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of this chapter (other than the provisions of section 2076 (h) of this title which authorize the planning and construction of research, development, and testing facilities), and for the purpose of carrying out the functions, powers, and duties transferred to the Commission under section 2079 of this title, not to exceed

(1) $55,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973;

(2) $59,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1974; and

(3) $64,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975.

(b) (1) There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for the planning and construction of research, development and testing facilities described in section 2076 (h) of this title; except that no appropriation shall be made for any such planning or construction involving an expenditure in excess of $100,000 if such planning or construction has not been approved by resolutions adopted in substantially the same form by the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce of the House of Representatives, and by the Committee on Commerce of the Senate. For the purpose of securing consideration of such approval the Commission shall

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(A) a brief description of the facility to be planned or constructed;

(B) the location of the facility, and an estimate of the maximum cost of the facility;

(C) a statement of those agencies, private and public, which will use such facility, together with the contribution to be made by each such agency toward the cost of such facility; and

(D) a statement of justification of the need for such facility.

(2) The estimated maximum cost of any facility approved under this subsection as set forth in the prospectus may be increased by the amount equal to the percentage increase, if any, as determined by the Commission, in construction costs, from the date of the transmittal of such prospectus to Congress, but in no event shall the increase authorized by this paragraph exceed 10 per centum of such estimated maximum cost. (Pub. L. 92-573, § 32, Oct. 27, 1972, 86 Stat. 1233.)

EFFECTIVE DATE

Section effective on Oct. 27, 1972, see section 34(1) of Pub. L. 92-573, set out as a note under section 2051 of this title.

TITLE 16.-CONSERVATION

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(b) Abolition of Arches National Monument; funds of monument available for park; administration of lands excluded from monument.

272a. Same; acquisition of property; authority of Secretary; State property.

272b. Same; grazing priviliges; right of occupancy or use for fixed term of years; renewal.

272c. Same; livestock trails, watering rights; driveway designation and regulation.

272d. Same; administration, protection, and development of park; report to President.

272e. Same; road alinements, study; report to Congress. 272f. Same; authorization of appropriations.

CAPITOL REEF NATIONAL PARK [NEW]

273. Capitol Reef National Park.

(a) Establishment.

(b) Abolition of Capitol Reef National Monument; funds of monument available for park; administration of lands excluded from monument.

273a. Same; acquisition of property; authority of Secretary; State property.

273b. Same; grazing privileges; right of occupancy or use for fixed term of years; renewal. 273c. Same; livestock trails, watering rights; driveway regulations.

273d. Same; administration, protection, and development of park; easements and rights-of-way; report to President.

273e. Same; road alinements, study; report to Congress. 273f. Same; authorization of appropriations.

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4591-1. Same; acquisition of lands; authority of Secretary; mainland lands for access to seashore administrative and visitor facilities; State lands; transfer from Federal agency to administrative jurisdiction of Secretary [New]. 4591-2. Same; Cumberland Island Parkway; right-of-way; administration; regulations [New]. 4591-3. Same; acquisition of property [New].

(a) Private right of use and occupancy for residential purposes for fixed term of years or for life; election by owner; exception of property for visitor facilities or administration of seashore; compensation; contemporaneous restriction on development of public use facilities; lands, waters, and interests from National Park Foundation.

(b) Commercial use prohibition; termination of use and occupancy upon tender of compensation.

(c) "Improved property" defined.

(d) Little Cumberland Island; acquisition

restrictions.

4591-4. Same; hunting and fishing [New].

4951-5. Same; administration, protection, and development [New].

(a) Applicability of provisions; utilization of statutory authorities.

(b) Preservation in primitive state; recreational activities exception.

4591-6. Same; State and local jurisdiction [New]. 4591-7. Same; water resource developments [New]. 4591-8. Same; report to President [New]. 4591-9. Same; authorization of appropriations [New].

OUTDOOR RECREATION PROGRAMS 4601-6a. Admission and special recreation use fees. [New]. (a) Admission fees at designated areas;

"Golden Eagle Passport" annual admission permit; issuance and use of annual admission permit; single-visit fee; feefree travel areas; "Golden Age Passport" annual entrance permit; issuance and use of annual entrance permit.

(b) Special recreation use fees; collection by Federal agency concerned; daily use fees for overnight occupancy; fees for bearers of Golden Age Passports; special permits. Criteria, posting and uniformity of fees. Rules and regulations; establishment; enforcement powers; penalty for violations.

(c)

(d)

(e) Disposition of fees.

(f) Federal and State laws unaffected.
(g) Annual reports to Congress.

