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7 U.S.C. § 2269 — Gifts of property; acceptance and administration by Secretary of Agriculture; Federal tax law consideration; separate fund in Treasury; regulations
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to accept, receive, hold, utilize, and administer on behalf of the United States gifts, bequests, or devises of real and personal property made for the benefit of the United States Department of Agriculture or for the carrying out of any of its functions. For the purposes of the Federal income, estate, and gift tax laws, property accepted under the authority of this section shall be considered as a gift, bequest, or devise to the United States. Any gift of money accepted pursuant to the authority granted in this section, or the net proceeds from the liquidation of any property so accepted, or the proceeds of any insurance on any gift property not used for its restoration shall be deposited in the Treasury of the United States for credit to a separate fund and shall be disbursed upon order of the Secretary of Agriculture. The Secretary of Agriculture may promulgate regulations to carry out the provisions of this section.
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to accept, receive, hold, utilize, and administer on behalf of the United States gifts, bequests, or devises of real and personal property made for the benefit of the United States Department of Agriculture or for the carrying out of any of its functions. For the purposes of the Federal income, estate, and gift tax laws, property accepted under the authority of this section shall be considered as a gift, bequest, or devise to the United States. Any gift of money accepted pursuant to the authority granted in this section, or the net proceeds from the liquidation of any property so accepted, or the proceeds of any insurance on any gift property not used for its restoration shall be deposited in the Treasury of the United States for credit to a separate fund and shall be disbursed upon order of the Secretary of Agriculture. The Secretary of Agriculture may promulgate regulations to carry out the provisions of this section.
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**(a) Authority of Secretary** The Secretary of Agriculture (hereinafter the “Secretary”) is hereby and hereafter authorized to conduct technology transfer and development, training, dissemination of information and applied research in the management, processing and utilization of the hardwood forest resource. This authority is in addition to any other authorities which may be available to the Secretary including, but not limited to, the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978, as amended ([16 U.S.C. 2101](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section2101&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.), and the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Act of 1978, as amended ([16 U.S.C. 1600–161](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section1600–161&num=0&edition=prelim)4).11 So in original.
**(b) Grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements; gifts and donations** In carrying out this authority, the Secretary may enter into grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements with public and private agencies, organizations, corporations, institutions and individuals. The Secretary may accept gifts and donations pursuant to [section 2269 of title 7](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section2269&num=0&edition=prelim) including gifts and donations from a donor that conducts business with any agency of the Department of Agriculture or is regulated by the Secretary of Agriculture.
**(c) Use of assets of Wood Education and Resource Center; establishment of Institute of Hardwood Technology Transfer and Applied Research** The Secretary is hereby and hereafter authorized to operate and utilize the assets of the Wood Education and Resource Center (previously named the Robert C. Byrd Hardwood Technology
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**(a) Fish and Wildlife Service**
(1) **Management**
(A) *In general* — Subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary may prescribe, the Secretary may issue a special use authorization to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service for the management by the Service of facilities and land agreed on by the Secretary and the Secretary of the Interior.
(B) *Fees*
(i) *In general* — Reasonable admission and use fees may be charged for all areas administered by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
(ii) *Deposit* — The fees shall be deposited in accordance with section 460lll–24 of this title.
(2) **Cooperation** — The Secretary and the Secretary of the Interior may cooperate or act jointly on activities such as population monitoring and inventory of fish and wildlife with emphasis on migratory birds and endangered and threatened species, environmental education, visitor services, conservation demonstration projects and scientific research.
(3) **Subordination of fish and wildlife activities to overall management** — The management and use of areas and facilities under permit to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service as authorized pursuant to this section shall be subordinate to the overall management of the Recreation Area as directed by the Secretary.
**(b) Authorities** For the management, maintenance, operation, and interpretation of the Recreation Area and its facilities, the Secretary may—
(1) make grants and enter into contracts and cooperative agreements with Federal agencies, governmental units, nonprofit organizations, corporations, and individuals; and
(2) accept gifts under [section 2269 of title 7](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section2269&num=0&edition=prelim) notwithstanding that th
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**(a) Higher education teaching programs** The Secretary shall promote and strengthen higher education in the food and agricultural sciences by formulating and administering programs to enhance college and university teaching programs in agriculture, natural resources, forestry, veterinary medicine, home economics, disciplines closely allied to the food and agricultural system, and rural economic, community, and business development.
**(b) Grants** The Secretary may make competitive grants (or grants without regard to any requirement for competition) to land-grant colleges and universities (including the University of the District of Columbia), to colleges and universities having significant minority enrollments and a demonstrable capacity to carry out the teaching of food and agricultural sciences, and to other colleges and universities having a demonstrable capacity to carry out the teaching of food and agricultural sciences, for a period not to exceed 5 years—
(1) to strengthen institutional capacities, including curriculum, faculty, scientific instrumentation, instruction delivery systems, and student recruitment and retention, to respond to identified State, regional, national, or international educational needs in the food and agricultural sciences, or in rural economic, community, and business development;
(2) to attract and support undergraduate and graduate students in order to educate the students in national need areas of the food and agricultural sciences, or in rural economic, community, and business development;
(3) to facilitate cooperative initiatives between two or more eligible institutions, or between eligible institutions and units of State government or organizations in the private sector, to maximize the development and use of resources such as
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TITLE 7—AGRICULTURE
§ 2268
1 See References in Text note below.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEAL
Repeal effective 15 days after Aug. 11, 1988, see sec-
tion 101(c)(1) of Pub. L. 100–387, set out as an Effective
and Termination Dates of 1988 Amendment note under
section 1427 of this title.
§ 2268. Public lands; relinquishment
Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
the Secretary of Agriculture may, whenever he
considers it desirable, relinquish to a State all
or part of the legislative jurisdiction of the
United States over lands or interests under his
control in that State. Relinquishment of legisla-
tive jurisdiction under this section may be ac-
complished (1) by filing with the Governor of the
State concerned a notice of relinquishment to
take effect upon acceptance thereof, or (2) as the
laws of the State may otherwise provide.
(Pub. L. 95–441, Oct. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 1064.)
§ 2268a. Acquisition of land; options
(a) The Department of Agriculture is author-
ized to acquire land, or interest therein, by pur-
chase, exchange or otherwise, as may be nec-
essary to carry out its authorized work: Pro-
vided, That no acquisition shall be made under
this authority unless provision is made therefor
in the applicable appropriation or other law.
(b) Appropriations for the Department of Agri-
culture which are available for the purchase of
land may be expended for options to purchase
land: Provided, That not to exceed $1 may be ex-
pended for each option to purchase any par-
ticular tract or tracts of land unless otherwise
provided in appropriation or other law.
(Aug. 3, 1956, ch. 950, § 11, 70 Stat. 1034.)
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Section was formerly classified to section 428a of this
title prior t
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