An Act to provide for increases in appropriation ceilings and boundary changes in certain units of the National Park System, to authorize appropriations for additional costs of land acquisition for the National Park System, and for other purposes.
PL 93-477 (H.R.14217), enacted 10/26/1974

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STAT.] 
PUBLIC LAW 93-477-OCT. 26, 1974 
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Public Law 93-477 
AN ACT 
To provide for increases in appropriation ceilings and boundary changes in 
certain units of tlie National Park System, to authorize appropriations for 
additional costs of land acquisition for the National Park System, and for 
other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ 
TITLE I—ACQUISITION CEILING INCREASES 
SEC. 101. The limitations on appropriations for the acquisition of 
lands and interests therein within units of the National Park System 
contained in the following Acts are amended as follows: 
(1) Biscayne National Monument, Florida: Section 5 of the 
Act of October 18, 1968 (82 Stat. 1188, 1189) is amended by 
changing- "$24,575,000" to "$28,350,000"; 
(2) Colonial National Historical Park, Virginia: Section 4 
of the Act of July 3, 1930 (46 Stat. 856), as amended (16 U.S.C. 
81f) is amended by changing "$2,777,000'; to "$10,472,000"; 
(3) Cumberland Gap National Historical Park, Kentucky and 
Tennessee: For the acquisition of lands authorized in subsection 
301(2) of this Act, there are authorized to be appropriated such 
sums as may be necessary, but not more than $427,500; 
(4) Fort Necessity National Battlefield, Pennsylvania: Section 
5 of the Act of August 10, 1961, (75 Stat. 336), is amended by 
changing "$115,000" to "$722,000"; 
(5) Independence National Historical Park, Pennsylvania: Sec-
tion 6 of the Act of June 28, 1948 (62 Stat. 1061, 1062), as 
amended (16 U.S.C. 407r), is amended by changing "$11,200,000." 
to "$12,792,000."; 
(6) Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, Indiana: Section 10 
of the Act of November 5, 1966 (80 Stat. 1309, 1312; 16 U.S.C. 
406u-9) is amended by changing "$27,900,000" to "$35,526,000"; 
(7) Moores Creek National Military Park, North Carolina: The 
Act of September 27,1944 (58 Stat. 746) is amended by adding the 
following new section: 
"SKC. 2. There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may 
be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act, but not more than 
$243,000 shall be appropriated for the acquisition of lands and inter-
ests in lands and not more than $325,000 shall be appropriated for 
development."; 
(8) Morristown National Historical Park, New Jersey: Section 
3 of the Act of September 18, 1964 (78 Stat. 957) is amended by 
changing "$281,000" to "$2,111,000"; 
(9) Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado: For the acquisi-
tion of lands authorized in subsection 301(6) of this Act, there 
are authorized to be appropriated not more than $2,423,740 and 
for development of such lands there are authorized to be appro-
priated not more than $318,000; 
(10) Virgin Islands National Park, Virgin Islands: Section 4 
of the Act of October 5, 1962 (76 Stat. 748; 16 U.S.C. 398f) is 
amended by changing "$1,250,000" to "$12,250,000"; 
(11) Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, Wisconsin: Section 8 
of the Act of September 26, 1970 (84 Stat. 880) is amended by 
deleting "$4,250,000" and inserting in lieu thereof "$5,250,000"; 
(12) Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Arizona and 
October 26, 1974 
[H. R. 14217] 
National Park 
System. 
Appropriation 
ceilings increase; 
boundary changes; 
appropriation au-
thorization. 
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16 u s e 266. 
16 u s e 430tt. 
16 u s e 422a-l. 
Land acquisi-
tion, appropria-
tion. 
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note. 
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Nevada: Section 10 of the Act of October 8, 1964 (78 Stat. 1039) 
is amended by deleting "$1,200,000" and inserting in lieu thereof 
"$7,100,000"; and 
(13) Sleeping Bear Dunes, Michigan: Section 15 of the Act of 
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October 21, 1970 (84 Stat. 1075) is amended by deleting 
"$19,800,000" and inserting in lieu thereof "$57,753,000". 
