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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 101 

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

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JANUARY 10, 2019 

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. ACADIA NATIONAL PARK ADVISORY COMMISSION. 

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

23 and appoint members to the Acadia National Park Advi24 sory Commission in accordance with section 103 of Public 

25 Law 99–420 (16 U.S.C. 341 note). 


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1 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 103 of 

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

3 striking subsection (f). 

4 SEC. 5. REPEAL OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS RELATING TO 

5 ACADIA NATIONAL PARK. 

6 The following are repealed: 

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

8 (40 Stat. 1178, chapter 45). 

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

10 1929 (45 Stat. 1083, chapter 77). 

11 SEC. 6. MODIFICATION OF USE RESTRICTION. 

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

13 511), is amended— 

14 (1) by striking ‘‘That the Secretary’’ and in15 serting the following: 

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

17 PARK. 

18 ‘‘The Secretary’’; and 

19 (2) by striking ‘‘for school purposes’’ and in20 serting ‘‘for public purposes, subject to the condi21 tions that use of the land shall not degrade or ad22 versely impact the resources or values of Acadia Na23 tional Park and that the land shall remain in public 

24 ownership for recreational, educational, or similar 

25 public purposes’’. 


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1 SEC. 7. CONTINUATION OF CERTAIN TRADITIONAL USES. 

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

3 is amended by adding at the end the following: 

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

5 ‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

6 ‘‘(1) LAND WITHIN THE PARK.—The term ‘land 

7 within the Park’ means land owned or controlled by 

8 the United States— 

9 ‘‘(A) that is within the boundary of the 

10 Park established by section 101; or 

11 ‘‘(B)(i) that is outside the boundary of the 

12 Park; and 

13 ‘‘(ii) in which the Secretary has or acquires 

14 a property interest or conservation easement 

15 pursuant to this title. 

16 ‘‘(2) MARINE SPECIES; MARINE WORM; SHELL17 FISH.—The terms ‘marine species’, ‘marine worm’, 

18 and ‘shellfish’ have the meanings given those terms 

19 in section 6001 of title 12 of the Maine Revised 

20 Statutes (as in effect on the date of enactment of 

21 this section). 

22 ‘‘(3) STATE LAW.—The term ‘State law’ means 

23 the law (including regulations) of the State of 

24 Maine, including the common law. 

25 ‘‘(4) TAKING.—The term ‘taking’ means the re26 moval or attempted removal of a marine species, maVerDate Sep 11 2014 02:57 Jan 17, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S101.IS S101

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1 rine worm, or shellfish from the natural habitat of 

2 the marine species, marine worm, or shellfish. 

3 ‘‘(b) CONTINUATION OF TRADITIONAL USES.—The 

4 Secretary shall allow for the traditional taking of marine 

5 species, marine worms, and shellfish, on land within the 

6 Park between the mean high watermark and the mean low 

7 watermark in accordance with State law.’’. 

8 SEC. 8. CONVEYANCE OF CERTAIN LAND IN ACADIA NA9 TIONAL PARK TO THE TOWN OF BAR HAR10 BOR, MAINE. 

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

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

13 United States in and to the .29-acre parcel of land in Aca14 dia National Park identified as lot 110–055–000 on the 

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

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

17 (b) REVERSION.—If the land conveyed under sub18 section (a) is used for a purpose other than the purpose 

19 described in that subsection, the land shall, at the discre20 tion of the Secretary, revert to the United States. 

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