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§1534 Land Acquisition

Title 16 › Chapter 35— ENDANGERED SPECIES › § 1534

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture (for National Forests) must set up and run a program to protect fish, wildlife, and plants, including species listed as endangered or threatened under section 1533. To carry out the program, they must use their land-acquisition and related powers under the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956, the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, and the Migratory Bird Conservation Act. They may buy, accept donations of, or otherwise acquire land, water, or rights in them, in addition to any other land-buying powers they have. Money made available under chapter 2003 of title 54 can be used to buy those lands, waters, or interests.

Full Legal Text

Title 16, §1534

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(a)The Secretary, and the Secretary of Agriculture with respect to the National Forest System, shall establish and implement a program to conserve fish, wildlife, and plants, including those which are listed as endangered species or threatened species pursuant to section 1533 of this title. To carry out such a program, the appropriate Secretary—
(1)shall utilize the land acquisition and other authority under the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956, as amended [16 U.S.C. 742a et seq.], the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, as amended [16 U.S.C. 661 et seq.], and the Migratory Bird Conservation Act [16 U.S.C. 715 et seq.], as appropriate; and
(2)is authorized to acquire by purchase, donation, or otherwise, lands, waters, or interest therein, and such authority shall be in addition to any other land acquisition authority vested in him.
(b)Funds made available pursuant to chapter 2003 of title 54 may be used for the purpose of acquiring lands, waters, or interests therein under subsection (a) of this section.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956, as amended, referred to in subsec. (a)(1), is act Aug. 8, 1956, ch. 1036, 70 Stat. 119, which is classified generally to sections 742a to 742d and 742e to 742j–2 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 742a of this title and Tables. The Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, as amended, referred to in subsec. (a)(1), is act Mar. 10, 1934, ch. 55, 48 Stat. 401, which is classified generally to sections 661 to 666c–1 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 661(a) of this title,

Short Title

note set out under section 661 of this title, and Tables. The Migratory Bird Conservation Act, referred to in subsec. (a)(1), is act Feb. 18, 1929, ch. 257, 45 Stat. 1222, which is classified generally to subchapter III (§ 715 et seq.) of chapter 7 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 715 of this title and Tables.

Amendments

2014—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 113–287 substituted “chapter 2003 of title 54” for “the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965, as amended,”. 1978—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 95–632, among other changes in text preceding par. (1), inserted reference to the Secretary of Agriculture with respect to the National Forest System and substituted the establishment and implementation of a plan to conserve plants for the establishment and implementation of a plan to conserve plants which were concluded in Appendices to the Convention.

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Citation

16 U.S.C. § 1534

Title 16 — Conservation

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60