dreamproit/uscode huggingface dataset:
16 U.S.C. § 406d–5 (CONSERVATION)
§ 406d–5. Use for reclamation purposes of certain lands within exterior boundary
Nothing in this subchapter and sections 431a, 451a, 482m, 673b, and 673c of this title shall affect the use for reclamation purposes, in accordance with the Act of June 17, 1902 (32 Stat. 388), and Acts amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto, of the lands within the exterior boundary of the park as prescribed by this subchapter and sections 431a, 451a, 482m, 673b, and 673c of this title which have been withdrawn or acquired for reclamation purposes or the operation, maintenance, rehabilitation, and improvement of the reservoir and other reclamation facilities located on such withdrawn or acquired lands.
(Sept. 14, 1950, ch. 950, § 9, 64 Stat. 853.)
heading: References in Text
text: Act of June 17, 1902 (32 Stat. 388), referred to in text, is popularly known as the “Reclamation Act” and is classified generally to chapter 12 (§ 371 et seq.) of Title 43, Public Lands. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 371 of Title 43 and Tables.
heading: Codification
text: Section comprises only the first sentence of section 9 of act Sept. 14, 1950. The second sentence of section 9 repealed all laws “inconsistent with” sections 406d–1 to 406d–5, inclusive, 431a, 451a, 482m, 673b, and 673c of this title, and is set out in note under section 406d–1 of this title. The third sentence thereof, which related to availability of unexpended appropriated funds, is also set out in note under section 406d–1 of this title.
heading: Repeal of Inconsistent Laws
text: Repeal of laws inconsistent with act Sept. 14, 1950, see note set out under section 406d–1 of this title.
16 U.S.C. § 407 (CONSERVATION)
§ 407. Establishment; description of area
The tract of land known prior to May 14, 1930, as the Carlsbad Cave National Monument, in the State of New Mexico, established and designated as a national monument under section 431 of this title, and by presidential proclamation of October 25, 1923, is declared to be a national park and dedicated as a public park for the benefit and enjoyment of the people under the name of the Carlsbad Caverns National Park, under which name the aforesaid national park shall be entitled to receive and to use all moneys heretofore or hereafter appropriated for the Carlsbad Cave National Monument.
(May 14, 1930, ch. 272, § 1, 46 Stat. 279.)
heading: References in Text
text: The presidential proclamation of October 25, 1923, referred to in text, is Proc. No. 1923, 43 Stat. 1929.
16 U.S.C. § 407a (CONSERVATION)
§ 407a. Administration, protection, and development
The administration, protection, and development of said Carlsbad Caverns National Park shall be exercised under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior by the National Park Service, subject to the provisions of sections 1, 2, 3, and 4 of this title, and Acts supplementary thereto or amendatory thereof.
(May 14, 1930, ch. 272, § 2, 46 Stat. 279.)
heading: Transfer of Functions
text: For transfer of functions of other officers, employees, and agencies of Department of the Interior, with certain exceptions, to Secretary of the Interior, with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1950, §§ 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
16 U.S.C. § 407b (CONSERVATION)
§ 407b. Applicability of Federal Power Act
The provisions of the Federal Power Act [16 U.S.C. 791a et seq.] shall not apply to or extend over the land by section 407 of this title or hereafter reserved and dedicated as the Carlsbad Caverns National Park.
(May 14, 1930, ch. 272, § 3, 46 Stat. 279.)
heading: References in Text
text: The Federal Power Act, referred to in text, was in the original the “Act of June 10, 1920, known as the Federal Water Power Act,” and was redesignated as the Federal Power Act by section 791a of this title. The Federal Power Act is act June 10, 1920, ch. 285, 41 Stat. 1063, as amended, and is classified generally to chapter 12 (§ 791aet seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 791a of this title and Tables.
16 U.S.C. § 407d (CONSERVATION)
§ 407d. Admission and guide fees exempt from tax
Any admission fee charged for entrance to Carlsbad Caverns and any fee charged for guide service therein shall be exempt from all taxes on admissions.
