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115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4266 
To clarify the boundary of Acadia National Park, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 7, 2017 
Mr. POLIQUIN (for himself and Ms. PINGREE) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To clarify the boundary of Acadia National Park, and for 
other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Acadia National Park 
Boundary Clarification Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ACADIA NATIONAL PARK BOUNDARY CLARIFICA-
TION. 
Section 101 of Public Law 99–420 (16 U.S.C. 341 
note) is amended— 
(1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘In order 
to’’ and inserting the following: 
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‘‘(a) BOUNDARIES.—Subject to subsections (b) and 
(c)(2), to’’; 
(2) in the second sentence— 
(A) by striking ‘‘The map shall be on file’’ 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(c) AVAILABILITY AND REVISIONS OF MAPS.— 
‘‘(1) AVAILABILITY.—The map, together with 
the map described in subsection (b)(1) and any re-
vised boundary map published under paragraph (2), 
if applicable, shall be— 
‘‘(A) on file’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘Interior, and it shall be 
made’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘Interior; 
and 
‘‘(B) made’’; 
(3) by inserting after subsection (a) (as des-
ignated by paragraph (1)) the following: 
‘‘(b) SCHOODIC PENINSULA ADDITION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The boundary of the Park 
is confirmed to include approximately 1,441 acres of 
land and interests in land, as depicted on the map 
entitled ‘Acadia National Park, Hancock County, 
Maine, Schoodic Peninsula Boundary Revision’, 
numbered 123/129102, and dated July 10, 2015. 
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‘‘(2) RATIFICATION AND APPROVAL OF ACQUISI-
TIONS OF LAND.—Congress ratifies and approves— 
‘‘(A) effective as of September 26, 2013, 
the acquisition by the United States of the land 
and interests in the land described in paragraph 
(1); and 
‘‘(B) effective as of the date on which the 
alteration occurred, any alteration of the land 
or interests in the land described in paragraph 
(1) that is held or claimed by the United States 
(including conversion of the land to fee simple 
interest) that occurred after the date described 
in subparagraph (A).’’; and 
(4) in subsection (c) (as designated by para-
graph (2)(A)), by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) TECHNICAL
AND
LIMITED
REVISIONS.— 
Subject to section 102(k), notwithstanding any other 
provision of this section, the Secretary of the Inte-
rior (referred to in this title as the ‘Secretary’), by 
publication in the Federal Register of a revised 
boundary map or other description, may make— 
‘‘(A) such technical boundary revisions as 
the Secretary determines to be appropriate to 
the permanent boundaries of the Park (includ-
ing any property of the Park located within the 
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Schoodic Peninsula and Isle Au Haut districts) 
to resolve issues resulting from causes such as 
survey error or changed road alignments; and 
‘‘(B) such limited boundary revisions as 
the Secretary determines to be appropriate to 
the permanent boundaries of the Park to take 
into account acquisitions or losses, by exchange, 
donation, or purchase from willing sellers using 
donated or appropriated funds, of land adjacent 
to or within the Park, respectively, in any case 
in which the total acreage of the land to be so 
acquired or lost is less than 10 acres, subject 
to the condition that— 
‘‘(i) any such boundary revision shall 
not be a part of a more-comprehensive 
boundary revision; and 
‘‘(ii) all such boundary revisions, con-
sidered collectively with any technical 
boundary revisions made pursuant to sub-
paragraph (A), do not increase the size of 
the Park by more than a total of 100 
acres, as compared to the size of the Park 
on the date of enactment of this para-
graph.’’. 
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SEC. 3. LIMITATION ON ACQUISITIONS OF LAND FOR ACA-
DIA NATIONAL PARK. 
