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PUBLIC LAW 95-000—MMMM. DD, 1978

92 STAT. 3114

PUBLIC LAW 95-616—NOV. 8, 1978 "(2) acquire, by gift or devise, any area or interests therein; which he determines to be suitable for use as an inviolate sanctuary, or for any other management purpose, for migratory birds. The Secretary may pay, when deemed necessary by him and from moneys authorized to be appropriated for the purposes of this Act (A) the purchase or rental price of any such area or interest therein, and (B) the expenses incident to the location, examination, survey, and acquisition of title (including options) of any such area or interest therein. No lands acquired, held, or used by the United States for military purposes shall be subject to any provisions of this Act.". (b) Section 10(a) of such Act (16 U.S.C. 715i(a)) is amended by striking out "Mexico and Canada" and inserting in lieu thereof "Mexico, Canada, Japan, and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics". (c) Section 11 of such Act (16 U.S.C. 715j) is amended by inserting "and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 703 et seq.)" after '/this Act", by striking out "and" after " (39 Stat. 1702)" and inserting in lieu thereof a comma, and by inserting immediately before the period at the end thereof a comma and the following: "the Convention between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Japan for the Protection of Migratory Birds and Birds in Danger of Extinction, and their Environment concluded March 4, 1972, and the Convention between the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics for the Conservation of Migratory Birds and their Environment concluded November 19, 1976". SEC. 6. NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION ACT OF 1966.

Section 4(d)(1)(A) of the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd(d)(1)(A)) is amended by striking out "; and" at the end thereof and inserting m lieu thereof "unless the Secretary finds that the taking of any species of migratory game birds in more than 40 percent of such area would be beneficial to the species; and". SEC. 7. MIGRATORY BIRD HUNTING AND CONSERVATION STAMP ACT.

16 USC 718c.

(a) Section 2 of the Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp Act (16 U.S.C. 718b) is amended by striking out "September" in the sixth sentence thereof and inserting in lieu thereof "June". (b) Section 3 of such Act is amended by inserting immediately after "treaty" the following: "or convention". SEC. 8. CRAB ORCHARD NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE.

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The second sentence of section 2 of the Act of August 5, 1947 (61 Stat. 770; 16 U.S.C. 666g), is amended to read as follows: "Such lands as have been or may hereafter be determined to be chiefly valuable for industrial purposes shall be leased for such purposes at such time and under such terms and conditions as the Secretary of the Interior shall prescribe. All monej-s received or collected in connection with such leases shall be subject to the provisions of the Act of June 15, 1935, as amended (49 Stat.'383; 16 U.S.C.715s).". SEC. 9. BALD EAGLE PROTECTION ACT.

Section 2 of the Act of June 8, 1904 (16 U.S.C. 668a) is amended by deleting the period at the end thereof and adding the following: '•Provided further, That the Secretary of the Interior, pursuant to such regulations as he may prescribe, may permit the taking of golden