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16 U.S.C. § 459j–6 (CONSERVATION)
§ 459j–6. Transfer of lands for use as administrative and visitor facilities to Secretary of the Interior; use of portion of John F. Kennedy Space Center; transfer of excess land within seashore to Secretary of the Interior
On January 3, 1975, those lands to be used for the administrative and visitor facilities described in section 459j–4(c)(1) of this title shall be transferred by sections 459j to 459j–8 of this title to the Secretary of the Interior and those portions of the John F. Kennedy Space Center falling within the boundaries of the seashore as defined in section 459j of this title shall become a part of the seashore, and within ninety days thereafter, the Administrator, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, shall grant to the Secretary for carrying out the intent and purpose of sections 459j to 459j–8 of this title such use of said portions as the Administrator determines is not inconsistent with public safety and the needs of the space and defense programs of the Nation. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any lands within the seashore which the Administrator determines to be excess to the needs of such agency shall be transferred to the Secretary of the Interior for administration in accordance with the provisions of sections 459j to 459j–8 of this title: Provided, That any portions of the John F. Kennedy Space Center within the seashore not transferred to the Secretary shall remain under the control and jurisdiction of the Administrator.
(Pub. L. 93–626, § 7, Jan. 3, 1975, 88 Stat. 2125.)
16 U.S.C. § 459j–7 (CONSERVATION)
§ 459j–7. Report to President
Within three years from January 3, 1975, the Secretary shall review the area within the seashore and shall report to the President, in accordance with section 1132(c) and (d) of this title, his recommendations as to the suitability or nonsuitability of any area within the seashore for preservation as wilderness, and any designation of any such areas as a wilderness shall be accomplished in accordance with section 1132(c) and (d) of this title.
(Pub. L. 93–626, § 8, Jan. 3, 1975, 88 Stat. 2125.)
16 U.S.C. § 459j–8 (CONSERVATION)
§ 459j–8. Authorization of appropriations; reports to Congressional committees
(a) Acquisition of lands and interests in lands
There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of sections 459j to 459j–8 of this title, but not more than $7,941,000 for the acquisition of lands and interests in lands. In order to avoid excessive costs resulting from delays in the acquisition program, the Secretary shall make every reasonable effort to promptly acquire the privately owned lands within the seashore. Until all such lands are acquired, he shall report, in writing on June 30 of each year to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives, the following information:
(1) the amount of land acquired during the current fiscal year and the amount expended therefor;
(2) the amount of land remaining to be acquired; and
(3) the amount of land programed for acquisition in the ensuing fiscal year and the estimated cost thereof.
(b) Development of essential public facilities
For the development of essential public facilities there are authorized to be appropriated $2.6 million in addition to the sums previously appropriated.
(Pub. L. 93–626, § 9, Jan. 3, 1975, 88 Stat. 2125; Pub. L. 100–564, § 2, Oct. 31, 1988, 102 Stat. 2831; Pub. L. 103–437, § 6(m), Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4586.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Amendments
text: 1994—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103–437, § 6(m)(1), in introductory provisions substituted “Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives” for “Committees on Interior and Insular Affairs of the United States Congress”.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 103–437, § 6(m)(2), struck out at end “Within three years from January 3, 1975, the Secretary shall develop and transmit to the Committees on Interior and Insular Affairs of the United States Congress a final master plan for the full development of the seashore consistent with the preservation objectives of sections 459j to 459j–8 of this title, indicating:
“(1) the facilities needed to accommodate the health, safety, and recreation needs of the visiting public;
“(2) the location and estimated cost of all facilities; and
“(3) the projected need for any additional facilities within the seashore.”
1988—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 100–564 substituted “$2.6 million in addition to the sums previously appropriated” for “not more than $500,000”.
