---
kind: "section"
citation: "16 U.S.C. § 698g"
title: "16"
title_heading: "Conservation"
number: "698g"
heading: "Acquisition of lands for Big Cypress Preserve"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/16/698g"
units:
  - "Chapter 6 — Game and Bird Preserves; Protection"
---

# §698g. Acquisition of lands for Big Cypress Preserve

- (a) **Expeditious acquisition of Florida lands—** In recognition of the efforts of the [State](/usc/16/590q.md?p=a) of Florida in the preservation of the [area](/usc/16/539m–1.md?p=1-A), through the enactment of chapter 73–131 of the Florida statutes, “The Big Cypress Conservation Act of 1973”, the [Secretary](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-1) is directed to proceed as expeditiously as possible to [acquire](/usc/16/620e.md?p=1) the lands and interests in lands necessary to achieve the purposes of sections [698f](/usc/16/698f.md) to [698m–4](/usc/16/698m–4.md) of this title.
- (b) **Submission of plan to Congressional committees; time; contents—** Within one year after October 11, 1974, the [Secretary](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-1) shall submit, in writing, to the Committee[^1] on Interior and Insular Affairs and to the Committees on Appropriations of the United States Congress a detailed plan which shall indicate:
  - (i) the lands and [areas](/usc/16/539m–1.md?p=1-A) which he deems essential to the protection and public enjoyment of this [preserve](/usc/16/698u–1.md?p=2).
  - (ii) the lands which he has previously acquired by purchase, donation, exchange or transfer for administration for the purpose of this [preserve](/usc/16/698u–1.md?p=2), and
  - (iii) the annual [acquisition](/usc/16/620e.md?p=1) program (including the level of funding) which he recommends for the ensuing five fiscal years.
- (c) **Time for completion of land acquisition program—** It is the express intent of the Congress that the [Secretary](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-1) should substantially complete the land [acquisition](/usc/16/620e.md?p=1) program contemplated by sections [698f](/usc/16/698f.md) to [698m–4](/usc/16/698m–4.md) of this title within six years after October 11, 1974.

## Footnotes

[^1]: So in original. Probably should be “Committees”.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 93–440, § 2, Oct. 11, 1974, 88 Stat. 1259.)

## Notes

### Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Change of Name

Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the Senate abolished and replaced by Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate, effective Feb. 11, 1977. See Rule XXV of Standing Rules of the Senate, as amended by Senate Resolution No. 4 (popularly cited as the “Committee System Reorganization Amendments of 1977”), approved Feb. 4, 1977.

Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the House of Representatives changed to Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives on Jan. 5, 1993, by House Resolution No. 5, One Hundred Third Congress.