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CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER LXI - NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL MONUMENTS AND MEMORIALS
-HEAD-
Sec. 450ss-6. Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building
-STATUTE-
Prior to the construction of the Memorial the Administrator of
General Services shall, among other actions, exchange, sell, lease,
donate, or otherwise dispose of the site of the Alfred P. Murrah
Federal Building, or a portion thereof, to the Trust. Any such
disposal shall not be subject to -
(1) sections 3301-3305 and 3307-3315 of title 40;
(2) the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of
1949; or
(3) any other Federal law establishing requirements or
procedures for the disposal of Federal property.
-SOURCE-
(Pub. L. 105-58, Sec. 8, Oct. 9, 1997, 111 Stat. 1266.)
-REFTEXT-
REFERENCES IN TEXT
The Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949,
referred to in par. (2), is act June 30, 1949, ch. 288, 63 Stat.
377, as amended. Except for title III of the Act, which is
classified generally to subchapter IV (Sec. 251 et seq.) of chapter
4 of Title 41, Public Contracts, the Act was repealed and reenacted
by Pub. L. 107-217, Secs. 1, 6(b), Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1062,
1304, as chapters 1 to 11 of Title 40, Public Buildings, Property,
and Works.
-COD-
CODIFICATION
"Sections 3301-3305 and 3307-3315 of title 40" substituted in
par. (1) for "the Public Buildings Act of 1959 (40 U.S.C. 601 et
seq.)" on authority of Pub. L. 107-217, Sec. 5(c), Aug. 21, 2002,
116 Stat. 1303, the first section of which enacted Title 40, Public
Buildings, Property, and Works.
-SECREF-
SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This section is referred to in sections 450ss-1, 450ss-2,
450ss-3, 450ss-4, 450ss-5, 450ss-7 of this title.
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SUBCHAPTER LXI - NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL MONUMENTS AND MEMORIALS
-HEAD-
Sec. 450ss-7. General Accounting Office study
-STATUTE-
Six years after the first meeting of the Board of Directors of
the Trust, the General Accounting Office shall conduct an interim
study of the activities of the Trust and shall report the results
of the study to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and
the Committee on Appropriations of the United States Senate, and
the Committee on Resources and Committee on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives. The study shall include, but shall not be
limited to, details of how the Trust is meeting its obligations
under sections 450ss to 450ss-7 of this title.
-SOURCE-
(Pub. L. 105-58, Sec. 9, Oct. 9, 1997, 111 Stat. 1266.)
-SECREF-
SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This section is referred to in sections 450ss-1, 450ss-2,
450ss-3, 450ss-4, 450ss-5 of this title.
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SUBCHAPTER LXII - MISCELLANEOUS
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SUBCHAPTER LXII - MISCELLANEOUS
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16 USC Sec. 451 01/19/04
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SUBCHAPTER LXII - MISCELLANEOUS
-HEAD-
Sec. 451. Repealed. Pub. L. 104-333, div. I, title VIII, Sec. 801,
Nov. 12, 1996, 110 Stat. 4186
-MISC1-
Section, acts Aug. 24, 1912, ch. 355, Sec. 1, 37 Stat. 460; July
1, 1918, ch. 113, Sec. 1, 40 Stat. 677; Feb. 13, 1940, ch. 30, 54
Stat. 36, related to limit on cost of buildings erected in national
parks.
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TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER LXII - MISCELLANEOUS
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Sec. 451a. Limitation on further extension or establishment of
national parks in Wyoming
-STATUTE-
No further extension or establishment of national parks in
Wyoming may be undertaken except by express authorization of
Congress.
-SOURCE-
(Sept. 14, 1950, ch. 950, Sec. 1, 64 Stat. 849.)
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CODIFICATION
Section comprises only part of the last sentence of section 1 of
act Sept. 14, 1950. The remainder of section, except that part of
the last sentence which repealed sections 406 to 406d of this
title, is set out as sections 406d-1 and 431a of this title.
-MISC1-
REPEAL OF INCONSISTENT LAWS
Repeal of laws inconsistent with act Sept. 14, 1950, see note set
out under section 406d-1 of this title.
-SECREF-
SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This section is referred to in sections 406d-1, 406d-2, 406d-5 of
this title.
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TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER LXII - MISCELLANEOUS
-HEAD-
Sec. 452. Revenues of national parks covered into Treasury;
estimates for care of parks
-STATUTE-
All revenues of the national parks shall be covered into the
Treasury to the credit of miscellaneous receipts, except in case of
Hot Springs National Park such as may be necessary to pay
obligations outstanding on June 30, 1922.
-SOURCE-
(June 12, 1917, ch. 27, Sec. 1, 40 Stat. 153; May 24, 1922, ch.
