Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-102
§698e Authorization of Appropriations for Big Thicket Preserve
Title 16 › CHAPTER 6 — GAME AND BIRD PRESERVES; PROTECTION › § 698e
Summary
Money may be provided to carry out Big Thicket provisions: up to $63,812,000 for land interests and up to $7,000,000 for development. Beginning Oct 1, 1984 and July 1, 1993, funds may also cover visitor/administrative site and related purposes.
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Title 16, §698e
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There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of sections 698 to 698e of this title, but not to exceed $63,812,000 for the acquisition of lands and interests in lands and not to exceed $7,000,000 for development. Effective October 1, 1984, there is authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for the acquisition of the visitor contact and administrative site referred to in subsection (c) of section 698 of this title. Effective upon July 1, 1993, there is authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of subsections (c) and (d) of section 698 of this title.
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1993—Pub. L. 103–46 inserted at end “Effective upon July 1, 1993, there is authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of subsections (c) and (d) of section 698 of this title.” 1984—Pub. L. 98–489 authorized appropriations for acquisition of a visitor contact and administrative site.
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16 U.S.C. § 698e
Title 16, Conservation
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102