An act to establish the Channel Islands National Park, and for other purposes.
PL 96-199 (H.R.3757), enacted 03/05/1980

PUBLIC LAW 96-199—MAR. 5, 1980 
94 STAT. 67 
Public Law 96-199 
96th Congress 
An Act 
To establish the Channel Islands 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, 
TTTLEI 
SEC. 101. The National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978, approved 
November 10,1978 (92 Stat. 3467), is amended as follows: 
(a) Section 318, re: Point Reyes National Seashore is amended by: 
(1) in subsection (a), change the period following "May 1978" to 
a comma and insert "plus those areas depicted on the map 
entitled 'Point Reyes and GGNRA Amendments, dated October 
25,1979'."; 
(2) in subsection Ob), changing the word "The" at the beginning 
of section 5(a) to "Except for property which the Secretary 
specifically determines is needed for interpretive or resources 
management purposes of the seashore, the"; 
(3) in subsection (c), after "May 1,1978", inserting "or, in the 
case of areas added by action of the Ninety-sixth Congress, May 
1, 1979", and at the end of the subsection, following the word 
"property", inserting "that were in existence or under construc-
tion as of May 1,1978"; 
(4) in subsection (d), changing the phrase "subsection (c)" to 
read "subsections (c), (d), and (e) and adding the following at the 
end thereof: 
"(d) The Secretary is authorized to accept and manage in accord-
ance with this Act, £iny lands and improvements within or adjacent to 
the seashore which are donated by the State of California or its 
political subdivisions. He is directed to accept any such lands offered 
for donation which comprise the Tomales Bay State Park, or lie 
between said park and Fish Hatchery Creek. The boundaries of the 
seashore shall be changed to include any such donated lands. 
"(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no fee or admis-
sion charge may be levied for admission of the general public to the 
seashore. ; 
(5) adding a new subsection (f) as follows: 
"(f) Section 9 of such Act is amended by adding at the end ihereof: 
'In addition to the sums heretofore authorized l^ this section, there is 
further authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 for the acquisition of 
lands or interests therein... 
(b) Section 551, re: the National Trails System Act is amended by: 
(1) in paragraph (9), add the following at the end thereof: 
"(8) The North Country National Scenic Trail, a trail of approxi-
mately thirty-two hundred miles, extending from eastern Nevr York 
State to the vicinity of Lake Sakakawea in North Dakota, following 
the approximate route depicted on the map identified as 'Proposed 
North Country Trail-Vicinity Map' in the Department of the Interior 
'North Country Trail Report', dated June 1975. The map shall be on 
Mar. 5, 1980 
[H.R. 3757] 
National Parks 
and Recreation 
Act of 1978, 
amendment. 
16 u s e 1 note. 
Point Reyes 
National Sea-
shore, area 
description. 
16 u s e 459C-1. 
16 u s e 459C-5. 
Lands and 
improvements, 
acceptance and 
management. 
Appropriation 
authorization. 
16 u s e 459C-7. 
North Country 
National Scenic 
Trail. 
16 u s e 1244. 
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Administration. 
16 u s e 1244. 
16 u s e 1249. 
Appropriation 
authorization. 
16 u s e 410y-la. 
16 u s e 1276. 
Revised 
boundary 
map. 
16 u s e 460bb. 
16 u s e 460bb-l. 
16 u s e 460bb-5. 
Report and 
annual list-
ing. 
16 u s e la-5. 
file and available for public inspection in the office of the Director, 
National Park Service, Washington, District of Columbia. The trail 
shall be administered by the Secretaiy of 
the Interior."; 
(2) in paragraph (15), subsection (e), delete the "," after Conti-
nental Divide National Scenic Trail, and insert "and the North 
Country National Scenic Trail,"; 
(3) in paragraph (15), subsection (f), after the phrase "Continen-
tal Divide NationcQ Scenic Trail", insert "or the North Country 
National Scenic Trail"; 
(4) in paragraph (23), revise subsection (c) to read as follows: 
"(c) There is hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums as 
may be necessary to implement the provisions of this Act relating to 
the trails designated by paragraphs 5(a) (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), and (8): 
Provided, That no such funds are authorized to be appropriated prior 
to October 1,1978: And provided further. That notwithstanding any 
other provisions of this Act or any other provisions of law, no fun(& 
may be expended by Federal agencies for the acquisition of lands or 
interests in lands outside the exterior boundaries of existing Federal 
areas for the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail, the North 
Country National Scenic Trail, the Oregon National Historic Trail, 
the Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail, the Lewis and Clark 
National Historic Trail, and the Iditarod National Historic Trail.". 
