An Act to establish the Fort Point National Historic Site in San Francisco, California, and for other purposes
PL 91-457 (H.R.18410), enacted 10/15/1970

970 
PUBLIC L
A
W 91-456-OCT. 15, 1970 
[84 STAT. 
Public Law 91-456 
October 15, 1970 
[S. 583] 
U.S.S. 
Utah, 
remains. 
Flying of the 
American flag. 
Appropriati on. 
AN ACT 
To provide for the flying of the American flag over the remains of the United 
States ship Utah in honor of the heroic men who were entombed in her hull on 
December 7,1941. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary 
of the Navy is authorized and directed to take such action as may be 
necessary to provide for (1) the erection and maintenance of a fla^ole 
on the remains of the battleship United States ship Utah, (2) the flying 
of the American flag over the remains of such battleship, and (3) the 
raising and lowering of such flag each day, such action having been 
authorized in honor of the heroic men who were entombed in her hull 
on December T, 1941. 
SEO. 2. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Secre-
tary of the Navy such sums as may be necessary for the cost of erection, 
mamtenance, and operation of said flagpole. 
Approved October 15, 1970. 
October 16, 1970 
[H. R. 18410] 
Fort Point Na-
tional Historic 
Site, Calif. 
Establishment. 
Administration. 
Appropriation. 
Public Law 91-457 
AN ACT 
To establish the Fort Point National Historic Site in San Francisco, California, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That in order to 
preserve and interpret for future generations the historical signifi-
cance of Fort Point in the Presidio of San Francisco, California, the 
Congress hereby establishes the Fort Point National Historic Site 
comprising the area depicted on the map entitled "Boundary Map, 
Fort Point National Historic Site, California", numbered NHS-POI-
91,000 and dated July 1970, together with such adjacent lands as may 
hereafter be transferred, without monetary consideration, to the Sec-
retary of the Interior by the Secretary of the Army. Such additional 
lands, which shall neither exceed ten acres of fast lands nor sixty-three 
acres of submerged lands, shall, when transferred, be added to the 
Fort Point National Historic Site and shall be administered in accord-
ance with the provisions of this Act: Provided, That no transfer of 
lands pursuant to this section shall be consummated until sixty days 
after the description, terms, and conditions of the proposed transfer 
have been forwarded to the Committees on Interior and Insular 
Affairs of the House of Representatives and Senate of the United 
States. 
SEC. 2. The Secretary of the Interior shall administer the Fort Point 
National Historic Site in accordance with the Act of August 25, 1916 
(39 Stat. 535), as amended and supplemented (16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.), 
and the Act of August 21,1935 (49 Stat. 666; 16 U.S.C. 461-467). 
SEC. 3. There are authorized to be appropriated for development 
of Fort Point National Historic Site such sums as may be necessary, 
but not more than $5,250,000 (February 1970 prices), plus or minus 
such amounts, if any, as may be justified by reason of ordinary fluctu-
ations in construction costs as indicated by engineering cost indices 
applicable to the types of construction involved herein. 
Approved October 16, 1970.