Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73
§665 Investigations as to effect of sewage, industrial wastes; reports
Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 5A— - PROTECTION AND CONSERVATION OF WILDLIFE › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - GAME, FUR-BEARING ANIMALS, AND FISH › § 665
Summary
Interior Secretary, via Fish and Wildlife Service and Bureau of Mines, may study how sewage, mine, petroleum and industrial wastes, erosion silt and other pollution affect wildlife and must report recommendations to Congress. Studies must (1) set water-quality standards for wildlife; (2) study pollution control and byproduct recovery; (3) share data with public and private users.
Full Legal Text
Title 16, §665
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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.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Amendments
1946—Act Aug. 14, 1946, 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
“United States Bureau of Mines” substituted in text for “Bureau of Mines” 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 Functions
note set out under section 1 of Title 30.
Executive Documents
Transfer of Functions
See
Transfer of Functions
note set out under section 661 of this title.
Reference
Citations & Metadata
Citation
16 U.S.C. § 665
Title 16 — Conservation
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
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