THE REFUGE
SEC. 4. (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish, in Publication in accordance with this section, the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Federal Register. Refuge by publication of a notice to that effect in the Federal Register 16 USC 668mm. upon completion of the comprehensive plan pursuant to section 6 of this Act. The refuge shall consist of— (1) approximately 9,500 acres of lands, marshes, submerged lands, and open waters in the lower Minnesota River Valley, which are depicted as a wildlife refuge on a m a p dated November 1975 and entitled "Oflficial Map—Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge-Recreation Area", which shall be on file and available for public inspection in the offices of the T^nited States Fish and Wildlife Service of the Department of the Interior; and (2) any additional lands, waters, and interests therein, which the Secretary may acquire and designate for inclusion in the refuge. (b) ACQUISITION AND ADMINISTRATION.— (1) The Secretary shall,
within 6 years after the date of enactment of this Act, acquire lands, waters, and interests therein, within the boundaries of the refuge, by (A) donation; (B) purchase (with donated, transferred, or appropriated funds); or (C) exchange. (2) W i t h respect to the Black D o g Lake unit, as identified on the m a p referred to in subsection (a)(1) of this section, the Secretary may not acquire any lands, waters, or interests therein unless such acquisition is compatible with the continued operation of the electric power generation plant presently located within such unit. The Secretary may negotiate and enter into an agreement, with the owner of such powerplant, for the joint or cooperative conservation and management of such unit. (3) The Secretary shall develop and administer the lands, waters, and interests therein, which are acquired for the refuge, in accordance with the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 688dd et seq.). The Secretary may 16 USC 668dd also exercise any other authority available to him foi" the conser- note. vation and management of wildlife and natural resources, the development of wildlife recreational opportunities, wildlife interpretation, and environmental education, to the extent deemed by him to be appropriate to carry out the purposes of t h i s Act. (c) W I L D L I F E INTERPRETATION AND EDUCATION C E N T E R. — The Secre-
t a r y shall construct, administer, and maintain, at an appropriate site within the refuge, a wildlife interpretation and education center. Such center shall be designed and operated to promote environmental education and to provide an opportunity for the study and enjoyment of wildlife in its natural habitat. (d) REVENUE SHARING.—Payments made, in accordance with the Refuge Revenue S h a r i n g Act (16 U.S.C. 7 l 5 s), to the counties in which units of the refuge are located shall be distributed by such counties to municipalities and townships on the same p r o r a t a basis as is used in the distribution of real estate taxes. THE WILDLIFE RECREATION AREA
SEC. 5. (a) GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish, in cooperation Establishment. with the State and in an area adjacent to the refuge, a wildlife recre- Publication in ation area by publication of a notice to that effect in the Federal Federal Register. Register upon completion of the comprehensive plan pursuant to 16 USC 668nn.
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