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[CITE: 16USC670g]

 
                         TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
 
          CHAPTER 5C--CONSERVATION PROGRAMS ON GOVERNMENT LANDS
 
          SUBCHAPTER II--CONSERVATION PROGRAMS ON PUBLIC LANDS
 
Sec. 670g. Wildlife, fish, and game conservation and 
        rehabilitation programs; cooperation between Secretary of the 
        Interior, Secretary of Agriculture, and State agencies in 
        planning, etc., in accordance with comprehensive plans; scope 
        and implementation of programs
        

(a) Conservation and rehabilitation programs

    The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture shall 
each, in cooperation with the State agencies and in accordance with 
comprehensive plans developed pursuant to section 670h of this title, 
plan, develop, maintain, and coordinate programs for the conservation 
and rehabilitation of wildlife, fish, and game. Such conservation and 
rehabilitation programs shall include, but not be limited to, specific 
habitat improvement projects and related activities and adequate 
protection for species of fish, wildlife, and plants considered 
threatened or endangered.

(b) Implementation of programs

    The Secretary of the Interior shall implement the conservation and 
rehabilitation programs required under subsection (a) of this section on 
public land under his jurisdiction. The Secretary of the Interior shall 
adopt, modify, and implement the conservation and rehabilitation 
programs required under subsection (a) of this section on public land 
under the jurisdiction of the Chairman, but only with the prior written 
approval of the Atomic Energy Commission, and on public land under the 
jurisdiction of the Administrator, but only with the prior written 
approval of the Administrator. The Secretary of Agriculture shall 
implement such conservation and rehabilitation programs on public land 
under his jurisdiction.

(Pub. L. 86-797, title II, Sec. 201, as added Pub. L. 93-452, Sec. 2, 
Oct. 18, 1974, 88 Stat. 1369; amended Pub. L. 97-396, Sec. 3, Dec. 31, 
1982, 96 Stat. 2005.)


                               Amendments

    1982--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 97-396 inserted ``of fish, wildlife, and 
plants'' after ``species''.

                          Transfer of Functions

    Atomic Energy Commission abolished and functions transferred by 
sections 5814 and 5841 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. See, 
also, Transfer of Functions notes set out under those sections.


                          Desert Tortoise Plan

    Pub. L. 100-275, Sec. 12, Mar. 31, 1988, 102 Stat. 60, directed 
Secretary of the Interior to review status of populations of desert 
tortoises on lands in Nevada and other States managed by Secretary, 
other than lands conveyed or leased pursuant to Pub. L. 100-275, assess 
nature and extent of threats to continued health or stability of such 
populations on such lands, and prepare a comprehensive plan to address 
such threats, with Secretary to consult with State officials, other 
Federal agencies responsible for management of lands where desert 
tortoise populations are located, the Desert Tortoise Council, and other 
persons or groups identified by Secretary as having expertise relevant 
to requirements of this section; such review and assessment to be 
completed and results to be made available to the public and transmitted 
to certain committees of Congress no later than two years after Mar. 31, 
1988, and such plan to be developed and transmitted to such committees 
no later than three years after Mar. 31, 1988; with a failure by 
Secretary to transmit such report within such three-year period not to 
relieve the Secretary from requirement to prepare such plan.