199, 42 Stat. 590; Sept. 12, 1950, ch. 946, title III, Sec.
301(95), 64 Stat. 844.)
-COD-
CODIFICATION
The words referring to Hot Springs National Park are taken from a
part of the Interior Appropriation Act, 1923, May 24, 1922. In the
original the provisions read as follows: "From and after July 1,
1922, all revenues of the Hot Springs National Park shall be
covered into the Treasury to the credit of miscellaneous receipts,
except as may be necessary to pay obligations outstanding on June
30, 1922."
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AMENDMENTS
1950 - Act Sept. 12, 1950, repealed requirement that Secretary of
the Interior submit, annually, estimates of the amounts required
for care, maintenance, and development of national parks.
REPEALS
Act Sept. 12, 1950, ch. 946, title III, Sec. 301(95), 64 Stat.
844, cited as a credit to this section, was repealed by Pub. L.
97-258, Sec. 5(b), Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1068, 1077.
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SUBCHAPTER LXII - MISCELLANEOUS
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Sec. 452a. Acquisition of non-Federal land within existing
boundaries of any National Park; donations; authorization of
appropriations
-STATUTE-
In order to consolidate Federal land ownership within the
existing boundaries of any National Park and to encourage the
donation of funds for that purpose, the Secretary of the Interior
is authorized to accept and to use in his discretion funds which
may be donated subject to the condition that such donated funds are
to be expended for purposes of this section by the Secretary only
if Federal funds in an amount equal to the amount of such donated
funds are appropriated for the purposes of this section. There are
authorized to be appropriated such funds as may be necessary to
match funds that may be donated for such purposes: Provided, That
the amount which may be appropriated annually for purposes of this
section shall be limited to $500,000.
-SOURCE-
(Aug. 31, 1954, ch. 1163, 68 Stat. 1037.)
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CAPE HATTERAS NATIONAL SEASHORE RECREATIONAL AREA
Authority of the Secretary under this section extended to
authorize acquisition of non-Federal land within boundaries of Cape
Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area, see sections 459a-6
to 459a-8 of this title.
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SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This section is referred to in sections 1c, 459a-6 of this title.
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SUBCHAPTER LXII - MISCELLANEOUS
-HEAD-
Sec. 453. Donations of land for park purposes near or adjacent to
National Forest Reserve in North Carolina
-STATUTE-
The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to accept for park
purposes any lands and rights-of-way, including the Grandfather
Mountain, near or adjacent to the Government national forest in
western North Carolina.
-SOURCE-
(June 12, 1917, ch. 27, Sec. 1, 40 Stat. 152.)
-COD-
CODIFICATION
"Government national forest" substituted in text for "Government
forest reserve" on authority of act Mar. 4, 1907, ch. 2907, 34
Stat. 1269, which provided that forest reserves shall hereafter be
known as national forests.
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16 USC Sec. 454 01/19/04
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CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER LXII - MISCELLANEOUS
-HEAD-
Sec. 454. Repealed. Pub. L. 89-554, Sec. 8(a), Sept. 6, 1966, 80
Stat. 642, 650
-MISC1-
Section, acts Aug. 24, 1912, ch. 355, Sec. 8, 37 Stat. 487; June
6, 1939, ch. 185, 53 Stat. 810, authorized the superintendent, the
acting superintendent, custodian, and principal clerks of the
various national parks and other Government reservations to
administer oaths to expense accounts.
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TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER LXII - MISCELLANEOUS
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Sec. 455. Study of battlefields for commemorative purposes
-STATUTE-
The Secretary of the Army is authorized to have made studies and
investigations and, where necessary, surveys of all battlefields
within the continental limits of the United States whereon troops
of the United States or of the original thirteen colonies have been
engaged against a common enemy, with a view to preparing a general
plan and such detailed projects as may be required for properly
commemorating such battlefields or other adjacent points of
historic and military interest.
-SOURCE-
(June 11, 1926, ch. 555, Sec. 1, 44 Stat. 726; July 26, 1947, ch.
343, title II, Sec. 205(a), 61 Stat. 501.)
-CHANGE-
CHANGE OF NAME
Department of War designated Department of the Army and title of
Secretary of War changed to Secretary of the Army by section 205(a)
of act July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, 61 Stat. 501. Section
205(a) of act July 26, 1947, was repealed by section 53 of act Aug.
10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 641. Section 1 of act Aug. 10, 1956,
enacted "Title 10, Armed Forces" which in sections 3010 to 3013
continued military Department of the Army under administrative
supervision of Secretary of the Army.
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SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This section is referred to in section 455a of this title.