OREGON DUNES NATIONAL RECREATION AREA [NEW]

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Administration, protection, and development.
Inland sector; establishment as buffer sector.
Boundary map; revision.

Transfer of Federal property.

Land acquisition in inland sector.

460z-6. Land acquisition in recreation area; donation and exchange; railway right-of-way; retention rights of owners of improved property. 460z-7. Hunting, fishing, and trapping. 4602-8. Mining restriction.

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460aa-4. Administrative determination of suitablity for

designation as wilderness areas.

460aa-5. Cooperation with other agencies in development and operation of facilities and services; Stanley, restoration.

460aa-6. State civil and criminal jurisdiction. 460aa-7. Hunting and fishing regulations. 460aa-8. Federal-State water rights.

460aa-9. Mining restriction; Federal lands withdrawn from location, entry, and patent under United States mining laws.

460aa-10. Land surface protection; regulations. 460aa-11. Patents; restriction on issuance. 460aa-12. Authorization of appropriations; availability of land and water conservation fund money. 460aa-13. Area analysis for park or park administrative unit proposal.

(a) Report to Congress.

(b) Considerations manifested in report to Congress.

(c) Master plan, cost estimates and proposed legislation for establishment of park administrative unit.

(d) Authorization of appropriations. 460aa-14. Separability of provisions.

GOLDEN GATE NATIONAL RECREATION AREA [NEW] 460bb. Establishment of area; statement of purposes. 460bb-1. Composition and boundaries; boundary revisions: notification of Congressional committees; publication in Federal Register.

460bb-2. Acquisition policy.

(a) Authority of Secretary; exchange of property; disposal of certain lands; transfer from Federal agency to administrative jurisdiction of Secretary; facilities and improvements under permit from Secretary of Army.

(b) Transfer of certain properties to administrative jurisdiction of Secretary; military properties, reservation of use and Occupancy by Secretary of Army; radio receiver station retention of jurisdiction when not superflous.

Sec. 460bb-2. Acquisition policy-Continued

(c) Same; military property; public service
facilities: construction, maintenance,
and determinations of identity and lo-
cation by Secretary of Army.
(d) Presidio of San Francisco; use and occupa-
tion of certain acreage by Secretary.
(e) Same; use and occupancy of airfield acre-
age by Secretary.

(f) Same; transfer of remainder to adminis-
trative jurisdiction of Secretary; use and
occupancy by Coast Guard under permit
from Secretary.

(g) Transfer of certain Coast Guard properties to administrative jurisdiction of Secretary; navigational aids: maintenance and operation by Coast Guard and plans for access new installations.

(h) Transfer of certain property of Navy De-
partment to administrative jurisdiction
of Secretary.

(1) New construction; limitation; exceptions.
(j) Owner's reservation of right of use and
occupancy for residential purposes for
fixed term of years or for life; election
by owner; adjustment of compensation;
termination of use and occupancy in-
consistent with statutory purposes and
upon tender of sum for unexpired right.
(k) Improved property defined.
(1) Relocation assistance benefits and rights;
waiver through retention of right of use
and occupancy; displaced person status
of owner.

(m) Acquisition of land; contract authority;
installment payments; interest rate;
provisions applicable to judgments
against United States.

460bb-3. Administration.

(a) Provisions applicable; utilization of authorities for conservation and management of wildlife and natural resources; provisions applicable to Muir Woods National Monument and Fort Point National Historic Site.

(b) Federal-State cooperative agreements for police and fire protection.

(c) Water resource developments.

(d) Transportation system; study for coordinated public and private system.

460bb-4. Golden Gate National Recreation Area Advisory

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460cc-2. Administration.

(a) Provisions applicable; utilization of authorities for conservation and management of wildlife and natural resources; Jamaica Bay Unit.

(b) William Fitts Ryan Visitor Center; designation.

(c) Federal-State cooperative agreements for police and fire protection.

(d) Water resource developments.

(e) Airway facilities; maintenance, operation, and installation; Jamaica Bay and Floyd Bennett Field restrictions.

(f) Hunting, fishing, and trapping.

(g) Sandy Hook and Staten Island Units; programs for preservation, restoration, interpretation, and utilization of sites and structures.

(h) Donations for services and facilities; acceptance. 460cc-3. Gateway National Recreation Area Advisory Commission.

(a) Establishment; termination date.

(b) Membership; appointment; terms of office; representation of interests.

(c) Chairman; vacancies.

(d) Compensation and expenses; vouchers. (e) Voting.

(f) Consultations of Secretary with members. 460cc-4. Authorization of appropriations; limitation; adjustments.

