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Code · U.S. Code · Title 20 - EDUCATION · CHAPTER 3— SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, NATIONAL MUSEUMS AND ART GALLERIES · SUBCHAPTER IX— CANAL ZONE BIOLOGICAL AREA · § 79

§ 79. Barro Colorado Island in Gatun Lake to be set aside

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The President is authorized and directed to set aside within the Canal Zone an area in Gatun Lake known as Barro Colorado Island in which the natural features shall, except in event of declared national emergency, be left in their natural state for scientific observation and investigation.
(July 2, 1940, ch. 516, § 1, 54 Stat. 724.)
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  • July 2, 1940, ch. 516, § 1
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  • section 1381 of Title 48
  • July 25, 1947, ch. 327, § 3
  • 61 Stat. 451
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§ 79
Barro Colorado Island in Gatun Lake to be set aside
ActJuly 2, 1940, ch. 516, § 1
Stat.54 Stat. 724
Citesection 1381 of Title 48
ActJuly 25, 1947, ch. 327, § 3
Stat.61 Stat. 451
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