Section 102 of Public Law 99–420 (16 U.S.C. 341 
note) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding 
paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘of the Interior (herein-
after in this title referred to as ‘the Secretary’)’’; 
(2) in subsection (d)(1), in the first sentence, 
by striking ‘‘the the’’ and inserting ‘‘the’’; 
(3) in subsection (k)— 
(A) by redesignating the subsection as 
paragraph (4) and indenting the paragraph ap-
propriately; and 
(B) by moving the paragraph so as to ap-
pear at the end of subsection (b); and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(k) REQUIREMENTS.—Before revising the bound-
aries of the Park pursuant to this section or section 
101(c)(2)(B), the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) certify that the proposed boundary revision 
will contribute to, and is necessary for, the proper 
preservation, protection, interpretation, or manage-
ment of the Park; 
‘‘(2) consult with the governing body of each 
county, city, town, or other jurisdiction with primary 
taxing authority over the land or interest in land to 
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be acquired regarding the impacts of the proposed 
boundary revision; 
‘‘(3) obtain from each property owner the land 
or interest in land of which is proposed to be ac-
quired for, or lost from, the Park written consent for 
the proposed boundary revision; and 
‘‘(4) submit to the Acadia National Park Advi-
sory Commission established by section 103(a), the 
Committee on Natural Resources of the House of 
Representatives, the Committee on Energy and Nat-
ural Resources of the Senate, and the Maine Con-
gressional Delegation a written notice of the pro-
posed boundary revision. 
‘‘(l) LIMITATION.—The Secretary may not use the 
authority provided by section 100506 of title 54, United 
States Code, to adjust the permanent boundaries of the 
Park pursuant to this title.’’. 
SEC. 4. SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT. 
Section 102(f) of Public Law 99–420 (16 U.S.C. 341 
note) is amended, in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘to-
ward the cost of constructing’’ through the period at the 
end of the sentence and inserting the following: ‘‘$350,000 
to a regional consortium composed of units of local govern-
ment located on, or in the vicinity of, Mount Desert Is-
land, Maine, that is established for the purpose of improv-
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ing the management of the disposal and recycling of solid 
waste.’’. 
SEC. 5. ACADIA NATIONAL PARK ADVISORY COMMISSION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall reestablish 
and appoint members to the Acadia National Park Advi-
sory Commission in accordance with section 103 of Public 
Law 99–420 (16 U.S.C. 341 note). 
(b) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 103 of 
Public Law 99–420 (16 U.S.C. 341 note) is amended by 
striking subsection (f). 
SEC. 6. REPEAL OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS RELATING TO 
ACADIA NATIONAL PARK. 
The following are repealed: 
(1) Section 3 of the Act of February 26, 1919 
(40 Stat. 1178, chapter 45). 
(2) The first section of the Act of January 19, 
1929 (45 Stat. 1083, chapter 77). 
SEC. 7. MODIFICATION OF USE RESTRICTION. 
The Act of August 1, 1950 (64 Stat. 383, chapter 
511), is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘That the Secretary’’ and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘SECTION 1. CONVEYANCE OF LAND IN ACADIA NATIONAL 
PARK. 
‘‘The Secretary’’; and 
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(2) by striking ‘‘for school purposes’’ and in-
serting ‘‘for public purposes, subject to the condi-
tions that use of the land shall not degrade or ad-
versely impact the resources or values of Acadia Na-
tional Park and that the land shall remain in public 
ownership for recreational, educational, or similar 
public purposes’’. 
SEC. 8. CONTINUATION OF CERTAIN TRADITIONAL USES. 
Title I of Public Law 99–420 (16 U.S.C. 341 note) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 109. CONTINUATION OF CERTAIN TRADITIONAL USES. 
‘‘In accordance with this section, the Secretary shall 
allow for the traditional harvesting of marine worms, 
clams, other shellfish, and other marine species (as defined 
in chapter 601 of title 12 of the Maine Revised Statutes 
(as in effect on the date of enactment of this section)), 
in accordance with the laws (including regulations and ap-
plicable judicial interpretations) of the State of Maine— 
‘‘(1) within the boundaries of the Park; and 
‘‘(2) on any land located outside of the bound-
aries of the Park with respect to which the Secretary 
has or obtains a property interest of any type pursu-
ant to this title.’’. 
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