(c) Section 320, re: Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical 
Park, is amended by changing the colon following the word "acres" to 
a period, and by deleting the proviso in its entirety. 
SEC. 102. The Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 1968 (82 Stat. 906), as 
amended (16 U.S.C. 1271), is further amended— 
(a) in section 5(a) by adding the following new clause at the end 
thereof: 
"(76) Birch, West Virginia: The main stem from the (Dora Brown 
Bridge in Nicholas Countv to the confluence of the river with the Elk 
River in Braxton County. . 
(b) in section 5(b) by deleting "(75)" and inserting "(76)". 
SEC. 103. The Act of October 27,1972 (86 Stat. 1299), as amended (16 
U.S.C. 459), is further amended as follows: 
(a) In subsection 2(a), change the period following "October 
1978" to a comma and insert plus those areas depicted on the 
map entitled 'Point Reyes and GGNRA Amendments and dated 
October 25,1979.'". 
(b) In section 6, after "$61,610,000" msert "plus $15,500,000", 
after "herein", insert "said total development ceiling to be 
reduced by $10,000,000". 
SEC. 104. The Act of August 18,1970 (84 Stat. 825), as amended, is 
further amended as follows: 
(a) In section 8 near the end thereof, delete the sentence "Each 
report and annual listing shall be printed as a House docu-
ment.", and insert in lieu the following: "Each report and annual 
listing shall be printed as a House document: Provided, That 
should adequate supplies of previously printed identical reports 
remain available, newly submitted identical reports shall be 
omitted from printing upon the receipt by the Speaker of the 
United States House of Representatives of a joint letter from the 
chairman of the (])ommittee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the 
United States House of Representatives and the chairman of the 
C!ommittee on Energy and Natural Resources of the United 
States Senate indicating such to be the case."; and 
(b) Insert "(a)" after "SEC. 8." and add a new subsection (b) as 
follows: 
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94 STAT. 69 
"(b) Within six months of the date of enactment of this subsection, 
the Secretary shall submit to the Ck>mmittee on Interior and Insular 
Affairs of the United States House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the United States 
Senate, a comprehensive, 'National Park System Plan', which docu-
ment shall constitute a professional guide for the identification of 
natural and historic themes of the United States, and from which 
candidate areas can be identified and selected to constitute units of 
the National Park System. Such plan shall be revised and updated 
annually.". 
SEC. 105. (a) The Secretary of 
the Interior is authorized to revise the 
boundaries of the following units of the National Park System: 
(1) Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site, North Caro-
lina: to add approximately seventeen acres. 
(2) Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, 
Georgia and Tennessee: to add approximately one acre. 
(3) Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Me-
morial National Military Park, Virginia: to add approximately 
twenty acres. 
0)) Sections 302,303, and 304 of the National Parks and Recreation 
Act of 1978 (92 Stat. 3467) shall be applicable to the boundary 
revisions authorized in subsection (a) of this section, except that for 
the purposes of this section, the date of enactment referred to in 
section 302 of such Act shall be deemed to be the date of enactment of 
this section. 
(c) For the purposes of acquiring the lands and interests in lands 
added to the unite referred to in subsection (a), there are authorized 
to be appropriated from the Land and Water Conservation Fund such 
sums as may be necessary, but not to exceed $304,000 for Chicka-
mauga and Chattanooga National Military Park and not to exceed 
$234,000 for Fredericksburg and Spoteylvania County Battlefields 
Memorial National Military Park. 
SEC. 106. The Secretary of the Interior is authorized and directed to 
take such measures as may be necessary to provide for the continued 
protection of the historic Palmer's Qiapel in the Cataloochee Valley 
of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The importance of the 
chapel in memorializing the early settlement of the valley and in 
providing an opportunity for interpreting the cultural traditions of 
the former residente of the valley is hereby recognized, and the 
Secretary is authorized to make suitable arrangements for the 
history of the chapel to be communicated to park visitors and for the 
chapel to continue to be used for memorial purposes by former 
residente and their descendante. 
SEC. 107. Section 304(a) of the Act of October 21,1976 (90 Stat. 2732), 
is amended by inserting after "to the jurisdiction of the" the follow-
ing: "Secretary of the Army, the land under the jurisdiction of the". 
