20 U.S.C. § 79a

Current through P.L. 118-106 (published on www.congress.gov on 10/04/2024)

Section 79a - Preservation of natural features for scientific observation and investigation

The purpose of setting aside such an area is to preserve and conserve its natural features, including existing flora and fauna, in as nearly a natural condition as possible, thus providing a place where duly qualified students can make observations and scientific investigations for increase of knowledge, under such conditions and regulations as may be prescribed by the Smithsonian Institution.

20 U.S.C. § 79a

July 2, 1940, ch. 516, §2, 54 Stat. 724; 1946 Reorg. Plan No. 3, §801, eff. July 16, 1946, 11 F.R. 7877, 60 Stat. 1101.

EDITORIAL NOTES

CODIFICATIONSection was formerly classified to section 1382 of Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions.

EXECUTIVE DOCUMENTS

TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS"Smithsonian Institution" substituted in text for "Board of Directors of the Canal Zone Biological Area" by Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1946, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.