Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 55 Part 1.djvu/381

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PUBLIC LAWS--CH. 259-JUNE 28, 1941 Taking of eggs, etc., on bird-breeding grounds. 35 Stat. 1104. Prohibited acts on acquired areas. 45 Stat. 1224. Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge. 45 Stat. 1222; 49 Stat. 381 Klamath Lake Res- ervation. Reappropriation. 54 Stat. 453. ical administration and protection of the reservations; for the enforcement of section 84 of the Act approved March 4, 1909 (18 U. S . C . 145), entitled "An Act to codify, revise, and amend the penal laws of the United States", and Acts amendatory thereto, and section 10 of the Migratory Bird Conservation Act of February 18, 1929 (16 U. S . C . 715i); for the purchase, capture, and transporta- tion of game for national reservations; and for the maintenance of the herd of long-horned cattle on the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, $833,550. Migratory bird conservation refuges: For carrying into effect the provisions of the Act entitled "An Act to more effectively meet the obligations of the United States under the migratory-bird treaty with Great Britain (39 Stat., pt. 2, 1702) by lessening the dangers threat- ening migratory game birds from drainage and other causes, by the acquisition of areas of land and of water to furnish in perpetuity reservations for the adequate protection of such birds; and author- izing appropriations for the establishment of such areas, their main- tenance and improvement, and for other purposes", approved Feb- ruary 18, 1929, as amended by title III of the Act approved June 15, 1935 (16 U. S . C. 715-715r), $78,450. Restoration of Lower Klamath Migratory Waterfowl Refuge: For the restoration and development of Klamath Lake Reservation (commonly known as the Lower Klamath Migratory Waterfowl Refuge) as a feeding, nesting, and breeding ground for migratory birds, including the construction of water-control works thereon and for necessary expenses incident thereto, $65,000; together with the unexpended balance of the appropriation of $70,000 for this purpose in the Interior Department Appropriation Act, 1941. In all, salaries and expenses, $5,531,500. MIGRATORY BIRD CONSERVATION FUND Administrative ex- For carrying into effect the provisions of section 4 of the Act pens e s. entitled "An Act to supplement and support the Migratory Bird Conservation Act by providing funds for the acquisition of areas for use as migratory-bird sanctuaries, refuges, and breeding grounds, for developing and administering such areas, for the protection of certain migratory bir(ds, for the enforcement of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act and regulations thereunder, and for other purposes" 4 Slt. t451; 49 approved March 16, 1934, as amended by an Act entitled "An Act to amend the Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp Act of March 16, 1934, and certain other Acts relating to game and other wildlife, admin- istered by the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes", approved June 15, 1935 (16 U. S . C. 718-718h), an amount equal to eceiptsfromstamp the sum received during the fiscal year 1942 from the proceeds from the sale of stamps, to be warranted monthly; and in addition thereto an amount equal to the unobligated balance on June 30, 1941, of the total of the proceeds received from the sale of stamps prior to July 1, Pr notisold. 1941: Provided, That hereafter all such migratory bird hunting endofyear. stamps not sold at the end of the fiscal year for which issued shall be turned over to the philatelic agency and therein placed on sale until disposed of or until the Congress otherwise provides: Provided Use restricted. further, That such stamps shall be usable as migratory bird hunting stamps only during the fiscal year for which issued. FEDERAL AID IN WILDIFE1 RESTORATION For carrying out the provisions of the Act entitled "An Act to provide that the United States shall aid the States in wildlife restoration projects, and for other purposes", approved September 155 STAT.