Title 22 — Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-73
§277d–39 Hidalgo-Reynosa lands; administration; part of national wildlife refuge system
Title 22 › Chapter CHAPTER 7— - INTERNATIONAL BUREAUS, CONGRESSES, ETC. › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IV— - INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND WATER COMMISSION › § 277d–39
Summary
When the U.S. receives the 481.68 acres at Hidalgo‑Reynosa, the Department of the Interior must take any land the Commissioner finds not needed for the relocated river channel, and Fish & Wildlife may add it to the national refuge system.
Full Legal Text
Title 22, §277d–39
Foreign Relations and Intercourse — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
Upon transfer of sovereignty from Mexico to the United States of the 481.68 acres of land acquired by the United States from Mexico near Hidalgo-Reynosa, administration over the portion of that land which is determined by the Commissioner not to be required for the construction and maintenance of the relocated river channel shall be assumed by the Department of the Interior; and the Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, is authorized to plan, establish, develop, and administer such portion of the acquired lands as a part of the national wildlife refuge system.
Legislative History
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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Change of Name
“United States Fish and Wildlife Service” substituted in text for “Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife” pursuant to section 1(3) of Pub. L. 93–271, see section 742b of Title 16, Conservation.
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Citation
22 U.S.C. § 277d–39
Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73