Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-102
§760–11 Acceptance and Development of Fish Hatchery in South Carolina
Title 16 › CHAPTER 9A — PRESERVATION OF FISHERY RESOURCES › § 760–11
Summary
The Secretary of the Interior can accept a donated fish hatchery in Orangeburg County, South Carolina, and the right to take needed water from Orangeburg County Lake if he thinks the terms serve the public. He can repair and expand the ponds and buildings, buy nearby land for that work, and outfit, run, and maintain the hatchery.
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Title 16, §760–11
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The Secretary of the Interior is authorized, in his discretion and upon such terms and conditions as he shall consider to be in the public interest, to accept by donation on behalf of the United States, title to the Orangeburg County, South Carolina, fish hatchery, together with the right to take adequate water from Orangeburg County Lake therefor. The Secretary is authorized to rehabilitate and expand the rearing ponds and other hatchery facilities, to purchase lands adjoining such station in connection with the rehabilitation and expansion of such facilities, and to equip, operate, and maintain said fish hatchery.
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16 U.S.C. § 760–11
Title 16, Conservation
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102