An Act to authorize the purchase and exchange of land and interests therein on the Blue Ridge and Natchez Trace Parkways
PL 87-76 (H.R.5765), enacted 06/30/1961

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PUBLIC LAW 87.76-JUNE 30, 1961 
[76 ST A T , 
Public Law 87-76 
June 30. 1961 
[H. R. ^765] 
Blue Ridge and 
N a t c h e z T r a c e 
Parkways. 
Land a c qui si-
tion. 
AN ACT 
To authorize the purchase and exchange of land and interests therein on the 
Blue Ridge and Natchez Trace Parkways. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress a^sembled^ That, in order to 
consolidate, on the Blue Eidge Parkway and the Natchez Trace Park-
way, the land forming each such parkway, to adjust ownership lines, 
and to eliminate hazardous crossings of and accesses to these park-
ways, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to acquire, by pur-
chase or exchange, land and interests in land contiguous to the park-
ways. 
In consummating exchanges under this Act, the Secretary 
may transfer parkway land, interests therein, and easements: Pro-
vided^ That the property rights so exchanged shall be approximately 
equal in value. 
Approved June 30, 1961. 
June 30, 1961 
[S. 707] 
Public Law 87-77 
AN ACT 
To provide transportation on Canadian vessels between i>orts in southeastern 
Alaska, and between Hyder, Alaska, and other points in southeastern Alaska, 
and between Hyder, Alaska, and other points in the United States outside 
Alaska, either directly or via a foreign port, or for any part of the transporta-
tion. 
C a n a d i a n vee 
sels> 
Transportation. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That, notwithstand-
ing the provisions of law of the United States restricting to vessels 
of the United States the transportation of passengers and merchandise 
directlv or indirectly from any port in the United States to another 
port or the United States, passengers may be transported on Canadian 
vessels between ports in southeastern Alaska, and passengers and 
merchandise may be transported on Canadian vessels between Hyder, 
Alaska, and other points in southeastern Alaska, and between Hyder, 
Alaska, and other points in the United States outside Alaska, either 
directly or via a foreign port, or for any part of the transportation 
until tne Secretary of Commerce determines that United States-flag 
service is available to provide such transportation. 
Approved June 30, 1961. 
June 30, 1961 
[H. R. 3283] 
Public Law 87-78 
AN ACT 
To revise the boundaries and to change the name of Fort Vancouver National 
Monument, in the State of Washington, and for other purposes. 
F o r t Vancouver 
National M o n u-
ment. Wash. 
Be it en/icted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That, for the pur-
pose of preserving certain historic properties associated with the Fort 
V ancouver National Monument, established pursuant to the Act of 
June 19, 1948, chapter 646 (62 Stat. 532; 16 U.S.C. 450ff-450ff-2), 
the Secretary of the Interior may revise the boundaries of the monu-
ment to include therein not more than one hundred and thirty addi-
tional acres of land adjacent to, contiguous to, or in the vicinity of, 
the existing monument.