16 U.S.C. § 459t (CONSERVATION)
§ 459t. Secretary of the Interior authorized to execute deeds and leases for project lands; inclusion of conditional covenants
The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to execute on behalf of the United States all necessary deeds and leases to effect the purposes of sections 459r to 459t of this title. Every such deed or lease shall contain the express condition that the grantee or lessee shall use the property exclusively for public park, recreational, and conservation purposes, and the further express condition that the United States assumes no obligation for the maintenance or operation of the property after the acceptance of such deed or during the term of such lease, and may contain such other conditions not inconsistent with such express conditions as may be agreed upon by the Secretary and the grantee or lessee: Provided, That the title and right to possession of any lands so conveyed or leased, together with the improvements thereon, shall revert to the United States upon a finding by the Secretary, after notice to such grantee or lessee and after an opportunity for a hearing, that the grantee or lessee has not complied with such conditions during a period of more than three years, which finding shall be final and conclusive, and such lands and improvements thereon, upon such reversion to the United States, shall be returned to the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior and upon determination of the Secretary may be considered as surplus real property to be disposed of in accordance with section 1303 of title 40.
(June 6, 1942, ch. 380, § 3, 56 Stat. 327.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Codification
text: “Section 1303 of title 40” substituted in text for “the Act of August 27, 1935 (49 Stat. 885)” on authority of Pub. L. 107–217, § 5(c), Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1303, the first section of which enacted Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works.
16 U.S.C. § 459u (CONSERVATION)
§ 459u. Exchange of recreational demonstration project lands by grantee
In order to facilitate the administration of former recreational demonstration project lands and to consolidate the holdings of the grantees to whom such lands have been or may be granted pursuant to sections 459r to 459t of this title, the Secretary of the Interior may authorize any such grantee to exchange or otherwise dispose of any lands or interests in lands conveyed to it in order to acquire other lands or interests therein of approximately equal value.
For the aforesaid purpose, the Secretary is authorized to execute a release, as to the particular lands involved, of any condition providing for a reversion of title to the United States, that may be contained in the conveyance by the United States to said grantee. No such release shall be executed, however, unless the grantee shall agree, in form satisfactory to the Secretary, that the lands to be acquired by it shall be subject to the conditions contained in the original conveyance from the United States, except that in lieu of a provision for reversion, the grantee shall agree to convey said lands to the United States upon a finding by the Secretary in accordance with the procedure provided in said sections, that the grantee has not complied with such conditions during a period of more than three years. Lands so conveyed to the United States shall be subject to administration or disposition in like manner as recreational demonstration project lands that revert to the United States under the terms of the aforesaid sections.
(Aug. 3, 1950, ch. 522, 64 Stat. 399.)
16 U.S.C. § 460–1 (CONSERVATION)
§ 460–1. Inclusion of Ackia Battleground National Monument and Meriwether Lewis National Monument
To facilitate the administration of two areas of the national park system, known as Ackia Battleground National Monument, Mississippi, and Meriwether Lewis National Monument, Tennessee, those areas are included in the Natchez Trace Parkway, which they adjoin; and they shall be administered as a part of the parkway. In order to provide continued recognition of the significance of these portions of the parkway, the Secretary of the Interior shall provide them with appropriate designations in accordance with the historical events which occurred on them.
(Pub. L. 87–131, Aug. 10, 1961, 75 Stat. 335.)
16 U.S.C. § 460a (CONSERVATION)
§ 460a. Licenses or permits for right-of-way over parkway lands
In the administration of the Natchez Trace Parkway, the Secretary of the Interior may issue revocable licenses or permits for rights-of-way over, across, and upon parkway lands, or for the use of parkway lands by the owners or lessees of adjacent lands, for such purposes and under such nondiscriminatory terms, regulations, and conditions as he may determine to be not inconsistent with the use of such lands for parkway purposes.
(May 18, 1938, ch. 251, § 2, 52 Stat. 408.)
16 U.S.C. § 460a–1 (CONSERVATION)
§ 460a–1. Acceptance of lands conveyed for Blue Ridge or Natchez Trace Parkways
The Secretary of the Interior is authorized, in his discretion, to approve and accept, on behalf of the United States, title to any lands and interests in land heretofore or hereafter conveyed to the United States for the purposes of the Blue Ridge or the Natchez Trace Parkways, or for recreational areas in connection therewith.
