# § 935. Acquisition of real property; construction and operation of lamprey control works; entry into agreements for construction and operation of works
In order to carry out the obligations of the United States under the Convention, the United States Section is authorized—
**(a)** to acquire any real property, or any interest therein, by purchase, exchange, gift, dedication, condemnation, or otherwise;
**(b)** to construct, operate, and maintain any project or works designed to facilitate compliance with the provisions of the Convention relating to the sea lamprey control program; and
**(c)** to enter into contract or agreement with any State or other public agency or private agency or individual for the construction, operation, or maintenance of any such project or works.
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**Source Credit**: (June 4, 1956, ch. 358, § 6, 70 Stat. 243.)
## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
### United States Fish and Wildlife Service; Work on Sea Lamprey Program; Reimbursements
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> , and thereafter, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service can perform work for the Great Lakes Fishery Commission, authorized by
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> , Great Lakes Fisheries [Fishery] Act of 1956, on the sea lamprey program on a reimbursable basis:
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> , That such reimbursements are to be treated as Intragovernmental funds as defined in the publication titled ‘A Glossary of Terms Used in the Federal Budget Process’.”
, , , provided in part that: