Title 16 — Conservation
Chapter 6 — Game and Bird Preserves; Protection
§ 684. Game breeding areas in Wichita and Grand Canyon National Forests
Statutory text
The President of the United States is authorized to designate such areas in the Wichita National Forest and in the Grand Canyon National Forest as should, in his opinion, be set aside for the protection of game animals and birds and be recognized as a breeding place therefor.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Pub. L. 58–137 § 1 · 33 Stat. 614
Enacted · 16 U.S.C. § 684
Jan. 24, 1905, ch. 137, § 1, 33 Stat. 614
Source evidence
Code source credit
Jan. 24, 1905, ch. 137, § 1, 33 Stat. 614
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Editorial Notes
Codification
Act , and act , are identical in language throughout, except that the earlier act authorizes the setting aside of areas in Wichita National Forest, while the latter authorizes areas in Grand Canyon National Forest. The two acts have been combined to form this section and sections 685 and 686 of this title.
“Wichita National Forest” and “Grand Canyon National Forest” substituted for “Wichita Forest Reserve” and “Grand Canyon Forest Reserve”, respectively, on authority of act Mar. 4, 1907, ch. 2907, 34 Stat. 1269, which provided that forest reserves shall hereafter be known as national forests.
Executive Documents
Presidential Designation; Abolition of Wichita National Forest
The entire Wichita National Forest was designated a Game Preserve by Proclamation of (34 Stat. 3062), enlarged by Executive Order No. 7116, , and designated the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge by Act June 4, 1936, ch. 489, title I, § 1, 49 Stat. 1446. Proclamation No. 2211, (50 Stat. 1797), revoked the proclamations of (32 Stat. 1973), (34 Stat. 3207), and (36 Stat. 2754), establishing, enlarging, and modifying the Wichita National Forest, but did affect the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge.
The Grand Canyon National Game Preserve was established by Proclamation of (34 Stat. 3263), enlarged by Proclamation of (35 Stat. 2192), and diminished by Proclamation of (36 Stat. 2496). The lands of the Grand Canyon National Forest were divided among and combined with those of the Coconino and Kaibab National Forests by Proclamation of (35 Stat. 2196).
Credits
1905–1906 · 2 acts
- 1905Jan. 24, 1905, ch. 137, § 1, 33 Stat. 614
- 1906June 29, 1906, ch. 3593, § 1, 34 Stat. 607.
Show as published
(Jan. 24, 1905, ch. 137, § 1, 33 Stat. 614; June 29, 1906, ch. 3593, § 1, 34 Stat. 607.)