Volume 90 · 1123
Public Law 94–384
To make additional funds available for purposes of certain public lands in northern Minnesota, and for other purposes.
Approved August 13, 1976
Statutory text
An Act
To make additional funds available for purposes of certain public lands in northern Minnesota, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That section 6 of
Boundary Waters Canoe Area, Minn., land acquisition.
Appropriation authorization.
the Act of June 22, 1948 (62 Stat. 568, as amended; 16 U.S.C. 57711), is amended to read as follows:
“Sec. 6.
(a) There are authorized to be appropriated annually such sums as are necessary to implement this Act: Provided, That the total appropriations under the authority of this Act shall not exceed 89,000,000 for the purchase and condemnation of lands, water, or interests therein, and that funds made available through the provisions of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act (78 Stat. 897), as amended, may also be used for such acquisitions: Provided further,
That such appropriations may be used for the payment of court judgments in condemnation actions brought under authority of this Act without regard to the date such actions were initially instituted.
“(b) Not later than March 1 of each year 1977 through 1980, the
Report to Congress.
Secretary of Agriculture shall submit to the Congress a report concerning the acquisition of lands or interests in lands under this Act. The final report of the Secretary shall specify whether additional authorizations or appropriations are necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act.”.
Approved August 13, 1976.