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[CITE: 16USC161d]

 
                         TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
 
   CHAPTER 1--NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
 
                  SUBCHAPTER XX--GLACIER NATIONAL PARK
 
Sec. 161d. Elimination of fish hatchery; transfer of 
        administration of hatchery to Fish and Wildlife Service
        
    The property at Creston, Montana, acquired by the United States for 
the establishment of a fish hatchery for restocking the waters of 
Glacier National Park and administered as a part of the park pursuant to 
section 161c of this title, together with the improvements and equipment 
utilized in connection with the hatchery property, is eliminated from 
the park.
    The functions of the National Park Service with regard to the 
administration of the aforesaid properties for the benefit of the park 
are transferred to and shall be exercised by the Fish and Wildlife 
Service for the same purposes: Provided, however, That such fish 
propagated at the hatchery as may be in excess of the number necessary 
to restock and maintain an optimum fish population in the waters of the 
park at all times may be utilized for the restocking of other waters.

(Dec. 13, 1944, ch. 555, 58 Stat. 801.)

                          Transfer of Functions

    Fish and Wildlife Service, created by Reorg. Plan No. III of 1940, 
Sec. 3, eff. June 30, 1940, 5 F.R. 2107, 54 Stat. 1231, succeeded by 
United States Fish and Wildlife Service established by act Aug. 8, 1956, 
ch. 1036, Sec. 3, 70 Stat. 1120. See section 742b of this title.
    For transfer of functions of other officers, employees, and agencies 
of Department of the Interior, with certain exceptions, to Secretary of 
the Interior, with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1950, 
Secs. 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out in 
the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
