Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge Act
PL 93-402 (H.R.3620), enacted 08/30/1974

88 STAT. 
PUBLIC LAW 93-402-AUG. 30, 1974 
801 
Public Law 93-402 
AN ACT 
To establish the Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge. 
August 30, 1974 
[H. R. 3620] 
use 668dd 
note. 
Description. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assemhled^ That (a) there is sJ!,'^n^'J^\i^nai 
established a national wildlife refuge to be known as the "Great wiidufe'Refuge, 
Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge" (hereinafter referred to in va.-N. 
this Act as the "Refuge"). The Refuge shall consist of— 
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(1) those lands and waters, comprising forty-nine thousand 
ninety-seven and eleven one-thousandths acres, of which a 40 per 
centum undivided interest therein was granted to the United 
States of America by The Nature Conservancy by deed dated 
February 22, 1973, and which are more particularly described in 
exhibit A of the deed, dated February 21, 1973, by w^hich such 
interest in such lands and waters was granted to The Nature 
Conservancy by the Union Camp Corporation (and such deeds 
shall be on file and available for public inspection in the office 
of the Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife, Department of 
the Interior); and 
(2) such additional lands and waters and interests therein as the 
Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter referred to in this Act as 
the "Secretary") may acquire after the date of the enactment of 
this Act pursuant to section 3 of this Act. 
(b) Until such time as the remaining undivided interest in the 
lands and waters described in subsection (a)(1) of this section is 
granted to the Secretary, he shall lease such remaining interest on 
such terms and conditions as he deems appropriate. 
SEC. 2. Subject to such restrictions, conditions, and reservations as 
are specified in the deeds referred to in the first section of this Act, 
the Secretary shall administer the lands and waters and interests 
therein within the Refuge in accordance with the provisions of the 
2\"ational Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 (16 
U.S.C. 668dd-668ee), except that the Secretary may utilize such addi-
tional statutory authority as may be available to him for the 
conservation and management of wildlife and natural resources, the 
development of outdoor recreation opportunities, and interpretative 
education as he deems appropriate to carry out the purposes of this 
Act. In the administration of the Refuge, the Secretary and the Chief 
of Engineers, (^orps of Engineers, shall enter into such consultations 
and take such cooperative actions as they deem necessary and appro-
priate to insure that any navigational or other uses made of the Dismal 
.'Uvamp Canal do not adversely affect the Refuge and, in this regard, 
particular attention shall be given by the Secretary and the Chief of 
Engineers with respect to maintaining an appropriate water level in 
Lake Drumniond. 
SEC. 3. The Secretary may acquire by donation, purchase with 
donated or appropriated funds, or exchange, such lands and waters 
and interests therein (including in-holdings) that are adjacent to the 
Administration. 
16 u s e 668dd 
note. 
Lands, waters, 
acquisition. 
16 u s e 668dd 
note. 
802 
PUBLIC LAW 93-403-AUG. 30, 1974 
[88 STAT. 
Appropriation, 
limitations. 
16 u s e 668dd 
note. 
86 Stat. 793. 
lands and waters described in subsection (a) (1) of the tirst section of 
this Act and are within the area known as the Great Dismal Swamp 
located in the States of Viro;inia and North (^arolina as he determines 
to be suitable to carry out the purposes of this Act; except that the 
Secretary may not acquire any such lands and waters and interests 
therein by purchase or exchange without first taking into account such 
recommendations as may result from the study required under Public 
Law 92-478, approved October 9, 1972 (86 Stat. 793-794). 
SEC. 4. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, 
there is authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year ending 
June 30, 1975, not to exceed $1,000,000; for the fiscal year ending 
June 30, 1976, not to exceed $3,000,000; and for the fiscal year ending 
June 30, 1977, not to exceed $3,000,000. 
(b) In no event shall the amount authorized to be appropriated 
exceed the cost estimates of the report to be submitted to the Congress 
by the Secretary pursuant to Public Law 92-478. 
Approved August 30, 1974. 
August 30, 1974 
[H.R. 15205] 
Public Law 93-403 
AN ACT 
To amend the Natural Gas Pipeline Safet.y Act of 1968, as amended, to authorize 
additional appropriations, and for other purposes. 
Natural Gas 
Pipeline Safety 
Act Amendments 
of 1974. 
49 u s e 1674 
note. 
Infra. 
Supra. 
Be it enoMed hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That this Act may 
be cited as the "Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act Amendments of 
1974". 
SEC. 2. Section 5(c) of the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968 
(49 U.S.C. 1674(c)) is amended by renumbering paragraphs (2) 
and (3) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively, and by inserting 
immediately after paragraph (1) the following new paragraph: 
"(2) Funds authorized to be appropriated by section 15(b) of this 
Act shall be allocated among the several States for payments to aid 
in the conduct of pipeline safety programs in accordance with para-
graph (1) of this section.". 
SEC. 3. Section 15 of such Act (49 U.S.C. 1684) is amended to read 
as follows: 
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APPROPRIATIONS AUTHORIZED 
"SEC. 15. (a) There are authorized to be appropriated $2,000,000 
for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975, and $2,850,000 for the fiscal 
year ending June 30, 1976, for the purpose of carrying out the pro-
visions of this Act, except that the funds appropriated pursuant to 
this subsection shall not be used for Federal grants-in-aid. 
"(b) For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of section 5(c) 
of this Act, there are authorized to be appropriated for Federal 
grants-in-aid, $1,800,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975, and 
$2,500,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1976.". 
Approved August 30, 1974.