16 U.S.C. § 1135 — Gifts, bequests, and contributions

Page 1634 TITLE 16—CONSERVATION § 1134 sion of title I of Pub. L. 102–154, set out as a note under section 31 of Title 43, Public Lands. ‘‘United States Bureau of Mines’’ substituted for ‘‘Bureau of Mines’’ in subsec. (d)(2) pursuant to section 10(b) of Pub. L. 102–285, set out as a note under section 1 of Title 30, Mineral Lands and Mining. For provisions relating to closure and transfer of functions of the United States Bureau of Mines, see Transfer of Func- tions note set out under section 1 of Title 30. LIVESTOCK GRAZING IN NATIONAL FOREST WILDERNESS AREAS Pub. L. 96–560, title I, § 108, Dec. 22, 1980, 94 Stat. 3271, provided that: ‘‘The Congress hereby declares that, without amending the Wilderness Act of 1964 [this chapter], with respect to livestock grazing in National Forest wilderness areas, the provisions of the Wilder- ness Act relating to grazing shall be interpreted and administered in accordance with the guidelines con- tained under the heading ‘Grazing in National Forest Wilderness’ in the House Committee Report (H. Report 96–617) accompanying this Act [Pub. L. 96–560].’’ Executive Documents TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS Enforcement functions of Secretary or other official in Department of the Interior related to compliance with system activities requiring coordination and ap- proval under this chapter and such functions of Sec- retary or other official in Department of Agriculture, insofar as they involve lands and programs under juris- diction of that Department, related to compliance with this chapter with respect to pre-construction, construc- tion, and initial operation of transportation system for Canadian and Alaskan natural gas transferred to Fed- eral Inspector, Office of Federal Inspector for Alaska Natural Gas Transportation System, until first anni- versary of date of initial operation of Alaska Natural Gas Transportation System, see Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1979, §§ 102(e), (f), 203(a), 44 F.R. 33663, 33666, 93 Stat. 1373, 1376, effective July 1, 1979, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. Of- fice of Federal Inspector for the Alaska Natural Gas Transportation System abolished and functions and au- thority vested in Inspector transferred to Secretary of Energy by section 3012(b) of Pub. L. 102–486, set out as an Abolition of Office of Federal Inspector note under section 719e of Title 15, Commerce and Trade. Func- tions and authority vested in Secretary of Energy sub- sequently transferred to Federal Coordinator for Alas- ka Natural Gas Transportation Projects by section 720d(f) of Title 15. § 1134. State and private lands within wilderness areas (a) Access; exchange of lands; mineral interests restriction In any case where State-owned or privately owned land is completely surrounded by na- tional forest lands within areas designated by this chapter as wilderness, such State or private owner shall be given such rights as may be nec- essary to assure adequate access to such State- owned or privately owned land by such State or private owner and their successors in interest, or the State-owned land or privately owned land shall be exchanged for federally owned land in the same State of approximately equal value under authorities available to the Secretary of Agriculture: Provided, however, That the United States shall not transfer to a State or private owner any mineral interests unless the State or private owner relinquishes or causes to be relin- quished to the United States the mineral inter- est in the surrounded land. (b) Customary means for ingress and egress to wilderness areas subject to mining claims or other occupancies In any case where valid mining claims or other valid occupancies are wholly within a des- ignated national forest wilderness area, the Sec- retary of Agriculture shall, by reasonable regu- lations consistent with the preservation of the area as wilderness, permit ingress and egress to such surrounded areas by means which have been or are being customarily enjoyed with re- spect to other such areas similarly situated. (c) Acquisition of lands Subject to the appropriation of funds by Con- gress, the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to acquire privately owned land within the pe- rimeter of any area designated by this chapter as wilderness if (1) the owner concurs in such ac- quisition or (2) the acquisition is specifically au- thorized by Congress. (Pub. L. 88–577, § 5, Sept. 3, 1964, 78 Stat. 896.) Executive Documents TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS Enforcement functions of Secretary or other official in Department of Agriculture, insofar as they involve lands and programs under jurisdiction of that Depart- ment, related to compliance with this chapter with re- spect to pre-construction, construction, and initial op- eration of transportation system for Canadian and Alaskan natural gas transferred to Federal Inspector, Office of Federal Inspector for Alaska Natural Gas Transportation System, until first anniversary of date of initial operation of Alaska Natural Gas Transpor- tation System, see Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1979, §§ 102(f), 203(a), 44 F.R. 33663, 33666, 93 Stat. 1373, 1376, effective July 1, 1979, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Govern- ment Organization and Employees. Office of Federal In- spector for the Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Sys- tem abolished and functions and authority vested in In- spector transferred to Secretary of Energy by section 3012(b) of Pub. L. 102–486, set out as an Abolition of Of- fice of Federal Inspector note under section 719e of Title 15, Commerce and Trade. Functions and authority vested in Secretary of Energy subsequently transferred to Federal Coordinator for Alaska Natural Gas Trans- portation Projects by section 720d(f) of Title 15. § 1135. Gifts, bequests, and contributions (a) Acceptance by Secretary of Agriculture of land for preservation as wilderness; regula- tions The Secretary of Agriculture may accept gifts or bequests of land within wilderness areas des- ignated by this