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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 2102 

To clarify the boundary of Acadia National Park, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

NOVEMBER 8, 2017 

Mr. KING (for himself and Ms. COLLINS) introduced the following bill; which 

was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 

Resources 

A BILL 

To clarify the boundary of Acadia National Park, and for 

other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Acadia National Park 

5 Boundary Clarification Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. ACADIA NATIONAL PARK BOUNDARY CLARIFICA7 TION. 

8 Section 101 of Public Law 99–420 (16 U.S.C. 341 

9 note) is amended— 


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1 (1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘In order 

2 to’’ and inserting the following: 

3 ‘‘(a) BOUNDARIES.—Subject to subsections (b) and 

4 (c)(2), to’’; 

5 (2) in the second sentence— 

6 (A) by striking ‘‘The map shall be on file’’ 

7 and inserting the following: 

8 ‘‘(c) AVAILABILITY AND REVISIONS OF MAPS.— 

9 ‘‘(1) AVAILABILITY.—The map, together with 

10 the map described in subsection (b)(1) and any re11 vised boundary map published under paragraph (2), 

12 if applicable, shall be— 

13 ‘‘(A) on file’’; and 

14 (B) by striking ‘‘Interior, and it shall be 

15 made’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘Interior; 

16 and 

17 ‘‘(B) made’’; 

18 (3) by inserting after subsection (a) (as des19 ignated by paragraph (1)) the following: 

20 ‘‘(b) SCHOODIC PENINSULA ADDITION.— 

21 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The boundary of the Park 

22 is confirmed to include approximately 1,441 acres of 

23 land and interests in land, as depicted on the map 

24 entitled ‘Acadia National Park, Hancock County, 


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1 Maine, Schoodic Peninsula Boundary Revision’, 

2 numbered 123/129102, and dated July 10, 2015. 

3 ‘‘(2) RATIFICATION AND APPROVAL OF ACQUISI4 TIONS OF LAND.—Congress ratifies and approves— 

5 ‘‘(A) effective as of September 26, 2013, 

6 the acquisition by the United States of the land 

7 and interests in the land described in paragraph 

8 (1); and 

9 ‘‘(B) effective as of the date on which the 

10 alteration occurred, any alteration of the land 

11 or interests in the land described in paragraph 

12 (1) that is held or claimed by the United States 

13 (including conversion of the land to fee simple 

14 interest) that occurred after the date described 

15 in subparagraph (A).’’; and 

16 (4) in subsection (c) (as designated by para17 graph (2)(A)), by adding at the end the following: 

18 ‘‘(2) TECHNICAL AND LIMITED REVISIONS.— 

19 Subject to section 102(k), notwithstanding any other 

20 provision of this section, the Secretary of the Inte21 rior (referred to in this title as the ‘Secretary’), by 

22 publication in the Federal Register of a revised 

23 boundary map or other description, may make— 

24 ‘‘(A) such technical boundary revisions as 

25 the Secretary determines to be appropriate to 


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1 the permanent boundaries of the Park (includ2 ing any property of the Park located within the 

3 Schoodic Peninsula and Isle Au Haut districts) 

4 to resolve issues resulting from causes such as 

5 survey error or changed road alignments; and 

6 ‘‘(B) such limited boundary revisions as 

7 the Secretary determines to be appropriate to 

8 the permanent boundaries of the Park to take 

9 into account acquisitions or losses, by exchange, 

10 donation, or purchase from willing sellers using 

11 donated or appropriated funds, of land adjacent 

12 to or within the Park, respectively, in any case 

13 in which the total acreage of the land to be so 

14 acquired or lost is less than 10 acres, subject 

15 to the condition that— 

16 ‘‘(i) any such boundary revision shall 

17 not be a part of a more-comprehensive 

18 boundary revision; and 

19 ‘‘(ii) all such boundary revisions, con20 sidered collectively with any technical 

21 boundary revisions made pursuant to sub22 paragraph (A), do not increase the size of 

23 the Park by more than a total of 100 

24 acres, as compared to the size of the Park 


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1 on the date of enactment of this para2 graph.’’. 

3 SEC. 3. LIMITATION ON ACQUISITIONS OF LAND FOR ACA4 DIA NATIONAL PARK. 

5 Section 102 of Public Law 99–420 (16 U.S.C. 341 

6 note) is amended— 

7 (1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding 

8 paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘of the Interior (herein9 after in this title referred to as ‘the Secretary’)’’; 

10 (2) in subsection (d)(1), in the first sentence, 

11 by striking ‘‘the the’’ and inserting ‘‘the’’; 

12 (3) in subsection (k)— 

13 (A) by redesignating the subsection as 

14 paragraph (4) and indenting the paragraph ap15 propriately; and 

16 (B) by moving the paragraph so as to ap17 pear at the end of subsection (b); and 

18 (4) by adding at the end the following: 

19 ‘‘(k) REQUIREMENTS.—Before revising the bound20 aries of the Park pursuant to this section or section 

