PUBLIC LAW 9 4 - 2 2 3 — F E B. 27, 1976
90 STAT. 199
Public Law 94-223 94th Congress An Act To amend the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of. America in Congress assembled, That subsection (a) of section 4 of the National Wildlife Eefuge System Administration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 6 6 8 d d (a)) is amended to read as follows: " (a)(1) For the purpose of consolidating the authorities relating to the various categories of areas that are administered by the Secretary of the Interior for the conservation of fish and wildlife, including species that are threatened with extinction, all lands, waters, and interests therein administered by the Secretary as wildlife refuges, areas for the protection and conservation of fish and Avildlife that are threatened with extinction, wildlife ranges, game ranges, wildlife management areas, or waterfowl production areas are hereby designated as the 'National Wildlife Refuge System' (referred to herein as the 'System'), which shall be subject to the provisions of this section, and shall be administered by the Secretary through the United States F i s h and Wildlife Service. W i t h respect to refuge lands in the State of Alaska, those programs relating to the management of resources for which any other agency of the Federal Government exercises administrative responsibility through cooperative agreement shall remain in effect, subject to the direct supervision of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, as long as such agency agrees to exercise such responsibility. " (2) No acquired lands which are or become a part of the System may be transferred or otherwise disposed of under any provision of law (except by exchange pursuant to subsection (b)(3) of this section) unless— " (A) the Secretary of the Interior determines with the approval of the Migratory Bird Conservation Commission that such lands are no longer needed for the purposes for which the System was established; and " (B) such lands are transferred or otherwise disposed of for an amount not less than— " (i) the acquisition costs of such lands, in the case of lands of the System which were purchased by the United States with funds from the migratory bird conservation fund, or fair market value, whichever is g r e a t e r; or " ( i i) the fair market value of such lands (as determined by the Secretary as of the date of the transfer or disposal), in the case of lands of the System which were donated to the System. The Secretary shall pay into the migratory bird conservation fund the aggregate amount of the proceeds of any transfer or disposal referred to in the preceding sentence. " (3) E a c h area which is included within the System on January 1, 1975, or thereafter, and which was or is— " (A) designated as an area within such System by law, Executive order, or secretarial o r d e r; or
Feb. 27, 1976 [H.R. 5512] National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966, amendments.
Transfer or disposal of lands, restriction.
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