(June 22, 1936, ch. 691, § 1, 49 Stat. 1792.)
heading: Codification
text: Act Sept. 20, 1941, ch. 412, title V, § 541(c), 55 Stat. 710, amended act May 9, 1935, ch. 101, § 1, 49 Stat. 207, which had been classified to this section of the Code, “by striking out that part thereof” upon which this section was based. Said act Sept. 20, 1941, however, made no mention of act June 22, 1936, which reenacted those same provisions. Such act Sept. 20, 1941, was made effective on, and applicable only with respect to the period beginning with, Oct. 1, 1941, by section 550(a) thereof.
16 U.S.C. § 407m–1 (CONSERVATION)
§ 407m–1. Acquisition of additional lands and buildings
The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to acquire by donation or with donated funds, or to acquire by purchase, the land and buildings immediately adjacent to, but not including, the St. George’s Methodist Church property, which land and buildings are identified generally as 318, 320, and 322 New Street, for inclusion in the Independence National Historical Park: Provided, That the Secretary shall first enter into an agreement with the proprietor or proprietors of the St. George’s Methodist Church property, such agreement to contain the usual and customary provisions for the protection and physical maintenance of said church property, without expense to the United States, in keeping with, but not as a part of, the nearby Independence National Historical Park and providing for its continued use, without limitation or control, for customary church purposes.
(Pub. L. 86–54, § 1, June 23, 1959, 73 Stat. 88.)
heading: Codification
text: Section was not enacted as a part of act June 28, 1948, ch. 687, 62 Stat. 1061, as amended, which comprises this subchapter.
heading: Appropriations
text: Pub. L. 86–54, § 2, June 23, 1959, 73 Stat. 88, provided that: “There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums, not exceeding $25,000, as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of section 1 of this Act [this section].”
16 U.S.C. § 407m–2 (CONSERVATION)
§ 407m–2. Acquisition of property adjacent to Old Saint Joseph’s Church
The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to acquire by donation or with donated funds, or to acquire by purchase, from the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia the land and interests in land immediately adjacent to, but not including the Old Saint Joseph’s Church property in the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, which land and interests in land are identified on the records of the city of Philadelphia as 324, 326, 328, 330, 332, 334 and 336 Walnut Street, for inclusion in the Independence National Historical Park: Provided, That the Secretary shall first enter into an agreement with the proprietor or proprietors of the Old Saint Joseph’s Church property, such agreement to contain the usual and customary provisions for the protection and physical maintenance of such church property, without expense to the United States, in keeping with, but not as a part of the nearby Independence National Historical Park and providing for its continued use, without limitation or control, for customary church purposes.
(Pub. L. 86–273, § 1, Sept. 14, 1959, 73 Stat. 556.)
heading: Codification
text: Section was not enacted as a part of act June 28, 1948, ch. 687, 62 Stat. 1061, as amended, which comprises this subchapter.
heading: Appropriations
text: Section 2 of Pub. L. 86–273 authorized to be appropriated such sums, not exceeding $46,200 as were necessary to carry out the purposes of this section.
16 U.S.C. § 407m–3 (CONSERVATION)
§ 407m–3. Acquisition of site of Graff House
In order to include in Independence National Historical Park the site of the Graff House where Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to acquire by purchase, donation, or with donated funds all or any interests in the land and improvements thereon located at the southwest corner of Market and South Seventh Streets, in the city of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania, and more particularly described as follows:
Beginning at a point located at the intersection of the southerly line of Market Street with the westerly line of South Seventh Street, thence southerly along the west side of South Seventh Street 124 feet, thence westerly 50 feet, thence northerly 124 feet, thence easterly 50 feet to the point of beginning.
(Pub. L. 88–477, § 1, Aug. 21, 1964, 78 Stat. 587.)
heading: Codification
text: Section was not enacted as a part of act June 28, 1948, ch. 687, 62 Stat. 1061, as amended, which comprises this subchapter.
16 U.S.C. § 407m–4 (CONSERVATION)
§ 407m–4. Erection of replica of Graff House; maintenance
The Secretary is further authorized to erect on the site aforesaid, with donated funds, a replica of the Graff House and to furnish and maintain the same.
