An Act to provide for increases in appropriation ceilings and boundary changes in certain units of the national park system, and for other purposes
PL 92-272 (S.2601), enacted 04/11/1972

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PUBLIC LAW 92-272-APR. 11, 1972 
[86 STAT. 
Public Law 92-272 
April 11, 1972 
AN ACT 
[S.2601] 
To provide for increases in appropriation ceilings and boundary changes in 
certain units of the national park system, and for other purposes. 
National park 
system units. 
Appropriation 
ceilings increase; 
boundary changes. 
16 USC459f-10. 
16 u s e 460t-4. 
16 use 428m. 
16 u s e 431 
note. 
16 u s e 460m-7. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of Ainerica in Congress assemhted^ 
TITLE I—ACQUISITION CEILING INCKEASES 
SEC. 101. The limitation 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) Assateague Island National Seashore, Maryland: section 11 of 
the Act of September 21,1965 (79 Stat. 824, 827) is amended by chang-
ing "$16,250,000"' to "$21,050,000 (including such sums, together with 
interest, as may be necessary to satisfy final judgments rendered 
against the United States)"; 
(2) Big Hole National Battlefield, Montana: section 5 of the Act of 
May 17, 1963 (77 Stat. 18), is amended by changing "$20,000" to 
"$42,500"; 
(3) Big:horn Canyon National Recreation Area, Wyoming and Mon-
tana : section 5 of the Act of October 15,1966 (80 Stat. 913) is amended 
by changing "$355,000" to "$780,000"; 
(4) Effigy Mounds National Monument, Iowa: section 5 of the Act 
of May 27, 1961 (75 Stat. 88), is amended by changing "$2,000" to 
"$14,000"; 
(5) Fort Donelson National Military Park, Tennessee: section 3 of 
the Act of September 8, 1960 (74 Stat. 875), is amended by changing 
"$226,000" to "$454,000"; 
(6) Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, Indiana: section 4 of the 
Act of February 19, 1962 (76 Stat. 9), is amended by changing 
"$1,000,000" to "$1,320,000" and "$75,000" to "$395,000"; 
(7) Ozark National Scenic Riverways, Missouri: section 8 of the Act 
of August 27,1964 (78 Stat. 608), is amended by changing "$7,000,000" 
to "$10,804,000"; and 
(8) Shiloh National Military Park, Tennessee: section 1 of the Act 
of July 3, 1926 (44 Stat. 826), is amended by changing "$57,100" to 
"$150,100". 
TITLE II—DEVELOPMENT CEILING INCREASES 
SEC. 201. The limitations on appropriations for acquisition and devel-
opment of units of the national park system contained in the following 
Acts are amended as follows: 
(1) Herbert Hoover National Historic Site, Iowa: section 4 of the 
Act of August 12, 1965 (79 Stat. 510), is amended by changing 
"$1,650,000" to "$3,500,000"; 
(2) Booker T. Washington National Monument, Virginia: section 
4 of the Act of April 2, 1956 (70 Stat. 86), is amended by changing 
"$200,000" to "$600,000"; 
(3) Johnstown Flood National Memorial, Pennsylvania: section 5 
of the Act of August 31, 1964 (78 Stat. 752), is amended by changing 
"$2,000,000" to "$2,244,600"; and 
(4) Wolf Trap Farm Park, Virginia: section 3 of the Act of Octo-
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bej. ]^5^ ]^9gg (8Q g^^^_ 95Q)^ -g amended by changing "$600,000" to 
"$5,473,000". 
16 use 461 
note. 
16 u s e ASQll 
note. 
16 u s e 431 
note. 
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8EC. '202. The additional sums authorized to be appropriated for 
development in the Acts as amended in section 201 are based on March 
1971 prices and may be increased or decreased in appropriation Acts by 
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 constniction invoh ed for each area. 
TITLE III—BOl^XDARY CHANGES 
SP:C. 801. The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to revise the 
boundaries of the following units of the national park system: 
(1) Adams National Historic Site, Massachusetts: to add 
approximately 3.68 acres; 
(2) Cowpens National Battleground Site, South Carolina: to 
add approximately 845 acres; 
(3) Fort Caroline National Memorial, Florida: to add approxi-
mately 12.5 acres; 
(4) George Washington Birthplace National Monument, Vir-
ginia : to add approximately 62.3 acres; 
(5) Glacier National Park, Montana: to add approximately 
267.90 acres and to exclude approximately 68.47 acres; 
(6) Isle Royale National Park, Michigan: to add approximately 
0.52 acre; 
(7) Johnstown Flood National Memorial, Pennsylvania: to add 
approximately 53.6 acres; 
(8) Lassen Volcanic National Park, California: to exclude 
approximately 482 acres; 
(9) Muir Woods National Monument, California: to add 
approximately 49.7 acres; 
(10) Ozark National Scenic Eiverways, Missouri: to add 
approximately 1,670acres; and 
(11) Petersburg National Battlefield, Virginia: to exclude 
approximately 257.53 acres. 
