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Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 (ch. 1036, 70 Stat. 1119, 16 U.S.C. § 742a) of the United States of America establishes "a comprehensive national fish, shellfish, and wildlife resources policy with emphasis on the commercial fishing industry but also with a direction to administer the Act with regard to the inherent right of every citizen and resident to fish for pleasure, enjoyment, and ...
FWCA requires that wildlife conservation be given equal consideration to other features of water-resource development programs through planning, development, maintenance and coordination of wildlife conservation and rehabilitation. Wildlife and wildlife resources are defined by the Act to include: birds, fish, mammals and all other classes of ...
The Recovering America's Wildlife Act (RAWA) is a bill in the United States Congress intended to provide funding for the conservation of wildlife in the United States.. In the 117th United States Congress, the House of Representatives passed it by 231–190, but although it passed the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on a bipartisan basis, it never passed the full Senate and ...
An Act to provide for the conservation of endangered and threatened species of fish, wildlife, and plants, and for other purposes. Acronyms (colloquial) ESA: Nicknames: Endangered Species Conservation Act: Enacted by: the 93rd United States Congress: Effective: December 27, 1973: Citations; Public law: 93–205: Statutes at Large: 87 Stat. 884 ...
These Wildlife Restoration and Sport Fish Restoration revenues, raised through the Pittman-Robertson Act and Dingell-Johnson Act, are managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife’s Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program. In 2022, a record $1.5 billion was distributed to states and territories through the program.
In 1956, the Fish and Wildlife Service was reorganized as the United States Fish and Wildlife Service — which remained part of the Department of the Interior — and divided its operations into two bureaus, the Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife and the Bureau of Commercial Fisheries, with the latter inheriting the history and heritage of ...
Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (1956) Authorizes the development and distribution of fish and wildlife information and the development of policies and procedures relating to fish and wildlife. Federal Water Project Recreation Act, Pub. L. 89–72,(1965) Recreation and fish and wildlife enhancement must be considered by Federal water projects.
1978 – National Energy Conservation Policy Act; 1978 – Endangered Species Act Amendments; 1980 – Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). Created the Superfund program. 1980 – Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act; 1980 – Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act; 1982 – Nuclear Waste Policy Act