50 CFR § 80.132 - Must a State fish and wildlife agency have control over the land or water where it completes capital improvements?

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title: "50 CFR § 80.132 - Must a State fish and wildlife agency have control over the land or water where it completes capital improvements?"
title_number: 50
title_name: "Wildlife and Fisheries"
section_number: "80.132"
section_name: "Must a State fish and wildlife agency have control over the land or water where it completes capital improvements?"
chapter_name: "UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "F"
subchapter_name: "FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE—WILDLIFE AND SPORT FISH RESTORATION PROGRAM"
part_number: "80"
part_name: "ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS, PITTMAN-ROBERTSON WILDLIFE RESTORATION AND DINGELL-JOHNSON SPORT FISH RESTORATION ACTS"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "16 U.S.C. 669  except for provisions specific to the Wildlife Conservation and Restoration program, and 777-777m, except 777e-1 and g-1."
regulatory_source: "91 FR 1888, Jan. 15, 2026, unless otherwise noted."
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# 80.132 Must a State fish and wildlife agency have control over the land or water where it completes capital improvements?

Yes. A State fish and wildlife agency must control the parcel of land or water on which the agency completes a grant-funded capital improvement. An agency must exercise this control by holding title to a fee or leasehold interest or through another legally binding agreement. Control must be adequate for the protection, maintenance, and use of the improvement for its authorized purpose during its useful life even if the agency did not acquire the parcel with award funds.