chapter for preservation as wil- derness. The Secretary of Agriculture may also accept gifts or bequests of land adjacent to wil- derness areas designated by this chapter for preservation as wilderness if he has given sixty days advance notice thereof to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Rep- resentatives. Land accepted by the Secretary of Agriculture under this section shall be come part of the wilderness area involved. Regula- tions with regard to any such land may be in ac- cordance with such agreements, consistent with the policy of this chapter, as are made at the time of such gift, or such conditions, consistent with such policy, as may be included in, and ac- cepted with, such bequest. Page 1635 TITLE 16—CONSERVATION § 1151 (b) Authorization to accept private contributions and gifts The Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to accept private contributions and gifts to be used to further the purposes of this chapter. (Pub. L. 88–577, § 6, Sept. 3, 1964, 78 Stat. 896.) § 1136. Annual reports to Congress At the opening of each session of Congress, the Secretaries of Agriculture and Interior shall jointly report to the President for transmission to Congress on the status of the wilderness sys- tem, including a list and descriptions of the areas in the system, regulations in effect, and other pertinent information, together with any recommendations they may care to make. (Pub. L. 88–577, § 7, Sept. 3, 1964, 78 Stat. 896.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries TERMINATION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS For termination, effective May 15, 2000, of provisions of this section relating to transmission to Congress of annual report on status of wilderness system, see sec- tion 3003 of Pub. L. 104–66, as amended, set out as a note under section 1113 of Title 31, Money and Finance, and pages 48, 110, and 149 of House Document No. 103–7. CHAPTER 24—CONSERVATION AND PROTEC- TION OF NORTH PACIFIC FUR SEALS SUBCHAPTER I—FUR SEAL MANAGEMENT Sec. 1151. Definitions. 1152. Prohibitions. 1153. Sealing permitted by Aleuts, Eskimos, and Indians. 1154. Scientific research on fur seal resources; use of fur seals for educational, scientific, or exhibition purposes. 1155. Authority of Secretary of Commerce. 1156. Enforcement provisions. 1157. North Pacific Fur Seal Commission; appoint- ment of United States Commissioner, Dep- uty Commissioner, and Advisors; duties, compensation, and travel expenses. 1158. Acceptance or rejection by Secretaries of State and Commerce of Commission rec- ommendations. 1159. Federal agency consultations with and tech- nical assistance to Secretary of Commerce or Commission; reimbursement for assist- ance. SUBCHAPTER II—ADMINISTRATION OF PRIBILOF ISLANDS 1161. Administration of fur seal rookeries and other Federal real and personal property on Pribilof Islands. 1162. Authority of Secretary to operate, maintain, and repair Government-owned property; necessary facilities, services, and equip- ment for Federal employees and depend- ents. 1163. Responsibility of Alaska to meet educational needs of Pribilof Islands citizens. 1164. Responsibility of Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide medical and dental care to Pribilof Islands natives. 1165. Disposal of Federal property on Pribilof Is- lands. 1166. Financial assistance. 1167. Leases, permits, agreements, and contracts with public or private agencies or persons. Sec. 1168. Civil service retirement benefits. 1169. Regulations. 1169a. Annuities and survivor annuities; recomputa- tion. 1169b. Use of local entities. SUBCHAPTER III—ENFORCEMENT 1171. Seizure and forfeiture of vessels. 1172. Practice and procedure. 1173. Regulations. 1174. Penalties. 1175. Authorization of appropriations. 1181 to 1187. Omitted. SUBCHAPTER I—FUR SEAL MANAGEMENT § 1151. Definitions (a) ‘‘Commission’’ means the North Pacific Fur Seal Commission established pursuant to article V of the Convention. (b) ‘‘Convention’’ means the Interim Conven- tion on the Conservation of North Pacific Fur Seals signed at Washington on February 9, 1957, as amended by the protocol signed in Wash- ington on October 8, 1963; by the exchange of notes among the party governments which be- came effective on September 3, 1969; by the pro- tocol signed in Washington on May 7, 1976; and by the protocol signed in Washington on October 14, 1980, by the parties. (c) ‘‘Cure’’ or ‘‘curing’’ means the performance of those post-harvest activities traditionally performed on the Pribilof Islands, including cooling, washing, removal of blubber, soaking in brine, draining, treating with salt or boric acid, and packing in containers for shipment of fur seal skins. (d) ‘‘Fur Seal’’ means the North Pacific Fur Seal, Callorhinus Ursinus. (e) ‘‘Import’’ means to land on, bring into, or introduce into, or attempt to land on, bring into, or introduce into, any place subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, whether or not such landing, bringing, or introduction con- stitutes an importation within the meaning of the customs laws of the United States. (f) ‘‘Natives of the Pribilof Islands’’ means any Aleuts who are permanent residents of the Pribilof Islands, or any organization or entity representing such natives. (g) ‘‘North Pacific Ocean’’ means the waters of the Pacific Ocean north of the thirtieth parallel of north latitude, including the Bering, Okhotsk, and Japan Seas. (h) ‘‘Party’’ or ‘‘parties’’ means the United States of America, Canada, Japan, and Russia (except that as used in subsection (b) of this sec- tion, ‘‘party’’ and ‘‘parties’’ refer to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics). (i) ‘‘Person’’ means any individual, partner- ship, corporation, trust, association or any other private entity, or any officer, employee, agent, department, or instrumentality of the Federal Government, of any State or political subdivision thereof, or of any foreign govern- ment. (j) ‘‘Pribilof Islands’’ means the islands of Saint Paul and Saint George, Walrus and Otter Islands, and Sea Lion Rock. (k) ‘‘Sealing’’ means the taking of fur seals. (l) ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of Com- merce.