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US Code · Through Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)

20 U.S.C. § 79: Barro Colorado Island in Gatun Lake to be set aside

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  1. Title 20—EDUCATION
  2. CHAPTER 3—SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, NATIONAL MUSEUMS AND ART GALLERIES

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.

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