Acadia National Park Boundary Clarification Act

To clarify the boundary of Acadia National Park, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Acadia National Park Boundary Clarification Act 2. Acadia National Park boundary Section 101 of Public Law 99–420 16 U.S.C. 341 (1) in the first sentence, by striking In order to (a) In general In order to ; (2) in the second sentence, by striking The map (b) Availability of map The map described in subsection (a) ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (c) Schoodic peninsula addition The boundary of the Park is modified to include approximately 1,441 acres of land and interests in land, as generally depicted on the map entitled Acadia National Park, Hancock County, Maine, Schoodic Peninsula Boundary Revision . 3. Clarification of Acadia National Park boundary authority (a) In general The Secretary of the Interior may only acquire land or interests in land within the boundary of Acadia National Park in accordance with section 102 of Public Law 99–420 16 U.S.C. 341 (b) Land outside boundary of the Park No land or interest in land located outside of the boundary of Acadia National Park may be acquired except as provided in Public Law 99–420 16 U.S.C. 341 (c) Clarification on applicability of certain laws The Secretary of the Interior may not use any authority under section 3 of the Act of February 26, 1919 (40 Stat. 1179, chapter 45), or the Act of January 19, 1929 (45 Stat. 1083, chapter 77), to acquire land or interests in land for addition to Acadia National Park. 4. Acadia National Park Advisory Commission (a) In general The Secretary of the Interior shall reestablish and appoint members to the Acadia National Park Advisory Commission in accordance with section 103 of Public Law 99–420 16 U.S.C. 341 (b) Conforming amendment Section 103 of Public Law 99–420 16 U.S.C. 341 5. Use restriction removed The Act of August 1, 1950 (64 Stat. 383, chapter 511), is amended— (1) by striking That the Secretary 1. Conveyance of land in Acadia National Park (a) In general The Secretary ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (b) Use of land The land conveyed to the town of Tremont, Maine, under this Act known as NPS Tract 06-126 .

Summary: Acadia National Park Boundary Clarification Act This bill confirms that the boundary of Acadia National Park in Maine includes approximately 1,441 acres of land and interests in the Schoodic Peninsula. The bill ratifies and approves: the acquisition by the United States of such land and interests, effective as of September 26, 2013; and any alteration of such land or interests held or claimed by the United State that occurred after such date. The Department of the Interior may make technical boundary and limited boundary revisions, as appropriate, to the permanent boundaries of the park (including any park property located within the peninsula and Isle Au Haut districts) to resolve issues resulting from causes such as survey error or changed road alignments or to take into account acquisitions or losses of land adjacent to or within the park in any case in which the total acreage of the land to be so acquired or lost is less than 10 acres, subject to specified conditions. Interior shall contribute a specified amount to a regional consortium composed of units of local government on or in the vicinity of Mount Desert Island that was established to improve the management of the disposal and recycling of solid waste. Interior shall reestablish and appoint members to the Acadia National Park Advisory Commission. Certain land in the park that was conveyed by Interior to the town of Tremont, Maine, shall no longer be used exclusively for school purposes, but for public purposes, subject to the conditions that: (1) use of such land shall not degrade or adversely impact the park's resources or values; and (2) such land shall remain in public ownership for recreational, educational, or similar public purposes. Interior shall allow for the traditional harvesting of the marine worms, clams, and other shellfish, and other marine species in accordance with the laws of the state of Maine: (1) within the park's boundaries, and (2) on any land outside of the park in which Interior has or obtains a property interest. Interior shall convey to the town of Bar Harbor a specified parcel of land within the park to be used for a solid waste transfer facility.