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four degrees fifty-four minutes west and is fifty feet distant at right angles from a point in the center line of the National Park Service road known as the Big Moose Island Road; thence turning to the left and following the said security fence in a general northerly direction but everywhere parallel with and fifty feet distant from the center line of the said Big Moose Island Road three thousand five hundred feet more or less to the high-water mark on the shore of Pond Island Cove; thence in a generally westerly and southerly direction but everywhere following the high-water mark of Pond Island Cove and Frenchman Bay seven thousand four hundred and seventy feet more or less to the place of beginning; except that portion thereof, containing twenty-five and ninety-six one-hundredths acres, which was transferred to the jurisdiction of the Department of the Navy pursuant to the Act of August 24, 1935 (ch. 644, 49 Stat. 795); the lands herein described containing one hundred and fifty-one and eighty-six one-hundredths acres after excluding the excepted portion.

jurisdiction.

SEC. 2. The Secretary of the Navy is authorized and Retransfer of directed to retransfer jurisdiction over the property described in section 1 of this Act to the Secretary of the Interior in the event such property hereafter becomes surplus to the needs of the Department of the Navy, in which event it again shall become a part of Acadia National Park. (16 U.S.C. § 342 note.)

An Act Relating to the exchange of certain private and Federal
properties within the authorized boundaries of Acadia National
Park, in the State of Maine, and for other purposes, approved
September 7, 1949 (63 Stat. 691)

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That for the purpose of consolidating Federal holdings of land within Acadia National Park, the Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized to accept, on behalf of the United States, approximately fifty-eight acres of non-Federal land within the authorized park boundaries, such land to be conveyed to the United States without cost by Mr. John D. Rockefeller, Junior. Upon acceptance of title thereto by the United States, such property shall be subject to all laws and regulations applicable to the park. In exchange for the conveyance to the United States of the aforesaid property, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to convey to Mr. John D. Rockefeller, Junior, or to such agency as he may designate, for purposes of the Jackson Memorial Laboratory, Bar Harbor, Maine, approximately five acres of federally owned land within the park adjacent to the laboratory properties. (16 U.S.C. § 343c.)

Acadia

National Park,

Maine.

Exchange of

lands.

Tremont,
Maine.
Conveyance.

Acadia

National Park,
Maine.

An Act To authorize the conveyance, for school purposes, of
certain land in Acadia National Park to the town of Tremont,
Maine, and for other purposes, approved August 1, 1950 (64
Stat. 383)

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, in his discretion, is hereby authorized to convey without consideration, but under such terms and conditions as he may deem advisable, to the town of Tremont, Hancock County, Maine, for school purposes, eight and forty-five one-hundredths acres of land, more or less, situate between Marsh Creek and Marsh Road on Mount Desert Island, Hancock County, Maine, now a part of Acadia National Park.

An Act To exclude certain lands from Acadia National Park, Maine, and to authorize their disposal as surplus Federal property, approved July 24, 1956 (70 Stat. 597)

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the tract of land in Acadia National Park, State of Maine, comprising approximately three hundred acres and identified as the "Green Lake Fish Hatchery Tract" is hereby excluded from Acadia National Park, and the said tract is authorized to be disposed of in accordance with the laws relating to the disposition of Federal property. (16 U.S.C. § 343d.)

2. Big Bend National Park

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--Act of May 15, 1947

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Commissioner, authorizing appointment..
Acquisition and addition of lands in Block 234, Brewster County, authorized
Act of August 30, 1949
.Act of August 8, 1953

Acquisition of remaining non-Federal lands within park authorized..

An Act Providing for the appointment of a United States com-
missioner for the Big Bend National Park in the State of
Texas, and for other purposes, approved May 15, 1947 (61
Stat. 91)

Big Bend
Texas.
Commissioner.
16 U.S.C.

National Park,

Appointment of

156-158.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That upon the establishment of the Big Bend National Park in the State of Texas pursuant to the provisions of the Act of June 20, 1935 (49 Stat. 393), entitled "An Act to provide for the establishment of the Big Bend National Park in the State of Texas, and for other purposes," the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas shall appoint a commissioner for the said national park. The district court shall prescribe the rules of procedure and practice for the commissioner in the trial of cases and for appeal to the district court. The commissioner shall be paid Salary. an annual salary, as appropriated for by the Congress. (See 28 U.S.C. §§ 631, 634 notes.)

commissioner.

