Federal · Title 16 — Conservation
16 U.S.C. § 666e: Administration of acquired lands
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Any lands acquired by the Secretary of the Interior under the terms of this section and section 666d of this title , if located within or adjacent to an existing wildlife refuge or reservation, immediately shall become a part of such refuge or reservation and shall be administered under the laws and regulations applicable thereto, and, if not so located, may be administered as a migratory-waterfowl management area, refuge, reservation, or breeding ground in accordance with the provisions of the Act of August 14, 1946 ( 60 Stat. 1080 ), and Acts supplementary thereto.
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