16 U.S.C. § 715i — Administration

Page 1272 TITLE 16—CONSERVATION § 715g Executive Documents TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS Transfer of functions of Secretary of Agriculture to Secretary of the Interior by Reorg. Plan No. II of 1939, see Transfer of Functions note set out under section 715a of this title. § 715g. Jurisdiction of State over areas acquired The jurisdiction of the State, both civil and criminal, over persons upon areas acquired under this subchapter shall not be affected or changed by reason of their acquisition and ad- ministration by the United States as migratory- bird reservations, except so far as the punish- ment of offenses against the United States is concerned. (Feb. 18, 1929, ch. 257, § 8, 45 Stat. 1224.) § 715h. Operation of State game laws Nothing in this subchapter is intended to interfere with the operation of the game laws of the several States applying to migratory game birds insofar as they do not permit what is for- bidden by Federal law. (Feb. 18, 1929, ch. 257, § 9, 45 Stat. 1224.) § 715i. Administration (a) Treaty obligations; rules and regulations Areas of lands, waters, or interests therein ac- quired or reserved pursuant to this subchapter shall, unless otherwise provided by law, be ad- ministered by the Secretary of the Interior under rules and regulations prescribed by him to conserve and protect migratory birds in accord- ance with treaty obligations with Mexico, Can- ada, Japan, and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, and other species of wildlife found thereon, including species that are listed pursu- ant to section 1533 of this title as endangered species or threatened species, and to restore or develop adequate wildlife habitat. (b) Management and public and private agency agreements authorization In administering such areas, the Secretary is authorized to manage timber, range, and agri- cultural crops; to manage other species of ani- mals, including but not limited to fenced range animals, with the objectives of perpetuating, distributing, and utilizing the resources; and to enter into agreements with public and private agencies. (Feb. 18, 1929, ch. 257, § 10, 45 Stat. 1224; 1939 Reorg. Plan No. II, § 4(f), eff. July 1, 1939, 4 F.R. 2731, 53 Stat. 1433; Pub. L. 89–669, § 7(b), Oct. 15, 1966, 80 Stat. 929; Pub. L. 93–205, § 13(b), Dec. 28, 1973, 87 Stat. 902; Pub. L. 95–616, § 5(b), Nov. 8, 1978, 92 Stat. 3114.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1978—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 95–616 provided for treaty obligations with Japan and the Union of Soviet Social- ist Republics. 1973—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 93–205 substituted ‘‘listed pursuant to section 1533 of this title as endangered spe- cies or threatened species,’’ for ‘‘threatened with ex- tinction,’’. 1966—Subsecs. (a), (b). Pub. L. 89–669 added subsecs. (a) and (b). Former paragraph prohibited acts on ac- quired areas and is now covered by section 668dd(c) and (d)(1) of this title. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1973 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 93–205 effective Dec. 28, 1973, see section 16 of Pub. L. 93–205, set out as a note under section 1531 of this title. Executive Documents TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS Transfer of functions of Secretary of Agriculture to Secretary of the Interior by Reorg. Plan No. II of 1939, see Transfer of Functions note set out under section 715a of this title. § 715j. ‘‘Migratory birds’’ defined For the purposes of this subchapter and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 703 et seq.), migratory birds are those defined as such by the treaty between the United States and Great Britain for the protection of migratory birds concluded August 16, 1916 (39 Stat. 1702), the treaty between the United States and the United Mexican States for the protection of migratory birds and game mammals concluded February 7, 1936 (50 Stat. 1311), 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 Ex- tinction, 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 Novem- ber 19, 1976. (Feb. 18, 1929, ch. 257, § 11, 45 Stat. 1224; Pub. L. 89–669, § 7(c), Oct. 15, 1966, 80 Stat. 930; Pub. L. 95–616, § 5(c), Nov. 8, 1978, 92 Stat. 3114.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The Migratory Bird Treaty Act, referred to in text, is act July 3, 1918, ch. 128, 40 Stat. 755, which is classified generally to subchapter II (§ 703 et seq.) of this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 710 of this title and Tables. AMENDMENTS 1978—Pub. L. 95–616 defined migratory birds for pur- poses of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act and to include those defined in the Convention of Mar. 4, 1972, con- cluded with Government of Japan and the Convention of Nov. 19, 1976, concluded with Union of Soviet Social- ist Republics. 1966—Pub. L. 89–669 inserted ‘‘(39 Stat. 1702)’’ and de- fined migratory birds to include those defined in the Treaty of Feb. 7, 1936 (50 Stat. 1311) with the United Mexican States. § 715k. Authorization of appropriations for pur- poses of subchapter; disposal; reservation protectors For the acquisition, including the location, ex- amination, and survey, of suitable areas of land, water, or land and water, for use as migratory bird reservations, and necessary expenses inci- dent thereto, and for the administration, main-