An Act To establish a sound and comprehensive national policy with respect to fish and wildlife; to strengthen the fish and wildlife segments of the national economy; to establish within the Department of the Interior the position of Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife; to establish a United States Fish and Wildlife Service; and for other purposes

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Summary

  • The reorganization within the Department of the Interior includes the establishment of the positions of Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Commissioner of Fish and Wildlife. There is also established a United States Fish and Wildlife Service. Provisions are set forth for the distribution of duties, administrative procedures, loan procedures, investigations, information and reports; the transfer of functions; assistance of other agencies; and policies, procedures, and recommendations. The Secretary of the Interior shall cooperate to the fullest practicable extent with the Secretary of State in providing representation at all meetings and conferences relating to fish and wildlife in which representatives of the United States and foreign countries participate.
  • The Secretary of the Interior shall make an annual report to the Congress with respect to activities of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and shall make such recommendations for additional legislation as he deems necessary. Such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act are authorized to be appropriated.

Subject

  • Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956
  • United States Dept. of the Interior
  • U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Category

Smithsonian Legal Documents

Legal document information

  • 70 Stat. 1119
  • Title 05, Government Organization and Employees
  • Public Law

Citation information

Statutes at Large

Notes

This Act may be cited as the "Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956".

Contained within

70 Stat. 1119 (1956); ch. 1036 (Book)

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

  • 1957
  • 08/08/1956

Topic

  • Habitat conservation
  • Wildlife
  • Fishery conservation
  • Wildlife conservation

Form/Genre

Public Law

Physical description

Number of pages: 6; Page Numbers: 1119-24

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