Proclamation 2416

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Proclamation 2416  (1940) by Franklin Delano Roosevelt Changing the Names of Certain Federal Wildlife Refuges

Delivered on July 25, 1940. Published in 5 FR 2677, 54 Stat. 2717.

Whereas certain areas of land and water in the United States, its Territories, and its insular possessions have been reserved and set aside from time to time as refuges and breeding grounds for native birds, migratory waterfowl, wild animals, and other forms of wildlife, on which it is unlawful for any person to hunt, trap, capture, willfully disturb, or kill any bird or wild animal of any kind whatsoever, to take or destroy the nests or eggs of any wild bird, or to occupy or use any part of such reservations or to enter thereon for any purpose, except as permitted by law or by rules and regulations of the Secretary of the Interior, in order that the conservation and development of the natural wildlife resources may contribute to the economic welfare of the Nation and provide opportunities for wholesome recreation to the citizens of the United States; and

Whereas some of the States are setting aside areas of land and water for similar purposes, such action by the States being furthered by the act of Congress approved September 2, 1937 (50 Stat. 917), which provides that the United States shall aid the States in wildlife-restoration projects; and

Whereas it is fitting and desirable that the names of such Federal areas should distinguish them from projects of the States or from preserves under private ownership:

Now, Therefore, I, Franklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States of America, do proclaim that the names of the Federal wildlife refuges listed below are hereby changed as indicated:

