Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-102
§691 Cheyenne Bottoms Migratory Bird Refuge; Location; Acquisition of Land
Title 16 › CHAPTER 6 — GAME AND BIRD PRESERVES; PROTECTION › § 691
Summary
Interior Secretary may buy, accept, or lease up to 20,000 acres in Cheyenne Bottoms, Kansas, or pay owners for flood damage.
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Title 16, §691
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The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to acquire by purchase, gift, or lease not to exceed twenty thousand acres of land in what is known as the Cheyenne Bottoms, in Barton County, Kansas, or, in lieu of purchase, to compensate any owner for any damage sustained by reason of 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. § 691
Title 16, Conservation
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102