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SUBCHAPTER LXII - MISCELLANEOUS
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Sec. 455a. Report to Congress
-STATUTE-
Annually after December 1, 1926, the Secretary of the Army shall
submit through the President to Congress a detailed report of
progress made under sections 455 to 455c of this title, together
with his recommendations for further operations.
-SOURCE-
(June 11, 1926, ch. 555, Sec. 2, 44 Stat. 727; July 26, 1947, ch.
343, title II, Sec. 205(a), 61 Stat. 501.)
-CHANGE-
CHANGE OF NAME
Department of War designated Department of the Army and title of
Secretary of War changed to Secretary of the Army by section 205(a)
of act July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, 61 Stat. 501. Section
205(a) of act July 26, 1947, was repealed by section 53 of act Aug.
10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 641. Section 1 of act Aug. 10, 1956,
enacted "Title 10, Armed Forces" which in sections 3010 to 3013
continued military Department of the Army under administrative
supervision of Secretary of the Army.
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TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
Administrative functions of certain national military parks and
national monuments transferred to Department of the Interior by Ex.
Ord. No. 6166, Sec. 2, June 10, 1933, and Ex. Ord. No. 6228, Sec.
1, July 28, 1933, set out under section 901 of Title 5, Government
Organization and Employees.
National Park Service substituted for Office of National Parks,
Buildings, and Reservations referred to in Ex. Ord. No. 6166, Sec.
2, June 10, 1933, by act Mar. 2, 1934, ch. 38, Sec. 1, 48 Stat.
389.
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SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This section is referred to in section 455c of this title.
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SUBCHAPTER LXII - MISCELLANEOUS
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Sec. 455b. Inclusion of estimate of cost of projected surveys in
appropriation estimates
-STATUTE-
The Secretary of the Army shall include annually in his
Department of the Army appropriation estimates a list of the
battlefields for which surveys or other field investigations are
planned for the fiscal year in question, together with the
estimated cost of making each survey or other field investigation.
-SOURCE-
(June 11, 1926, ch. 555, Sec. 3, 44 Stat. 727; July 26, 1947, ch.
343, title II, Sec. 205(a), 61 Stat. 501.)
-CHANGE-
CHANGE OF NAME
Department of War designated Department of the Army and title of
Secretary of War changed to Secretary of the Army by section 205(a)
of act July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, 61 Stat. 501. Section
205(a) of act July 26, 1947, was repealed by section 53 of act Aug.
10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 641. Section 1 of act Aug. 10, 1956,
enacted "Title 10, Armed Forces" which in sections 3010 to 3013
continued military Department of the Army under administrative
supervision of Secretary of the Army.
-TRANS-
TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
Administrative functions of certain national military parks and
national monuments transferred to Department of the Interior by Ex.
Ord. No. 6166, Sec. 2, June 10, 1933, and Ex. Ord. No. 6228, Sec.
1, July 28, 1933, set out under section 901 of Title 5, Government
Organization and Employees.
National Park Service substituted for Office of National Parks,
Buildings, and Reservations referred to in Ex. Ord. No. 6166, Sec.
2, June 10, 1933, by act Mar. 2, 1934, ch. 38, Sec. 1, 48 Stat.
389.
-SECREF-
SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This section is referred to in section 455a of this title.
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CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER LXII - MISCELLANEOUS
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Sec. 455c. Purchase of real estate for military park
-STATUTE-
No real estate shall be purchased for military park purposes by
the Government unless report thereon shall have been made by the
Secretary of the Army through the President to Congress under the
provisions of section 455a of this title.
-SOURCE-
(June 11, 1926, ch. 555, Sec. 4, 44 Stat. 727; July 26, 1947, ch.
343, title II, Sec. 205(a), 61 Stat. 501.)
-CHANGE-
CHANGE OF NAME
Department of War designated Department of the Army and title of
Secretary of War changed to Secretary of the Army by section 205(a)
of act July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, 61 Stat. 501. Section
205(a) of act July 26, 1947, was repealed by section 53 of act Aug.
10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 641. Section 1 of act Aug. 10, 1956,
enacted "Title 10, Armed Forces" which in sections 3010 to 3013
continued military Department of the Army under administrative
supervision of Secretary of the Army.
-TRANS-
TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
Administrative functions of certain national military parks and
national monuments transferred to Department of the Interior by Ex.
Ord. No. 6166, Sec. 2, June 10, 1933, and Ex. Ord. No. 6228, Sec.
1, July 28, 1933, set out under section 901 of Title 5, Government
Organization and Employees.
National Park Service substituted for Office of National Parks,
Buildings, and Reservations referred to in Ex. Ord. No. 6166, Sec.
