2. EGLIN FIELD RESERVATION Act of October 11, 1949 (63 Stat. 759) EGLIN FIELD RESERVATION; FISH AND GAME CONSERVATION; SECTION 1. The Secretary of the Air Force is hereby authorized and directed to carry out a program of planning, development, maintenance, and coordination of wildlife, fish, and game conservation and rehabilitation in the Eglin Field Reservation in cooperation with the Secretary of the Interior through the Fish and Wildlife Service. The Secretary of the Air Force is hereby authorized and directed to adopt suitable regulations for such conservation and rehabilitation in accordance with a general plan agreed upon between the Secretary of the Air Force and the Secretary of the Interior, including provisions for the restocking, propagation, and conservation of game and fish in said reservation. Such regulations shall provide for the issuance of hunting and fishing permits to individuals and shall require the payment of a nominal fee therefor, which fees shall be utilized for restocking, propagation, and other related wildlife activities in said reservation. Such regulations shall not be inconsistent with, insofar as possible, the law and regulations of the State of Florida relating to hunting and fishing. USE OF FUNDS FROM SALE OF GAME PERMITS SEC. 2. That the Secretary of the Air Force is hereby authorized and directed to expend a sum equal to all sums heretofore or hereafter accumulated by the Air Force from money collected through the sale of game permits in the Eglin Field Reservation prior to and after the adoption of the program authorized by this Act for the purposes of said program. Proper accounting of funds thus expended shall be made at the direction of the Secretary. NONLIABILITY SEC. 3. That the Department of the Air Force is held free from any liability to pay into the Treasury of the United States upon the operation of said program authorized by this Act any funds which may have been or may hereafter be expended by the United States Air Force to carry out the purposes of said program, and which expenditure has been properly accounted for to the Comptroller General of the United States. 41-802-65-30 3. MILITARY RESERVATIONS AND FACILITIES RE HUNTING AND FISHING GENERALLY Act of February 28, 1958 (72 Stat. 29; 10 U.S.C. 2671) § 2671. Military reservations and facilities: hunting, fishing, and trapping (a) The Secretary of Defense shall, with respect to each military installation or facility under the jurisdiction of any military department in a State or Territory (1) require that all hunting, fishing, and trapping at that installation or facility be in accordance with the fish and game laws of the State or Territory in which it is located; (2) require that an appropriate license for hunting, fishing, or trapping on that installation or facility be obtained, except that with respect to members of the Armed Forces, such a license may be required only if the State or Territory authorizes the issuance of a license to a member on active duty for a period of more than thirty days at an installation or facility within that State or Territory, without regard to residence requirements, and upon terms otherwise not less favorable than the terms upon which such a license is issued to residents of that State or Territory; and (3) develop, subject to safety requirements and military security, and in cooperation with the Governor (or his designee) of the State or Territory in which the installation or facility is located, procedures under which designated fish and game or conservation officials of that State or Territory may, at such time and under such conditions as may be agreed upon, have full access to that installation or facility to effect measures for the management, conservation, and harvesting of fish and game resources. (b) The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations to carry out this section. (c) Whoever is guilty of an act or omission which violates a requirement prescribed under subsection (a) (1) or (2), which act or omission would be punishable if committed or omitted within the jurisdiction of the State or Territory in which the installation or facility is located, by the laws thereof in effect at the time of that act or omission, is guilty of a like offense and is subject to a like punishment. (d) This section does not modify any rights granted by treaty or otherwise to any Indian tribe or to the members thereof. HISTORICAL NOTE Sec. 4 of the 1958 Act amended Chapter 159 of title 10, H. Proclamation re Key Largo Coral Reef Preserve Proclamation No. 3339-March 17, 1960 (25 F.R. 2352) ESTABLISHMENT OF KEY LARGO CORAL REEF PRESERVE Whereas there is situated seaward from the coast of Key Largo, Florida, an undersea coral reef formation which is part of the only living coral reef formation along the coast of North America; and Whereas this unique coral formation and its associated marine life are of great scientific interest and value to students of the sea; and Whereas this coral reef is considered to be one of the most beautiful formations of its kind in the world; and Whereas the reef is being subjected to commercial exploitation and is in danger of destruction; and Whereas it is in the public interest to preserve this formation of great scientific and esthetic importance for the benefit and enjoyment of the people; and Whereas a portion of this reef lies inside the three-mile limit in the area relinquished to the State of Florida by the United States through the Submerged Lands Act, approved May 22, 1953 (67 Stat. 29; 43 U.S.C. 1301 et seq.), and the remainder lies on the sea bed of the outer Continental Shelf outside the seaward boundary of the State of Florida and appertains to the United States, as declared by the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, approved August 7, 1953 (67 Stat. 462; 43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.); and Whereas the United States and the State of Florida are desirous of cooperating for the purpose of preserving the scenic and scientific values of this area unimpaired for the benefit of future generations; and Whereas by the terms of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act