16 U.S.C. § 690 : US Code - Section 690: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge; establishment; acquisition of lands

Search 16 U.S.C. § 690 : US Code - Section 690: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge; establishment; acquisition of lands

The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to construct, at Bear
River Bay and vicinity, Utah, such dikes, ditches, spillways,
buildings, and improvements as may be necessary, in his judgment,
for the establishment of a suitable refuge and feeding and breeding
grounds for migratory wild fowl; also to acquire, by purchase,
gift, or lease, water rights and privately owned lands, including
the improvements thereon, deemed necessary by him for the purpose,
or, in lieu of purchase, to compensate any owner for any damage
sustained by reason of the submergence of his lands.