2, June 10, 1933, by act Mar. 2, 1934, ch. 38, Sec. 1, 48 Stat.
389.
SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE
For transfer of certain functions relating to real property under
jurisdiction of Department of the Air Force from Secretary of the
Army to Secretary of the Air Force, see Secretary of Defense
Transfer Order No. 14 [Sec. 2(4)], eff. July 1, 1948.
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SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This section is referred to in section 455a of this title.
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SUBCHAPTER LXII - MISCELLANEOUS
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Sec. 456. Expense of depositing money payable from appropriations
-STATUTE-
Appropriations made for the administration, protection and
maintenance of the national parks and national monuments under the
jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior shall be available
for expense of depositing public money.
-SOURCE-
(May 10, 1926, ch. 277, Sec. 1, 44 Stat. 491.)
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SUBCHAPTER LXII - MISCELLANEOUS
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Sec. 456a. Collections and pay-roll deductions for meals and
quarters
-STATUTE-
Cash collections and pay-roll deductions made for meals and
quarters furnished by the National Park Service to employees of the
Government in the field and to cooperating agencies may be credited
as a reimbursement to the current appropriation for the
administration of the park or monument in which the accommodations
are furnished.
-SOURCE-
(May 9, 1935, ch. 101, Sec. 1, 49 Stat. 209.)
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CODIFICATION
Section is also set out as section 14b of this title.
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TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
For transfer of functions of other officers, employees, and
agencies of Department of the Interior, with certain exceptions, to
Secretary of the Interior, with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan
No. 3 of 1950, Secs. 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3174, 64
Stat. 1262, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government
Organization and Employees.
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SUBCHAPTER LXII - MISCELLANEOUS
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Sec. 457. Action for death or personal injury within national park
or other place under jurisdiction of United States; application
of State laws
-STATUTE-
In the case of the death of any person by the neglect or wrongful
act of another within a national park or other place subject to the
exclusive jurisdiction of the United States, within the exterior
boundaries of any State, such right of action shall exist as though
the place were under the jurisdiction of the State within whose
exterior boundaries such place may be; and in any action brought to
recover on account of injuries sustained in any such place the
rights of the parties shall be governed by the laws of the State
within the exterior boundaries of which it may be.
-SOURCE-
(Feb. 1, 1928, ch. 15, 45 Stat. 54.)
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CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER LXII - MISCELLANEOUS
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Sec. 458. Travel expenses incident to study of battlefields;
payment
-STATUTE-
Mileage of officers of the Army and actual expenses of civilian
employees traveling on duty in connection with the studies,
surveys, and field investigations of battlefields shall be paid
from the appropriations made from time to time to meet the expenses
for these purposes.
-SOURCE-
(Mar. 8, 1928, ch. 152, 45 Stat. 249.)
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SUBCHAPTER LXII - MISCELLANEOUS
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Sec. 458a. Mats for reproduction in magazines and newspapers of
photographs of scenery
-STATUTE-
The Secretary of the Interior is authorized and directed to have
prepared mats which may be used for the reproduction in magazines
and newspapers of photographs of such of the scenery in the
national parks as, in the opinion of the Secretary, would be of
interest to the people of the United States and foreign nations.
Any such mats may be furnished, without charge and under such
regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, to the publishers of
magazines, newspapers, and any other publications which may carry
photographic reproductions.
-SOURCE-
(Aug. 27, 1940, ch. 690, Sec. 1, 54 Stat. 861.)
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16 USC SUBCHAPTER LXIII - NATIONAL SEASHORE RECREATIONAL
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SUBCHAPTER LXIII - NATIONAL SEASHORE RECREATIONAL AREAS
-HEAD-
SUBCHAPTER LXIII - NATIONAL SEASHORE RECREATIONAL AREAS
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SUBCHAPTER LXIII - NATIONAL SEASHORE RECREATIONAL AREAS
-HEAD-
Sec. 459. Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area;
conditional establishment; acquisition of lands
-STATUTE-
When title to all the lands, except those within the limits of
established villages, within boundaries to be designated by the
Secretary of the Interior within the area of approximately one
hundred square miles on the islands of Chicamacomico, Ocracoke,
Bodie, Roanoke, and Collington, and the waters and the lands
beneath the waters adjacent thereto shall have been vested in the
United States, said area shall be, and is, established, dedicated,
and set apart as a national seashore recreational area for the
benefit and enjoyment of the people and shall be known as the Cape
Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area: Provided, That the
United States shall not purchase by appropriation of public moneys
any lands within the aforesaid area, but such lands shall be
secured by the United States only by public or private donation.
-SOURCE-
(Aug. 17, 1937, ch. 687, Sec. 1, 50 Stat. 669; June 29, 1940, ch.
