An Act to amend the act of June 30, 1944, an act "To provide for the establishment of the Harpers Ferry National Monument", and for other purposes.
PL 93-466 (S.605), enacted 10/24/1974

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PUBLIC LAW 93-466-OCT. 24, 1974 
[88 STAT. 
Effective dates. 
SEC. 11. The amendments and repeals made by this Act shall become 
effective upon the expiration of ninety days after the date of enact-
ment, except that section 10 shall become effective on the date of 
enactment. 
Approved October 24, 1974. 
October 24, 1974 
[S, 60S] 
Public Law 93-466 
AN ACT 
To amend the Act of June 30, 1944, an Act "To provide for the establishment of 
the Harpers Ferry National Monument", and for other purposes. 
Harpers Ferry 
National Histori-
cal Park, W. Va. 
Additional 
lands authorized. 
Publication in 
Federal Register. 
16 u s e 450bb-2. 
Interpretive 
shuttle transporta-
tion service. 
16 u s e 4 50bb 
note. 
Appropriation. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress osseTnbled, That the Act of 
June BO, 1944 (58 Stat. 645; 16 U.S.C. 450bb), an Act "To provide 
for the establishment of the Harpers Ferry National Monument", is 
amended as follows: 
(1) In section 1, the first sentence is amended to read: "That, in 
order to carry out the purposes of this Act, the Secretary of the 
Interior is authorized to acquire lands or interests in lands, by dona-
tion, purchase with donated or appropriated funds, or exchange, 
within the boundaries as generally depicted on the drawing entitled 
'Boundary Map, Harpers Ferry National Historical Park', numbered 
385-40,000r> and dated April 1974, which shall be on file and avail-
able for public inspection in the offices of the National Park Service, 
1 )epartinent of the Interior: Provided, That after advising the Com-
mittees on Interior and Insular Affairs of the Congress of the United 
States, in writing, the Secretary may make minor revisions in the 
boundary, when necessary, by publication of a revised drawing or 
other boundary description in the Federal Register, but the total acre-
age shall not exceed two thousand acres: Provided further, That noth-
ing herein shall be deemed to authorize the acquisition, without 
consent of the owner, of a fee simple interest in lands within the 
boundaries in Avhich a less than fee interest has previously been 
acquired by the Secretary of the Interior." 
(2) In section o, delete the woid "and" at the end of paragraph (1) ; 
change the period at the end of paragraph (2) to a semicolon and add 
"and"; and add the following new paragraph: 
" (3) Provide, directly or by contract, subject to the provisions of the 
Act of June 7, 1974 (88 Stat. 192; 16 U.S.C. 4601-6a) an interpretive 
shuttle transportation service within, between, and among lands 
acquired for the purpose of this Act for such times and upon such 
terms as in his judgment will best accomplish the purposes of this 
Act." 
(3) Revise section 4 to read as follows: 
"In addition to such sums as have heretofore been appropriated, 
there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary 
to carry out the provisions of this Act, but not more than $1,300,000 
for the acquisition of lands and interests in lands, and not more than 
$8,690,000 for development." 
Approved October 24, 1974.