Volume 86 · 399
Public Law 92–330
To provide for the establish went of the San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge.
Approved June 30, 1972
Statutory text
AN ACT
To provide for the establish went 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
San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge.
Establishment.
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 Refuge (hereinafter referred to as the “refuge”).
Sec. 2,
There shall be included within the boundaries of the refuge
Description.
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 eighty-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.
The Secretary shall establish the refuge by publication
Publication in Federal Register
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.
Prior to the establishment of the refuge and thereafter, the
Administration.
Secretary shall administer the lands, waiters, 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 carry out the purposes of this Act.
Sec. 4.
The Secretary may acquire lands and water’s or interests
Lands, waters, acquisition.
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.
Sec. 5.
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act for the period beginning July 1, 1972, and ending June 30, 1977, not to exceed, however, $9,000,000 for the acquisition of lands and interests therein as authorized by section 4 of this Act. and not to exceed $11,300,000 for the carrying out of the other provisions of this Act.
Approved June 30, 1972.