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16 U.S.C. § 664 — Administration; rules and regulations; availability of lands to State agencies

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16 U.S.C. § 664 — Administration; rules and regulations; availability of lands to State agencies

Such areas as are made available to the Secretary of the Interior for the purposes of this Act, pursuant to sections 661 and 663 of this title or pursuant to any other authorization, shall be administered by him directly or in accordance with cooperative agreements entered into pursuant to the provisions of [section 661 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section661&num=0&edition=prelim) and in accordance with such rules and regulations for the conservation, maintenance, and management of wildlife, resources thereof, and its habitat thereon, as may be adopted by the Secretary in accordance with general plans approved jointly by the Secretary of the Interior and the head of the department or agency exercising primary administration of such areas: Provided, That such rules and regulations shall not be inconsistent with the laws for the protection of fish and game of the States in which such area is situated: Provided, further, That lands having value to the National Migratory Bird Management Program may, pursuant to general plans, be made available without cost directly to the State agency having control over wildlife resources, if it is jointly determined by the Secretary of the Interior and such State agency that this would be in the public interest: And provided further, That the Secretary of the Interior shall have the right to assume the management and administration of such lands in behalf of the National Migratory Bird Management Program if the Secretary finds that the State agency has withdrawn from or otherwise relinquished such management and administration.

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16 U.S.C. § 661 — Short title; authorization

**(a) Short title** This Act may be cited as the “Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act”. **(b) Authorization** For the purpose of recognizing the vital contribution of our wildlife resources to the Nation, the increasing public interest and significance thereof due to expansion of our national economy and other factors, and to provide that wildlife conservation shall receive equal consideration and be coordinated with other features of water-resource development programs through the effectual and harmonious planning, development, maintenance, and coordination of wildlife conservation and rehabilitation for the purposes of this Act in the United States, its Territories and possessions, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized (1) to provide assistance to, and cooperate with, Federal, State, and public or private agencies and organizations in the development, protection, rearing, and stocking of all species of wildlife, resources thereof, and their habitat, in controlling losses of the same from disease or other causes, in minimizing damages from overabundant species, in providing public shooting and fishing areas, including easements across public lands for access thereto, and in carrying out other measures necessary to effectuate the purposes of this Act; (2) to make surveys and investigations of the wildlife of the public domain, including lands and waters or interests therein acquired or controlled by any agency of the United States; and (3) to accept donations of land and contributions of funds in furtherance of the purposes of this Act.

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16 U.S.C. § 668ee — Definitions

For purposes of this Act: (1) The term “compatible use” means a wildlife-dependent recreational use or any other use of a refuge that, in the sound professional judgment of the Director, will not materially interfere with or detract from the fulfillment of the mission of the System or the purposes of the refuge. (2) The terms “wildlife-dependent recreation” and “wildlife-dependent recreational use” mean a use of a refuge involving hunting, fishing, wildlife observation and photography, or environmental education and interpretation. (3) The term “sound professional judgment” means a finding, determination, or decision that is consistent with principles of sound fish and wildlife management and administration, available science and resources, and adherence to the requirements of this Act and other applicable laws. (4) The terms “conserving”, “conservation”, “manage”, “managing”, and “management”, mean to sustain and, where appropriate, restore and enhance, healthy populations of fish, wildlife, and plants utilizing, in accordance with applicable Federal and State laws, methods and procedures associated with modern scientific resource programs. Such methods and procedures include, consistent with the provisions of this Act, protection, research, census, law enforcement, habitat management, propagation, live trapping and transplantation, and regulated taking. (5) The term “Coordination Area” means a wildlife management area that is made available to a State— (A) by cooperative agreement between the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and a State agency having control over wildlife resources pursuant to [section 664 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section664&num=0&edition=prelim); or (B) by long-term leases o

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16 U.S.C. § 664 — Administration; rules and regulations;

Page 1156 TITLE 16—CONSERVATION § 664 (b) Use and availability of waters, land, or inter- ests therein The use of such waters, land, or interests therein for wildlife conservation purposes shall be in accordance with general plans approved jointly (1) by the head of the particular depart- ment or agency exercising primary administra- tion in each instance, (2) by the Secretary of the Interior, and (3) by the head of the agency exer- cising the administration of the wildlife re- sources of the particular State wherein the wa- ters and areas lie. Such waters and other inter- ests shall be made available, without cost for administration, by such State agency, if the management of the properties relate to the con- servation of wildlife other than migratory birds, or by the Secretary of the Interior, for adminis- tration in such manner as he may deem advis- able, where the particular properties have value in carrying out the national migratory bird management program: Provided, That nothing in this section shall be construed as affecting the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture to co- operate with the States or in making lands available to the States with respect to the man- agement of wildlife and wildlife habitat on lands administered by him. (c) Acquisition of land, waters, and interests therein; report to Congress When consistent with the purposes of this Act and the reports and findings of the Secretary of the Interior prepared in accordance with section 662 of this title, land, waters, and interests therein may be acquired by Federal construc- tion agencies for the wildlife conservation and development purposes of this Act in connection with a project as reasonably needed to preserve and assure for the public benefit the wildlife po- tentia

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