[CHAPTER 478-1ST SESSION] [H. R. 2740] AN ACT To authorize the establishment of fish hatcheries in the States of Georgia and Michigan; to authorize the rehabilitation and expansion of rearing ponds and fish cultural facilities in the States of New York and Colorado; to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to undertake a continuing study of shad of the Atlantic coast; and to amend the Act of August 8, 1946, relating to investigation and eradication of predatory sea lampreys of the Great Lakes, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized to establish and construct rearing ponds and a fish hatchery at suitable locations at or near Millen, Georgia, and in the upper peninsula of Michigan, at a cost of not to exceed $250,000 and $325,000, respectively; to rehabilitate and expand at a cost of not to exceed $70,000 the rearing ponds and facilities at the Cape Vincent, New York, fish cultural station, and to purchase lands adjoining such station in connection with the rehabilitation and expansion of such facilities; and to rehabilitate, repair, and place in efficient operating condition the rearing ponds and fish cultural facilities at Leadville, Colorado, at a cost of not to exceed $90,000. SEC. 2. The Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized to undertake, through the Fish and Wildlife Service, a comprehensive and continuing study of the shad of the Atlantic Coast for the purpose of recommending to the Atlantic Coast States, through the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, measures to be taken to arrest decline, increase the abundance, and promote the wisest utilization of such shad resources at a cost of not to exceed $75,000 per annum for a six-year period. For the purposes of this section, any agency of the United States, or any corporation wholly owned by the United States, is authorized to transfer, without exchange of funds, any boats or equipment excess to its needs required by the Fish and Wildlife Service for the studies authorized herein. SEC. 3. That the joint resolution of August 8, 1946 (60 Stat. 930), be amended to read as follows: "That the Director of the Fish and Wildlife Service of the Department of the Interior is hereby authorized and directed to prosecute investigations of the abundance and distribution of sea lampreys and their effects on fishes, experiments to develop control measures, and a vigorous program for the elimination and eradication of sea lamprey populations of the Great Lakes; to survey the Great Lakes area to determine what localities would be most suitable for the establishment of additional fish hatcheries and rearing ponds if, and when, it becomes desirable for the Federal Government to operate such additional fish hatcheries and rearing ponds in the Great Lakes area; and is authorized and directed to report to the Congress not later than December 31, 1950, the results of such survey and to make recommendations with respect thereto. The cost of the investigations and studies authorized in this section shall not exceed $359,000 for the first year and the sum of $216,000 per annum thereafter. "In carrying out the foregoing purposes and objectives the Director of the Fish and Wildlife Service is authorized to cooperate with the official conservation agencies of the States bordering on the Great Lakes, with the commercial fishing industry, and with other governmental or private agencies, organizations, or individuals having jurisdiction over or an interest in the fisheries of the Great Lakes." SEC. 4. There is authorized to be appropriated from time to time, out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sums as may be necessary to carry out the purposes and objectives of this Act. Approved August 18, 1949. [CHAPTER 501-1ST SESSION] [H. R. 3440] AN ACT For the addition of certain lands to Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following-described lands, comprising approximately one hundred and forty acres, are hereby added to Rocky Mountain National Park and shall be subject to all laws and regulations applicable to said park: SIXTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN Township 5 north, range 73 west, section 27, southwest quarter northwest quarter, and west half southwest quarter; section 34, west half northeast quarter northwest quarter. SEC. 2. The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to acquire lands and interests in lands by donation or with donated funds, by purchase with Federal funds, or otherwise, in his discretion, for development of an appropriate eastern approach to the park, described as follows: SIXTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN Township 5 north, range 73 west; those parts of the following subdivisions lying south of the south boundary of the present Highdrive Road right-of-way: Section 27, east half southwest quarter, and south half southeast quarter; section 34, northeast quarter northeast quarter; section 35, west half northwest quarter northwest quarter; those parts of the following subdivisions lying north and west of the left bank of the Big Thompson River: Section 34, north half southeast quarter northeast quarter; section 35, southwest quarter northwest quarter comprising approximately one hundred and forty-five acres; and a strip of land, not to exceed an average of five hundred feet in width, generally paralleling the Thompson River for approximately one and six-tenths miles from near the center of section 25, township 5 north, range 73 west, to the one hundred and forty-five-acre tract described elsewhere in this section. SEC. 3. All property acquired pursuant to this Act shall become a part of the park, following acquisition of title thereto by the United States upon the issuance of an appropriate order or orders by the Secretary of the Interior setting forth the revised boundaries of the park, such order or orders to be effective immediately upon the expiration of thirty full calendar days after publication in the Federal Register. Lands so added to the park shall thereafter be subject to all laws and regulations applicable to the park. SEC. 4. The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to acquire by purchase or otherwise such properties within the exterior boundaries of Rocky Mountain National Park as may be deemed by him to be necessary in connecting the eastern approach road with the existing Bear Lake and Trail Ridge roads, and in developing the present governmental residential, utility, and proposed administrative units. Approved August 24, 1949. [PUBLIC LAW 276-81ST CONGRESS] [H. R. 2877] AN ACT To authorize the addition of certain lands to the Big Bend National Park, in the State of Texas, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to acquire, in such manner as he shall consider to be in the public interest, any land or interests in land situated within sections 15, 22, 27, 34, block 234, Brewster County, Texas, which he shall consider to be suitable for addition to the Big Bend National Park: Provided, however, That the aggregate cost to the Federal Government of properties acquired hereafter and under the provisions hereof shall not exceed the sum of $10,000. Properties acquired pursuant to this Act shall become a part of the park upon acquisition of title thereto by the United States. Approved August 30, 1949. [CHAPTER 541-1ST SESSION] [H. R. 4026] AN ACT Relating to the exchange of certain private and Federal properties within the authorized boundaries of Acadia National Park, in the State of Maine, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That for the purpose of consolidating Federal holdings of land within Acadia National Park, the Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized to accept, on behalf of the United States, approximately fifty-eight acres of nonFederal land within the authorized park boundaries, such land to be conveyed to the United States without cost by Mr. John D. Rockefeller, Junior. Upon acceptance of title thereto by the United States, such property shall be subject to all laws and regulations applicable to the park. In exchange for the conveyance to the United States of the aforesaid property, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to convey to Mr. John D. Rockefeller, Junior, or to such agency as he may designate, for purposes of the Jackson Memorial Laboratory, Bar Harbor, Maine, approximately five acres of federally owned land within the park adjacent to the laboratory properties. Approved September 7, 1949. [PUBLIC LAW 292-81ST CONGRESS] [H. R. 4073] AN ACT To provide for the conveyance to the State of New York of certain historic property situated within Fort Niagara State Park, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to convey to the State of New York, without consideration, for public use as a part of the Fort Niagara State Park, under such terms and conditions as the Secretary may deem advisable, that certain tract or parcel of land and appurtenances thereon comprising the Father Millet Cross National Monument. The national monument, upon conveyance of such property to the State of New York, is abolished. Approved September 7, 1949. 71-490 O-66-23 |