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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 257 

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

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

FEBRUARY 1, 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 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 101 of Public Law 99– 

9 420 (16 U.S.C. 341 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.—To’’; 

4 (2) in the second sentence— 

5 (A) by striking ‘‘The map’’ and inserting 

6 the following: 

7 ‘‘(d) AVAILABILITY OF MAPS.—The maps described 

8 in subsection (a) and subsection (b)’’; and 

9 (B) by striking ‘‘and it shall’’ and insert10 ing ‘‘and shall’’; and 

11 (3) by inserting after subsection (a) (as so des12 ignated) the following: 

13 ‘‘(b) SCHOODIC PENINSULA ADDITION.—The bound14 ary of the Park is confirmed to include approximately 

15 1,441 acres of land and interests in land, as depicted on 

16 the map entitled ‘Acadia National Park, Hancock County, 

17 Maine, Schoodic Peninsula Boundary Revision’, numbered 

18 123/129102, and dated July 10, 2015. 

19 ‘‘(c) RATIFICATION AND APPROVAL OF ACQUISITIONS

20 OF LAND.—Congress ratifies and approves— 

21 ‘‘(1) effective as of September 26, 2013, the ac22 quisition by the United States of the land and inter23 ests in the land described in subsection (b); and 

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1 ests in the land described in subsection (b) that is 

2 held or claimed by the United States (including con3 version of the land to fee simple interest) that oc4 curred after the date described in paragraph (1).’’. 

5 SEC. 3. LIMITATION ON ACQUISITION OF LAND FOR ACADIA 

6 NATIONAL PARK. 

7 (a) LIMITATION.—Except as provided in subsection 

8 (b), the Secretary of the Interior (referred to in this Act 

9 as the ‘‘Secretary’’) may only acquire land or interests in 

10 land within the boundary of Acadia National Park or out11 side the boundary of Acadia National Park in Hancock 

12 or Knox County, Maine, in accordance with Public Law 

13 99–420 (16 U.S.C. 341 note). 

14 (b) EXCEPTION.—The Secretary may conduct ex15 changes for land and interests in land described in sub16 section (a) in accordance with section 102901 of title 54, 

17 United States Code. 

18 SEC. 4. SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT. 

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

20 note) is amended, in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘to21 ward the cost of constructing’’ through the period at the 

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

23 to a regional consortium composed of units of local govern24 ment located on, or in the vicinity of, Mount Desert Is25 land, Maine, that is established for the purpose of improvVerDate Sep 11 2014 00:40 Feb 04, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S257.IS S257

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1 ing the management of the disposal and recycling of solid 

2 waste.’’. 

3 SEC. 5. ACADIA NATIONAL PARK ADVISORY COMMISSION. 

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

5 and appoint members to the Acadia National Park Advi6 sory Commission in accordance with section 103 of Public 

7 Law 99–420 (16 U.S.C. 341 note). 

8 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 103 of 

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

10 striking subsection (f). 

11 SEC. 6. REPEAL OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS RELATING TO 

12 ACADIA NATIONAL PARK. 

13 The following are repealed: 

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

15 (40 Stat. 1178, chapter 45). 

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

17 1929 (45 Stat. 1083, chapter 77). 

18 SEC. 7. MODIFICATION OF USE RESTRICTION. 

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

20 511), is amended— 

21 (1) by striking ‘‘That the Secretary’’ and in22 serting the following: 

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

24 PARK. 

25 ‘‘The Secretary’’; and 


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1 (2) by striking ‘‘for school purposes’’ and in2 serting ‘‘for public purposes, subject to the condi3 tions that use of the land shall not degrade or ad4 versely impact the resources or values of Acadia Na5 tional Park and that the land shall remain in public 

6 ownership for recreational, educational, or similar 

7 public purposes’’. 

8 SEC. 8. CONTINUATION OF CERTAIN TRADITIONAL USES. 

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

10 is amended by adding at the end the following: 

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

12 ‘‘To allow for the continuation of traditional har13 vesting and aquaculture of clams, worms, mussels, 

14 periwinkles, and other marine organisms (as defined in 

15 section 6001(26) of title 12 of the Maine Revised Statutes 

16 (as in effect on the date of enactment of the Acadia Na17 tional Park Boundary Clarification Act)) in intertidal 

18 areas in the Park, the Secretary shall permit the har19 vesting of the marine organisms in the Park in accordance 

20 with the laws (including regulations) of the State of Maine 

21 and units of local government in the State of Maine.’’. 


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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 (referred to in this section as the 

6 ‘‘Town’’) all right, title, and interest of the United States 

7 in and to the .29-acre parcel of land in Acadia National 

8 Park identified as lot 110-055-000 on the tax map of the 

9 Town for section 110, dated April 1, 2015, to be used 

10 for a solid waste transfer facility. 

11 (b) REVERSION.—If the land conveyed under sub12 section (a) is used for a purpose other than the purpose 

13 described in that subsection, the land shall, at the discre14 tion of the Secretary, revert to the United States. 

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