SEC. 108. The Act of June 30, 1944 (58 Stat. 645), as amended (16 
U.S.C. 450bb), is further amended (1) by changing "Boundary Map, 
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park", numbered 385-40,000D 
and dated April 1974 to "Boundary Map, Harpers Ferry National 
Historical Park", numbered 385-80,021A and dated April 1979 and 
changing "two thousand acres" to "two thousand four hundred and 
seventy-five acres" in the first section; and (2) by changing 
"$1,300,000" to "$1,600,000" in section 4. 
SEC. 109. Subsection 50)) of the Act of October 13, 1964 (78 Stat. 
1087), an Act "To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to cooperate 
with the State of Wisconsin in the designation and administration of 
the Ice Age National Scientific Reserve in the State of Wisconsin, and 
National Park 
System Plan, 
submitttal to 
congressional 
committees. 
Boundary 
revisions. 
Appropriation 
authorization. 
Palmer's 
Chapel, 
continued 
protection. 
16 u s e 403k-3. 
Boundary Map, 
Harpers Ferry 
National 
Historical 
Park. 
16 u s e 450bb 
note. 
Ice Age National 
Scientific 
Reserve, 
Wis., grants. 
16 u s e 469h. 
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Appropriation 
authorization. 
16 u s e 251m. 
16 u s e 459d-7. 
16 u s e 459d-l 
note. 
Fort Saint 
Jean Baptiste 
de Natchitoches, 
La. 
Agreements 
with the State 
of Louisiana. 
Appropriation 
authorization. 
Memorial in 
Washington 
D.C. for USN 
men and 
women. 
16 u s e 431 note. 
for other purposes", as amended (16 U.S.C. 469h), is further amended 
by changing ^$425,000" to "$2,500,000". 
SEC. 110. Section 320 of the Act of October 21,1976 (90 Stat. 2732), is 
amended in subsection (j) by changing "$13,000,000" to "$23,700,000". 
SEC. 111. Parg^aph (13) of section 101 of the Act entitled "An Act 
to provide for increases in appropriation ceilings and boundary 
changes in certain units of the National Park System, and for other 
purposes", approved October 21,1976 (90 Stat. 2732,2733), is amended 
by changing the period to a semicolon and inserting the following 
thereafter: the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to revise the 
boundary of the seashore to add approximately two hundred and 
seventy-four acres and to delete ppproximately two thousand acres, 
and sections 302 and 303 of 
the Act of 
April 11,1972 (86 Stat. 120,121), 
shall apply to the boundary revision authorized herein.". 
SEC. 112. (a) In order to commemorate the first European settle-
ment in Louisiana, Fort Saint Jea^ii Baptiste de Natchitoches (herein-
after called the "fort"), the Secretary is authorized to render the 
State of Louisiana such assistance, in the form of technical advice, 
grants of funds for land acquisition and development, and other help 
necessary to reconstruct the fort: Provided, liiat no funds shall be 
expended for reconstruction unless the Secretary determines that 
such reconstruction can be based on historical documentation. 
(b) The Secretary is authorized to enter into a cooperative agree-
ment with the State of Louisiana and affected local governmental 
authorities which agreement shall include but not limited to— 
(1) assurances that the State of Louisiana shall operate and 
maintain the fort as a public area; 
(2) assurances that the State of Louisiana shall incur all 
operation and maintenance costs; 
(3) assurances by the State of Louisiana that they will manage 
the fort consistent with its historic character; and 
(4) authoritjr for the Secretary to obtain reimbursement from 
or offset agamst the State of Louisiana of all Federal funds 
previously granted under this section, including subsequent 
violation of paragraph (3) of this subsection. 
(c) There is hereby authorized to be appropriated not to exceed 
$2,813,000 for the purposes of this section: Provided, That the Secre-
tary may expend not to exceed 75 per centum of the total cost 
incurred in the reconstruction of 
the fort. 
SEC. 113. (a) The United States Navy Memorial Foundation is 
authorized to erect a memorial on public grounds in the District of 
Columbia in honor and in commemoration of the men and women of 
the United States Navy who have served their country in war and 
peace. 
(bXD The Secretary is authorized and directed to select, with the 
approval of the National Commission of Fine Arts and the National 
Capital Planning Commission, a suitable site on public grounds of the 
United States, in the District of Columbia or on such grounds 
principally serving as a site for national monuments along the 
Potomac River in Northern Virginia, upon which may be erected the 
memorial authorized in subsection (a). 
(2) The design and plans for such memorial shall be subject to the 
approval of 
the Secretary, the National C!ommission of Fine Arts, and 
the National Capital Planning Commission. 