459, Sec. 1, 54 Stat. 702.)
-CHANGE-
CHANGE OF NAME
Words "national seashore recreational area" substituted in text
for "national seashore" pursuant to act June 29, 1940.
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SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This section is referred to in sections 459a-1, 459a-2, 459a-3,
459a-5a of this title.
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SUBCHAPTER LXIII - NATIONAL SEASHORE RECREATIONAL AREAS
-HEAD-
Sec. 459a. Acceptance of donations; acquisition of property by
purchase and condemnation
-STATUTE-
The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to accept donations
of land, interests in land, buildings, structures, and other
property, within the boundaries of said national seashore
recreational area as determined and fixed hereunder and donations
of funds for the purchase and maintenance thereof, the title and
evidence of title to lands acquired to be satisfactory to the
Secretary of the Interior: Provided, That he may acquire on behalf
of the United States under any donated funds by purchase, when
purchasable at prices deemed by him reasonable, otherwise by
condemnation under the provisions of section 3113 of title 40, such
tracts of land within the said national seashore recreational area
as may be necessary for the completion thereof.
-SOURCE-
(Aug. 17, 1937, ch. 687, Sec. 2, 50 Stat. 669; June 29, 1940, ch.
459, Sec. 1, 54 Stat. 702.)
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CODIFICATION
"Section 3113 of title 40" substituted in text for "the Act of
August 1, 1888" on authority of Pub. L. 107-217, Sec. 5(c), Aug.
21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1303, the first section of which enacted Title
40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works.
-CHANGE-
CHANGE OF NAME
Words "national seashore recreational area" substituted in text
for "national seashore" pursuant to act June 29, 1940.
-SECREF-
SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This section is referred to in sections 459a-2, 459a-3, 459a-5a
of this title.
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SUBCHAPTER LXIII - NATIONAL SEASHORE RECREATIONAL AREAS
-HEAD-
Sec. 459a-1. Administration, protection, and development;
commercial fishing by residents; hunting
-STATUTE-
The administration, protection, and development of the aforesaid
national seashore recreational area shall be exercised under the
direction of the Secretary of the Interior by the National Park
Service, subject to the provisions of sections 1, 2, 3, and 4 of
this title, as amended: Provided, That except as hereinafter
provided nothing herein shall be construed to divest the
jurisdiction of other agencies of the Government exercised on
August 17, 1937, over Federal-owned lands within the area of the
said Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area: Provided
further, That the provisions of the Federal Power Act [16 U.S.C.
791a et seq.], shall not apply to this national seashore
recreational area: And provided further, That the legal residents
of villages referred to in section 459 of this title shall have the
right to earn a livelihood by fishing within the boundaries to be
designated by the Secretary of the Interior, subject to such rules
and regulations as the said Secretary may deem necessary in order
to protect the area for recreational use as provided for in
sections 459 to 459a-3 of this title: And provided further, That
hunting shall be permitted, under such rules and regulations as may
be prescribed by the Secretary of the Interior in conformity with
the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of July 3, 1918 (40 Stat. 755) [16
U.S.C. 703 et seq.], as follows: (a) Upon the waters of the sounds
included within the national seashore recreational area, (b) in the
area north of the Currituck County line, (c) on Ocracoke Island,
and (d) within not more than two thousand acres of land in the
remaining portion of said national seashore recreational area, as
shall be designated by the Secretary of the Interior; except on
lands and waters included in any existing or future wildlife or
migratory bird refuge and adjacent closed waters.
-SOURCE-
(Aug. 17, 1937, ch. 687, Sec. 3, 50 Stat. 670; June 29, 1940, ch.
459, Secs. 1, 2, 54 Stat. 702.)
-REFTEXT-
REFERENCES IN TEXT
The Federal Power Act, referred to in text, was in the original
the "Act of June 10, 1920, known as the Federal Water Power Act,"
and was redesignated as the Federal Power Act by section 791a of
this title. The Federal Power Act is act June 10, 1920, ch. 285, 41
Stat. 1063, as amended, and is classified generally to chapter 12
(Sec. 791a et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of
this Act to the Code, see section 791a of this title and Tables.
The Migratory Bird Treaty Act of July 3, 1918, referred to in
text, is act July 3, 1918, ch. 128, 40 Stat. 755, as amended, which
is classified generally to subchapter II (Sec. 703 et seq.) of
chapter 7 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to
the Code, see section 710 of this title and Tables.
-CHANGE-
CHANGE OF NAME
Words "national seashore recreational area" substituted in text
for "national seashore" pursuant to act June 29, 1940.
