CONTENTS

Part I. Fish and wildlife-General:

A. Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956-

B. Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act..

C. Recreational use of fish and wildlife areas administered by the

Secretary of the Interior.....

D. Criminal provisions relating to fish and wildlife:

1. General__

2. Use of aircraft to hunt wild horses or burros.

3. Hunting, fishing, or trapping on Indian land.

E. Pesticidal research..........

F. Cooperative research and training units..

G. Reorganization affecting fish and wildiife administration..

H. Special reservations for protection of game and fish....

Part II. Fish and fisheries:

A. Federal aid programs relating to the sport and commercial fisheries:

1. Federal aid in sport fish restoration (Dingell-Johnson Act).

2. Federal aid to the States for research and development of

commercial fisheries..

B. Fishing vessel construction differential subsidy program-

C. Prohibitions and penalties relating to fishing by foreign-flag

vessels:

1. Vessels entitled to privileges of vessels employed in coasting

trade or fisheries; landings (Nicholson Act) ---

2. Fishing in U.S. territorial waters and for Continental Shelf

resources by foreign-flag vessels. ___

D. Fishing vessels:

1. Agreements for fishing voyages; penalties for violation;

recovery of shares__

2. Seizure of vessels of the United States by foreign countries

(Fishermen's Protective Act).

59

3. Management and disposition of vessels and other property

acquired pursuant to a fishery loan

4. Fishing vessel insurance; transfer of functions_.

E. Fishermen's cooperative associations-

F. Medical care for seamen_.

G. Fishery educational authorities:

1. Grants relative to training personnel in the field of com-

mercial fishing-

2. Funds for vocational education in the fishery trades_

H. Surplus fishery products:

1. Purchase and distribution of surplus fishery products

(Saltonstall-Kennedy Act) –

2. Use of foreign currencies (Public Law 480).

I. Laws implementing international agreements or conventions

1. Fur Seal Act of 1944

2. Great Lakes Fishery Act of 1956..

3. North Pacific Fisheries Act of 1954.

4. Northern Pacific Halibut Act of 1924.

5. Northern Pacific Halibut Act of 1932..

6. Northern Pacific Halibut Act of 1937..

7. Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Act of 1950..

8. Sockeye Fishery Act of 1947.

9. Tuna Conventions Act of 1950..

68

72

74

82

86

91

94

97

103

108

115

10. Whaling Convention Act of 1949.

124

Part II. Fish and fisheries-Continued

J. Interstate transportation of black bass and other fish (Black Bass

Act).

K. State compacts:

1. Consent by certain eastern States re fishing in territorial

or inland waters; regulation___.

2. Interstate compact re fisheries of Atlantic seaboard with

amendment (Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Compact) -

3. Gulf States Marine Fisheries Compact__

4. Pacific Marine Fisheries Compact and amendment..

5. Delaware-New Jersey Compact re Delaware River----

6. Potomac River Compact_

L. Authorities relating to specific fish hatcheries and to other facili-

Page

132

137

138

143

147

152

153

9. Omnibus authorization for fish cultural stations (fish

hatcheries) and other establishments___

165

10. Listing of additional hatcheries and authorizations for

them___.

168

11. Hatchery and rearing ponds in Michigan and New York;

funds

170

12. Authority for fishery research experimentation stations

(fish-rice rotation farming).

171

13. Columbia River fishery development (Mitchell Act) -

14. Shellfisheries research center..

173

175

M. Authorities relating to fishery research, studies, and propagation:

1. Research into the diminution of food fishes and research

in lessening damage done by fishes..

7. Exploration and development of high seas fisheries of

the Pacific (Pacific Possessions Fishery Resources Act

or Farrington Act of 1947)_.

185

8. Propagation of disease resistant oysters__

187

9. Propagation of oysters in Louisiana and Mississippi-

10. Funds for food fish propagation; State cooperation..

188

189

11. Establishment of station to rescue fishes and propagate

mussels

190

12. Fishery advisory committee_

191

N. Prohibitions regarding certain fisheries:

1. Prohibitions re sponges in the Gulf of Mexico or straits

of Florida (Sponge Act).