(3) Other than as to the land authorized for the erection fif the 
memorial in paragraph (1) of this subsection, neither the United 
States nor the District of Columbia shall be put to any expense in the 
erection of this memorial. 
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94 STAT. 71 
(c) The authority conferred pursuant to this section shall lapse 
unless (1) the erection of such memorial is commenced within Hve 
years from the date of enactment of this section, and (2) prior to its 
commencement funds are certified available in an amount sufficient, 
in the judgment of the Secretary to insure completion of the 
memorial. 
(d) The maintenance and care of the memorial erected under the 
provisions of this section shall be the responsibility of the Secretary. 
SEC. 114. Section 206 of the Act of October 15,1966 (80 Stat. 915), is 
amended by deleting all of subsection 6(c) and inserting in lieu 
thereof the following: 
"(c) For the purposes of this section there is authorized to be 
appropriated an amount equal to the assessment for United States 
membership in the Centre for fiscal years 1979,1980,1981, and 1982: 
Provided, That no appropriation is authorized and no pa3rment shall 
be made to the Centre in excess of 25 per centum of the total annual 
assessment of such organization. Authorization for pajrment of such 
assessments shall begin in fiscal year 1981, but shall include earlier 
costs.". 
SEC. 115. (a) The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to revise the 
boundary of the Saratoga National Historic Park to add approxi-
mately one hundred and forty-seven acres. 
(b) For the purposes of acquiring land and interest in land added to 
the unit referred to in subsection (a) there are authorized to be 
appropriated from the Land and Water Conservation Fund such 
sums as may be necessary but not to exceed $74,000 for Saratoga 
National Historic Park. 
SEC. 116. The Secretary of the Interior shall designate the David 
Berger Memorial located at the Jewish Community Center in Cleve-
land Heights, Ohio, as a national memorial. The significance of the 
memorial in preserving the memory of the eleven Israeli athletes 
who were assassinated at the Olympic games in Munich, Germany, in 
1972 is, by this designation, recognized by the Congress. 
SEC. 117. The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to acquire by 
purchase with donated or appropriated funds not to exceed two and 
one-half acres of land and submerged lands, waters, or interest 
therein, at Charleston, South Carolina, known generally as the Fleet 
Landing Site, for purposes of a mainland tour boat facility for access 
to Fort Sumter National Monument. Property so acquired shall be 
administered as a part of Fort Sumter National Monument. There 
are hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary to carry out the purposes of 
this section. 
SEC. 118. Subsection 507(q) of the Act of November 10, 1978 (92 
Stat. 3506) is amended in clause (2)(E) by changing "5" to "9". 
SEC. 119. (a) In order to protect the unique scenic, scientific, 
educational, and recreational values of certain lands in and around 
Yaquina Head, in Lincoln County, Oregon, there is hereby estab-
lished, subject to valid existing rights, the Yaquina Head Outstand-
ing Natural Area (hereinafter referred to as the "area"). The bound-
aries of the area are those shown on the map entitled "Yaquina Head 
Area", dated July 1979, which shedl be on file and available for public 
inspection in the Office of the Director, Bureau of Land Management, 
United States Department of the Interior, and the State Office of the 
Bureau of Land Management in the State of Oregon. 
(b)(1) The Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter referred to as the 
"Secretary") shall administer the Yaquina Head Outstanding Natu-
ral Area in accordance with the laws and regulations applicable to 
the public lands as defined in section 103(e) of the Federal Land 
Maintenance 
and care. 
16 u s e 470n. 
Appropriation 
authorization. 
16 u s e 159e. 
Appropriation 
authorization. 
David Berger 
Memorial, 
eieveland, Ohio, 
designation. 
16 u s e 431 note. 
Fleet Landing 
site, eharleston, 
S.e., acquisition. 
Appropriation 
authorization. 
16 u s e 460kk. 
Yaquina Head 
Outstanding 
Natural Area, 
Or 
eg., 
establishment. 
43 u s e 1783. 
Administration. 
94 STAT. 72 
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Management 
plan, develop-
ment. 
Quarrying 
of materials, 
permits and 
contracts. 
Reservation 
of lands for 
lighthouse 
purposes, 
revocation. 
39 u s e 21 et seq. 
43 u s e 1702. 
Administration. 
Wind energy 
research, 
study. 
Policy and Management Act of 1976, as amended (43 U.S.C. 1702), in 
such a manner as will best provide for— 
(A) the conservation and development of the scenic, natural, 
and historic values of 
the area; 
(B) the continued use of the area for purposes of education, 
scientific study, and public recreation which do not substantially 
impair the purposes for which the area is established; and 
(C) protection of 
the wildlife habitat of 
the area. 
