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Beginning at a point on the high water line of Roanoke Sound which marks the northwest corner of land now or formerly owned by the Roanoke Island Historical Association, said point being located about 450 feet westerly from the northwest corner of the existing Fort Raleigh National Historic Site;

Thence south 35 degrees 15 minutes west, 1,356 feet, more or less, along the west property line of said lands now or formerly owned by the Roanoke Island Historical Association crossing the 60-foot right-of-way of North Carolina State Highway Numbered 345, and along the west property line of a second tract of land now or formerly owned by the Roanoke Island Historical Association, to the most westerly corner of the said secondnamed tract of land now or formerly owned by the Roanoke Island Historical Association;

Thence south 69 degrees 00 minutes west, 100 feet, more or less, to a corner on the easterly property line of land now or formerly owned by Jerome Griffin; thence north 76 degrees 00 minutes west, 2,500 feet, more or less, across land now or formerly owned by Jerome Griffin, to a point of the high water line of Roanoke Sound; thence easterly 3,450 feet, more or less, along the high water line of Roanoke Sound to the point of beginning, the tract as described containing approximately 52 acres.

lands.

SEC. 2. The Secretary of the Interior, in furtherance of Additional the purposes of this Act, is authorized to procure, in such manner and subject to such terms and conditions as he may deem to be in the public interest, lands and interests in lands described in section 1 hereof. In acquiring such additional lands and interests therein for the Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, the Secretary is authorized to use any funds now or hereafter made available for the acquisition of lands in the national park system. When so acquired, they shall be administered as a part of the Fort Raleigh National Historic Site in accordance with the provisions of the Act of August 25, 1916 (39 16 U.S.C. 1–4. Stat. 535), as amended.

8. Fort Saint Marks National Historic Site

Establishment authorized__.

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-Act of October 10, 1962 352

Fort Saint
Marks Na-

Site, Fla.

An Act To provide for the establishment of the Fort Saint Marks National Historic Site, approved October 10, 1962 (76 Stat. 807) Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Interior may actional Historic cept on behalf of the United States a donation of the site of Fort Saint Marks, located at Saint Marks, Florida, together with all improvements thereon and appurtenances thereto, and such surrounding or adjacent land as is reasonably necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act. When so acquired, such property shall be designated as the Fort Saint Marks National Historic Site, and shall be set aside as a public national memorial.

Establishment.

39 Stat. 535.

49 Stat. 666. Appropriation.

SEC. 2. In order to provide for the proper development of the Fort Saint Marks National Historic Site, the Secretary of the Interior shall erect thereon and maintain as parts thereof the following

(1) a museum, which shall contain items of historical interest pertaining to Fort Saint Marks;

(2) such markers, structures, and landscaping as may in his judgment be appropriate.

SEC. 3. The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the National Park Service, shall administer, protect, develop, and maintain the Fort Saint Marks National Historic Site subject to the provisions of this Act and in accordance with the provisions of the Act of August 25, 1916, entitled "An Act to establish a National Park Service, and for other purposes" (16 U.S.C. 1 and others), as amended and supplemented, and the provisions of the Act of August 21, 1935, entitled "An Act to provide for the preservation of historic American sites, buildings, and antiquities of national significance, and for other purposes" (16 U.S.C. 461-467), as amended.

SEC. 4. There is authorized to be appropriated not to exceed $100,000 for the purposes of this Act.

9. Fort Smith National Historic Site

Establishment authorized___.

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--Act of September 13, 1961

353

An Act Authorizing the establishment of the Fort Smith National Historic Site, in the State of Arkansas, and for other purposes, approved September 13, 1961 (75 Stat. 489)

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to designate for preservation as the Fort Smith National Historic Site the site of the original Fort Smith established in 1817 on LaBelle Point at the confluence of the Arkansas and Poteau Rivers, together with such adjoining property as the Secretary may deem necessary to accomplish the purposes of this Act. The area so designated shall include also the commissary building and the barracks building in which Judge Isaac Parker's courtroom has been restored, both of such buildings having been a part of the fort built during the latter part of the 1830's.

Fort Smith

National His

toric Site, Ark. Establishment.

