§695l Dedication of Lands Within Boundaries of Refuges to Wildlife Conservation; Administration of Lands for Waterfowl Management and Optimum Agricultural Use; Homestead Entry Prohibition; Inclusion of Other Public Lands; Property of the United States

Summary

All lands the United States owns inside the Executive order boundaries of Tule Lake, Lower Klamath, Upper Klamath, and Clear Lake wildlife refuges are set aside for wildlife conservation. The Secretary of the Interior must manage these lands mainly for waterfowl management, while fully considering the best agricultural uses that fit. These lands cannot be opened for homestead entry. Hanks Marsh and about 1,440 acres of first-form withdrawal lands next to Upper Klamath, White Lake (in Klamath County, OR and Siskiyou County, CA), thirteen tracts in Siskiyou County labeled A–L and N totaling about 3,292 acres, and tract P in Modoc County of about 10 acres are also included (see plate 4 of the report “Plan for Wildlife Use of Federal Lands in the Upper Klamath Basin, Oregon-California,” April 1956). All these lands will remain the property of the United States permanently.