§ 79. Barro Colorado Island in Gatun Lake to be set aside

Statutory text

The President is authorized and directed to set aside within the Canal Zone an area in Gatun Lake known as Barro Colorado Island in which the natural features shall, except in event of declared national emergency, be left in their natural state for scientific observation and investigation.

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.

1940
Pub. L. 76–516 § 1 · 54 Stat. 724
Enacted · 20 U.S.C. § 79
(July 2, 1940, ch. 516, § 1, 54 Stat. 724.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(July 2, 1940, ch. 516, § 1, 54 Stat. 724.)

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Editorial Notes

References in Text

For definition of Canal Zone, referred to in text, see section 3602(b) of Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse.

Codification

Section was formerly classified to section 1381 of Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Termination of War and Emergencies

Joint Res. July 25, 1947, ch. 327, § 3, 61 Stat. 451, provided that in the interpretation of this section, the date July 25, 1947, shall be deemed to be the date of termination of any state of war theretofore declared by Congress and of the national emergencies proclaimed by the President on Sept. 8, 1939, and May 27, 1941.

Credits

(July 2, 1940, ch. 516, § 1, 54 Stat. 724.)