Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73
§690b Consent of Utah to acquisition of lands for Bear River Refuge; approval of title to lands acquired
Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 6— - GAME AND BIRD PRESERVES; PROTECTION › § 690b
Summary
The Secretary of the Interior cannot get land for a migratory bird refuge in the Bear River Bay area unless Utah’s Legislature agrees and gives any needed state-owned land to the United States. Except for leases, the United States may not pay for the land until the Attorney General approves the title.
Full Legal Text
Title 16, §690b
Conservation — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
No such area shall be acquired by the Secretary of the Interior unless or until the Legislature of the State of Utah has consented to the acquisition of lands by the United States for use as a refuge for migratory wild fowl, and shall have provided for the use as a refuge for migratory wild fowl by the United States of any lands owned or controlled by the State in Bear River Bay, Utah, and vicinity, which the Secretary of the Interior may deem necessary for such purpose, and which the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to accept on behalf of the United States; and, except in the case of a lease, no payments shall be made by the United States for any such area until title thereto is satisfactory to the Attorney General.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Executive Documents
Transfer of Functions
Reorg. Plan No. II of 1939, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, transferred functions of Secretary of Agriculture relating to conservation of wildlife, game, and migratory birds to Secretary of the Interior.
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Citation
16 U.S.C. § 690b
Title 16 — Conservation
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73