SEC. 2. The commissioner shall have jurisdiction to Jurisdiction of issue process in the name of the United States for the arrest of any person charged with a violation of any of the rules and regulations made by the Secretary of the Interior in pursuance of law for the government and protection of the park, or with the commission within the park of a petty offense against the law, and to try the person so charged, who, if found guilty, shall be subject to the punishment prescribed by section 3 of the Act of August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. 535; U.S.C., title 16, sec. 3), as amended. For the purposes of this Act, the

term "petty offense" shall be defined as in section 335 "Petty offense." of the Criminal Code (U.S.C., title 18, sec. 541). In all 35 Stat. 1152. cases of conviction an appeal shall lie from the judgment of said commissioner to the district court. (See 28

U.S.C. § 632 note.)

offense.

SEC. 3. The commissioner shall have power to issue Criminal process in the name of the United States for the arrest of any person charged with the commission within said park of any criminal offense not covered by the provisions of section 2 of this Act, and to hear the evidence introduced. If he is of the opinion that probable cause is shown for holding the person so charged for trial, he

Fees, costs, expenses, etc.

Big Bend

National

Tex.
Additional

land.

shall commit such person for further appropriate action, and shall certify a transcript of the record of his proceedings and the testimony in such case to the district court, which court shall have jurisdiction of the case. (Ibid.)

SEC. 4. All fees, costs, and expenses arising in cases under this Act and properly chargeable to the United States shall be certified, approved, and paid as are like fees, costs, and expenses in the courts of the United States. All fines, fees, costs, and expenses imposed and collected shall be deposited by the commissioner, or by the marshal of the United States collecting the same, with the clerk of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas. (See 28 U.S.C. § 634 note.)

An Act To authorize the addition of certain lands to the Big Bend National Park in the State of Texas, and for other purposes, approved August 30, 1949 (63 Stat. 679)

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress asBaton Park, sembled, That the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to acquire, in such manner as he shall consider to be in the public interest, any land or interests in land situated within sections 15, 22, 27, 34, block 234, Brewster County, Texas, which he shall consider to be suitable for addition to the Big Bend National Park: Provided, however, That the aggregate cost to the Federal Government of properties acquired hereafter and under the provisions hereof shall not exceed the sum of $10,000. Properties acquired pursuant to this Act shall become a part of the park upon acquisition of title thereto by the United States. (16 U.S.C. § 157a.)

An Act To authorize the acquisition by the United States of the remaining non-Federal lands within Big Bend National Park, and for other purposes, approved August 8, 1953 (67 Stat. 497) Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress asembled, That, notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized to procure, in such manner as he may consider to be in the public interest, the remaining non-Federal land and interests in land within the boundaries of Big Bend National Park. (16 U.S.C. § 157b.)

3. Carlsbad Caverns National Park

Erection of plaque or marker within the park, commemorating Jim White,
authorized___
-Act of June 14, 1950
Transportation to and from work, outside of regular working hours of park
employees residing in or near the city of Carlsbad, authorized---
-Excerpt from Act of August 8, 1953

An Act To commemorate Jim White and his contribution to the early history of Carlsbad Caverns, in the State of New Mexico, and for other purposes, approved June 14, 1950 (64 Stat. 211)

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That, for the purpose of commemorating the contribution of Jim White to the early history and public knowledge of Carlsbad Caverns, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to erect a plaque or marker with an appropriate inscription thereon within Carlsbad Caverns National Park. Such plaque or marker shall be erected near the elevator in the elevator building in the park.

authorized.

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SEC. 2. There is authorized to be appropriated for the Appropriation purposes of this Act not to exceed $200.

Excerpt from "An Act To facilitate the management of the National Park System and miscellaneous areas administered in connection with that system, and for other purposes," approved August 8, 1953 (67 Stat. 495)

System.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That, in order to facilitate the administration National Park of the National Park System and miscellaneous areas Administra administered in connection therewith, the Secretary of tlon. the Interior is hereby authorized to carry out the following activities, and he may use applicable appropriations for the aforesaid system and miscellaneous areas for the following purposes:

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3. Transportation to and from work, outside of regular working hours, of employees of Carlsbad Caverns National Park, residing in or near the city of Carlsbad, New Mexico, such transportation to be between the park and the city, or intervening points, at reasonable rates to be determined by the Secretary of the Interior taking into consideration, among other factors, comparable rates charged by transportation companies in the locality for similar services, the amounts collected for such

1 Act printed in full under General Legislation, pp. 36-38.

Carlsbad
National Park.
Transportation

Caverns

of employees.

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