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Volume 83 · 134

Public Law 91–88

To amend the Act fixing the boundary of Everglades National Park, Florida, and authorizing the acquisition of land therein, in order to authorize an additional amount for the acquisition of certain lands for such park.

Approved October 17, 1969

Statutory text

AN ACT

To amend the Act fixing the boundary of Everglades National Park, Florida, and authorizing the acquisition of land therein, in order to authorize an additional amount for the acquisition of certain lands for such park.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Thai section 8 of the Act entitled “An Act to fix the boundary of Everglades National Park, Florida, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire land therein and to provide for the transfer of certain land not included within said boundary, and for other purposes” (72 Stat. 280, 286; 16 U.S.C. 410p), is amended by inserting “(a)” after “Sec. 8.“, and by inserting at the end of such section a new subsection as follows:

“(b)

In addition to the amount authorized in subsection (a) of this section there is authorized to be appropriated such amount, not in excess of $700,200, as is necessary for the acquisition, in accordance with the provisions of this Act, of the following described privately owned lands:

“Sections 3, 4, and 5; section 6, less the west half of the northwest quarter; sections 7, 8, 9, and 10; north half of section 15; and sections 17 and 18, all in township 59 south, range 37 east, Tallahassee meridian.”

Approved October 17, 1969.

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