In order to carry out the obligations of the United States under the Convention, the United States Section is authorized—
to acquire any real property, or any interest therein, by purchase, exchange, gift, dedication, condemnation, or otherwise;
to construct, operate, and maintain any project or works designed to facilitate compliance with the provisions of the Convention relating to the sea lamprey control program; and
to enter into contract or agreement with any State or other public agency or private agency or individual for the construction, operation, or maintenance of any such project or works.
June 4, 1956, ch. 358, § 670 Stat. 243(, .)
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
United States Fish and Wildlife Service; Work on Sea Lamprey Program; Reimbursements
Pub. L. 101–512, title I104 Stat. 1918
16 U.S.C. 931–939cProvided further“beginning , and thereafter, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service can perform work for the Great Lakes Fishery Commission, authorized by , Great Lakes Fisheries [Fishery] Act of 1956, on the sea lamprey program on a reimbursable basis: , That such reimbursements are to be treated as Intragovernmental funds as defined in the publication titled ‘A Glossary of Terms Used in the Federal Budget Process’.”
, , , provided in part that: