Title 20, EducationRelease 119-102
§79a Preservation of Natural Features for Scientific Observation and Investigation
Title 20 › CHAPTER 3 — SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, NATIONAL MUSEUMS AND ART GALLERIES › SUBCHAPTER IX — CANAL ZONE BIOLOGICAL AREA › § 79a
Summary
Protect an area to keep its plants and animals in a natural state and let qualified students study them under rules set by the Smithsonian.
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Title 20, §79a
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The purpose of setting aside such an area is to preserve and conserve its natural features, including existing flora and fauna, in as nearly a natural condition as possible, thus providing a place where duly qualified students can make observations and scientific investigations for increase of knowledge, under such conditions and regulations as may be prescribed by the Smithsonian Institution.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Codification Section was formerly classified to section 1382 of Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions.
Executive Documents
Transfer of Functions
“Smithsonian Institution” substituted in text for “Board of Directors of the Canal Zone Biological Area” by Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1946, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
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Citation
20 U.S.C. § 79a
Title 20, Education
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102