A bill to amend an Act to add certain lands on the Island of Hawaii to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, and for other purposes.
PL 99-564 (S.2320), enacted 10/27/1986

PUBLIC LAW 99-564—Oct. 27, 1986 
100 STAT. 3179 
Public Law 99-564 
99th Congress 
An Act 
To amend an Act to add certain lands on the Island of Hawaii to Hawaii Volcanoes 
National Park, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. ADDITION TO HAWAII VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK. 
The Act entitled "An Act to add certain lands on the Island of 
Hawaii to the Hawaii National Park, and for other purposes" (52 
Stat. 781; 16 U.S.C. 391b) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new section: 
"SEC. 5, (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the 
Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter referred to as the 'Secretary') 
is authorized to acquire by donation or exchange the land 
and interests therein comprising approximately 5,650 acres and 
identified as tract number 118/22 on the map entitled 'Rec-
ommended Land Acquisition', in the Hawaii Volcanoes National 
Park Land Protection Plan as recommended May 17, 1985, which 
plan shall be on file and available for public inspection in the Office 
of the Director, National Park Service, Department of the Interior, 
Washington, D.C. and the Office of the Superintendent, Hawaii 
Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii. 
"(b) In exercising his authority to acquire the real property re-
ferred to in subsection (a) by exchange, the Secretary may accept 
title thereto and in exchange therefor he may convey to the grantor 
of such real property title to any United States Government real 
property under his administrative jurisdiction, other than real prop-
erty within or administered as a part of the National Park System, 
in the State of Hawaii which he determines is suitable for such 
exchange. The values of the properties exchanged shall be approxi-
mately equal, or if they are not approximately equal, the values 
shall be equalized by the payment of money to the grantor or to the 
Secretary as the circumstances require. In no circumstance shall an 
equalization payment exceed one fourth (25 percent) the appraised 
value of the real property referred to in subsection (a). Any money 
paid to the Secretary shall be deposited as miscellaneous receipts in 
the Treasury of the United States. 
"(c) Real property owned by the State of Hawaii or any political 
subdivision thereof may be acquired only by donation or exchange. 
"(d)(1) In order to facilitate the acquisition of the real property 
referred to in subsection (a) by exchange, notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, upon request of the Secretary, the Administrator of 
General Services shall transfer to the Secretary, without reimburse-
ment, administrative jurisdiction over any excess or surjilus United 
States Government real property in the State of Hawaii for purposes 
of such an exchange. 
"(2) For the purposes of a land exchange with the State of Hawaii, 
the Secretary shall consult with the State of Hawaii in the process 
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Real property. 
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of identifying suitable exchange lands belonging to the United 
States Government. 
"(3) For the purposes of a land exchange with the State of Hawaii, 
real property owned by the United States Government and selected 
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for use in a land exchange shall not be from among those lands 
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ceded to the United States Government. 
"(e) The real property acquired by the Secretary pursuant to this 
section shall be administered by the Secretary as part of Hawaii 
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Volcanoes National Park, subject to the laws and regulations ap-
plicable to the Park. 
Appropriation 
"(f) There is hereby authorized to be appropriated up to $700,000 
authorization. 
to Carry out the purpose of this section.". 
Approved October 27, 1986. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 2320: 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 99-971 (Comm. on Interior and Insular Affairs). 
SENATE REPORTS: No. 99-418 (Comm. on Energy and Natural Resources). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 132 (1986): 
Sept. 10, considered and passed Senate. 
Oct. 10, considered and passed House.