SEC. 2. Within the area designated pursuant to section 1 hereof, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to procure by purchase, donation, with donated funds, or otherwise, land and interests in lands: Provided, That the Secretary shall purchase no property under this Act until the city of Fort Smith, Arkansas, conveys to the United States, without expense thereto, all right, title, and interest of such city in and to the property designated by the Secretary as necessary for the establishment of the Fort Smith National Historic Site. When the historically significant lands and structures comprising the designated area have been acquired as herein provided, the Fort Smith National Historic Site shall be established and notice thereof shall be published in the Federal Register: Provided further, That lands pur- Put chased by the Secretary for the purposes of this Act shall be within the exterior boundaries of the following described tracts of land:

A three-sided, approximately 0.3-acre tract about 250 feet eastward of the easterly abutment of the Missouri Pacific Railroad bridge over the Arkansas River, bounded on all sides by railroad right-of-way 100 feet wide, approved by the Department of the Interior May 2, 1887, as delineated on the plat of West Fort Smith (Choctaw Nation), approved by the Acting Secretary of the Interior August 3, 1904, and filed June 24, 1911, and being block 2 thereon.

Publication in F.R.

Administra

tion.

16 U.S.C. 1-4.

Appropriation; limitation.

A tract of land beginning at the intersection of the easterly right-of-way line of the Saint Louis and San Francisco Railroad and the northerly line of Garland Avenue; thence easterly along the northerly line of Garland Avenue to its intersection with the westerly line of Third Street; thence northerly along the westerly line of Third Street to its intersection with the southerly line of Rogers Avenue; thence westerly along the southerly line of Rogers Avenue to its intersection with the westerly line of Second Street; thence northerly along the westerly line of Second Street to the northeasterly corner of property of the Arkansas Warehouse Company; thence westerly along the northerly property lines of the Arkansas Warehouse Company and of the city of Fort Smith (known as the commissary) to the easterly right-of-way line of the Saint Louis and San Francisco Railroad; thence southerly along the easterly right-of-way line of the Saint Louis and San Francisco Railroad to the point of beginning.

SEC. 3. The Fort Smith National Historic Site, as constituted under this Act, shall be administered by the Secretary of the Interior as a part of the National Park System pursuant to 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.

SEC. 4. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums, not in excess of $319,000, as are necessary to acquire the real property necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act. (16 U.S.C. § 461 note.)

10. Fort Vancouver National Historic Site

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Establishment as national monument; transfer of lands by War Assets
Administration and Secretary of the Army to Secretary of the Interior
authorized__
--Act of June 19, 1948 355
Boundaries revised and monument redesignated "Fort Vancouver National
Historic Site".
-Act of June 30, 1961 356

An Act To provide for the establishment of the Fort Vancouver National Monument, in the State of Washington, to include the site of the old Hudson's Bay Company stockade, and for other purposes, approved June 19, 1948 (62 Stat. 532)

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That, for the purpose of establishing a Federal area of national historical importance for the benefit of the people of the United States, to be known as the "Fort Vancouver National Monument", the Administrator of the War Assets Administration and the Secretary of the Army are authorized to transfer to the Secretary of the Interior, without exchange of funds, administrative jurisdiction over such federally owned lands and other property, real or personal, under their jurisdiction, including the site of the old Hudson's Bay Company stockade in the State of Washington, as they shall find to be surplus to the needs of their respective agencies, such properties to be selected, with their approval, by the Secretary of the Interior for inclusion within the national monument. (16 U.S.C. § 450ff.)

Ft. Vancouver

National Monu

ment, Wash.

Total area.

SEC. 2. The total area of the national monument as established or as enlarged by transfers pursuant to this Act shall not exceed ninety acres. Establishment of the monument shall be effective, upon publication in the Federal Register of notice of such establishment, following the transfer to the Secretary of the Interior of administrative jurisdiction over such lands as the Secretary of the Interior shall deem to be sufficient for purposes of establishing the national monument. Addi- lands. tional lands may be added to the monument in accordance with the procedure prescribed in section 1 hereof, governing surplus properties, or by donation, subject to the maximum acreage limitation prescribed by this Act, upon publication of notice thereof in the Federal Register. (16 U.S.C. § 450ff-1.)

Additional

tion, etc.

SEC. 3. The administration, protection, and develop- Administrament of the aforesaid national monument shall be exercised under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior by the National Park Service, subject to the provisions of the Act of August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. 535), entitled 16 U.S.C. "An Act to establish a National Park Service, and for other purposes", as amended. (16 U.S.C. § 450ff−2.)

§§ 1-4, 22, 43.

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