Alabama
Old Name of Refuge		New Name of Refuge
Petit Bois Island Reservation		Petit Bois National Wildlife Refuge  (Alabama and Mississippi)
Wheeler Migratory Waterfowl Refuge		Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge
Alaska
Aleutian Islands Reservation		Aleutian Islands National Wildlife Refuge
Bering Sea Reservation		Bering Sea National Wildlife Refuge
Bogoslof Reservation		Bogoslof National Wildlife Refuge
Chamisso Island Reservation		Chamisso National Wildlife Refuge
Forrester Island Reservation		Forrester Island National Wildlife Refuge
Hazen Bay Migratory Waterfowl Refuge		Hazen Bay National Wildlife Refuge
Hazy Islands Reservation		Hazy Islands National Wildlife Refuge
Nunivak Island Reservation		Nunivak National Wildlife Refuge
Saint Lazaria Reservation		Saint Lazaria National Wildlife Refuge
Semidi Islands Wildlife Refuge		Semidi National Wildlife Refuge
Tuxedni Reservation		Tuxedni National Wildlife Refuge
Arizona
Apache Migratory Waterfowl Refuge		Apache National Wildlife Refuge
Boulder Canyon Wildlife Refuge		Boulder Canyon National Wildlife Refuge  (Arizona and Nevada)
Salt River Reservation		Salt River National Wildlife Refuge
Arkansas
Big Lake Migratory Bird Refuge		Big Lake National Wildlife Refuge
White River Migratory Waterfowl Refuge		White River National Wildlife Refuge
California
Clear Lake Reservation		Clear Lake National Wildlife Refuge
Farallon Reservation		Farallon National Wildlife Refuge
Klamath Lake Reservation		Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge  (California and Oregon)
Sacramento Migratory Waterfowl Refuge		Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge
Salton Sea Wildlife Refuge		Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge
Tule Lake Wildlife Refuge		Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuge
Delaware
Bombay Hook Migratory Waterfowl Refuge		Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge
Florida
Anclote Migratory Bird Refuge		Anclote National Wildlife Refuge
Brevard Reservation		Brevard National Wildlife Refuge
Caloosahatchee Reservation		Caloosahatchee National Wildlife Refuge
Cedar Keys Bird Refuge		Cedar Keys National Wildlife Refuge
Chinsegut Hill Migratory Bird Refuge		Chinsegut National Wildlife Refuge
Great White Heron Refuge		Great White Heron National Wildlife Refuge
Indian Key Reservation		Indian Key National Wildlife Refuge
Island Bay Reservation		Island Bay National Wildlife Refuge
Key West Reservation		Key West National Wildlife Refuge
Matanzas Bird Refuge		Matanzas National Wildlife Refuge
Matlacha Pass Reservation		Matlacha Pass National Wildlife Refuge
Palma Sola Reservation		Palma Sola National Wildlife Refuge
Passage Key Reservation		Passage Key National Wildlife Refuge
Pelican Island Reservation		Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge
Pine Island Reservation		Pine Island National Wildlife Refuge
St. Marks Migratory Bird Refuge		St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge
Georgia
Blackbeard Island Reservation		Blackbeard Island National Wildlife Refuge
Okefenokee Wildlife Refuge		Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge
Piedmont Wildlife Refuge		Piedmont National Wildlife Refuge
Savannah River Wildlife Refuge		Savannah National Wildlife Refuge  (Georgia and South Carolina)
Tybee Migratory Bird Refuge		Tybee National Wildlife Refuge
Wolf Island Wildlife Refuge		Wolf Island National Wildlife Refuge
Hawaiian Islands
Hawaiian Islands Reservation		Hawaiian Islands National Wildlife Refuge
Johnston Island Reservation		Johnston Island National Wildlife Refuge
Idaho
Camas Migratory Waterfowl Refuge		Camas National Wildlife Refuge
Deer Flat Migratory Waterfowl Refuge		Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge
Snake River Migratory Waterfowl Refuge		Snake River National Wildlife Refuge
Illinois
Chautauqua Migratory Waterfowl Refuge		Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge
Iowa
Union Slough Migratory Waterfowl Refuge		Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge
Kentucky
Kentucky Woodlands Wildlife Refuge		Kentucky Woodlands National Wildlife Refuge
Louisiana
Breton Bird Refuge		Breton National Wildlife Refuge
Lacassine Migratory Waterfowl Refuge		Lacassine National Wildlife Refuge
Sabine Migratory Waterfowl Refuge		Sabine National Wildlife Refuge
Shell Keys Reservation		Shell Keys National Wildlife Refuge
Tern Islands Reservation		Tern Islands National Wildlife Refuge
Maine
Moosehorn Migratory Bird Refuge		Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge
Maryland
Blackwater Migratory Bird Refuge		Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge
Michigan
Huron Migratory Bird Refuge		Huron National Wildlife Refuge
Seney Migratory Waterfowl Refuge		Seney National Wildlife Refuge
Siskiwit Islands Reservation		Siskiwit National Wildlife Refuge
Minnesota
Mille Lacs Reservation		Mille Lacs National Wildlife Refuge
Mud Lake Migratory Waterfowl Refuge		Mud Lake National Wildlife Refuge