-TRANS-
TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
For transfer of functions of other officers, employees, and
agencies of Department of the Interior, with certain exceptions, to
Secretary of the Interior, with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan
No. 3 of 1950, Secs. 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3174, 64
Stat. 1262, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government
Organization and Employees.
-SECREF-
SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This section is referred to in sections 459a-2, 459a-3, 459a-5a
of this title.
-End-
-CITE-
16 USC Sec. 459a-2 01/19/04
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TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER LXIII - NATIONAL SEASHORE RECREATIONAL AREAS
-HEAD-
Sec. 459a-2. Preservation of natural features; acquisition of
additional property; reversion of property on failure of
conditions
-STATUTE-
Except for certain portions of the area, deemed to be especially
adaptable for recreational uses, particularly swimming, boating,
sailing, fishing, and other recreational activities of similar
nature, which shall be developed for such uses as needed, the said
area shall be permanently reserved as a primitive wilderness and no
development of the project or plan for the convenience of visitors
shall be undertaken which would be incompatible with the
preservation of the unique flora and fauna or the physiographic
conditions now prevailing in this area: Provided, That the
Secretary of the Interior may, in his discretion, accept for
administration, protection, and development by the National Park
Service a minimum of ten thousand acres within the area described
in section 459 of this title, including the existing Cape Hatteras
State Park, and, in addition, any other portions of the area
described in section 459 of this title if the State of North
Carolina shall agree that if all the lands described in section 459
of this title shall not have been conveyed to the United States
within fifteen years from August 17, 1937, the establishment of the
aforesaid national seashore recreational area may, in the
discretion of the said Secretary, be abandoned, and that, in the
event of such abandonment, the said State will accept a
reconveyance of title to all lands conveyed by it to the United
States for said national seashore recreational area. The lands
donated to the United States for the purposes of sections 459 to
459a-3 of this title by parties other than said State shall revert
in the event of the aforesaid abandonment to the donors, or their
heirs, or other persons entitled thereto by law.
In the event of said abandonment, the Secretary of the Interior
shall execute any suitable quitclaim deeds, or other writings
entitled to record in the proper counties of North Carolina stating
the fact of abandonment, whereupon title shall revert to those
entitled thereto by law and no further conveyance or proof of
reversion of title shall be required.
-SOURCE-
(Aug. 17, 1937, ch. 687, Sec. 4, 50 Stat. 670; June 29, 1940, ch.
459, Sec. 1, 54 Stat. 702; Mar. 6, 1946, ch. 50, 60 Stat. 32.)
-MISC1-
AMENDMENTS
1946 - Act Mar. 6, 1946, substituted "fifteen years" for "ten
years" before "from August 17, 1937".
-CHANGE-
CHANGE OF NAME
Words "national seashore recreational area" substituted in text
for "national seashore" pursuant to act June 29, 1940.
-TRANS-
TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
For transfer of functions of other officers, employees, and
agencies of Department of the Interior, with certain exceptions, to
Secretary of the Interior, with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan
No. 3 of 1950, Secs. 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3174, 64
Stat. 1262, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government
Organization and Employees.
-SECREF-
SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This section is referred to in sections 459a-1, 459a-3, 459a-5a
of this title.
-End-
-CITE-
16 USC Sec. 459a-3 01/19/04
-EXPCITE-
TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER LXIII - NATIONAL SEASHORE RECREATIONAL AREAS
-HEAD-
Sec. 459a-3. Migratory bird refuges not to be affected
-STATUTE-
Notwithstanding any other provisions of sections 459 to 459a-3 of
this title, lands and waters on or after August 17, 1937, included
in any migratory bird refuge under the jurisdiction of the
Secretary of Agriculture, within the boundaries of the national
seashore recreational area as designated by the Secretary of the
Interior under section 459 of this title, shall continue as such
refuge under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Agriculture for
the protection of migratory birds, but such lands and waters shall
be a part of the aforesaid national seashore recreational area and
shall be administered by the National Park Service for recreational
uses not inconsistent with the purposes of such refuge under such
rules and regulations as the Secretaries of the Interior and
Agriculture may jointly approve. The proviso to section 459 of this
title shall not limit the power of the Secretary of Agriculture to
acquire lands for any migratory bird refuge by purchase with any
funds made available therefor by applicable law.
-SOURCE-
(Aug. 17, 1937, ch. 687, Sec. 5, 50 Stat. 670; June 29, 1940, ch.
459, Sec. 1, 54 Stat. 702.)
-CHANGE-
CHANGE OF NAME
Words "national seashore recreational area" substituted in text
for "national seashore" pursuant to act June 29, 1940.
-TRANS-
TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
For transfer of functions of other officers, employees, and
agencies of Department of the Interior, with certain exceptions, to
Secretary of the Interior, with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan
No. 3 of 1950, Secs. 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3174, 64
Stat. 1262, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government
Organization and Employees.