(Pub. L. 88–477, § 2, Aug. 21, 1964, 78 Stat. 587.)
heading: Codification
text: Section was not enacted as a part of act June 28, 1948, ch. 687, 62 Stat. 1061, as amended, which comprises this subchapter.
16 U.S.C. § 407m–5 (CONSERVATION)
§ 407m–5. Inclusion of additional lands and building; administration
The lands hereinbefore described and the building to be erected thereon shall become a part of the Independence National Historical Park and shall be administered in accordance with the laws and regulations applicable thereto.
(Pub. L. 88–477, § 3, Aug. 21, 1964, 78 Stat. 587.)
heading: Codification
text: Section was not enacted as a part of act June 28, 1948, ch. 687, 62 Stat. 1061, as amended, which comprises this subchapter.
16 U.S.C. § 407m–6 (CONSERVATION)
§ 407m–6. Authorization of appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums, but not more than $200,000, as may be necessary for acquisition of the land described in section 407m–3 of this title: Provided, That the Secretary of the Interior shall not obligate or expend any moneys herein authorized to be appropriated for acquisition of the land unless and until commitments are obtained for donations in an amount which in the judgment of the Secretary is sufficient to provide a replica of the Graff House in accordance with section 407m–4 of this title.
(Pub. L. 88–477, § 4, Aug. 21, 1964, 78 Stat. 587.)
heading: Codification
text: Section was not enacted as a part of act June 28, 1948, ch. 687, 62 Stat. 1061, as amended, which comprises this subchapter.
16 U.S.C. § 407m–7 (CONSERVATION)
§ 407m–7. Exchange of property
The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to convey on behalf of the United States a certain tract of land, or any interest therein, being a portion of Independence National Historical Park project B, embracing fifteen thousand six hundred and fifty square feet, more or less, and situate on the northeast corner of South Fifth Street and Marshall Court (formerly Manning Street), city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, together with the improvements thereon, to the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia in exchange for property, or interest therein, owned by the authority of approximately equal value and which the Secretary deems necessary for use in connection with the Independence National Historical Park. Property conveyed by the Secretary pursuant to this section shall thereupon cease to be a part of the park, and the property acquired in exchange therefor shall thereafter be a part of the park, subject to all the laws and regulations applicable to the park.
(Pub. L. 88–604, Sept. 18, 1964, 78 Stat. 958.)
heading: Codification
text: Section was not enacted as a part of act June 28, 1948, ch. 687, 62 Stat. 1061, as amended, which comprises this subchapter.
16 U.S.C. § 407m–8 (CONSERVATION)
§ 407m–8. Independence National Historical Park boundary adjustment
The administrative boundary between Independence National Historical Park and the United States Customs House along the Moravian Street Walkway in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is hereby modified as generally depicted on the drawing entitled “Exhibit 1, Independence National Historical Park, Boundary Adjustment”, and dated May 1987, which shall be on file and available for public inspection in the Office of the National Park Service, Department of the Interior. The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to accept and transfer jurisdiction over property in accord with such administrative boundary, as modified by this section.
(Pub. L. 104–333, div. I, title II, § 204, Nov. 12, 1996, 110 Stat. 4106.)
heading: Codification
text: Section enacted as part of the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996, and not as part of act June 28, 1948, ch. 687, 62 Stat. 1061, as amended, which comprises this subchapter.
16 U.S.C. § 407n (CONSERVATION)
§ 407n. Cooperative agreements between Secretary of the Interior and City of Philadelphia; contents
In furtherance of the general purposes of this subchapter as prescribed in section 407m of this title, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to enter into cooperative agreements with the city of Philadelphia to assist in the preservation and interpretation of the property known as the Independence Hall National Historic Site and with the Carpenters’ Company of Philadelphia to assist in the preservation and interpretation of Carpenters’ Hall, in connection with the Independence National Historical Park. Such agreements shall contain, but shall not be limited to, provisions that the Secretary of the Interior, through the National Park Service, shall have right of access at all reasonable times to all public portions of the property now within Independence Hall National Historic Site and to Carpenters’ Hall for the purpose of conducting visitors through such buildings and grounds and interpreting them to the public, that no changes or alterations shall be made in the property within the Independence Hall National Historic Site, including its buildings and grounds, or in Carpenters’ Hall, except by mutual agreement between the Secretary of the Interior and the other parties to the contracts.
