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PUBLIC LAW 92-330-JUNE 30, 1972

Public Law 92-330 AN ACT To provide for the establishment of the San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That, for the preservation and enhancement of highly significant wildlife habitat in the area known as south San Francisco Bay in the State of California, for the protection of migratory waterfowl and other wildlife, including species known to be threatened with extinction, and to provide an opportunity for wildlife-oriented recreation and nature study within the open space so preserved, the Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter referred to as the "Secretary") is authorized and directed to establish, as herein provided, a national wildlife refuge to be known as the San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Kefuge (hereinafter referred to as the "refuge"). SEC. 2. There shall be included within the boundaries of the refuge those lands, marshes, tidal flats, salt ponds, submerged lands, and open waters in the south San Francisco Bay area generally depicted on the map entitled "Boundary Map, Proposed San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge", dated July 1971, and which comprise approximately twenty-one thousand six hundred and sixty-two acres within four distinct units to be known as Fremont (five thousand five hundred and twenty acres), Mowry Slough (seven thousand one hundred and seventy-five acres), Alviso (three thousand and eighty acres), and Greco Island (five thousand eight hundred and eig'hty-seven acres). Said boundary map shall be on file and available for public inspection in the offices of the Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife, Department of the Interior. SEC. 3. (a) The Secretary shall establish the refuge by publication of a notice to that effect in the Federal Register at such time as he determines that lands, waters, and interests therein sufficient to constitute an efficiently administrable refuge have been acquired for administration in accordance with the purposes of this Act. The Secertary may from time to time make corrections in the boundaries of the refuge, but the total area within the boundaries shall not exceed twenty-three thousand acres of land, marshes, tidal flats, salt ponds, submerged lands, and open waters. (b) Prior to the establishment of the refuge and thereafter', the Secretary shall administer the lands, waters, and interests therein acquired for the refuge in accordance with the provisions of the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966, as amended (80 Stat. 927; 16 U.S.C..668dd-668ee); except that the Secretary may utilize such additional statutory authority as may be available to him for the conservation and management of wildlife and natural resources, the development of outdoor recreation opportunities, and interpretive education as he deems appropriate to c any out the purposes of this Act. SEC. 4. The Secretary may acquire lands and waters or interests therein within the boundaries of the refuge by donation, purchase with donated or appropriated funds, or exchange: Provided, however, That lands, waters, and interests therein owned by the State of California or any political subdivision thereof may be acquired only by donation.

June 30, 1972 [H. R. 12143]

San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge. Establishment.

Description.

Publication in Federal Register..

Administration.

82 Stat. 359; 83 Stat. 283.

Lands, waters, acquisition.

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