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Title 16 — Conservation

Chapter 6 — Game and Bird Preserves; Protection

§ 698m. Authorization of appropriations for Big Cypress Preserve and Addition

Statutory text

(a)

Except as provided in subsection (b), there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of sections 698f to 698m–4 of this title, but not to exceed $156,700,000 for the acquisition of lands and interests in lands and not to exceed $900,000 for development. Any funds donated to the United States by the State of Florida pursuant to chapter 73–131 of the Florida statutes shall be used solely for the acquisition of lands and interests in land within the preserve.

(b)

There is hereby authorized to be appropriated from the Land and Water Conservation Fund not to exceed $49,500,000 for the acquisition of lands within the Addition. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for development in the Addition.

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.

  1. Pub. L. 93–440 § 8 · 88 Stat. 1258

    Enacted · 16 U.S.C. § 698m

    Pub. L. 93–440, § 8, Oct. 11, 1974, 88 Stat. 1261

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 93–440, § 8, Oct. 11, 1974, 88 Stat. 1261

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 8. There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act, but not to exceed $116,000,000 for the acquisition of lands and interests in lands and not to exceed $900,000 for development. Any funds donated to the United Funds donated to U.S. by State of Florida, use. States by the State of Florida pursuant to chapter 73–131 of the Florida statutes shall be used solely for the acquisition of lands and interests in land within the preserve.

  2. Pub. L. 95–625 title II § 201(1) · 92 Stat. 3467

    Changed · 16 U.S.C. § 698m

    Pub. L. 95–625 increased land acquisition appropriations authorization to $156,700,000 from $116,000,000

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 95–625 increased land acquisition appropriations authorization to $156,700,000 from $116,000,000.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (1) Big Cypress National Preserve, Florida: Section 8 of the Act of October 11, 1974 (88 Stat 1258), is amended by changing 16 USC 698m. “$116,000,000” to “$156,700,000”.

  3. Big Cypress National Preserve Addition Act

    Pub. L. 100–301 § 7(1) · 102 Stat. 443

    1. Amended · 16 U.S.C. § 698m(a)

      Pub. L. 100–301, § 7(1), designated existing provisions as subsec. (a)

    2. Substituted · 16 U.S.C. § 698m(a)

      Pub. L. 100–301, § 7(1), substituted “Except as provided in subsection (b), there” for “There”

    3. Added · 16 U.S.C. § 698m(a)

      Pub. L. 100–301, § 7(1), added subsec. (b)

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 100–301, § 7(1), designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), substituted “Except as provided in subsection (b), there” for “There”, and added subsec. (b).

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (1) by striking out “There” in the first sentence and inserting in lieu thereof “(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), there”, and

5 of 5 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

Amendments1978–1988 · 2 rounds

1988

Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 100–301, § 7(1), designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), substituted “Except as provided in subsection (b), there” for “There”, and added subsec. (b).

1978

Pub. L. 95–625 increased land acquisition appropriations authorization to $156,700,000 from $116,000,000.

Credits

1974–1988 · 3 acts
  1. 1974Pub. L. 93–440, § 8, , 88 Stat. 1261
  2. 1978Pub. L. 95–625, title II, § 201(1), , 92 Stat. 3473
  3. 1988Pub. L. 100–301, § 7, , 102 Stat. 446.
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(Pub. L. 93–440, § 8, , 88 Stat. 1261; Pub. L. 95–625, title II, § 201(1), , 92 Stat. 3473; Pub. L. 100–301, § 7, , 102 Stat. 446.)

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