-SECREF-
SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This section is referred to in sections 459a-1, 459a-2, 459a-5a
of this title.
-End-
-CITE-
16 USC Sec. 459a-4 01/19/04
-EXPCITE-
TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER LXIII - NATIONAL SEASHORE RECREATIONAL AREAS
-HEAD-
Sec. 459a-4. Omitted
-COD-
CODIFICATION
Section, acts June 3, 1948, ch. 393, 62 Stat. 301; June 30, 1949,
ch. 288, title I, Sec. 105(a), 63 Stat. 381, which transferred
lands in Dare County, North Carolina, to the administrative
jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior to be administered
as a part of the Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area
project, is omitted in view of Pub. L. 87-313, set out as a note
under this section.
-MISC1-
DISPOSAL OF LANDS
Pub. L. 87-313, Sept. 26, 1961, 75 Stat. 675, provided: "That the
tract of Federal property comprising eight and one-tenth acres of
land situated in Dare County, North Carolina, approximately two
miles north of Kitty Hawk, which was transferred to the
administrative jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior by
the Act of June 3, 1948 (62 Stat. 301; 16 U.S.C. 459a [this
section]), to be administered as a part of the Cape Hatteras
National Seashore Recreational Area, may be disposed of by the
Administrator of General Services in accordance with the provisions
of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as
amended [now chapters 1 to 11 of Title 40, Public Buildings,
Property, and Works, and title III of the Act of June 30, 1949 (41
U.S.C. 251 et seq.)]."
-End-
-CITE-
16 USC Sec. 459a-5 01/19/04
-EXPCITE-
TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER LXIII - NATIONAL SEASHORE RECREATIONAL AREAS
-HEAD-
Sec. 459a-5. Addition of lands; Naval Amphibious Training Station
-STATUTE-
There is transferred to the Secretary of the Interior without
reimbursement or transfer of funds, administrative jurisdiction
over an area of approximately twenty-one and eight-tenths acres of
federally owned land, formerly designated as the Naval Amphibious
Training Station, together with any improvements thereon which may
exist at the time of the transfer, situated on Ocracoke Island
within the village of Ocracoke, County of Hyde, in the State of
North Carolina. The property so transferred shall be administered
by the Department of the Interior and shall become a part of the
Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area, when
established.
-SOURCE-
(July 14, 1953, ch. 191, 67 Stat. 148.)
-End-
-CITE-
16 USC Sec. 459a-5a 01/19/04
-EXPCITE-
TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER LXIII - NATIONAL SEASHORE RECREATIONAL AREAS
-HEAD-
Sec. 459a-5a. Addition of lands; Hatteras
-STATUTE-
The tracts of excess Federal lands and improvements thereon in
the village of Hatteras, Dare County, North Carolina, bearing
General Services Administration control numbers T-NC-442 and
C-NC-444, comprising forty-three one-hundredths and one and
five-tenths acres of land, respectively, the exact descriptions for
which shall be determined by the Administrator of General Services,
are transferred, without exchange of funds, to the administrative
jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior to be administered as
a part of the Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area,
authorized by sections 459 to 459a-3 of this title, and shall be
subject to all the laws and regulations applicable thereto.
-SOURCE-
(Pub. L. 85-540, July 18, 1958, 72 Stat. 398.)
-End-
-CITE-
16 USC Sec. 459a-6 01/19/04
-EXPCITE-
TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER LXIII - NATIONAL SEASHORE RECREATIONAL AREAS
-HEAD-
Sec. 459a-6. Acquisition of non-Federal land within boundaries of
recreational area
-STATUTE-
Section 452a of this title is amended to extend the authority of
the Secretary of the Interior, contained therein, to the Cape
Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area.
-SOURCE-
(Aug. 6, 1956, ch. 988, Sec. 1, 70 Stat. 1066.)
-SECREF-
SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This section is referred to in section 459a-8 of this title.
-End-
-CITE-
16 USC Sec. 459a-7 01/19/04
-EXPCITE-
TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER LXIII - NATIONAL SEASHORE RECREATIONAL AREAS
-HEAD-
Sec. 459a-7. Availability of appropriations
-STATUTE-
Any funds appropriated to the Department of the Interior for the
acquisition of non-Federal lands within areas of the National Park
System shall after August 6, 1956, be available for the acquisition
of non-Federal lands within the Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Recreational Area, and the appropriation of funds for the
acquisition of such lands is authorized.
-SOURCE-
(Aug. 6, 1956, ch. 988, Sec. 2, 70 Stat. 1066.)
