Volume 68
Public Law 83–745
To facilitate the acquisition of non-Federal land within the existing boundaries of any National Park, and for other purposes.
Approved August 31, 1954
Statutory text
AN ACT
To facilitate the acquisition of non-Federal land within the existing boundaries of any National Park, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That, 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 Act 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 Act. There are authorized to be appropriated such
Appropriation.
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 Act shall be limited to $500,000.
Approved August 31, 1954.