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Title 16 — Conservation

Chapter 1 — National Parks, Military Parks, Monuments, and Seashores

§ 267. Authority of Secretary to acquire additional lands

Statutory text

Notwithstanding the provisions of the Act of (54 Stat. 262), as amended (16 U.S.C. 261–265 1 ), the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to acquire by donation, purchase with donated or appropriated funds, or exchange not to exceed 60 acres of land or interests in land located in Bell County, Kentucky, and Claiborne County, Tennessee, for addition to and inclusion in the said national historical park which, upon acquisition, shall become a part of the Cumberland National Historical Park subject to the laws, rules, and regulations governing such park.

Footnotes

  1. 1 So in original. Probably should be “261–264”.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Pub. L. 93–477 title III § 301(2) · 88 Stat. 1445

    Enacted · 16 U.S.C. § 267

    (Pub. L. 93–477, title III, § 301(2), Oct. 26, 1974, 88 Stat. 1446.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Pub. L. 93–477, title III, § 301(2), Oct. 26, 1974, 88 Stat. 1446.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (2) Cumberland Gap National Historical Park, Kentucky and Tennessee: Notwithstanding the provisions of the Act of June 11, 1940 ( 54 Stat. 262), as amended (16 U.S.C. 261–265), the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to acquire by donation, purchase with donated or appropriated funds, or exchange not to exceed 60 acres of land or interests in land located in Bell County, Kentucky, and Claiborne County, Tennessee, for addition to and inclusion in the said national historical park which, upon acquisition, shall become a part of the Cumberland National Historical Park subject to the laws, rules, and regulations governing such park;

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Act of , referred to in text, is act June 11, 1940, ch. 304, 54 Stat. 262, which is classified generally to this subchapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.

Codification

Section was not enacted as part of act June 11, 1940, ch. 304, 54 Stat. 262, which comprises this subchapter.

Credits

(Pub. L. 93–477, title III, § 301(2), , 88 Stat. 1446.)

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