TITLE 
II—DEVELOPMENT 
CEILING 
INCREASES 
SEC. 201. The limitations on appropriations for development of units 
of the National Park System contained in the following Acts are 
amended as follows: 
(1) Channel Islands National Monument, California: For the 
purposes of development of the administrative site and visitor 
facilities authorized by section 401 of this Act, there are author-
ized to be appropriated $2,936,000; 
(2) Cumberland Gap National Historical Park, Kentucky and 
Tennessee: In addition to any funds heretofore appropriated for 
said national historical park, there are hereby authorized to be 
appropriated not more than $160,000 for development; and 
(3) International Peace Garden, North Dakota: Section 1 of 
the Act of October 25, 1949 (63 Stat. 888), as amended (68 Stat. 
300 and 72 Stat. 985), is amended by changing "$400,000" to 
"$1,702,000". 
TITLE III—BOUNDARY CHANGES 
SEC. 301. The Secretary of Interior shall revise the boundaries of the 
following units of the National Park System: 
(1) Biscayne National Monument, Florida: To add approxi-
mately 8,738 acres of land and water, including all of Swan Key 
and Gold Key; 
(2) Cumberland Gap National Historical Park, Kentucky and 
Tennessee: Notwithstanding the provisions of the Act of June 11, 
1940 (54 Stat. 262), as amended (16 U.S.C. 261-265), the Secre-
tary of the Interior is authorized to acquire by donation, purchase 
with donated or appropriated funds, or exchange not to exceed 
60 acres of land or interests in land located in Bell County, Ken-
tucky, and Claiborne County, Tennessee, for addition to and 
inclusion in the said national historical park which, upon acquisi-
tion, shall become a part of the Cumberland National Historical 
Park subject to the laws, rules, and regulations governing such 
park; 
(3) Fort Necessity National Battlefield, Pennsylvania: To add 
approximately 411 acres; 
(4) Independence National Historical Park, Pennsylvania: To 
add approximately 4.67 acres, which shall include the area 
bounded by Chestnut Street, Front Street, Walnut Street, and 
Second Street, to be known as Project F : Provided, That the 
authority of the Secretary of the Interior to acquire property by 
condemnation under this Act shall be suspended with respect to 
all property within the boundaries of the area known as Project F 
during the time the city of Philadelphia shall have in force and 
applicable to such property a duly adopted, valid zoning ordi-
nance approved by the Secretary: And provided further, That no 
zoning ordinance or amendment of a zoning ordinance shall be 
approved by the Secretary which (1) contains any provision 
which he may consider adverse to the preservation and develop-
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ment of the Independence National Historical Park, or (2) fails 
to have the effect of providing that the Secretary shall receive 
notice of any variance granted under and any exception made to 
the application of such ordinance or amendment; 
(5) Lava Beds National Monument, California: To add 
approximately 321.58 acres and to delete approximately 60.12 
acres, which additions and deletions shall comprise only federally 
owned lands, and lands deleted from the monument shall be admin-
istered by the Secretary of the Interior in accordance with the 
Federal reclamation laws; 
(6) Morristown National Historical Park, New Jersey: The 
Act of September 18, 1964 (78 Stat, 957) is amended changing 
"two hundred and eighty-one acres" in both places in which it 
appears in the first section to "465 acres" and change the period to 
a colon and insert ''''Provided^ That title to the property known 
as the Cross estate may not be accepted until the property is 
vacant." and 
(7) Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado: To add 
approximately 1,556.21 acres. 
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TITLE IV—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 
SEC. 401. The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to accept the 
donation of the fee simple title of not to exceed five acres of land and 
submerged land within the Ventura Marina, Ventura County, Cali-
fornia ; and to develop, operate, and maintain thereon administrative 
and visitor facilities to be used as a mainland headquarters for the 
Channel Islands National Monument: Provided^ That no lands or any 
interests therein may be accepted by the Secretary until a mutually 
satisfactory agreement has been executed which shall include, among 
other things, an agreement on the design for such facilities, a reason-
able timetable for their construction, and an agreement concerning 
public use of and access to such facilities. Any property accepted under 
the provisions of this Act shall be administered as a part of the 
national monument. 
