The Secretary of the Interior, through the Fish and Wildlife Service and the United States Bureau of Mines, is authorized to make such investigations as he deems necessary to determine the effects of domestic sewage, mine, petroleum, and industrial wastes, erosion silt, and other polluting substances on wildlife, and to make reports to the Congress concerning such investigations and of recommendations for alleviating dangerous and undesirable effects of such pollution. These investigations shall include (1) the determination of standards of water quality for the maintenance of wildlife; (2) the study of methods of abating and preventing pollution, including methods for the recovery of useful or marketable products and byproducts of wastes; and (3) the collation and distribution of data on the progress and results of such investigations for the use of Federal, State, municipal, and private agencies, individuals, organizations, or enterprises.
Mar. 10, 1934, ch. 55, § 5 48 Stat. 402 54 Stat. 1232 Aug. 14, 1946, ch. 965 60 Stat. 1081 Pub. L. 102–285, § 10(b)106 Stat. 172 (, ; 1940 Reorg. Plan No. III, § 3, eff. , 5 F.R. 2108, ; , ; , , .)
Editorial Notes
Amendments
1946—Act , amended section generally to provide for investigations as to the effect of sewage and industrial waste on wildlife.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Change of Name
section 10(b) of Pub. L. 102–285section 1 of Title 30section 1 of Title 30“United States Bureau of Mines” substituted in text for “Bureau of Mines” pursuant to , set out as a note under , Mineral Lands and Mining. For provisions relating to closure and transfer of functions of the United States Bureau of Mines, see Transfer of Functions note set out under .
Executive Documents
Transfer of Functions
section 661 of this titleSee Transfer of Functions note set out under .