Rice Lake Migratory Waterfowl Refuge		Rice Lake National Wildlife Refuge
Talcot Lake Migratory Waterfowl Refuge		Talcot Lake National Wildlife Refuge
Tamarac Migratory Waterfowl Refuge		Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge
Missouri
Squaw Creek Migratory Waterfowl Refuge		Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge
Swan Lake Migratory Waterfowl Refuge		Swan Lake National Wildlife Refuge
Montana
Benton Lake Bird Refuge		Benton Lake National Wildlife Refuge
Black Coulee Migratory Waterfowl Refuge		Black Coulee National Wildlife Refuge
Fort Keogh Bird Refuge		Fort Keogh National Wildlife Refuge
Hewitt Lake Migratory Waterfowl Refuge		Hewitt Lake National Wildlife Refuge
Lake Thibadeau Migratory Waterfowl Refuge		Lake Thibadeau National Wildlife Refuge
Medicine Lake Migratory Waterfowl Refuge		Medicine Lake National Wildlife Refuge
Nine-Pipe Reservation		Nine-Pipe National Wildlife Refuge
Pablo Reservation		Pablo National Wildlife Refuge
Pishkun Reservation		Pishkun National Wildlife Refuge
Willow Creek Reservation		Willow Creek National Wildlife Refuge
Nebraska
Crescent Lake Wildlife Refuge		Crescent Lake National Wildlife Refuge
Niobrara Reservation		Fort Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge
North Platte Reservation		North Platte National Wildlife Refuge
Valentine Migratory Waterfowl Refuge		Valentine National Wildlife Refuge
Nevada
Anaho Island Reservation		Anaho Island National Wildlife Refuge
Charles Sheldon Wildlife Refuge		Sheldon National Antelope Refuge
Fallon Wildlife Refuge		Fallon National Wildlife Refuge
Railroad Valley Migratory Bird Refuge		Railroad Valley National Wildlife Refuge
Ruby Lake Migratory Waterfowl Refuge		Ruby Lake National Wildlife Refuge
Winnemucca Migratory Bird Refuge		Winnemucca National Wildlife Refuge
New York
Fort Tyler Migratory Bird Refuge		Fort Tyler National Wildlife Refuge
Montezuma Migratory Bird Refuge		Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge
Shinnecock Migratory Bird Refuge		Shinnecock National Wildlife Refuge
North Carolina
Lake Mattamuskeet Wildlife Refuge		Mattamuskeet National Wildlife
Pea Island Migratory Waterfowl Refuge		Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge
Swanquarter Migratory Bird Refuge		Swanquarter National Wildlife Refuge
North Dakota
Appert Lake Migratory Waterfowl Refuge		Appert Lake National Wildlife Refuge
Ardoch Lake Migratory Waterfowl Refuge		Ardoch National Wildlife Refuge
Arrowwood Migratory Waterfowl Refuge		Arrowwood National Wildlife Refuge
Billings Lake Migratory Waterfowl Refuge		Billings Lake National Wildlife Refuge
Bone Hill Creek Migratory Waterfowl Refuge		Bone Hill National Wildlife Refuge
Brumba Migratory Waterfowl Refuge		Brumba National Wildlife Refuge
Buffalo Lake Migratory Waterfowl Refuge		Buffalo Lake National Wildlife Refuge
Camp Lake Migratory Waterfowl Refuge		Camp Lake National Wildlife Refuge
Canfield Lake Migratory Waterfowl Refuge		Canfield Lake National Wildlife Refuge
Charles Lake Migratory Waterfowl Refuge		Charles Lake National Wildlife Refuge
Chase Lake Reservation		Chase Lake National Wildlife Refuge
Cottonwood Lake Migratory Waterfowl Refuge		Cottonwood Lake National Wildlife Refuge
Dakota Lake Migratory Waterfowl Refuge		Dakota Lake National Wildlife Refuge
Des Lacs Migratory Waterfowl Refuge		Des Lacs National Wildlife Refuge
Flickertail Migratory Waterfowl Refuge		Flickertail National Wildlife Refuge
Florence Lake Migratory Waterfowl Refuge		Florence Lake National Wildlife Refuge
Half-Way Lake Migratory Waterfowl Refuge		Half-Way Lake National Wildlife Refuge
Hiddenwood Lake Migratory Waterfowl Refuge		Hiddenwood National Wildlife Refuge
Hobart Lake Migratory Waterfowl Refuge		Hobart Lake National Wildlife Refuge
Hutchinson Lake Migratory Waterfowl Refuge		Hutchinson Lake National Wildlife Refuge
Johnson Lake Migratory Waterfowl Refuge		Johnson Lake National Wildlife Refuge
Lake Elsie Migratory Waterfowl Refuge		Lake Elsie National Wildlife Refuge
Lake George Migratory Waterfowl Refuge		Lake George National Wildlife Refuge
Lake Ilo Migratory Waterfowl Refuge Lake		Lake Ilo National Wildlife Refuge
Lake Moraine Migratory Waterfowl Refuge		Lake Moraine National Wildlife Refuge
Lake Nettie Migratory Waterfowl Refuge		Lake Nettie National Wildlife Refuge
Lake Oliver Migratory Waterfowl Refuge		Lake Oliver National Wildlife Refuge
Lake Patricia Migratory Waterfowl Refuge		Lake Patricia National Wildlife Refuge
Lake Susie Migratory Waterfowl Refuge		McLean National Wildlife Refuge
Lake Zahl Migratory Waterfowl Refuge		Lake Zahl National Wildlife Refuge
Lambs Lake Migratory Waterfowl Refuge		Lambs Lake National Wildlife Refuge
Legion Lake Migratory Waterfowl Refuge		Legion Lake National Wildlife Refuge
Little Goose Migratory Waterfowl Refuge		Little Goose National Wildlife Refuge
Little Lake Migratory Waterfowl Refuge		Little Lake National Wildlife Refuge