SEC. 402. The Act of September 27, 1944 (58 Stat. 746), providing 
for the Moores Creek National Military Park is amended by changing 
the words "accept in behalf of the United States donations of" to 
"acquire by donation, purchase, or exchange", and by changing "to be 
accepted" to "acquired". 
SEC. 403. (a) The Secretary of the Interior, in cooperation with 
the Secretary of the Army, shall cause to be conducted such studies as 
they deem reasonable and necessary to determine the causes and extent 
of the damage to the foundations of the historic structures of the San 
Juan National Historic Site and shall transmit to the Congress, as 
soon as possible, but no later than one year after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the alternative courses of action, together with their 
recommendations, which might be taken to assure the historical integ-
rity of such structures and the safety of the visiting public. Pending 
the submission of such recommendations, the Secretary of the Interior 
shall take every reasonable precaution to assure the public safety and 
the maximum public enjoyment of the historic site. 
(b) To carry out the purposes of this section, there are authorized 
to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary, but not more than 
$100,000. 
SEC. 404. (a) The Secretary of the Interior is authorized and 
directed to undertake a study of the most feasible and suitable means 
of preserving and interpreting for the benefit of the public the historic 
and natural resources of the Ohio and Erie Canal in the State of Ohio, 
Ventura Marina, 
Calif., land 
donation for use 
in Channel Islands 
National Monu-
ment. 
Administration. 
16 u s e 422a-l. 
San Juan Na-
tional Historic 
Site, P.R., 
damage studies. 
Transmittal to 
Congress. 
Appropriation. 
Ohio and Erie 
Canal, Ohio, 
study. 
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Report to 
Congress. 
Appropriation. 
Additional ap-
propriations. 
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note. 
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Waiver. 
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use 
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4626. 
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use 4601. 
Cape Lookout 
National Seashore 
N.C. 
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Non-Federal 
land acquisition. 
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Post, p. 1449. 
16 u s e 495g-2. 
Publication in 
Federal Register. 
together with associated and related lands. In carrying out the study 
the Secretary shall consider existing and proposed State and local 
highway plans, land-use plans, outdoor recreation plans, and related 
plans for the preservation of historic and natural resources. Not later 
than one year from the date of enactment of this Act the Secretary 
shall submit to the Congress a report of such study, including his 
recommendations as to the means of protecting, interpreting, and 
developing the resources of the Ohio and Erie Canal and adjacent 
lands. 
(b) To carry out the purposes of this section, there are authorized 
to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary, but not more than 
$40,000. 
SEC. 405. (a) In all instances where authorizations of appropriations 
for the acquisition of lands for the National Park System enacted 
prior to January 9, 1971, do not include provisions therefor, there 
are authorized to be appropriated such additional sums as may be 
necessary to provide for moving costs, relocation benefits, and other 
expenses incurred pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Uniform 
Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 
1970 (Public Law 91-646; 84 Stat. 1894). There are also authorized 
to be appropriated not to exceed $8,400,000 in addition to those author-
ized in Public Law 92-272 (86 Stat. 120) to provide for such moving 
costs, relocation benefits, and other related expenses in connection with 
the acquisition of lands authorized by Public Law 92-272. 
(b) Wlienever an owner of property elects to retain a right of use 
and occupancy pursuant to any statute authorizing the acquisition of 
property for purposes of a unit of the National Park System, such 
owner shall be deemed to have waived any benefits under sections 203, 
204, 205, and 206 of the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real 
Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (84 Stat. 1894), and for 
the purposes of those sections such owner shall not be considered a 
displaced person as defined in section 101(6) of that Act. 
SEC. 406. The Act of March 10, 1966 (80 Stat. 33; 16 U.S.C. 459g) 
providing for the establishment of Cape Lookout National Seashore 
in the State of North Carolina is amended as follows: 
(1) Section 1 is amended by deleting '"Proposed Boundaries— 
Proposed Cape Lookout National Seashore', dated April 1964, and 
numbered NS-CL-7101-B," and substituting in lieu thereof " 'Bound-
ary Map, Cape Lookout National Seashore', dated March 1974, and 
numbered 623-20,009," and by changing the colon to a period and 
deleting the remainder of the section. 
