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21. Mar-A-Lago

An Act to provide for the administration of the Mar-A-Lago National Historic Site, in Palm Beach, Florida. (86 Stat. 1049) Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, (a) That the Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter referred to as the "Secretary") may accept, maintain, develop, and administer the Mar-A-Lago National Historic Site described in the order of designation dated January 16, 1969, as a part of the national park system pursuant to the provision of the Act of August 21, 1935 (49 Stat. 666; 16 U.S.C. 461 et seq.), as amended, at such time as the right to possession of the real and personal property comprising the historic site shall vest in the United States.

(b) The Secretary is directed to use the authority contained in the Act of August 21, 1935 (supra) to enter into such agreements and to take such actions as he may deem necessary to provide for administration and for the use of the Mar-A-Lago National Historic Site as a temporary residence for visiting foreign diagnitaries or heads of state or members of the executive branch of the United States Government. Any further use of this property shall be determined by the Secretary after conferring with the Mar-A-Lago National Historic Site Advisory Commission.

SEC. 2. (a) There is hereby established a Mar-A-Lago National Historic Site Advisory Commission (hereafter referred to as the "Commission").

(b) The Commission shall be composed of five members appointed by the Secretary of the Interior for terms of three years each, as follows:

(1) One member to be appointed from recommendations submitted by the Governor of the State of Florida;

(2) One member to be appointed from recommendations submitted by the trustees appointed pursuant to the Mar-A-Lago Trust; and

(3) Three members to be appointed by the Secretary, one of whom shall be designated Chairman of the Commission, to represent the general public interest, and two of whom shall be appointed from recommendations submitted by the town council of Palm Beach, Florida.

(c) Any vacancy in the Commission shall be filled in the same manner in which the original appointment was made.

(d) Members of the Commission shall serve without compensation, as such, but the Secretary is authorized to pay, upon vouchers signed by the Chairman, the expenses

reasonably incurred by the Commission and its members in carrying out their responsibilities under this Act.

(e) The Secretary, or his designee, shall, as the circumstances require meet and consult with the Commission on general policies and specific matters related to the administration of the historic site.

(f) The Commission shall act and advise by affirmative vote of a majority of the members thereof. Approved October 21, 1972.

Legislative History

House Report No. 92-1541 (Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs).
Congressional Record, Vol. 118 (1972):

Oct. 10, considered and passed House.
Oct. 12, considered and passed Senate.

Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, Vol. 8, No. 44: Oct. 28,
Presidential statement.

22. Puukohola Heiau

An Act to provide for the establishment of the Puukohola Heiau National Historic Site, in the State of Hawaii, and for other purposes. (86 Stat. 562)

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That in order to restore and preserve in public ownership the historically significant temple associated with Kamehameha the Great, who founded the historic Kingdom of Hawaii, and the property of John Young who fought for Kamehameha the Great during the period of his ascendancy to power, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to acquire, by donation or purchase with donated funds, such lands and interests in lands, together with structures and improvements thereon, not to exceed one hundred acres, in the vicinity of Kawaihae, Hawaii, as generally depicted on a map entitled "Boundary Map, Proposed Puukohola Heiau National Historic Site," numbered NHS-PK 20,002, dated February 1970, which shall be on file and available for public inspection in the offices of the National Park Service, Washington, District of Columbia. The Secretary of the Interior may from time to time revise the boundaries of the proposed historic site, but the total acreage of the site shall not exceed one hundred acres.

SEC. 2. The Secretary of the Interior shall establish the area as the "Puukohola Heiau National Historic Site" at such time as he deems sufficient interests in lands have been acquired to constitute an administrable unit. Pending and after establishment, the Puukohola Heiau National Historic Site shall be administered, developed, preserved, and maintained in accordance with the provisions of the Act entitled "An Act to establish a National Park Service, and for other purposes", approved August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. 535), as amended and supplemented (16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.), and the Act entitled "An Act to provide for the preservation of historic American sites, buildings, objects, and antiquities of national significance, and for other purposes", approved August 21, 1935 (49 Stat. 666; 16 U.S.C. 461 et seq.).

SEC. 3. Notwithstanding the acreage limitation contained in section 1 of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to acquire by donation, purchase, or exchange, such additional lands and interests therein outside the boundary of the site as he deems necessary to relocate portions of State and county roads which are currently within the boundary of the site, and he may construct roadways on the lands so acquired and convey the same, subject to such terms and conditions as he deems necessary, to the State of Hawaii or its appropriate politi

cal subdivision. Any relocation of State and county roads shall be undertaken in accordance with an agreement between the Secretary and the State or county concerned, which shall provide, among other things, for the continued maintenance of the relocated portions of road by such State or county.

SEC. 4. There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act not to exceed, however, $1,040,600 (May 1971 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 indexes applicable to the types of construction involved herein.

Approved August 17, 1972.

Legislative History

House Report No. 92-984 (Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs).
Senate Report No. 92-946 (Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs).
Congressional Record, Vol. 118 (1972):

Apr. 17, considered and passed House.

June 30, considered and passed Senate, amended.
Aug. 8, House concurred in Senate amendment.

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23. Saint-Gaudens

An Act to authorize establishment of the Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site, New Hampshire, and for other purposes. (78 Stat. 749)

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That, in order to preserve in public ownership historically significant properties associated with the life and cultural achievements of Augustus Saint-Gaudens, the Secretary of the Interior may acquire, by donation from the Saint-Gaudens Memorial, a corporation, the sites and structures comprising the Saint-Gaudens Memorial situated at Cornish, New Hampshire, and by donation or purchase with donated funds not to exceed three acres of adjacent lands which the Secretary of the Interior deems necessary for the purposes of this Act, together with any works of art, furnishings, reproductions, and other properties within the structures and on the memorial grounds.

SEC. 2. (a) In accordance with the Act entitled "An Act to create a National Park Trust Fund Board, and for other purposes", approved July 10, 1935 (49 Stat. 477), as amended, the National Park Trust Fund Board may accept from the Saint-Gaudens Memorial the amount of $100,000 and such additional amounts as the corporation may tender from time to time from the endowment funds under its control, which funds, when accepted, shall be utilized only for the purposes of the historic site established pursuant to this Act.

(b) Nothing in this Act shall limit the authority of the Secretary of the Interior under other provisions of law to accept donations of property in the name of the United States.

SEC. 3. When the sites, structures, and other properties authorized for acquisition under the first section of this Act and endowment funds in the amount of $100,000 have been transferred to the United States, the Secretary of the Interior shall establish the Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site by publication of notice thereof in the Federal Register.

SEC. 4. (a) The Secretary of the Interior shall administer, protect, develop, and maintain the Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site subject to the provisions of this Act and in accordance with the provisions of the Act entitled "An Act to establish a National Park Service, and for other purposes", approved August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. 535), as amended and supplemented, and the provisions of the Act entitled "An Act to provide for the preservation of historic American sites, buildings, objects, and antiquities of national significance, and for

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