Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73not60
§695 Migratory Waterfowl and Other Wildlife Refuge in California; Participation by State of California
Title 16 › Chapter 6— GAME AND BIRD PRESERVES; PROTECTION › § 695
Summary
The Secretary of the Interior can buy or rent up to 20,000 acres in California to help manage migratory waterfowl and other wildlife, using money Congress provides. But federal money for buying land cannot be spent until California first sets aside money to buy the same amount of land, as the Secretary requires.
Full Legal Text
Title 16, §695
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The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to purchase or rent not to exceed twenty thousand acres of land or interests therein in suitable locations in the State of California, for the management and control of migratory waterfowl and other wildlife in connection therewith, from moneys to be appropriated by Congress from time to time: Provided, That no sums appropriated under this authority for the acquisition of lands shall be expended for such purpose unless and until the State of California shall have set aside and made available for expenditure funds for the purchase of equivalent acreages as determined by the Secretary of the Interior.
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Citation
16 U.S.C. § 695
Title 16 — Conservation
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60