(June 30, 1936 ch. 883, § 3, as added June 8, 1940, ch. 277, 54 Stat. 250.)
16 U.S.C. § 460a–3 (CONSERVATION)
§ 460a–3. Licenses or permits to owners of adjacent lands
In the administration of the Blue Ridge Parkway, the Secretary of the Interior may issue revocable licenses or permits for rights-of-way over, across, and upon parkway lands, or for the use of parkway lands by the owners or lessees of adjacent lands, for such purposes and under such nondiscriminatory terms, regulations, and conditions as he may determine to be not inconsistent with the use of such lands for parkway purposes.
(June 30, 1936, ch. 883, § 2, as added June 8, 1940, ch. 277, 54 Stat. 250.)
16 U.S.C. § 460a–4 (CONSERVATION)
§ 460a–4. Transfer of jurisdiction to Secretary of Agriculture; national forest lands
When in his judgment the public interest will be served thereby, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized, upon concurrence of the Secretary of Agriculture, to transfer to the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Agriculture for national forest purposes lands or interests in lands acquired for or in connection with the Blue Ridge Parkway. Lands transferred under this section shall become national forest lands subject to all laws, rules, and regulations applicable to lands acquired pursuant to the Weeks Law of March 1, 1911 (36 Stat. 961), as amended.
(May 13, 1952, ch. 263, 66 Stat. 69.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: References in Text
text: The Weeks Law of March 1, 1911 (36 Stat. 961), referred to in text, is act Mar. 1, 1911, ch. 186, 36 Stat. 961, which enacted former sections 513 and 514 and sections 515 to 519, 521, 552, and 563 of this title and amended sections 480 and 500 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 552 of this title and Tables.
16 U.S.C. § 460a–5 (CONSERVATION)
§ 460a–5. Acquisition of land contiguous to Blue Ridge or Natchez Trace Parkways
In order to consolidate, on the Blue Ridge Parkway and the Natchez Trace Parkway, the land forming each such parkway, to adjust ownership lines, and to eliminate hazardous crossings of and accesses to these parkways, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to acquire, by purchase or exchange, land and interests in land contiguous to the parkways. In consummating exchanges under this section, the Secretary may transfer parkway land, interests therein, and easements: Provided, That the property rights so exchanged shall be approximately equal in value.
(Pub. L. 87–76, June 30, 1961, 75 Stat. 196.)
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Blue Ridge Parkway and Town of Blowing Rock Land Exchange
text: Pub. L. 111–167, May 24, 2010, 124 Stat. 1188, known as the Blue Ridge Parkway and Town of Blowing Rock Land Exchange Act of 2009, provided for land exchange between the National Park Service and the Town of Blowing Rock, North Carolina, by requiring the Secretary of the Interior to exchange approximately 20 acres of land within the boundary of the Blue Ridge Parkway, known as Blowing Rock Reservoir, for approximately 192 acres of land owned by the Town, known as Town of Blowing Rock Exchange Lands, not later than three years after May 24, 2010, and subject to applicable laws and certain terms and conditions and to equalization of land values, adjustment of the boundary of the Blue Ridge Parkway, administration of lands acquired by the Secretary, and future disposition of the reservoir property.
heading: Land Exchange in Great Smoky Mountains National Park
text: Pub. L. 108–108, title I, § 138, Nov. 10, 2003, 117 Stat. 1271, known as the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Land Exchange Act of 2003, provided for land exchange between National Park Service and Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, by directing Secretary of the Interior to exchange the Ravensford tract, in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and the Blue Ridge Parkway, for the Yellow Face tract adjacent to the Waterrock Knob Visitor Center on the Blue Ridge Parkway; stated congressional findings and purposes for such land exchange; contained descriptions and provision relating to treatment of exchanged lands; set forth implementation process; and prohibited gaming on the Ravensford tract.