(2) The Secretary shall develop a management plan for the area 
which accomplishes the purposes and is consistent with the provi-
sions of this section. This plan shall be developed in accordance with 
the provisions of section 202 of the Federal Land Policy and Manage-
ment Act of 1976, as amended (43 U.S.C. 1712). 
(3) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the Secre-
tary is authorized to issue permits or to contract for the quarr5ring of 
materials from the area in accordance with the management plan for 
the area on condition that the lands be reclaimed and restored to the 
satisfaction of the Secretary. Such authorization to quarry shall 
require payment of fair market value for the materials to be quar-
ried, as established by the Secretary, and shall also include any terms 
and conditions which the Secretary determines necessary to protect 
the values of such quarry lands for purposes of 
this section. 
(c) The reservation of lands for lighthouse purposes made by 
Executive order of June 8, 1866, of certain lands totaling approxi-
mately 18.1 acres, as depicted on the map referred to in subsection 
119(a), is hereby revoked. The lands referred to in subsection 119(a) 
are hereby restored to the status of public lands as defined in section 
103(e) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, £is 
amended (43 U.S.C. 1702), and shall be administered in accordance 
with the management plan for the area developed pursuant to 
subsection 119(b), except that such lands are hereby withdrawn from 
settlement, sale, location, or entry, under the public land laws, 
including the mining laws (30 U.S.C, ch. 2), leasing under the mineral 
leasing laws (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.), and disposals under the Materials 
Act of July 31,1947, as amended (30 U.S.C. 601,602). 
(d) The Secretary shall, as soon as possible but in no event later 
than twenty-four months following the date of the enactment of this 
section, acquire by purchase, exchange, donation, or condemnation 
all or any part of the lands and waters and interests in lands and 
waters within the area referred to in subsection 119(a) which are not 
in Federal ownership except that State land shall not be acquired by 
purchase or condemnation. Any lands or interests acquired by the 
Secretary pursuant to this section shall become public lands as 
defined in the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, as 
amended. Upon acquisition by the United States, such lands are 
automatically withdrawn under the provisions of subsection 119(c) 
except that lands affected by quarrjring operations in the area shall 
be subject to disposals under the MaterigQs Act of July 31, 1947, as 
amended (30 U.S.C. 601, 602). Any lands acquired pursuant to this 
subsection shall be administered in accordance with the management 
plan for the area developed pursuant to subsection 119(b). 
(e) The Secretary is authorized to conduct a study relating to the 
use of lands in the area for purposes of wind energy research. If the 
Secretary determines after such study that the conduct of wind 
energy research activity will not substantially impair the values of 
the lands in the area for purposes of this section, the Secretary is 
further authorized to issue permits for the use of such lands as a site 
for installation and field testing of an experimental wind turbine 
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94 STAT. 73 
generating system. Any permit issued pursuant to this subsection 
shall contain such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines 
necessary to protect the values of such lands for purposes of this 
section. 
(f) The Secretary shall develop and administer, in addition to any 
requirements imposed pursuant to paragraph 119(bX3), a program for 
the reclamation and restoration of all lands affected by quarrying 
operations in the area acquired pursuant to subsection 119(d). All 
revenues received by the United States in connection with quarrying 
operations authorized by paragraph 119(b)(3) shall be deposited in a 
separate fund account which shall be established by the Secretary of 
the Treasury. Such revenues are hereby authorized to be appropri-
ated to the Secretary as needed for reclamation and restoration of 
any lands acquired pursuant to subsection 119(d). After completion of 
such reclamation and restoration to the satisfaction of the Secretary, 
any unexpended revenues in such fund shall be returned to the 
general fund of the United States Treasury. 
(g) There are hereby authorized to be appropriated in addition to 
that authorized by subsection 119(f), such sums as may be necessary 
to carry out the provisions of this section. 
SEC. 120. (a) The Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter referred to as 
the "Secretary") is authorized to conduct a survey of sites which he 
deems exhibit qualities most appropriate for the commemoration of 
each former President of the United States. The survey may include 
sites associated with the deeds, leadership, or lifework of a former 
President, and it may identify sites or structures historically unre-
lated to a former President but which may be suitable as a memorial 
to honor such President. 
