An Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain lands in the State of Maine to the Mount Desert Island Regional School District.
PL 89-615 (S.3261), enacted 10/03/1966

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PUBLIC LAW 89-615-OCT. 3, 1966 
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STAT. 
Effective dates. 
"§ 1087. Programing facilities for certain members, former mem-
bers, and their dependents in construction projects of 
the uniformed services 
"Space for inpatient and outpatient care may be programed in 
facilities of the uniformed services for persons covered by sections 
1074 (b) and 1076 (b) of this title. 
The amount of space so programed 
shall be limited to that amount determined by the Secretary concerned 
to be necessary to support teaching and training requirements in uni-
formed services facilities, except that space may be programed in areas 
having a large concentration of retired members and their dependents 
where there is also a projected critical shortage of 
community 
facilities." 
(8) Section 1082 is amended by inserting "and 1086" immediately 
after "1081" and by amending the catchline to read as follows: 
"§ 1082. Contracts for health care: advisory committees". 
(9) The analysis is amended by striking out the following items: 
"1071. Purpose of sections 1071-1085 of this title." 
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"1073. Administration of sections 1071-1085 of this title." 
"1077. Medical and dental care for dependents: specific inclusions and exclusions." 
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"1082. Contracts for medical care for spouses and children : advisory committees." 
and inserting the following items: 
"1071. Purpose of sections 1071-1087 of this title," 
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"1073. Administration of sections 1071-1087 of this title." 
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"1077. Medical care for dependents: authorized care in facilities of uniformed 
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"1082. Contracts for health care: advisory committees." 
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"1086. Contracts for health care for certain members, former members, and their 
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"1087. Programing facilities for certain members, former members, and their 
dependents in construction projects of the uniformed services." 
SEC. 3. The amendments made by this Act shall become effective 
J a n u a r y 1,1967, except that those amendments relating to outpatient 
care in civilian facilities for spouses and children of members of the 
uniformed services who are on active duty for a period of more than 
30 days shall become effective on October 1, 1966. 
Approved September 30, 1966. 
October 3, 1966 
[S.3261] 
Mount Desert 
Island Regional 
School District, 
Maine. 
Conveyance. 
Public Law 89-615 
AN ACT 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain lands in the State of 
Maine to the Mount Desert Island Regional School District. 
Be it enacted 
hy the Senate 
and House 
of Re'presentatives 
of 
the 
United 
States 
of America 
in Congress 
assembled^ That the Secretary 
of the Interior may convey to the Mount Desert Island Regional 
School District in the State of Maine a portion of the Acadia National 
Park, formerly owned by J o h n D. Rockefeller, Junior, comprising 
approximately sixty-six acres (lot 354), and in exchange therefor the 
Secretary may accept from said school district any property which 
in his judgment is suitable for addition to the park. 
The values of 
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the properties so exchanged either shall be approximately equal, 
or if they are not approximately equal the values shall be equalized by 
the payment of cash to the grantor or to the Secretary as the circum-
stances require. Any cash payment received by the Secretary shall be 
credited to the Land and Water Conservation Fund in the Treasury 
of the United States. A conveyance of the federally owned lot shall 
eliminate it from the park. 
Approved October 3, 1966. 
Public Law 89-616 
AN A C T 
October 3, 1966 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to study the feasibility and desirability 
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of a Connecticut River National Recreation Area, in the States of Connecticut, 
Massachusetts, Vermont, and New Hampshire, 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 Rive^N'aaonii 
consider preserving the Connecticut River area and appropriate seg- Rec"atron°Area. 
ments of adjoining land in their natural condition for public outdoor g^^^^^^*'^^"'' 
recreation, and preserving the priceless natural beauty and historic ^*" ^' 
heritage of the river valley, the Secretary of the Interior shall study, 
investigate, and formulate recommendations on the feasibility and 
desirability of establishing all or parts of the Connecticut River Valley 
from its source to its mouth, in the States of Connecticut, Massachu-
setts, Vermont, and New Hampshire, as a Connecticut River National 
Recreation Area. 
The Secretary shall consult with other interested 
Federal agencies, and the State and local bodies and officials involved, 
and shall coordinate his study with applicable highway plans and 
other planning activities relating to the region. In conducting the 
study, the Secretary shall hold public hearings within any State 
involved, upon the request of the Governor thereof, for the purpose 
of receiving views and recommendations on the establishment of a 
national recreation area. 
SEC. 2'. The Secretary of the Interior shall submit to the President, d
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within two years after the date of this Act, a report of his findings gress. 
and recommendations. 
The President shall submit to the Congress 
such recommendations, including legislation, as he deems appropriate. 
The Secretary's report shall contain, but not be limited to, findings 
with respect to— 
(a) the scenic, scientific, historic, outdoor recreation, and the 
natural values of the w^ater and related land resources involved, 
including driving for pleasure, walkingj hiking, riding, boating, 
bicycling, swimming, picnicking, campmg, forest management, 
fish and wildlife management, scenic and historic site preservation, 
hunting, fishing, and winter sports; 
(b) tlie potential alternative beneficial uses of the water and re-
lated land resources involved, taking into consideration appropri-
ate uses of the land for residential, commercial, industrial^ agricul-
tural, and transportation purposes, and for public services; and 
(c) the type of Federal program that is feasible and desirable 
in the public interest to preserve, develop, and make accessible the 
values set forth in subsection (a), including the consideration of 
scenic roads or parkways, and that also will have a minimum 
impact on other essential operations and activities in the area, and 
on private property owners. 
SEC. 3. There is authorized to be appropriated $100,000 or such part 
Appropriation. 
of said sum as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act. 
Approved October 3, 1966.