16 U.S.C. § 666g — Classification of lands; industrial leases;

Page 1161 TITLE 16—CONSERVATION § 666g (B) the expected outcomes of managing and controlling the invasive species. (4) Public outreach and awareness efforts If a contract or cooperative agreement under subsection (l) involves any outreach or public awareness effort, the memorandum of under- standing under this subsection shall include a list of goals and objectives for each outreach or public awareness effort that have been de- termined to be efficient to inform national, re- gional, State, Tribal, or local audiences re- garding invasive species control and manage- ment. (n) Investigations The purpose of any invasive species-related in- vestigation carried out under a contract or co- operative agreement under subsection (l) shall be— (1) to develop solutions and specific rec- ommendations for control and management of invasive species; and (2) specifically to provide faster implementa- tion of control and management methods. (o) Coordination with affected local governments Each project and activity carried out pursuant to this section shall be coordinated with af- fected local governments in a manner that is consistent with section 1712(c)(9) of title 43. (p) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2030— (1) $2,500,000 to the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers; and (2) $2,500,000 to the Secretary of the Interior. (Mar. 10, 1934, ch. 55, § 10, as added Pub. L. 116–9, title VII, § 7001(b)(2)(B), Mar. 12, 2019, 133 Stat. 779; amended Pub. L. 116–188, title I, § 105, Oct. 30, 2020, 134 Stat. 916; Pub. L. 118–198, title I, § 104, Dec. 23, 2024, 138 Stat. 2680.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, referred to in subsec. (g)(2), is act June 25, 1947, ch. 125, as amended generally by Pub. L. 92–516, § 2, Oct. 21, 1972, 86 Stat. 973, which is classified generally to sub- chapter II (§ 136 et seq.) of chapter 6 of Title 7, Agri- culture. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 136 of Title 7 and Tables. AMENDMENTS 2024—Subsec. (p). Pub. L. 118–198 substituted ‘‘2030’’ for ‘‘2025’’ in introductory provisions. 2020—Subsec. (c)(2)(A). Pub. L. 116–188, § 105(1)(A), added cl. (i) and redesignated former cls. (i) and (ii) as (ii) and (iii), respectively. Subsec. (c)(2)(B) to (D). Pub. L. 116–188, § 105(1)(B), (C), added subpar. (B) and redesignated former subpars. (B) and (C) as (C) and (D), respectively. Subsec. (p). Pub. L. 116–188, § 105(2), added subsec. (p). § 666d. Skagit National Wildlife Refuge; exchange of lands The Secretary of the Interior is authorized, in his discretion, at any time within ten years from October 6, 1949, to accept from the State of Washington on behalf of the United States title to any lands in the State of Washington which he deems chiefly valuable for wildlife refuge purposes, and which are equivalent in value to the lands of the United States within the Skagit National Wildlife Refuge, and in exchange there- for to convey by deed on behalf of the United States to the State of Washington the said lands of the United States in the Skagit National Wildlife Refuge. (Oct. 6, 1949, ch. 619, § 1, 63 Stat. 708.) § 666e. Administration of acquired lands Any lands acquired by the Secretary of the In- terior under the terms of this section and sec- tion 666d of this title, if located within or adja- cent to an existing wildlife refuge or reserva- tion, immediately shall become a part of such refuge or reservation and shall be administered under the laws and regulations applicable there- to, and, if not so located, may be administered as a migratory-waterfowl management area, ref- uge, reservation, or breeding ground in accord- ance with the provisions of the Act of August 14, 1946 (60 Stat. 1080), and Acts supplementary thereto. (Oct. 6, 1949, ch. 619, § 2, 63 Stat. 708.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The Act of August 14, 1946, referred to in text, is act Aug. 14, 1946, ch. 965, 60 Stat. 1080, which amended act Mar. 10, 1934, ch. 55, by generally amending sections 1 to 6, which are classified to sections 661 to 665 and 666 of this title, and by adding sections 7 to 9, which are classified to sections 666a to 666c of this title. Subse- quent acts added sections 5A and 10 of act Mar. 10, 1934, which are classified to sections 665a and 666c–1 of this title, respectively. § 666f. Wildlife conservation and agricultural, in- dustrial, recreational, and related uses for certain Federal lands; transfer of lands to Secretary of the Interior; administration, de- velopment, and disposition In order to promote the orderly development and use of the lands and interests therein ac- quired by the United States in connection with the Crab Orchard Creek project and the Illinois Ordnance Plant in Williamson, Jackson, and Union Counties, Illinois, consistent with the needs of agriculture, industry, recreation, and wildlife conservation, all of the interests of the United States in and to such lands are hereby transferred to the Secretary of the Interior for administration, development, and disposition, in accordance with the provisions of this section and section 666g of this title. (Aug. 5, 1947, ch. 489, § 1, 61 Stat. 770.) § 666g. Classification of lands; industrial leases; moneys subject to section 715s of this title; administration; jurisdiction of Federal agen- cies All of the lands transferred to the Secretary of the Interior, pursuant to the provisions of sec- tion 666f of this title and this section, first shall be classified by him with a view to determining, in cooperation with Federal, State, and public Page 1162 TITLE 16—CONSERVATION § 667 or private agencies and organizations, the most beneficial use that may be made thereof to carry out the purposes of section 666f of this title and this section, including the development of wild- life conservation, agricultural, recreational, in- dustrial, and related purposes. 