(b) The Secretary shall, from time to time, prepare and transmit to 
the Committee on Interior and Insular AJFfairs of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the United States Senate reports on individual sites and 
structures identified in the survey referred to in subsection (a), 
together with his recommendation as to whether such site or struc-
ture is suitable for establishment as a national historic site or 
national memorial to commemorate a former President. Each such 
report shall include pertinent information with respect to the need 
for acquisition of lands and interests therein, the development of 
facilities, and the operation and maintenance of the site or structure 
and the estimated cost thereof. If during the six-month period 
following the transmittal of a report pursuant to this subsection 
neither Committee has by vote of a majority of its members disap-
proved a recommendation of the Secretary that a site or structure is 
suitable for establishment as a national historic site, the Secretary 
may thereafter by appropriate order establish the same as a national 
historic site, including the lands and interests therein identified in 
the report accompanying his recommendation. The Secretary may 
acquire the lands and interests therein by donation, purchase with 
donated or appropriated funds, transfer from any other Federal 
agency, or exchange, and he shall administer the site in accordance 
with the Act of August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. 535), as amended and 
supplemented, and the Act of August 21, 1935 (49 Stat. 666), as 
amended. 
(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed as diminishing the 
authority of the Secretary under the Act of August 21,1935 (49 Stat. 
666), as £imended, or as authorizing the Secretary to establish any 
national memorial, creation of which is hereby expressly reserved to 
the Congress. 
Terms and 
conditions. 
Development 
and 
administration. 
Appropriation 
authorization. 
Appropriation 
authorization. 
Presidential 
monument 
sites, survey. 
16 u s e 467b. 
Individual 
sites and 
structures; 
report to 
congressional 
committees. 
16 u s e 1-4, 22, 
43. 
16 u s e 450m, 
450n. 
94 STAT. 74 
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Appropriation 
authorization. 
Channel Islands 
National Park, 
Calif. 
Establishment. 
16 u s e 410ff. 
Channel Islands 
National 
Monument. 
Abolishment. 
16 u s e 410ff-l. 
ealifornia lands 
or interests, 
exemption. 
(d) There is authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary to carry out the provisions of this section. 
SEC. 121. Authorizations of moneys to be appropriated under this 
Act shall be effective on October 1,1980. Notwithstanding any other 
provisions of this Act, authority to enter into contracts, to incur 
obligations, or to make payments under this Act shall be effective 
only to the extent, and in such amounts, as are provided in advance in 
appropriation Acts. 
TITLE II 
SEC. 201. In order to protect the nationally significant natural, 
scenic, wildlife, marine, ecological, archaeological, cultural, and sci-
entific values of the Channel Islands in the State of California, 
including, but not limited to, the following: 
(1) the brown pelican nesting area; 
(2) the undisturbed tide pools providing species diversity 
unique to the eastern Pacific coast; 
(3) the pinnipeds which breed and pup almost exclusively on 
the Channel Islands, including the only breeding colony for 
northern fur seals south of Alaska; 
(4) the Eolian landforms and caliche; 
(5) the presumed burial place of Juan Rodriquez Cabrillo; and 
(6) the archaeological evidence of substantial populations of 
Native Americans; 
there is hereby established the Channel Islands National Park, the 
boundaries of which shall include San Miguel and Prince Islands, 
Santa Rosa, Santa Cruz, Anacapa, and Santa Barbara Islands, includ-
ing the rocks, islets, submerged lands, and waters within one nautical 
mile of each island, as depicted on the map entitled, "Proposed 
Channel Islands National Park" numbered 159-20,008 and dated 
April 1979, which shall be on file and available for public inspection 
in the offices of the Superintendent of the park and the Director of 
the National Park Service, Department of the Interior. The Channel 
Islands National Monument is hereby abolished as such, and the 
lands, waters, and interests therein withdrawn or reserved for the 
monument are hereby incorporated within and made a part of the 
new Channel Islands National Park. 
SEC. 202, (a) Within the boundaries of the park as established in 
section 201, the Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter referred to as 
the "Secretary") is authorized to acquire lands, waters, or interests 
therein (including but not limited to scenic easements) by donation, 
purchase with donated or appropriated funds, transfer from any 
Federal agency, exchange, or otherwise. Unless the property is 
wholly or partially donated, the Secretary shall pay to the owner the 
fair market value of the property on the date of its acquisition, less 
the fair market value on that date of any right retained by the owner. 
