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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 1225. State consideration of protection and restoration of estuaries in State comprehensive planning and proposals for financial assistance under certain Federal laws; grants: terms and conditions, prohibition against disposition of lands without approval of the Secretary
The Secretary of the Interior shall encourage States and local
subdivisions thereof to consider, in their comprehensive planning
and proposals for financial assistance under the Federal Aid in
Wildlife Restoration Act (50 Stat. 917), as amended (16 U.S.C. 669
et seq.), the Federal Aid in Fish Restoration Act (64 Stat. 430),
as amended (16 U.S.C. 777 et seq.), the Land and Water Conservation
Fund Act of 1965 (78 Stat. 897) [16 U.S.C. 460l-4 et seq.], the
Commercial Fisheries Research and Development Act of 1964 (!1) (78
Stat. 197) [16 U.S.C. 779 et seq.], and the Anadromous and Great
Lakes Fisheries Conservation Act of October 30, 1965 (79 Stat.
1125) [16 U.S.C. 757a et seq.], the needs and opportunities for
protecting and restoring estuaries in accordance with the purposes
of this Act. In approving grants made pursuant to said laws for the
acquisition of all or part of an estuarine area by a State, the
Secretary shall establish such terms and conditions as he deems
desirable to insure the permanent protection of such areas,
including a provision that the lands or interests therein shall not
be disposed of by sale, lease, donation, or exchange without the
prior approval of the Secretary.
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