An Act to authorize the establishment of the Voyageurs National Park in the State of Minnesota, and for other purposes
PL 91-661 (H.R.10482), enacted 10/08/1971

1970 
Appropriation. 
PUBLIC LAW 91^61-JAN. 8, 1971 
[84 STAT. 
SEC. 11. There are authorized to be apj>ropriated not more than 
$3,120,000 for the acquisition of lands and interests in lands and not 
more than $14,779,000 (1970 prices) for development, {)lus or minus 
such amounts, if any, as may be justified by reason of ordinary fluctua-
tions in construction costs as indicated by engineering cost indices 
applicable to the types of construction involved herein. 
Approved January 8, 1971. 
January 8, 1971 
[H. R, 10482] 
Voyageurs 
National 
Park, Minn. 
Public Law 91-661 
AN ACT 
To authorize the establishment of the Voyageurs National Park in the State of 
Minnesota, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That the purpose of 
this Act is to preserve, for the inspiration and enjoyment of present 
and future generations, the outstanding scenery, geological conditions, 
and waterway system which constituted a part of the historic route 
of the Voyageurs who contributed significantly to the opening of the 
Northwestern United States. 
Publication 
in Federal 
Register. 
Notification to 
congressional 
committees. 
Boundaries. 
Boundary 
revision; 
publication in 
Federal Register, 
ESTABLISHMENT 
SEC. 101. In furtherance of the purpose of this Act, the Secretary 
of the Interior (hereinafter referred to as the "Secretary") is author-
ized to establish the Voyageurs National Park (hereinafter referred 
to as the "park") in the State of Minnesota, by publication of notice 
to that effect in the Federal Register at such time as the Secretary 
deems sufficient interests in lands or waters have been acquired for 
administration in accordance with the purposes of this Act: Provided^ 
That the Secretary shall not establish the pai-k until the lands owned 
by the State of Minnesota and any of its political subdivisions within 
the boundaries shall have been donated to the Secretary for the pur-
poses of the park: Provided 
further^ That the Secretary shall not 
acquire other lands by purchase for the park prior to such donation 
unless he finds that acquisition is necessary to prevent irreparable 
changes in their uses or character of such a nature as to make them 
unsuitable for park purposes and notifies the Committees on Interior 
and Insular Affairs of both the Senate and the House of Representa-
tives of such findings at least thirty days prior to such acquisition. 
SEC. 102. The park shall include the lands and waters within the 
boundaries as generally depicted on the drawing entitled "A Proposed 
Voyageurs National Park, Minnesota," numbered LNPMW-VOYA-
1001, dated February 1969, which shall be on file and available for 
public inspection in the offices of the National Park Service, Depart-
ment of the Interior. Within one year after acqjLiisition of the lands 
owned by the State of Minnesota and its political subdivisions within 
the boundaries of the park the Secretary shall affix to such drawing 
an exact legal description of said boundaries. The Secretary may 
revise the boundaries of the park from time to time by publishing in 
the Federal Register a revised drawing or other boundary description, 
but such revisions shall not increase the land acreage within the park 
by more than one thousand acres. 
LAND ACQUISITION 
SEC. 201. (a) The Secretary may acquire lands or interests therein 
within the boundaries of the park by donation, purchase with donated 
or appropriated funds, or exchange. When any tract of land is only 
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partly within such boundaries, the Secretary may acquire all or any 
portion of the land outside of such boundaries in order to minimize 
the payment of severance costs. Land so acquired outside of the park 
boundaries may be exchanged by the Secretary for non-Federal lands 
within the park boundaries. Any portion of land acquired outside the 
park boundaries and not utilized for exchange shall be reported to the 
General Services Administration for disposal under the Federal 
Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (63 Stat. 377), as ^Jj° "sc 471 
amended. Any Federal property located within the boundaries of the 
park may be transferred without consideration to the administrative 
jurisdiction of the Secretary for the purposes of the park. Lands 
within the boundaries of the park owned by the State of Minnesota, 
or any political subdivision thereof, may be acquired only by donation. 
(b) In exercising his authority to acquire property under this sec-
tion, the Secretary shall give immediate and careful consideration to 
any offer made by any individual owning property within the park 
area to sell such property to the Secretary. In considering such offer, 
the Secretary shall take into consideration any har-dship to the owner 
which might result from any undue delay in acquiring his property. 