(2) Subsection 2(a) is amended by deleting the third sentence and 
inserting in lieu thereof the following "Lands owned by the State of 
North Carolina or any political subdivision thereof may be acquired 
only by donation, but the Secretary may, subject to the provisions of 
section 7 of this Act, acquire any other non-Federal lands, marshlands, 
waters, or interests therein which are located within the boundaries of 
the seashore by donation, purchase with donated or appropriated 
funds, or exchange. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
Secretary may accept any lands donated by the State of North Carolina 
subject to a provision for reversion to the State conditioned upon con-
tinued use of the property for national seashore purposes.". 
(3) Section 3 is amended by revising the first sentence to read as 
follows: "When title to lands and interests in lands in an amount suffi-
cient to constitute an efficiently administerable unit for the purposes of 
this Act is vested in the United States, the Secretary shall declare the 
establishment of the seashore by publication of notice thereof in the 
Federal Register.". 
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(4) Section 7 is amended to read as follows: 
Report to 
"SEC. 7. On or before January 1,1978, the Secretary shall review the 
Te^usc '459g-6. 
area within the seashore and shall report to the President, in accord-
ance with section 3 (c) and (d) of the Wilderness Act (78 Stat. 891; 
16 U.S.C. 1132 (c) and (d)), his recommendations as to the suitability 
or nonsuitability of any area within the seashore for preservation as 
wilderness, and any designation of any such areas as a wilderness shall 
be accomplished in accordance with said subsections of the Wilderness 
Act." 
(5) Add a new section 8 to read as follows: 
Appropriation. 
"SEC. 8. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums 
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as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act, not to exceed 
$7,903,000 for acquisition of lands and interests therein, of which no 
more than $1,000,000 may be expended for acquisition of lands owned 
by Core Banks Club Properties, Incorporated. For development of 
essential public facilities there are authorized to be appropriated not 
more than $2,935,000. On or before January 1, 1978, the Secretary j^'^^/'^^'j/^^"' 
shall develop and transmit to the Committees on Interior and Insular c'c^ng^r'^ssLnai com-
Affairs of the United States Congress a final master plan for the full mittees. 
development of the seashore consistent with the preservation objectives 
of this Act, indicating— 
"(1) the facilities needed to accommodate the health, safety 
and recreation needs of the visiting public; 
"(2) the location and estimated cost of all facilities; and 
"(3) the projected need for any additional facilities within the 
seashore." 
Approved October 26, 1974. 
Public Law 93-478 
A N A C T 
October 26. 1974 
To amend the National Visitor Center Facilities Act of 1968. 
[H. R. I7027] 
National Vis-
itor Center Facil-
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That section 102(a) _ 
(2) of the National Visitor Center Facilities Act of 1968 (82 Stat. 43), laes^Act of'iTes, 
as amended, is further amended by deleting the phrase, "contingent ^"^^o^l^c" 802 
when such facilities are available for public use,". 
SEC. 2. The National Visitor Center Facilities Act of 1968, as 
amended, is further amended by revising section 102(a)(3) to read 
as follows: 
"(3) The Company, in consultation with the Secretary, shall con- 14^^^'"'"'"^ ^^''"" 
struct all or part of a parking facility, including necessary approaches 
and ramps for adequate circulation, to accommodate automobiles, 
charter buses, and other transportation, as appropriate, in the airspace 
northerly of and adjacent to the existing Union Station Building, and 
such structure shall be leased to the United States for a term not to 
exceed twenty-five years commencing upon a date to be mutually 
agreed upon.". 
SEC. 3. Section 102(c) of the National Visitor Center Facilities Act 
Appropriation. 
of 1968 is amended by striking out "$8,680,000" and inserting in lieu 
thereof "$21,580,000". 
Approved October 26, 1974.