Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

16 U.S.C. § 666e

Administration of acquired lands

section 666d of this title60 Stat. 1080Any lands acquired by the Secretary of the Interior under the terms of this section and , if located within or adjacent to an existing wildlife refuge or reservation, immediately shall become a part of such refuge or reservation and shall be administered under the laws and regulations applicable thereto, and, if not so located, may be administered as a migratory-waterfowl management area, refuge, reservation, or breeding ground in accordance with the provisions of the Act of (), and Acts supplementary thereto.

Oct. 6, 1949, ch. 619, § 263 Stat. 708(, .)

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act Aug. 14, 1946, ch. 96560 Stat. 1080act Mar. 10, 1934, ch. 55The Act of , referred to in text, is , , which amended , 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. Subsequent acts added sections 5A and 10 of act , which are classified to sections 665a and 666c–1 of this title, respectively.