Executive Order 9234—Establishing Ten Wildlife Management Areas

NEW YORK Whereas certain hereinafter-listed tracts of land in the State of New York, together with the improvements thereon, have been, or are in process of being, acquired by the United States in connection with the New York Land Project, LA-NY-4, Site 2, and New York Wildlife Project, LA-NY-5, Sites 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, and 12, under authority of Title II of the National Industrial Recovery Act, approved June 16, 1933 (48 Stat. 200), the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935, approved April 8, 1935 (49 Stat. 115), and Title III of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act, approved July 22, 1937 (50 Stat. 522, 525); and Whereas by Executive Order No. 7908, of June 9, 1938, all the right, title, and interest of the United States in such lands as were acquired, or are in process of acquisition, under Title II of the said National Industrial Recovery Act and the said Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935 was transferred to the Secretary of Agriculture for use, administration, and disposition in accordance with the provisions of Title III of the said Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act and the related provisions of Title IV thereof; and immediately upon acquisition of legal title to those lands now in process of acquisition under the said acts, the said Executive order, under the terms thereof, will become applicable to all the additional right, title, and interest thereby acquired by the United States; and Whereas the Secretary of Agriculture has recommended that jurisdiction over such lands be transferred to the Department of the Interior and that such lands be reserved as a refuge and breeding ground for native birds and other wildlife, under the conditions hereinafter stated: Now, Therefore , by virtue of the authority vested in me by section 32, Title III of the said Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act, and as President of the United States, it is ordered that, subject to valid existing rights, jurisdiction over the 47,207.55 acres, more or less, of lands, consisting of the tracts identified by number within the following-listed sites, together with the improvements thereon, acquired or in process of acquisition by the United States, be, and it is hereby, transferred to the Department of the Interior, together with such equipment in use in connection with such lands as may be designated by the Secretary of Agriculture, and the said lands are hereby reserved as a refuge and breeding ground for native birds and other wildlife and for research relating to wildlife and associated forest resources, under such conditions of use and administration as will best carry out the purposes of the land-conservation and land-utilization program for which such lands have been, or are being, acquired: Provided, however , (1) that such lands shall remain available to the State of New York for use and management by its Conservation Department, under the custody of the Fish and Wildlife Service of the Department of the Interior, so long as there remains in force and effect a lease or cooperative agreement between the United States of America and the State of New York providing for such use and management; and (2) that the Secretary of Agriculture shall retain such jurisdiction over the lands now in process of acquisition by the United States as may be necessary to enable him to complete their acquisition: NEW YORK LAND PROJECT LA-NY-4 Site 2, Schuyler and Tompkins Counties Tract No. Tract No. Tract No. Tract No. 1 29 54 79 2 30 55 79a 3 31 56 80 4 32 57 81 4a 36 58 84 11 37 60 97 12 39 61 106 13 40 62 107 14 41 64 1509 16 43 65 1513 17 44 66 1519 18 45 67 1522 19 46 68 1523 20 47 69 1534 21 48 70 1538 22 49 71 1539 23 50 72 1541 25 50a 73 1543 27 51 74 28 52 76 The reservation of Site 2 shall be known as the Cayuta Wildlife Management Area. NEW YORK WILDLIFE PROJECT LA-NY-5 Site 1, Chautauqua County Tract No. Tract No. Tract No. Tract No. 46 54 68a 1805 48 56 1802 1841 49 67 1803 1861 50 68 1804 The reservation of Site 1 shall be known as the Canadaway Wildlife Management Area. Site 4, Allegany County Tract No. Tract No. Tract No. Tract No. 29a 48 66a 1810 34a 51 67 1811 34c 60 68a 1813 34d 63 69 1817 35 64 78 1843 44 65 78a 1844 46 66 79a 1854 47 The reservation of Site 4 shall be known as the Marshall Wildlife Management Area. Site 5, Allegany and Livingston Counties Tract No. Tract No. Tract No. Tract No. 24 45 56a 1828 26a 46 56b 1840 30 48 59 1845 31 53 62 1851 35 53a 1824 1857 37 55 1825 44 56 1827 The reservation of Site 5 shall be known as the Nunda Wildlife Management Area. Site 6, Ontario and Yates Counties Tract No. Tract No. Tract No. Tract No. 2, b, c 5b 35 60 3 8 35a 64 3a 19 43 1839 4 29 44 1842 5 30 45 5a 34 51 The reservation of Site 6 shall be known as the Naples Wildlife Management Area. Site 7, Oswego County Tract No. Tract No. Tract No. Tract No. 1 16 38 1831 2 16a 39 1832 2a 17 40 1834 3 21 41 1835 4 21a 41a 1836 4b 22 47 1837 5 22a 51 1838 6 23 52 1846 6a 27 52a 1848 6b 28 53 1849 7 29 56 1852 7a 30 60a 1853 7b 31 65 1855 8 33 69 1856 10 34 1826 1858 12 35 1830 1860 13 36 The reservation of Site 7 shall be known as the Albion Wildlife Management Area. Site 8, Jefferson and Oswego Counties Tract No. Tract No. Tract No. Tract No. 1 29 43 59 1a 29a 43a 60 1b 30 46 61 7a 33 47 64 8 34 50 67 12a 35 55 1847 17 38 55a 1859 20 39a 56 26 42 57 The reservation of Site 8 shall be known as the Boylston Wildlife Management Area. Site 9, Madison County Tract No. Tract No. Tract No. Tract No. 10 28 63a 1808 11 29 65 1809 12 30 66 1812 21 35 69 1815 23a 40 72 1821 25 41 1806 1822 26 63 1807 1823 27 The reservation of Site 9 shall be known as the Tinselor Wildlife Management Area. Site 11, Delaware County Tract No. Tract No. Tract No. Tract No. 1 9a 9-l 9w 2 9b 9m 9x 3 9c 9n 10 4 9d 9o 11 5 9e 9p 12 6 9f 9q 13 6a 9g 9r 14 6b 9h 9s 15 7 9i 9t 1800 8 9j 9u 1801 9 9k 9v The reservation of Site 11 shall be known as the Walton Wildlife Management Area. Site 12, Albany County Tract No. Tract No. Tract No. Tract No. 6 23 38 52 9 24 39 53 11 25 41 1814 12 26 43 1816 14 32 44 1819 17 34 47 1820 20 35 48 1829 21 37 49a 1850 22 The reservation of Site 12 shall be known as the Berne Wildlife Management Area. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, August 31, 1942.