Public Law 74–844

That the boundaries

Fort Pulaski National Monument, Ga.

Boundaries extended.

of the Fort Pulaski National Monument on Cockspur Island, Georgia, be, and they are hereby, extended to include all of the lands on said island now or formerly under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of War.

Sec. 2.

That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized, in his discretion, to accept in behalf of the United States, lands, interest in lands, easements, and improvements located on McQueens and Tybee Islands, in Chatham County, Georgia, as may be donated for an addition to the Fort Pulaski National Monument, and upon acceptance thereof the same shall be a part of said monument, the title and evidence of title to lands acquired to be satisfactory to the Secretary of the Interior.

Sec. 3.

That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized to construct, or cause to be constructed, in connection with and as a part of the road system of Fort Pulaski National Monument, a bridge or causeway and approaches thereto across the South Channel of the Savannah River from Cockspur Island to McQueens Island in Chatham County, Georgia, at a point which he may designate as most suitable to the interests of the Federal Government.

Sec. 4.

That the administration, protection, and development of the aforesaid national monument as extended by this Act 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

Vol. 39, p. 535.

U.S. C., p. 591.

Provisos.

Reservation for Corps of Engineers.

August 25, 1916, entitled “An Act to establish a National Park Service, and for other purposes”: Provided, That there is permanently reserved for the unlimited use of the Corps of Engineers, United States Army, for deposit of dredging materials and other purposes, a strip of land along the north shore of Cockspur Island extending shoreward two hundred feet from the present high water

Reservation for Treasury quarantine station.

line: And provided further, That the portion of Cockspur Island bounded on the east by a north and south line across the island, and distant two thousand and nine hundred feet west from the north-westerly salient angle of Fort Pulaski, and extending from Savannah River on the north to the South Channel on the south; on the west by a north and south line, parallel with said east boundary, distant one thousand and seven hundred feet therefrom, and likewise extending from the Savannah River on the north to the South Channel on the south, is reserved to the Treasury Department for use for a quarantine station.