Title 16ConservationRelease 119-73

§695k Congressional declaration of policy for preservation of habitat for migratory waterfowl and prevention of depredations on agricultural crops

Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 6— - GAME AND BIRD PRESERVES; PROTECTION › § 695k

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Congress wants land ownership and management kept stable for Klamath reclamation project and for Tule Lake, Lower Klamath, Upper Klamath, and Clear Lake refuges; to protect Pacific flyway waterfowl habitat and prevent bird damage to Pacific Coast crops.

Full Legal Text

Title 16, §695k

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It is hereby declared to be the policy of the Congress to stabilize the ownership of the land in the Klamath Federal reclamation project, Oregon and California, as well as the administration and management of the Klamath Federal reclamation project and the Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge, Upper Klamath National Wildlife Refuge, and Clear Lake National Wildlife Refuge, to preserve intact the necessary existing habitat for migratory waterfowl in this vital area of the Pacific flyway, and to prevent depredations of migratory waterfowl on agricultural crops in the Pacific Coast States.

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Citation

16 U.S.C. § 695k

Title 16Conservation

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73