SEC. 202. (a) Any owner or owners (hereinafter referred to as 
"owner") of improved property on the date of its acquisition by the 
Secretary may, if the Seci-etary determines that such improved prop-
erty is not, at the time of its acquisition, required for the proper 
administration of the park, as a condition of such acquisition, retain 
for themselves and their successors or assigns a right of use and occu-
pancy of the improved property for noncommercial i-esidential pur-
poses for a definite ter-m not to exceed twenty-five years, or, in lieu 
thereof, for a term ending at the death of the owner, or the death of 
his spouse, whichever is later. The owner shall elect the term to be 
retained. The Secretary shall pay to the owner the fair market value 
of the property on the date of such acquisition less the fair market 
value on such date of the right retained by the owner. 
(b) If the State of Minnesota donates to the United States any 
^^eht o
f use 
lands w^ithin the boundaries of the park subject to an outstanding ^" occupancy, 
lease on which the lessee began consti-uction of a noncommercial or 
recreational residential dwelling prior to January 1, 1969, the Secre-
tary may grant to such lessee a right of use and occupancy for such 
period of time as the Secr-etary, in his discr-etion, shall determine: 
Provided, That no such right of use and occupancy shall be granted, 
extended, or continue after ten years from the date of the establish-
ment of the park. 
(c) Any right of use and occupancy retained or granted pursuant 
Termination. 
to this section shall be subject to termination by the Secretary upon 
his determination that such use and occupancy is being exercised in 
a manner not consistent with the purposes of this Act, or upon his 
determination that the property is required for the proper adminis-
tration of the park. The Secretary shall tender to the holder of the 
light so terminated an amount equal to the fair market value of that 
portion of the right which remains unexpired on the date of 
termination. 
(d) The term "improved property'', as used in this section, shall ^'^l^f^\°)^^ 
mean a detached, noncommercial residential dwelling, the construc-
tion of which was begun before January 1, 1969, together with so 
much of the land on which the dwelling is situated, the said land 
being in the same ownership as the dwelling, as the Secretary shall 
designate to be reasonably necessary for the enjoyment of the dwell-
ing for the sole purpose of noncommercial residential use, together 
with any structures accessory to the dwelling which are situated on 
the land so designated. 
property. 
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Concession 
contracts. 
Commercial 
timberlands, 
differential 
payment. 
SEC. 203. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary 
is authorized to negotiate and enter into concession contracts with 
former owners of commercial, recreational, resort, or similar prop-
erties located within the park boundaries for the provision of such 
services at their former location as he may deem necessary for the 
accommodation of visitors. 
SEC. 204. The Secretary is authorized to pay a differential in value, 
as hereinafter set forth, to any owner of commercial timberlands 
within the park with whom the State of Minnesota has negotiated, 
for the purpose of conveyance to the United States, an exchange of 
lands for State lands outside the park. Payment hereunder may be 
made when an exchange is based upon valuations for timber pur-
poses only, and shall be the difference between the value of such 
lands for timber purposes, as agreeable to the State, the Secretary, 
and any owner, and the higher value, if any, of such lands for recrea-
tional purposes not attributable to establishment or authorization of 
the park: Provided^ That any payment shall be made only at such 
time as fee title of lands so acquired within the boundaries is con-
veyed to the United States. 
Review. 
Report to 
President. 
Prohibition. 
Recreational 
fishing. 
Recreational 
sports . 
ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 301. (a) Except as hereinafter provided, the Secretary shall 
administer the lands acquired for the park, and after establishment 
shall administer the park, in accordance with the provisions of the 
Act of August 25,1916 (39 Stat. 535) as amended and supplemented 
(leu.s.c.i^). 
(b) Within four years from the date of establishment, the Secretary 
of the Interior shall review the area within the Voyageurs National 
Park and shall report to the President, in accordance with subsections 
3(c) and 3(d) of the Wilderness Act (78 Stat. 890; 16 U.S.C. 1132 
(c) and (d)), his recommendation as to the suitability or nonsuita-
bility of any area within the lakeshore for preservation as wilderness, 
and any designation of any such area as a wilderness may be accom-
plished in accordance wdth said subsections of the Wilderness Act. 
