16 U.S.C. § 695k
Congressional declaration of policy for preservation of habitat for migratory waterfowl and prevention of depredations on agricultural crops
It is hereby declared to be the policy of the Congress to stabilize the ownership of the land in the Klamath Federal reclamation project, Oregon and California, as well as the administration and management of the Klamath Federal reclamation project and the Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge, Upper Klamath National Wildlife Refuge, and Clear Lake National Wildlife Refuge, to preserve intact the necessary existing habitat for migratory waterfowl in this vital area of the Pacific flyway, and to prevent depredations of migratory waterfowl on agricultural crops in the Pacific Coast States.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2022–2022 · leading case: Audubon Soc'y of Portland v. Deb Haaland, 40 F.4th 967 (9th Cir. 2022).
Audubon Soc'y of Portland v. Deb Haaland, 40 F.4th 967 (9th Cir. 2022). “In 1964, Congress passed the Kuchel Act, see 16 U.S.C. §§ 695k–695r, which provides that “all lands” within the subject Refuges are “dedicated to wildlife conservation” and are to be administered “for the major purpose of waterfowl management, but with full consideration to…”
Tulelake Irrigation Dist. v. Usfws, 40 F.4th 930 (9th Cir. 2022). “16 U.S.C. § 695k. As relevant to this appeal, the Act provides: Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, all lands owned by the United States lying within the Executive order boundaries of the Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuge, the Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge,…”
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