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 moneys received or collected in connection with such leases shall be subject to the provisions of section 715s of this title. Except to the extent otherwise pro- vided in section 666f of this title and this sec- tion, all lands herein transferred shall be admin- istered by the Secretary of the Interior through the Fish and Wildlife Service in accordance with the provisions of the act of August 14, 1946 (Pub- lic Law 732, Seventy-ninth Congress), and Acts supplementary thereto and amendatory thereof for the conservation of wildlife, and for the de- velopment of the agricultural, recreational, in- dustrial, and related purposes specified in sec- tion 666f of this title and this section: Provided, That no jurisdiction shall be exercised by the Secretary of the Interior over that portion of such lands and the improvements thereon which are now utilized by the Department of the Army directly or indirectly until such time as it is de- termined by the Secretary of the Army that uti- lization of such portions of such lands and the improvements thereon directly or indirectly by the Department of the Army is no longer re- quired: Provided further, That, subsequent to the determination referred to in the preceding pro- viso, the lands and improvements mentioned therein shall be administered by the Secretary of the Interior, and any lease or other disposi- tion thereof shall be made subject to such terms, conditions, restrictions, and reservations imposed by the Secretary of the Army as will, in the opinion of the Secretary of the Army, be adequate to assure the continued availability for war production purposes of such lands and improvements. (Aug. 5, 1947, ch. 489, § 2, 61 Stat. 770; July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, § 205(a), 61 Stat. 501; Pub. L. 95–616, § 8, Nov. 8, 1978, 92 Stat. 3114.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT Section 715s of this title, referred to in text, was in the original ‘‘the Act of June 15, 1935, as amended (49 Stat. 383; 16 U.S.C. 715s)’’. The act of August 14, 1946, referred to in text, is act Aug. 14, 1946, ch. 965, 60 Stat. 1080, which amended act Mar. 10, 1934, ch. 55, by generally amending sections 1 to 6, which are classified to sections 661 to 665 and 666 of this title, and by adding sections 7 to 9, which are classified to sections 666a to 666c of this title. Subse- quent acts added sections 5A and 10 of act Mar. 10, 1934, which are classified to sections 665a and 666c–1 of this title, respectively. AMENDMENTS 1978—Pub. L. 95–616 substituted in second sentence ‘‘terms and conditions as the Secretary of the Interior shall prescribe’’ for ‘‘terms and conditions as are con- sistent with the general purposes of section 2 of the Surplus Property Act of 1944, as amended, and with the purposes of section 666f of this title and this section’’ and made moneys received or collected in connection with the leases to be subject to section 715s of this title. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries CHANGE OF NAME Department of War designated Department of the Army and title of Secretary of War changed to Sec- retary of the Army by section 205(a) of act July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, 61 Stat. 501. Section 205(a) of act July 26, 1947, was repealed by section 53 of act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 641. Section 1 of act Aug. 10, 1956, en- acted ‘‘Title 10, Armed Forces’’ which in sections 3010 to 3013 continued military Department of the Army under administrative supervision of Secretary of the Army. § 667. Game management supply depots; appro- priations Appropriations made for the administration, protection, maintenance, control, improve- ments, and development of wildlife sanctuaries, reservations, and refuges under the control of the Secretary of the Interior shall be available for the purchase, transportation, and handling of supplies and materials for distribution at cost from game management supply depots main- tained by the Department of the Interior to projects specially provided for, and transfers be- tween the appropriations for said purposes are authorized in order that the cost of supplies and materials, and transportation and handling thereof, drawn from central warehouses so maintained may be charged to the particular project benefited; and such supplies and mate- rials as remain in said depots at the end of any fiscal year shall be continuously available for issuance during subsequent fiscal years and to be charged for by such transfers of funds be- tween said appropriations for the fiscal year then current without decreasing in any way the appropriations made for that fiscal year: Pro- vided, That supplies and materials shall not be purchased solely for the purpose of increasing the value of storehouse stock beyond reasonable requirements for any current fiscal year. (June 24, 1936, ch. 764, 49 Stat. 1913; 1939 Reorg. Plan No. II, § 4(e), (f), eff. July 1, 1939, 4 F.R. 2731, 53 Stat. 1433.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Former first sentence provided for establishment of a game management supply depot and laboratory at Po- catello, Idaho. Executive Documents TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS See Transfer of Functions note set out under section 661 of this title. § 667a. Omitted Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section, act June 8, 1940, ch. 295, §§ 1–4, 54 Stat. 261, authorized compacts or agreements between or among the States bordering on the Atlantic Ocean with re-