(c) All mining and mineral activities and commercial water power 
development within the boundaries of the park shall be prohibited, 
and further, any conveyance from the State of Minnesota shall con-
tain a covenant that the State of Minnesota, its licensees, permittees, 
lessees, assigns, or successors in interest shall not engage in or permit 
any mining activity nor water power development. 
SEC. 302. (a) The Secretary shall permit recreational fishing on 
lands and waters under his jurisdiction within the boundaries of the 
park in accordance with applicable laws of the United States and of 
the State of Minnesota., except that the Secretary may designate zones 
where and establish periods when no fishing shall be permitted for 
reasons of public safety, administration, fish and wildlife manage-
ment, or public use and enjoyment. Except in emergencies, any regu-
lations of the Secretary pursuant to this section shall be put into effect 
only after consultation with the appropriate agency of the State of 
Minnesota. 
(b) The seining of fish at Shoepac Lake by the State of Minnesota 
to secure eggs for propagation purposes shall be continued in accord-
ance with plans mutually acceptable to the State and the Secretary. 
SEC. 303. The Secretary may, when planning for development of 
the park, include appropriate provisions for (1) winter sports, includ-
ing the use of snowmobiles, (2) use by seaplanes, and (3) recreational 
use by all types of watercraft, including houseboats, runabouts, canoes, 
sailboats, fishing boats, and cabin cruisers. 
54 Stat. 1800. 
Access roads. 
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SEC. 304. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to affect the provi-
sions of any treaty now or hereafter in force between the United 
States and Great Britain relating to Canada or between the United 
States and Canada, or of any order or agreement made or entered into 
pursuant to any such treaty, which by its terms would be applicable 
to the lands and waters which may be acquired by the Secretary here-
under, including, without limitation on the generality of the fore-
going, the Convention Between the United States and Canada on 
Emergency Regulation of Level of Rainy Lake and of Other Bound-
ary Waters in the Rainy Lake "Watershed, signed September 15, 1938, 
and any order issued pursuant thereto. 
SEC. 305. The Secretary is authorized to make provision for such 
roads within the park as are, or will be, necessary to assure access 
from present and future State roads to public facilities within the 
park. 
APPROPRIATIONS 
SEC. 401. There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may 
be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act, not to exceed, how-
ever, $26,014,000 for the acquisition of property, and not to exceed 
$19,179,000 (June 1969 prices) for development, plus or minus such 
amounts, if any, as may be justified by reason of ordinary fluctuations 
in construction costs as indicated by engineering cost indices appli-
cable to the types of construction involved herein. 
Approved January 8, 1971. 
Public Law 91-662 
AN ACT 
, 
„ ,„.,, 
January 8, 1971 
To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 and the United States Code to remove the 
[H. R. 4605] 
prohibitions against importing, transporting, and mailing in the United States 
mails articles for preventing conception. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress a^semhled^ That the first sen- 
contraceptives. 
tence of section 305(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1305(a)) hibuLnZ^re!" 
is amended by striking out "for the prevention of conception or". 
movai. 
SEC. 2. Section 552 of title 18 of the United States Code is amended 
62 stat! 7is! 
by striking out "preventing conception or". 
SEC. 3. Section 1461 of title 18 of the United States Code is amended: 
^2 stat. 768. 
(1) by striking out "preventing conception or" each place it appears, 
(2) by striking out "conception may be prevented or" in the fourth 
paragraph thereof, and (3) by inserting "may be" before the word 
"produced" in the fourth paragraph thereof. 
SEC. 4. Section 1462 of title 18 of the United States Code is amended 
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by striking out "preventing conception, or". 
SEC. 5. (a) Section 4001 of title 39 of the United States Code, relat- Nonmailable 
ing to nonmailable matter, is amended by adding at the end thereof ""^rstat. 654; 
the following new subsection: 
si stat. 623; ' 
"(d)(1) Any matter which is unsolicited by the addressee and ^°^''P-^^^'*-
which is designed, adapted, or intended for preventing conception 
(except unsolicited samples thereof mailed to a manufacturer thereof, 
a dealer therein, a licensed physician or surgeon, or a nurse, pharmacist, 
druggist, hospital, or clinic) is nonmailable matter, shall not be car-
ried or delivered by mail, and shall be disposed of as the Postmaster 
General directs.