-SECREF-
SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This section is referred to in section 459a-8 of this title.
-End-
-CITE-
16 USC Sec. 459a-8 01/19/04
-EXPCITE-
TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER LXIII - NATIONAL SEASHORE RECREATIONAL AREAS
-HEAD-
Sec. 459a-8. Limitation on expenditure
-STATUTE-
The total amount which may be expended for the land acquisition
program at Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area,
pursuant to the authorizations contained in sections 459a-6 to
459a-8 of this title, is expressly limited to $250,000.
-SOURCE-
(Aug. 6, 1956, ch. 988, Sec. 3, 70 Stat. 1066.)
-End-
-CITE-
16 USC Sec. 459a-9 01/19/04
-EXPCITE-
TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER LXIII - NATIONAL SEASHORE RECREATIONAL AREAS
-HEAD-
Sec. 459a-9. Conveyance of land for improvement with public health
facility; reversion; consideration; status of property upon
transfer of title
-STATUTE-
The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to convey the tract
of land and improvements thereon situate in the village of
Hatteras, Dare County, North Carolina, and administered as part of
the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, formerly bearing General
Services Administration excess property control number C-NC-444,
comprising one and five-tenths acres, the exact description for
which shall be determined by the Secretary, to the Board of
Commissioners of Dare County, for purposes of providing thereon a
public health facility: Provided, That title to the land and any
improvements shall revert to the United States upon a finding and
notification to the grantee by the Secretary that the property is
used for purposes other than a public health facility. The
conveyance herein authorized shall be without monetary
consideration.
Upon the transfer of title to the grantee, the property herein
conveyed shall cease to be a part of the Cape Hatteras National
Seashore.
-SOURCE-
(Pub. L. 89-146, Aug. 28, 1965, 79 Stat. 583.)
-End-
-CITE-
16 USC Sec. 459a-10 01/19/04
-EXPCITE-
TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER LXIII - NATIONAL SEASHORE RECREATIONAL AREAS
-HEAD-
Sec. 459a-10. Transfer of Ocracoke Light Station to Secretary of
the Interior
-STATUTE-
The Administrator of the General Services Administration shall
transfer administrative jurisdiction over the Federal property
consisting of approximately 2 acres, known as the Ocracoke Light
Station, to the Secretary of the Interior, subject to such
reservations, terms, and conditions as may be necessary for Coast
Guard purposes. All property so transferred shall be included in
and administered as part of the Cape Hatteras National Seashore.
-SOURCE-
(Pub. L. 105-383, title IV, Sec. 420, Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat.
3439.)
-TRANS-
TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
For transfer of authorities, functions, personnel, and assets of
the Coast Guard, including the authorities and functions of the
Secretary of Transportation relating thereto, to the Department of
Homeland Security, and for treatment of related references, see
sections 468(b), 551(d), 552(d), and 557 of Title 6, Domestic
Security, and the Department of Homeland Security Reorganization
Plan of November 25, 2002, as modified, set out as a note under
section 542 of Title 6.
-End-
-CITE-
16 USC Sec. 459b 01/19/04
-EXPCITE-
TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER LXIII - NATIONAL SEASHORE RECREATIONAL AREAS
-HEAD-
Sec. 459b. Cape Cod National Seashore; description of area
-STATUTE-
(a) The area comprising that portion of the land and waters
located in the towns of Provincetown, Truro, Wellfleet, Eastham,
Orleans, and Chatham in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and
described in subsection (b) of this section, is designated for
establishment as Cape Cod National Seashore (hereinafter referred
to as "the seashore").
(b) The area referred to in subsection (a) of this section is
described as follows:
Beginning at a point in the Atlantic Ocean one-quarter of a
mile due west of the mean low-water line of the Atlantic Ocean on
Cape Cod at the westernmost extremity of Race Point,
Provincetown, Massachusetts;
thence from the point of beginning along a line a quarter of a
mile offshore of and parallel to the mean low-water line of the
Atlantic Ocean, Cape Cod Bay, and Provincetown Harbor in
generally southerly, easterly, and northerly directions rounding
Long Point and then southwesterly to a point a quarter of a mile
offshore of the mean low-water line on the harbor side of the
dike depicted on the United States Geological Survey Provincetown
quadrangle sheet (1949) crossing an arm of the Provincetown
Harbor;
thence northerly, along a line a quarter of a mile offshore of
and parallel to the low-water line at the dike to a point
easterly of the point of intersection of the said dike with the
boundary of the Province Lands Reservation as depicted on the
said Provincetown quadrangle sheet;
thence westerly to the said point of intersection of the dike
and the Province Lands Reservation boundary;
thence along the boundaries of the Province Lands Reservation (continued)