Any lands, waters, or interests therein owned by the State of 
California or any political subdivision thereof shall not be acquired. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, Federal property located 
within the boundaries of the park shall with the concurrence of the 
head of the agency having custody thereof, be transferred to the 
administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary for the purposes of the 
park: Provided, That the Secretary shall permit the use of federally 
owned park lands and waters which (i) have been transferred from 
another Federal agency pursuant to this section or which (ii) were the 
subject of a lease or permit issued by a Federal agency as of the date 
of enactment of this title, for essential national security missions and 
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94 STAT. 75 
for navigational aids, subject to such terms and conditions as the 
Secretary deems necessary to protect park resources. 
(b) Notwithstanding the acquisition authority contained in subsec-
tion 202(a), any lands, waters, or interests therein, which are owned 
wholly or in part, by or which hereafter may be owned by, or under 
option to, the National Park Foundation, Tlie Nature Conservancy 
(including any lands, waters, or interests therein which are desig-
nated as "Nature Conservancy Lands" on the map referred to in 
section 201 of this title) or any similar national, nonprofit conserva-
tion organization, or an affiliate or subsidiary thereof shall be 
acquired only with the consent of the owner thereof: Provided, That 
the Secreta^ may acquire such property in accordance with the 
provisions of this Act if he determines that the property is undergo-
ing or is about to undergo a change in use which is inconsistent with 
the purposes of this title. 
(c) With respect to the privately owned lands on Santa Rosa Island, 
the Secretary shall acquire such lands as expeditiously as possible 
after the date of enactment of this title. The acquisition of 
these lands 
shall take priority over the acquisition of other privately owned lands 
within the park. 
(d)(1) The owner of any private property may, on the date of its 
acquisition and as a condition of such acquisition, retain for himself a 
right of use and occupancy of all or such portion of such property as 
the owner may elect for a definite term of not more than twenty-five 
years, or ending at the death of the owner, or his spouse, whichever is 
later. The owner shall elect the term to be reserved, ^ y such right 
retained pursuant to this subsection with respect to any property 
shall be subject to termination by the Secretary upon his determina-
tion that such property is being used for any purpose which is 
incompatible with the administration of the park or with the preser-
vation of the resources therein, and it shall terminate by operation of 
law upon notification by the Secretary to the holder of the right, of 
such determination and tendering to him the amount equal to the 
fair market value of that portion which remains unexpired. 
(2) In the case of any property acquired by the Secretary pursuant 
to this title with respect to which a right of use and occupancy was 
not reserved by the former owner pursuant to this subsection, at the 
request of the former owner, the Secretary may enter into a lease 
agreement with the former owner under which the former owner 
may continue any existing use of such property which is compatible 
with the administration of the park and with tne preservation of the 
resources therein. 
(3) Any right retained pursuant to this subsection, and any lease 
entered into under paragraph (2), shall be subject to such access and 
other provisions as may be required by the Secretary for visitor use 
and resources management. 
SEC. 203. (a) The Secretary is directed to develop, in cooperation and 
consultation with the Secretary of Commerce, the State of California, 
and various knowledgeable Federal and private entities, a natural 
resources study report for the park, including, but not limited to, the 
following: 
(1) an inventory of all terrestrial and marine species, indicat-
ing their population dynamics, and probable trends as to future 
numbers and welfare; 
(2) recommendations as to what actions should be considered 
for adoption to better protect the natural resources oi the park. 
Such report shall be submitted within two complete fiscal years from 
the date of enactment of this title to the ODmmittee on Interior and 
Nature Con-
servancy 
Lands, acqui-
sition. 
Santa Rosa 
Island lands, 
priority 
acquisition. 
Lease agreement 
with former 
owner. 
Natural 
resources study 
report, 
development. 
16 u s e 410ff-2. 
Submittal to 
congressional 
committees. 
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Cooperative 
agreements with 
State of 
California. 
16 u s e 410ff-3. 
Comprehensive 
general 
management 
plan, submittal 
to congressional 
committees. 
16 u s e la-7. 
Hearings. 
Federal funds, 
approval for 
expenditure. 
16 u s e 410ff-4. 
Insular Affairs of 
the United States House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the United States 
Senate, and updated revisions of such report shall be similarly 
submitted at subsequent two year intervals to cover a period of ten 
years after the date of enactment of 
this title. 
(b) The Secretary is authorized and directed to enter into and 
continue cooperative agreements with the Secretary of Commerce 
and the State of California for the enforcement of Federal and State 
laws and regulations on those lands and waters within and adjacent 
to the park which are owned by the State of California. No provision 
of this title shall be deemed to affect the rights and jurisdiction of the 
State of California within the park, including, but not limited to, 
authority over submerged lands and waters within the park 
boundaries, and the marine resources therein. 