(June 28, 1948, ch. 687, § 2, 62 Stat. 1061.)
heading: Transfer of Functions
text: For transfer of functions of other officers, employees, and agencies of Department of the Interior, with certain exceptions, to Secretary of the Interior, with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1950, §§ 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
16 U.S.C. § 407p (CONSERVATION)
§ 407p. Establishment of advisory commission; composition, appointment, and duties
The Secretary of the Interior is authorized, in his discretion, to establish a suitable advisory commission of not to exceed eleven members. The members of the advisory commission shall be appointed by the Secretary of the Interior, with three members to be recommended by the Governor of Pennsylvania, three by the mayor of Philadelphia, and one each by the Carpenters’ Company of Philadelphia and the Independence Hall Association.
The functions of the advisory commission shall be to render advice to the Secretary of the Interior, from time to time, upon matters which the Secretary of the Interior may refer to them for consideration.
(June 28, 1948, ch. 687, § 4, 62 Stat. 1062.)
heading: Termination of Advisory Commissions
text: Advisory commissions in existence on Jan. 5, 1973, to terminate not later than the expiration of the 2-year period following Jan. 5, 1973, unless, in the case of a commission established by the President or an officer of the Federal Government, such commission is renewed by appropriate action prior to the expiration of such 2-year period, or in the case of a commission established by the Congress, its duration is otherwise provided for by law. See sections 3(2) and 14 of Pub. L. 92–463, Oct. 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 770, 776, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
16 U.S.C. § 407q (CONSERVATION)
§ 407q. Administration, protection, and development
The administration, protection, and development of the park shall be exercised under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior by the National Park Service, subject to the provisions of sections 1, 2, 3, and 4 of this title, as amended and supplemented, and sections 461 to 467 of this title.
(June 28, 1948, ch. 687, § 5, 62 Stat. 1062.)
heading: Transfer of Functions
text: For transfer of functions of other officers, employees, and agencies of Department of the Interior, with certain exceptions, to Secretary of the Interior, with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1950, §§ 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
heading: Development of Park; Appropriation
text: Pub. L. 85–764, §§ 1, 2, Aug. 27, 1958, 72 Stat. 861, authorized the Secretary of the Interior to proceed with the development of Independence National Historical Park, the establishment of which was authorized by the Act of June 28, 1948 (62 Stat. 1061) [this subchapter], in accordance with plans to be approved by the Secretary, authorized to be appropriated for the development of said park pursuant to this Act the sum of $7,250,000, and provided that all funds authorized to be appropriated under this Act be expended by June 30, 1963.
16 U.S.C. § 407r (CONSERVATION)
§ 407r. Authorization of appropriations
For the purpose of acquiring the property described in section 407m of this title, there is authorized to be appropriated not to exceed the sum of $12,792,000. Funds appropriated pursuant to this subchapter shall be available for any expenses incidental to acquisition of property as prescribed by this subchapter, including the employment of the necessary services in the District of Columbia, and including to the extent deemed necessary by the Secretary of the Interior, the employment without regard to the civil-service laws of such experts and other officers and employees as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this subchapter efficiently and in the public interest.
(June 28, 1948, ch. 687, § 6, 62 Stat. 1062; July 10, 1952, ch. 653, § 3, 66 Stat. 575; Pub. L. 85–764, § 3(b), Aug. 27, 1958, 72 Stat. 862; Pub. L. 91–293, June 25, 1970, 84 Stat. 333; Pub. L. 93–477, title I, § 101(5), Oct. 26, 1974, 88 Stat. 1445.)