Long Lake Migratory Bird Refuge		Long Lake National Wildlife Refuge
Lords Lake Migratory Waterfowl Refuge		Lords Lake National Wildlife Refuge
Lost Lake Migratory Waterfowl Refuge		Lost Lake National Wildlife Refuge
Lostwood Migratory Waterfowl Refuge		Lostwood National Wildlife Refuge
Lower Souris Migratory Waterfowl Refuge		Lower Souris National Wildlife Refuge
Maple River Migratory Waterfowl Refuge		Maple River National Wildlife Refuge
Minnewastena Migratory Waterfowl Refuge		Minnewastena National Wildlife Refuge
Pioneer Lake Migratory Waterfowl Refuge		Pioneer Lake National Wildlife Refuge
Pleasant Lake Migratory Waterfowl Refuge		Pleasant Lake National Wildlife Refuge
Rock Lake Migratory Waterfowl		Rock Lake National Wildlife Refuge
Shell Lake Migratory Waterfowl Refuge		Shell Lake National Wildlife Refuge
Sibley Lake Migratory Waterfowl Refuge		Sibley Lake National Wildlife Refuge
Stump Lake Reservation		Stump Lake National Wildlife Refuge
Upper Souris Migratory Waterfowl Refuge		Upper Souris National Wildlife Refuge
Ohio
West Sister Island Migratory Bird Refuge		West Sister Island National Wildlife Refuge
Oklahoma
Salt Plains Wildlife Refuge		Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge
Oregon
Cape Meares Migratory Bird Refuge		Cape Meares National Wildlife Refuge
Goat Island Migratory Bird Refuge		Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge
Hart Mountain Antelope Refuge		Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge
Malheur Migratory Bird Refuge		Malheur National Wildlife Refuge
McKay Creek Bird Refuge		McKay Creek National Wildlife Refuge
Three Arch Rocks Reservation		Three Arch Rocks National Wildlife Refuge
Upper Klamath Wildlife Refuge		Upper Klamath National Wildlife Refuge
Puerto Rico
Culebra Reservation		Culebra National Wildlife Refuge
South Carolina
Cape Romain Migratory Bird Refuge		Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge
Carolina Sandhills Wildlife Refuge		Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge
South Dakota
Belle Fourche Reservation		Belle Fourche National Wildlife Refuge
Lacreek Migratory Waterfowl Refuge		Lacreek National Wildlife Refuge
Lake Andes Migratory Waterfowl Refuge		Lake Andes National Wildlife Refuge
Sand Lake Migratory Waterfowl Refuge		Sand Lake National Wildlife Refuge
Waubay Migratory Waterfowl Refuge		Waubay National Wildlife Refuge
Tennessee
Lake Isom Migratory Waterfowl Refuge		Lake Isom National Wildlife Refuge
Texas
Aransas Migratory Waterfowl Refuge		Aransas National Wildlife Refuge
Muleshoe Migratory Waterfowl Refuge		Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge
Utah
Locomotive Springs Migratory Bird		Locomotive Springs National Wildlife Refuge
Strawberry Valley Reservation Refuge		Strawberry Valley National Wildlife Refuge
Vermont
Morgan Farm Wildlife Refuge		Morgan National Wildlife Refuge
Virginia
Back Bay Migratory Waterfowl Refuge		Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge
Washington
Columbia River Bird Refuge		Columbia River National Wildlife Refuge
Conconnully Reservation		Conconnully National Wildlife Refuge
Copalis Rock Reservation		Copalis National Wildlife Refuge
Dungeness Spit Reservation		Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge
Flattery Rocks Reservation		Flattery Rocks National Wildlife Refuge
Jones Island Migratory Bird Refuge		Jones Island National Wildlife Refuge
Lenore Lake Migratory Bird Refuge		Lenore Lake National Wildlife Refuge
Little Pend Oreille Wildlife Refuge		Little Pend Oreille National Wildlife Refuge
Matia Island Migratory Bird Refuge		Matia Island National Wildlife Refuge
Quillayute Needles Reservation		Quillayute Needles National Wildlife Refuge
Smith Island Reservation		Smith Island National Wildlife Refuge
Turnbull Migratory Waterfowl Refuge		Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge
Willapa Harbor Migratory Bird Refuge		Willapa National Wildlife Refuge
Wisconsin
Gravel Island Reservation		Gravel Island National Wildlife Refuge
Green Bay Reservation		Green Bay National Wildlife Refuge
Long Tail Point Migratory Waterfowl Refuge		Long Tail Point National Wildlife Refuge
Trempealeau Migratory Waterfowl Refuge		Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge
Wyoming
Bamforth Lake Migratory Bird Refuge		Bamforth National Wildlife Refuge
Elk Refuge		National Elk Refuge
Hutton Lake Migratory Bird Refuge		Hutton Lake National Refuge

In Witness Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States of America to be affixed.

Done at the City of Washington this 25th day of July, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and forty, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and sixty-fifth.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

By the President:

Sumner Welles,

Acting Secretary of State

This work is in the public domain in the United States because it is a work of the United States federal government (see 17 U.S.C. 105).