16 U.S.C. § 460a–6 (CONSERVATION)
§ 460a–6. Blue Ridge Parkway extension; acceptance of lands; public use, administration, and maintenance areas; survey location of parkway extension crossing national forest land; transfer from Federal agency to administrative jurisdiction of Secretary of the Interior; national forest uses following transfer within national forest
The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to accept, on behalf of the United States, donations of land and interests in land in the States of North Carolina and Georgia, to construct thereon an extension of the Blue Ridge Parkway from the vicinity of Beech Gap, North Carolina, to the vicinity of Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park north of Atlanta and Marietta, Georgia, and to provide public use, administration, and maintenance areas in connection therewith. The lands accepted for the parkway extension may vary in width but shall average not more than one hundred and twenty-five acres per mile in fee simple plus not more than twenty-five acres per mile in scenic easements. The survey location and width of any portion of the parkway extension that crosses national forest land shall be jointly determined by the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture. Where the parkway extension designated by the Secretary of the Interior traverses Federal lands, the head of the department or agency having jurisdiction over such lands is authorized to transfer to the Secretary of the Interior the part of the Federal lands mutually agreed upon as necessary for the construction, maintenance and administration of the parkway extension and public use thereof, without transfer of funds. Any such transfer within a national forest shall not preclude any national forest use that is compatible with parkway use and that is agreed upon by the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture.
(Pub. L. 90–555, § 1, Oct. 9, 1968, 82 Stat. 967.)
16 U.S.C. § 460a–7 (CONSERVATION)
§ 460a–7. Coordination of recreational development on parkway and national forest lands; administration of forest land recreational facilities and access road development by Secretary of Agriculture; forest road and Appalachian Trail relocation and reconstruction and alternative forest road provision by Secretary of the Interior
To effectuate the recommendations in the report to the Congress on the North Carolina-Georgia extension of the Blue Ridge Parkway, made pursuant to the Act of August 10, 1961 (75 Stat. 337)—
(1) The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture shall, insofar as practicable, coordinate and correlate recreational development on lands within the parkway and adjacent or related national forests land: Provided, That within national forest boundaries recreational developments and facilities on Federal lands other than those actually within the national parkway shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture;
(2) Upon the request of the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of the Interior shall relocate and reconstruct any national forest roads that may be disturbed by the parkway extension, or provide alternative roads that are necessary to the protection, administration, or utilization of the national forests, and shall allow access to areas to be developed by the Secretary of Agriculture on adjacent national forest lands unless to do so will materially impair the primary purposes of the parkway;
(3) The Secretary of the Interior may relocate and reconstruct portions of the Appalachian Trail, including trail shelters, that may be disturbed by the parkway extension and such relocation and reconstruction may be performed (A) on non-Federal lands when the Appalachian Trail Conference obtains the consent of the owner to the use of the lands for the purpose and agrees to assume maintenance thereof, and (B) upon national forest lands with the approval of the Secretary of Agriculture.
(Pub. L. 90–555, § 2, Oct. 9, 1968, 82 Stat. 968.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: References in Text
text: Act of August 10, 1961, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 87–135, Aug. 10, 1961, 75 Stat. 337, which was not classified to the Code.
16 U.S.C. § 460a–8 (CONSERVATION)
§ 460a–8. Licenses or permits for rights-of-way over parkway lands
The Secretary of the Interior may issue revocable licenses or permits for rights-of-way over, across, and upon parkway lands, or for the use of parkway lands by the owners or lessees of adjacent lands, or for such purposes and under such terms and conditions as he may determine to be consistent with the use of such lands for parkway purposes.
(Pub. L. 90–555, § 3, Oct. 9, 1968, 82 Stat. 968.)
16 U.S.C. § 460a–9 (CONSERVATION)
§ 460a–9. Part of Blue Ridge Parkway; administration and maintenance of parkway extension
The parkway extension herein authorized shall be a part of the Blue Ridge Parkway and shall be administered and maintained by the Secretary of the Interior in accordance with the laws and regulations applicable thereto, including section 460a–4 of this title.
