Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-102
§690 Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge; Establishment; Acquisition of Lands
Title 16 › CHAPTER 6 — GAME AND BIRD PRESERVES; PROTECTION › § 690
Summary
Secretary of the Interior may build dikes, ditches, spillways and buildings at Bear River Bay, Utah to create a refuge for migratory wildfowl. He may buy, accept, lease, or pay owners for flooded land and water rights.
Full Legal Text
Title 16, §690
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The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to construct, at Bear River Bay and vicinity, Utah, such dikes, ditches, spillways, buildings, and improvements as may be necessary, in his judgment, for the establishment of a suitable refuge and feeding and breeding grounds for migratory wild fowl; also to acquire, by purchase, gift, or lease, water rights and privately owned lands, including the improvements thereon, deemed necessary by him for the purpose, or, in lieu of purchase, to compensate any owner for any damage sustained by reason of the submergence of his lands.
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. § 690
Title 16, Conservation
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102