GLEN CANYON NATIONAL RECREATION AREA [NEW] 460dd. Establishment of area; statement of purposes; composition and boundaries; boundary revisions, publication in Federal Register. 460dd-1. Acquisition of property.

(a) Authority of Secretary; donation or ex-
change of State lands; concurrence of
tribal council respecting trust lands.
(b) Navajo Indian Tribe and Tribal Council
reserved mineral and land use rights
unaffected.

460dd-2. Public lands; withdrawal from location; entry, and patent under Federal mining laws; removal of minerals; disposition of funds from permits and leases.

460dd-3. Administration, protection, and development; statutory authorities for conservation and management of natural resources; Glen Canyon Dam and Reservoir.

460dd-4. Hunting and fishing.

460dd-5. Mineral and grazing leases; Bureau of Land Management administration and policies.

460dd-6. Easements and rights-of-way. 460dd-7. Proposed road study.

(a) Criteria and environmental impact of specific route.

(b) Timetable.

(c) Markers and other interpretative devices. (d) Additional roads.

(e) Report to Congress.

460dd-8. Report to President. 460dd-9. Authorization of appropriations; limitation.

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

§ 1. Service created; director; other employees. SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in sections 272d, 273d, 4591-5, 460bb-3, 460cc-2, 460dd-3 of this title.

§ 2. National parks, reservations, and monuments; supervision.

SITKA NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK

The Sitka National Monument, Alaska, established by Proc. No. 959, 36 Stat. 2601, including additional lands commemorating czarist Russia's exploration and colonization of Alaska and the Russian mission, was redesignated

the Sitka National Historical Park by Pub. L. 92-501, Oct. 18, 1972, 86 Stat. 904.

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in sections 272d, 273d, 4591-5, 460bb-3, 460cc-2, 460dd-3 of this title.

§§ 3, 4.

SECTIONS REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS These sections are referred to in sections 273d, 273d, 4951-5, 460bb-3, 460cc-2, 460dd-3 of this title.

LASSEN VOLCANIC NATIONAL PARK

§201. Lassen Volcanic National Park; establishment; boundaries; entries under land laws; indemnity lands.

All those certain tracts, pieces, or parcels of land lying and being situate in the State of California and within the boundaries particularly described as follows, to wit: Beginning at the northwest corner of section 3, township 31, range 6 east, Mount Diablo meridian, California; thence southerly to the southeast corner of said section; thence easterly to the northeast corner of the northwest quarter of section 11, said township; thence southerly to the southeast corner of the southwest quarter of section 14, said township; thence easterly to the northeast corner of the northwest quarter of section 24, said township; thence southerly to the southeast corner of the southwest quarter of section 25, said township; thence westerly to the southwest corner of section 26, said township; thence southerly to the southeast corner of section 34, said township; thence westerly along the sixth standard parallel north, allowing for the proper offsets, to the northeast corner of section 3, township 30 north, range 6 east; thence southerly to the southeast corner of section 27, said township; thence westerly to the southwest corner of the southeast quarter of section 28, said township; thence northerly to the northwest corner of the southeast quarter of said section; thence westerly to the southwest corner of the northwest quarter of said section; thence northerly to the northwest corner of said section; thence westerly to the southwest corner of the southeast quarter of section 20, said township; thence northerly to the northwest corner of the southeast quarter of said section; thence westerly to the range line between ranges 5 and 6 east; thence southerly along said range line to the southeast corner of township 30 north, range 5 east; thence westerly along the township line between townships 29 and 30 north to the southwest corner of section 33, township 30 north, range 5 east; thence northerly to the northwest corner of said section; thence westerly to the southwest corner of the southeast quarter of section 29, said township; thence northerly to the northwest corner of the southeast quarter of said section; thence westerly to the southwest corner of the northwest quarter of said section; thence northerly to the northwest corner of said section; thence westerly to the southwest corner of the southeast quarter of section 20, township 30 north, range 4 east; thence northerly to the northwest corner of the southeast quarter of section 8, said township; thence easterly to the northeast corner of the southwest quarter of section 9, said township; thence northerly to the township line between townships 30