21 101(c)(2)(B), the Secretary shall— 

22 ‘‘(1) certify that the proposed boundary revision 

23 will contribute to, and is necessary for, the proper 

24 preservation, protection, interpretation, or manage25 ment of the Park; 


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1 ‘‘(2) consult with the governing body of each 

2 county, city, town, or other jurisdiction with primary 

3 taxing authority over the land or interest in land to 

4 be acquired regarding the impacts of the proposed 

5 boundary revision; 

6 ‘‘(3) obtain from each property owner the land 

7 or interest in land of which is proposed to be ac8 quired for, or lost from, the Park written consent for 

9 the proposed boundary revision; and 

10 ‘‘(4) submit to the Acadia National Park Advi11 sory Commission established by section 103(a), the 

12 Committee on Natural Resources of the House of 

13 Representatives, the Committee on Energy and Nat14 ural Resources of the Senate, and the Maine Con15 gressional Delegation a written notice of the pro16 posed boundary revision. 

17 ‘‘(l) LIMITATION.—The Secretary may not use the 

18 authority provided by section 100506 of title 54, United 

19 States Code, to adjust the permanent boundaries of the 

20 Park pursuant to this title.’’. 

21 SEC. 4. SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT. 

22 Section 102(f) of Public Law 99–420 (16 U.S.C. 341 

23 note) is amended, in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘to24 ward the cost of constructing’’ through the period at the 

25 end of the sentence and inserting the following: ‘‘$350,000 


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1 to a regional consortium composed of units of local govern2 ment located on, or in the vicinity of, Mount Desert Is3 land, Maine, that is established for the purpose of improv4 ing the management of the disposal and recycling of solid 

5 waste.’’. 

6 SEC. 5. ACADIA NATIONAL PARK ADVISORY COMMISSION. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall reestablish 

8 and appoint members to the Acadia National Park Advi9 sory Commission in accordance with section 103 of Public 

10 Law 99–420 (16 U.S.C. 341 note). 

11 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 103 of 

12 Public Law 99–420 (16 U.S.C. 341 note) is amended by 

13 striking subsection (f). 

14 SEC. 6. REPEAL OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS RELATING TO 

15 ACADIA NATIONAL PARK. 

16 The following are repealed: 

17 (1) Section 3 of the Act of February 26, 1919 

18 (40 Stat. 1178, chapter 45). 

19 (2) The first section of the Act of January 19, 

20 1929 (45 Stat. 1083, chapter 77). 

21 SEC. 7. MODIFICATION OF USE RESTRICTION. 

22 The Act of August 1, 1950 (64 Stat. 383, chapter 

23 511), is amended— 

24 (1) by striking ‘‘That the Secretary’’ and in25 serting the following: 


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1 ‘‘SECTION 1. CONVEYANCE OF LAND IN ACADIA NATIONAL 

2 PARK. 

3 ‘‘The Secretary’’; and 

4 (2) by striking ‘‘for school purposes’’ and in5 serting ‘‘for public purposes, subject to the condi6 tions that use of the land shall not degrade or ad7 versely impact the resources or values of Acadia Na8 tional Park and that the land shall remain in public 

9 ownership for recreational, educational, or similar 

10 public purposes’’. 

11 SEC. 8. CONTINUATION OF CERTAIN TRADITIONAL USES. 

12 Title I of Public Law 99–420 (16 U.S.C. 341 note) 

13 is amended by adding at the end the following: 

14 ‘‘SEC. 109. CONTINUATION OF CERTAIN TRADITIONAL USES. 

15 ‘‘In accordance with this section, the Secretary shall 

16 allow for the traditional harvesting of marine worms, 

17 clams, other shellfish, and other marine species (as defined 

18 in chapter 601 of title 12 of the Maine Revised Statutes 

19 (as in effect on the date of enactment of this section)), 

20 in accordance with the laws (including regulations and ap21 plicable judicial interpretations) of the State of Maine— 

22 ‘‘(1) within the boundaries of the Park; and 

23 ‘‘(2) on any land located outside of the bound24 aries of the Park with respect to which the Secretary 

25 has or obtains a property interest of any type pursu26 ant to this title.’’. 


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1 SEC. 9. CONVEYANCE OF CERTAIN LAND IN ACADIA NA2 TIONAL PARK TO THE TOWN OF BAR HAR3 BOR, MAINE. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall convey to the 

5 Town of Bar Harbor all right, title, and interest of the 

6 United States in and to the .29-acre parcel of land in Aca7 dia National Park identified as lot 110–055–000 on the 

8 tax map of the Town of Bar Harbor for section 110, dated 

9 April 1, 2015, to be used for a solid waste transfer facility. 

10 (b) REVERSION.—If the land conveyed under sub11 section (a) is used for a purpose other than the purpose 

12 described in that subsection, the land shall, at the discre13 tion of the Secretary, revert to the United States. 

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