SEC. 204. (a) Subject to the provisions of section 201 of this title, the 
Secretary shall administer the park in accordance with the provi-
sions of the Act of August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. 535), as amended and 
supplemented (16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.). In the administration of the park, 
the Secretary may utilize such statutory authority available for the 
conservation and management of wildlife and natural and cultural 
resources as he deems appropriate to carry out the purposes of this 
title. The park shall be administered on a low-intensity, limited-entry 
basis. 
O
t
)
) In recognition of the special fragility and sensitivity of the 
park's resources, it is the intent of Congress that the visitor use 
within the park be limited to assure negligible adverse impact on the 
park resources. The Secretary shall establish appropriate visitor 
carrjdng capacities for the park. 
(cXD Within three complete fiscal years from the date of enactment 
of this title, the Secretary, in consultation with The Nature Conserv-
ancy and the State of California, shall submit to the Committee on 
Interior and Insular Affairs of the United States House of Repre-
sentatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of 
the United States Senate, a comprehensive general managment plan 
for the park, pursuant to criteria stated in the provisions of section 
12(b) of the Act of August 18, 1970 (84 Stat. 825), as amended (16 
U.S.C. la-1 et seq.). Such plan shall include alternative consider-
ations for the design and operation of a public transportation system 
connecting the park with the mainland, with such considerations to 
be developed in cooperation with the State of California and the 
Secretary of Transportation. The Secretary shall seek the advice of 
the scientific community in the preparation of said plan, and 
conduct hearings for public comment in Ventura and Santa 
Barbara Counties. 
(2) Those aspects of such a plan which relate to marine mammals 
shall be prepared by the Secretary of Commerce, in consultation 
with the Secretary and the State of California. 
SEC. 205. The head of any Federal agency having direct or indirect 
jurisdiction over a proposed Federal or federally assisted undertaking 
with respect to the lands and waters within or adjacent or related to 
the park, and the head of any Federal agency having authority to 
license or permit any undertaking with respect to such lands and 
waters, shall, prior to the approval of the expenditure of any Federal 
funds on such undertaking or prior to the issuance of any license or 
permit, as the CEise may be, afford the Secretary a reasonable 
opportunity to comment with regard to such undertaking and shall 
give due consideration to any comments made by the Secretary and to 
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the effect of such undertaking on the purposes for which the park is 
established. 
SEC. 206. Within three complete fiscal years from the date of 
enactment of 
this title, the Secretary shall review the area within the 
park and shall report to the President, in accordance with subsec-
tions 3 (c) and (d) of the Wilderness Act (78 Stat. 890), his recommen-
dations as to the suitability or nonsuitability of any area within the 
park for designation as wilderness. Any designation of 
any such areas 
as wilderness shall be accomplished in accordance with said subsec-
tions of 
the Wilderness Act. 
SEC. 207. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no fees shall 
be chained for entrance or admission to the park. 
SEC. 208. The Secretary is authorized to espend Federal funds for 
the cooperative management of The Nature Conservancy and other 
private property for research, resources management, and visitor 
protection and use. All funds authorized to be appropriated for the 
purposes of the Channel Islands National Monument are hereby 
transferred to tiie Channel Islands National Park. Effective October 
1,1980, there are hereby authorized to be appropriated such further 
sums as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this title, but 
not to exceed $500,000 for development. From the Land and Water 
Conservation Fund there is authorized to be appropriated $30,100,000 
for the purposes of land acquisition. For the authorizations made in 
this section, any amounts authorized but not appropriated in any 
fiscal year shall remain available for appropriation in succeeding 
fiscal years. 
Approved March 5, 1980. 
Review of 
park area; 
report to 
President. 
16 u s e 410ff-5. 
16 u s e 1132. 
16 u s e 1131 
note. 
16 u s e 410ff-6. 
16 u s e 410ff-7. 
Transfer of 
funds. 
Appropriation 
authorizations. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 96-119 (Comm. on Interior and Insular Affairs), No. 96-182, 
Pt. I accompanying H.R. 2975 (Comm. on Interior and Insular 
Affairs) and No. 96-182, Pt. II accompanying H.R. 2975 (Comm. 
on Merchant Marine and Fisheries). 
SENATE REPORT No. 96-484 (Comm. on Energy and Natural Resources). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: 
Vol. 125 (1979): May 7, considered and passed House. 
Vol. 126 (1980): Feb. 18, considered and passed Senate, amended. 
Feb. 20, House concurred in Senate amendments. 
WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS: 
Vol. 16, No. 10 (1980): Mar. 5, Presidential statement.