192

2. Importation of certain mollusks-

195

3. Protection of sea lions in Alaska..

196

O. Proclamation re coastal fisheries in certain areas of the high seas--

P. Executive order re fishery conservation zones.

Q. Dogfish shark eradication_.

R. Management of seals in Alaska..

S. Vessels of the Fish and Wildlife Service and Coast Guard:

1. Vessels of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service...

2. Details from Coast Guard_

T. Fishery attaché program...

U. Loans to farmers, including fish farmers..

V. Authority for a National Fisheries Center and Aquarium__

197

199

200

201

203

204

205

207

209

Part III. Wildlife:

A. Migratory bird authorities:

Page

1. Migratory Bird Treaty Act..

213

2. Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp Act (Duck Stamp Act)__

219

3. Disposal of unsold duck stamps...

225

4. Migratory Bird Conservation Act---

226

5. Exchange authority for wildlife refuges.

232

6. Wetlands acquisition authority...

234

7. Limitations on Federal assistance for wetland drainage

on farms...

235

8. Promotion of the conservation and economic use of land..

B. Wildlife restoration:

236

1. Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act (Pittman-Robert-

son Act)....

238

2. Appropriation of accumulated unappropriated receipts in

the Federal aid to wildlife restoration fund___.

245

C. Special acts re wildlife refuges and ranges administered by the

Secretary of the Interior:

j. Sullys Hill National Game Preserve__

k. Talcot National Wildlife Refuge; exchange---

1. Mississippi River Refuge;

(1) Upper Mississippi River Wild Life and

Fish Refuge.

a. National Bison Range..

b. Laws related to National Bison Range----

\D. Specific authorities relating to the conservation of migratory birds:

1. Acquisitions for management and control of waterfowl in

California (Lea Act lands)_.

E. Wildlife conservation relating to national forests:

267

271

274

276

278

279

280

2. Tule Lake-Klamath refuges, California-Oregon---

282

1. Game refuge, Ozark National Forest_-_.

285

(2) Protection of fish and game (national forests).

3. Studies re wildlife (national forests) __

286

287

4. Custer State Park Game Sanctuary and related laws

(Norbeck Wildlife Preserve) _ _.

Parks_.

11. Mesa Verde National Park

12. Mount McKinley National Park.

13. Mount Rainier National Park.

14. Olympic National Park.

15. Ozark National Scenic Riverways-

16. Padre Island National Seashore-

17. Point Reyes National Seashore-

18. Sequoia and Yosemite National Parks...

19. Shenandoah and Great Smoky Mountains National

20. Yellowstone National Park_

325

327

328

330

332

333

335

336

340

342

21. Wind Cave National Park

344

22. National Park Service Organic Act..

345

G. Wildlife control programs:

1. Eradication and control of predatory and other wild

animals _ _

347

2. Game management depots--

349

2. Surplus grain for wildlife_

H. Waterfowl depredations prevention and wildlife feeding programs:

1. Use of grain to prevent depredations..

I. Endangered species preservation:

350

352

1. National Key Deer Refuge.

353

2. Nene goose preservation --

355

3. Protection of bald and golden eagles (Bald Eagle Protec-

tion Act).

356

J. Soil Bank Act

359

K. Operations of the Atomic Energy Commission on Federal lands re

wildlife.

363

L. Preservation of wild birds and disposition of dead game animals

or game or song birds and importations:

1. Game and wild birds preservation and disposition (Lacey

Act, in part)--

2. Importation of eggs of game birds.

M. Sharing of revenues derived from activities within the National

Wildlife Refuge System with the local county governments___

364

365

366

Part IV. Water resource statutes relating to fish and wildlife:

A. Federal license of water resources projects; fishways.

369

B. Fish and wildlife conservation at small watershed projects..

C. Small reclamation projects.

371

380

D. Certain reservoirs in Mississippi re migratory birds..

381

E. Conservation facilities at water resource projects of the Secretary

of the Army---

383

F. Wildlife conservation at water resource projects under the jurisdic-

tion of Secretary of the Army..

385

G. Fishways at river and harbor projects.

386

H. Kinzua Dam project re relocation and rehabilitation of Seneca

Nation.

387

I. Big Bend Dam and Reservoir project re Lower Brule Sioux

Reservation___.

388

J. Big Bend Dam and Reservoir project re Crow Creek Sioux

Reservation_

390

K. Obnoxious plants (control by Secretary of the Army at certain

water resource projects) ---

392