SEC. 302. The boundary revisions authorized in section 301 shall 
become etfective upon publication in the Federal Register of a map or 
other description of the lands added or excluded by the Secretary of 
the Interior. 
Snt'. 303. Within the boundaries of the areas as revised in accordance 
with section 301, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to acquire 
lands and interest therein by donation, purchase with donated or 
appropriated funds, exchange, or transfer from any other Federal 
agency. Lands and interests therein so acquired shall become part of 
the area to A\hich they are added, and shall be subject to all laws, rules, 
and i-egulations applicable thereto. When acquiring any land pursuant 
to this Act, the Secretary (i) may tender, to the owner or owners of 
record on the date of enactment of this Act, a revocable permit for the 
continued use and occupancy of such land or any portion thereof sub-
ject to such terms and conditions as he deems necessary or (ii) may 
acquire anj- land pursuant to this Act subject to the retention of a right 
of use and occupancy for a term not to exceed 25 years or for the life 
of the owner or owners. Lands and interests therein excluded from the 
areas pursuant to section 301 may be exchanged for non-Federal lands 
within the boiuidaries as revised, or they may be transferred to the 
jurisdiction of any ()ther Federal agency or to a State or political sub-
division thereof, without monetary consideration, as the Secretary of 
tlie Interior may deem appropriate. In exercising the authority in this 
section with respect to lantls and interests therein excluded from the 
areas, the Secretary of the Interior may, on behalf of the United States, 
retrocede to the appropriate State exclusive or concurrent legislative 
jnris<lictioji subject to sucli terms and conditions as he may deem 
Cost fluctuation, 
ceiling adjust-
ment. 
Publication in 
Rederal Register. 
Land acquisi-
tion. 
State jurisdic-
tion, retrocession, 
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[86 STAT. 
Disposal. 
63 Stat, 378. 
40 u s e 471 
note. 
Appropriation. 
appropriate, over such lauds, to be effective upon acceptance thereof by 
the State. Any such hinds not so exchanged or transferred may be 
disposed of in accordance with the Federal Property and Administra-
tive Services Act of 1949. as amended. 
SEC. 304. For the acquisition of lands and interests in lands which 
are added to the areas referred to in section 301, there are authorized 
to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary, but not more than 
the following amounts: 
(1) Adams National Historic Site, $122,000; 
(2) George 
Washington 
Birthplace 
National 
Monument. 
$57,000; 
(3) Glacier National Park, $6,000; 
(4) Isle Royale National Park, $31,500; 
(5) Johnstown Flood National Memorial, $10,000; and 
(6) Muir Woods National Monument, $950,000. 
SEC. 305. The authorities in this title are supplementary to any other 
authorities available to the Secretary of the Interior with respect to 
the acquisition, development, and administration of the areas referred 
to in section 301. 
Ozark National 
Scenic Riverways. 
16 USC460m-l. 
Cowpens Na-
tional Battlefield, 
designation. 
TITLE lY—MISCELLANEOUS CHANGES 
SEC. 401, The third sentence of section 2 of the Act of August 27, 
1964 (78 Stat. 608) is amended to read as follows: "Lands and waters 
owned by the State of Missouri within such area may be acquired with 
the consent of the State and, notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, subject to provision for rcAersioii to such State conditioned upon 
continued use of the property for National Scenic Riverway." 
SEC. 402, For the purposes of the Cowpens National Battleground 
Site, which is hereby redesignated as the Cowpens National Battle-
field, there are authorized to be appropriated not more than $2,363,900 
for the acquisition of lands and interests in lands and not more than 
$3,108,000 for development. 
Approved April 11, 1972. 
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April 17, 1972 
[H. R.12749] 
Saline water 
conversion pro-
gram. 
Appropriation 
authorization. 
42 u s e 1959 
note. 
Public Law 92-273 
" A N ACT 
••'• 
To authorize appropriations for tlie saline water conversion program for 
fiscal year 1973, 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That there is author-
ized to be appropriated to carry out the provisions of the Saline Water 
Conversion Act of 1971 (85 Stat. 159) during fiscal year 1973, the sum 
of $26,871,000 to remain available until expended as follows: 
(1) Research expense, not more than $5,850,000; 
(2) Development expense, not more than $12,131,000; 
(3) Design, construction, acquisition, modification, operation, 
and maintenance of saline water conversion test beds and test 
facilities, not more than $5,085,000; ^ ^ 
(4) Design, construction, acquisition, modification, operation, 
and maintenance of saline water conversion modules, not more 
than $1,075,000; and 
(5) Administration and coordination, not more than $2,730,000, 
Expenditures and obligations under paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and 
(4) of this subsection may be increased by not more than 10 per centum