(Pub. L. 90–555, § 4, Oct. 9, 1968, 82 Stat. 968.)
16 U.S.C. § 460a–10 (CONSERVATION)
§ 460a–10. Transfer of national forest lands to Secretary of Agriculture
With the concurrence of the Secretary of Agriculture the Secretary of the Interior may transfer to the Secretary of Agriculture for national forest purposes lands or interests in lands within national forests acquired for, or in connection with, the parkway extension.
(Pub. L. 90–555, § 5, Oct. 9, 1968, 82 Stat. 968.)
16 U.S.C. § 460a–11 (CONSERVATION)
§ 460a–11. Authorization of appropriations
There is hereby authorized to be appropriated, for construction of the Blue Ridge Parkway extension, not more than $87,536,000, plus or minus such amounts, if any, as may be justified by reason of fluctuations in construction costs as indicated by engineering cost indices applicable to the type of construction involved herein.
(Pub. L. 90–555, § 6, Oct. 9, 1968, 82 Stat. 968.)
(CONSERVATION)
§§ 460b, 460c. Repealed. Pub. L. 85–767, § 2 [19, 21, 23, 33], Aug. 27, 1958, 72 Stat. 919
text: Section 460b, acts June 16, 1936, ch. 582, § 5, 49 Stat. 1520; June 8, 1938, ch. 328, § 8, 52 Stat. 635; Sept. 5, 1940, ch. 715, § 9, 54 Stat. 870, related to determination of location of parkways upon public lands, national forests, or other Federal reservations.
text: Section 460c, act Sept. 7, 1950, ch. 912, § 4(b), 64 Stat. 787, related to administration of parkway appropriations.
16 U.S.C. § 460d–1 (CONSERVATION)
§ 460d–1. Rentals or other considerations in leases for construction, maintenance, and operation of commercial recreational facilities; adjustment by Chief of Engineers
The Chief of Engineers, under the supervision of the Secretary of the Army, is authorized to amend any lease entered into providing for the construction, maintenance, and operation of commercial recreational facilities at a water resource development project under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Army so as to provide for the adjustment, either by increase or decrease, from time to time during the term of such lease of the amount of rental or other consideration payable to the United States under such lease, when and to the extent he determines such adjustment or extension to be necessary or advisable in the public interest. No adjustment shall be made under the authority of this section so as to increase or decrease the amount of rental or other consideration payable under such lease for any period prior to the date of such adjustment.
(Pub. L. 87–236, Sept. 14, 1961, 75 Stat. 509; Pub. L. 89–298, title II, § 215, Oct. 27, 1965, 79 Stat. 1088.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Amendments
text: 1965—Pub. L. 89–298 struck out “before November 1, 1956” after “lease entered into”.
16 U.S.C. § 460d–2 (CONSERVATION)
§ 460d–2. Adjustment by Secretary of Agriculture
The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to amend any lease entered into with respect to lands under the jurisdiction of the Forest Service providing for the construction, maintenance, and operation of commercial recreational facilities at a Federal reservoir project so as to provide for the adjustment, either by increase or decrease, from time to time during the term of such lease of the amount of rental or other consideration payable to the United States under such lease, when and to the extent he determines such adjustment to be necessary or advisable in the public interest. No adjustment shall be made under the authority of this section so as to increase or decrease the amount of rental or other consideration payable under such lease for any period prior to the date of such adjustment.
(Pub. L. 87–411, Mar. 3, 1962, 76 Stat. 20.)
16 U.S.C. § 460d–3a (CONSERVATION)
§ 460d–3a. Contracts to provide visitor reservation services
The Secretary of the Army may, under such terms and conditions as the Secretary deems appropriate, contract with any public or private entity to provide visitor reservation services. Any such contract in effect on or after October 1, 2004, may provide that the contractor shall be permitted to deduct a commission to be fixed by the Secretary from the amount charged the public for providing such services and to remit the net proceeds therefrom to the contracting agency.
(Pub. L. 110–161, div. C, title I, § 121, Dec. 26, 2007, 121 Stat. 1946.)