heading: Codification
text: Provisions that authorized the employment of such experts and other officers and employees as are necessary to carry out this subchapter “without regard to the Classification Act of 1923, as amended”, were omitted as obsolete. Sections 1202 and 1204 of the Classification Act of 1949, 63 Stat. 972, 973, repealed the 1923 Act and all laws or parts of laws inconsistent with the 1949 Act. While section 1106(a) of the 1949 Act provided that references in other laws to the 1923 Act should be held and considered to mean the 1949 Act, it did not have the effect of continuing the exception contained in this section because of section 1106(b) which provided that the application of the 1949 Act to any position, officer, or employee shall not be affected by section 1106(a). The Classification Act of 1949 was repealed by Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, § 8(a), 80 Stat. 632 (the first section of which enacted Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, into law). Section 5102 of Title 5 contains the applicability provisions of the 1949 Act, and section 5103 of Title 5 authorized the Office of Personnel Management to determine the applicability to specific positions and employees.
heading: Amendments
text: 1974—Pub. L. 93–477 substituted “$12,792,000” for “$11,200,000”.
1970—Pub. L. 91–293 substituted “$11,200,000” for “$7,950,000”.
1958—Pub. L. 85–764 substituted “$7,950,000” for “$7,700,000”.
1952—Act July 10, 1952, substituted “$7,700,000” for “$4,435,000”.
16 U.S.C. § 407aa (CONSERVATION)
§ 407aa. Findings and purposes
(a) Findings
Congress finds that:
(1) 1987 was the bicentennial of the signing of the United States Constitution;
(2) commemoration of the Constitution’s bicentennial included various events conducted by the Federal Commission on the Bicentennial of the United States Constitution, and State and local bicentennial commissions;
(3) bicentennial activities included important educational and instructional programs to heighten public awareness of the Constitution and the democratic process;
(4) educational programs for the Constitution should continue after the bicentennial to document its profound impact on the political, economic and social development of this Nation, and in order to recognize those Americans instrumental in the history of the Constitution; and
(5) units of the National Park System preserve and interpret key historic sites that document the history of the origins, subsequent development, and effects of the United States Constitution on this Nation.
(b) Purposes
It is therefore the policy of the Congress to provide each of the following:
(1) the necessary resources to develop a national resource center to undertake, on an ongoing basis, educational programs on the Constitution;
(2) exhibits of, and an archives for, programs on or related to the recent bicentennial of the United States Constitution; and
(3) interpretation of the United States Constitution at those units of the National Park System particularly relevant to its history.
(Pub. L. 100–433, § 2, Sept. 16, 1988, 102 Stat. 1640.)
heading: Short Title
text: Pub. L. 100–433, § 1, Sept. 16, 1988, 102 Stat. 1640, provided that: “This Act [enacting this subchapter] may be cited as the ‘Constitution Heritage Act of 1988’.”
16 U.S.C. § 407dd (CONSERVATION)
§ 407dd. Directives to Secretary
(a) Independence National Historical Park and other units
The Secretary shall interpret the origins, subsequent development, and effects of the United States Constitution on this country at Independence National Historical Park and at such other units of the National Park System as are closely associated with the Constitution. The Secretary shall select not less than 12 units of the National Park System for such interpretation, including Independence National Historical Park.
(b) Memorial
The Secretary is authorized to establish and maintain at Independence National Historical Park an appropriate memorial to the United States Constitution as a key document in our Nation’s history.
(c) Public materials
In coordination with the National Constitution Center, the Secretary shall develop and make available to the public interpretive and educational materials related to sites within the National Park System as referred to in subsection (a) of this section.
(d) Cooperative agreements
The Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements with the owners or administrators of historic sites closely associated with the Constitution, pursuant to which the Secretary may provide technical assistance in the preservation and interpretation of such sites.
(e) Research and education
The Secretary shall contract with the National Constitution Center and other qualified institutions of higher learning for research and other activities including the distribution of interpretive and educational materials as appropriate in order to carry out the provisions of this subchapter.
(f) Maintenance of historic integrity
Nothing in this section may be construed to alter or waive the requirement that the Secretary maintain the historic integrity of units of the National Park System, including compliance with section 470f of this title.
(Pub. L. 100–433, § 5, Sept. 16, 1988, 102 Stat. 1641.)