and 31 north; thence easterly along the sixth standard parallel north, allowing for the proper offsets, to the southwest corner of section 33, township 31 north, range 4 east; thence northerly to the northwest corner of section 21, said township; thence easterly to the range line between ranges 4 and 5 east; thence northerly along said range line to the northwest corner of fractional section 18, township 31 north, range 5 east; thence easterly to the southwest corner of section 12, said township; thence northerly to the northwest corner of section 1, said township; thence easterly along the township line between townships 31 and 32 north to the northeast corner of section 3, township 31 north, range 6 east, the place of beginning, are reserved and withdrawn from settlement, occupancy, disposal, or sale, under the laws of the United States, and said tracts are dedicated and set apart as a public park or pleasuring ground for the benefit and enjoyment of the people of the United States under the name and to be known and designated as the Lassen Volcanic National Park; and all persons who shall locate or settle upon or occupy the same, or any part thereof, except as hereinafter provided, shall be considered trespassers and be removed therefrom. Nothing herein contained shall affect any valid claim, location, or entry existing under the land laws of the United States before August 9, 1916, or the rights of any such claimant, locator, or entryman to the full use and enjoyment of his land. No lands located within the park boundaries held prior to August 9, 1916, in private, municipal, or State ownership shall be affected by or subject to the provisions of this section and sections 202, and 203 of this title. No lands within the limits of said park created belonging to or claimed by any railroad or other corporation having or claiming on August 9, 1916, the right of indemnity selection by virtue of any law or contract whatsoever shall be used as a basis for indemnity selection in any State or Territory whatsoever for any loss sustained by reason of the creation of said park. (As amended Oct. 19, 1972, Pub. L. 92-510, § 4, 86 Stat. 918.)

AMENDMENTS

1972-Pub. L. 92-510 struck out provision that "The United States Reclamation Service may enter upon and utilize for flowage or other purposes any area within said park which may be necessary for the development and maintenance of a Government reclamation project.".

CANYONLANDS NATIONAL PARK

§ 271. Canyonlands National Park; establishment; description of area.

In order to preserve an area in the State of Utah possessing superlative scenic, scientific, and archeologic features for the inspiration, benefit, and use of the public, there is hereby established the Canyonlands National Park which, subject to valid existing rights, shall comprise the area generally depicted on the drawing entitled "Boundary Map, Canyonlands National Park, Utah", numbered 164-91004 and dated June 1970, which shows the boundaries of the park having a total of approximately three hundred and thirty-seven thousand two hundred and fifty-eight acres. The map is on file and available for public inspection in the offices of the National Park Service, Department of the Interior. (As

amended Pub. L. 92-154, § 1(a), Nov. 12, 1971, 85 Stat. 421.)

AMENDMENTS

1971-Pub. L. 92-154 substituted provision respecting revision of boundaries of the park and referring to Boundary Map on file and available for public inspection for depiction of the park area on the drawing, for prior specific detailed description of the area.

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in sections 271f, 271g of this title.

§ 271a. Same; acquisition of lands; authority of Secretary; exchange of property; cash equalization payments; transfer from Federal agency to administrative jurisdiction of Secretary; lands subject to reclamation and power withdrawals as part of park.

Within the area which lies within the boundaries of the park, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to acquire lands and interests in lands by such means as he may deem to be in the public interest. The Secretary may accept title to any non-Federal property within the park, including State-owned school sections and riverbed lands, and in exchange therefor he may convey to the grantor of such property any federally owned property under his jurisdiction within the State of Utah, notwithstanding any other provision of law. The properties so exchanged shall be of the same classification, as near as may be, and shall be of approximately equal value, and the Secretary shall take administrative action to complete transfer on any lands in a proper application by the State of Utah on or before the expiration of one hundred twenty days following the date of enactment of this Act or any amendment thereto: Provided, That the Secretary may accept cash from, or pay cash to, the grantor in such an exchange in order to equalize the values of the properties exchanged. Federal property located within the boundaries of the park may, with the concurrence of the agency having custody thereof, be transferred to the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior, without consideration, for use by him in carrying out the purposes of sections 271 to 271g of this title. Any lands within the boundaries of the park which are subject to Bureau of Reclamation or Federal Power Commission withdrawals are hereby freed and exonerated from any such withdrawal and shall, on September 12, 1964, become a part of the Canyonlands National Park subject to no qualifications except those imposed by sections 271 to 271g of this title or any amendment thereto. (As amended Pub. L. 92-154, § 1(b), Nov. 12, 1971, 85 Stat. 421.)

REFERENCES IN TEXT

Date of enactment of this Act or any amendment thereto, referred to in the text, means Sept. 12, 1964, date of enactment of Pub. L. 88-590, originally classified to sections 271 to 271d of this title, and Nov. 12, 1971, date of enactment of Pub. L. 92-154, amendatory of Pub. L. 88-590 and classified to sections 271 to 271b and 271e to 271g of this title.

AMENDMENTS

1971-Pub. L. 92-154 deleted following "Within the area" the text "described in section 271 of this title", inserted in the third sentence following "the date of enactment of this Act" the words "or any amendment thereto", and inserted in the fifth sentence following "sections 271 to 271g of this title" the words "or any amendment thereto".

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