16 U.S.C. § 661 : US Code - Section 661: Declaration of purpose; cooperation of agencies; surveys and investigations; donations

Search 16 U.S.C. § 661 : US Code - Section 661: Declaration of purpose; cooperation of agencies; surveys and investigations; donations

For the purpose of recognizing the vital contribution of our
wildlife resources to the Nation, the increasing public interest
and significance thereof due to expansion of our national economy
and other factors, and to provide that wildlife conservation shall
receive equal consideration and be coordinated with other features
of water-resource development programs through the effectual and
harmonious planning, development, maintenance, and coordination of
wildlife conservation and rehabilitation for the purposes of
sections 661 to 666c of this title in the United States, its
Territories and possessions, the Secretary of the Interior is
authorized (1) to provide assistance to, and cooperate with,
Federal, State, and public or private agencies and organizations in
the development, protection, rearing, and stocking of all species
of wildlife, resources thereof, and their habitat, in controlling
losses of the same from disease or other causes, in minimizing
damages from overabundant species, in providing public shooting and
fishing areas, including easements across public lands for access
thereto, and in carrying out other measures necessary to effectuate
the purposes of said sections; (2) to make surveys and
investigations of the wildlife of the public domain, including
lands and waters or interests therein acquired or controlled by any
agency of the United States; and (3) to accept donations of land
and contributions of funds in furtherance of the purposes of said
sections.