the United States has jurisdiction over the lands of the outer Continental Shelf and has the exclusive right to dispose of the natural resources of the sea bed and subsoil thereof; and Whereas section 12(a) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act authorizes the President to withdraw from disposition any of the unleased lands of the outer Continental Shelf; and Whereas section 5 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to prescribe rules and regulations for the conservation of the natural resources of the outer Continental Shelf and to cooperate with the conservation agencies of adjacent States in the enforcement of conservation laws, rules, and regulations: Now, therefore, I Dwight D. Eisenhower, President of the United States of America, acting under and by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the statutes of the United States, particularly section 12(a) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, do proclaim that, subject to valid existing rights, the followingdescribed area is designated as the Key Largo Coral Reef Preserve, and so much thereof as lies on the outer Continental Shelf is withdrawn from disposition: That portion of the outer Continental Shelf situated seaward of a line three geographic miles from Key Largo, Monroe County, Florida, lying and being within the following described area: Beginning at a point on the 60-foot depth curve (10-fathom line) as delineated on Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart 1249 (approximate Latitude 25°17'36" N., Longitude 80°10'00" W.), 200 yards southeast of Flashing White Light-Whistle Buoy "2"; thence northwesterly approximately 7,000 yards through Whistle Buoy "2" to Can Buoy "21" (approximate Latitude 25°20′06′′ N., Longitude 80°12′36" W.) southeast of Old Rhodes Key; thence southwesterly about 6,900 yards to Can Buoy "25"; thence southwesterly approximately 5,500 yards to Can Buoy "27"; thence southwesterly approximately 5,000 yards to Flashing Green Light "31BH" in Hawk Channel southeast of Point Elizabeth; thence southwesterly approximately 10,650 yards to Black Day Beacon "33" in Hawk Channel east of Point Willie; thence southwesterly approximately 9,800 yards to Flashing White Light "35" on Mosquito Bank east of Point Charles; thence southwesterly approximately 5,400 yards to Black Day Beacon "37" (approximate Latitude 25°02′25′′ N., Longitude 80°25'36" W.), southeast of Rodriguez Key; thence southeasterly approximately 7,100 yards (pass 600 yards Southwest of Flashing Light "2" at Molasses Reef) to the 60-foot depth curve (10-fathom line) 800 yards due South of said light at Molasses Reef (approximate Latitude 25°00′18′′ N., Longitude 80°22′30′′ W.); thence northeasterly with the 60-foot depth curve and 10-fathom line (passing easterly of French Reef, Dixie Shoal, The Elbow, and Carysfort Reef) approximately 21 miles to the point of beginning. I call upon all persons to join in the effort to protect and preserve this natural wonder for the benefit of future generations. The Secretary of the Interior is requested to prescribe rules and regulations governing the protection and conservation of the coral and other mineral resources in this area and to cooperate with the State of Florida and its conservation agencies in the preservation of the reef. In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the United States of America to be affixed. Done at the City of Washington this fifteenth day of March in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and sixty, and of the [SEAL] independence of the United States of America the one hundred and eighty-fourth. DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER. I. Control of water pollution Act of June 30, 1948 (62 Stat. 1155), as amended (33 U.S.C. 466a and 466c) SHORT TITLE This Act may be cited as the "Federal Water Pollution Control Act". * * * PREPARATION OR DEVELOPMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE WATER POLLUTION PROGRAMS; COOPERATION WITH OTHER AGENCIES; STORAGE FOR REGULATION OF STREAMFLOW; WATER QUALITY CONTROL; COST SEC. 2. (a) The Secretary [of Health, Education, and Welfare] shall, after careful investigation, and in cooperation with other Federal agencies, with State water pollution control agencies and interstate agencies, and with the municipalities and industries involved, prepare or develop comprehensive programs for eliminating or reducing the pollution of interstate waters and tributaries thereof and improving the sanitary condition of surface and underground waters. In the development of such comprehensive programs due regard shall be given to the improvements which are necessary to conserve such waters for public water supplies, propagation of fish and aquatic life and wildlife, recreational purposes, and agricultural, industrial, and other legitimate uses. For the purpose of this section, the Secretary is authorized to make joint investigations with any such agencies of the condition of any waters in any State or States, and of the discharges of any sewage, industrial wastes, or substance which may adversely affect such waters. (b) (1) In the survey or planning of any reservoir by the Corps of Engineers, Bureau of Reclamation, or other Federal agency, consideration shall be given to inclusion of storage for regulation of streamflow for the purpose of water quality control, except that any such storage, and water releases shall not be provided as a substitute for adequate treatment or other methods of controlling waste at the source. (2) The need for and the value of storage for this purpose shall be determined by these agencies, with the advice of the Secretary, and his views on these matters shall be set forth in any report or presentation to the Congress proposing authorization or construction of any reservoir including such storage. (3) The value of such storage shall be taken into account in determining the economic value of the entire project of which it is a part, and costs shall be allocated to the purpose of water quality control in a manner which will insure that all project purposes share equitably in the benefits of multiple-purpose construction. |