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Title 16 — Conservation

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

§ 392b. Conveyance of added lands to United States by Governor

Statutory text

The Governor of the Territory of Hawaii is authorized to convey to the United States any and all lands and interests in lands acquired by the Territorial Government under the provisions of sections 391b, 391b–1, 392c, 396, 396a of this title.

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. 75–530 § 4 · 52 Stat. 781

    Enacted · 16 U.S.C. § 392b

    (June 20, 1938, ch. 530, § 4, 52 Stat. 785.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (June 20, 1938, ch. 530, § 4, 52 Stat. 785.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 4. That the provisions of the Act of August 1, 1916 (39 Stat. Provisions of designated Acts extended to additions. 39 Stat. 432. 16 U. S. C. § 391. 39 Stat. 535. 16 U. S. C. § 1. 41 Stat. 452. 16 U. S. C. § 392. 432), entitled “An Act to establish a national park in the Territory of Hawaii”; the Act of August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. 535), entitled “An Act to establish a National Park Service, and for other purposes”; the Act of February 27, 1920 (41 Stat. 452), entitled “An Act to authorize the Governor of the Territory of Hawaii to acquire privately owned lands and rights-of-way within the boundaries of the Hawaii National Park”; and all Acts supplementary to and amendatory of said Acts are made applicable to and extended over the lands hereby added to the park: Provided, That the provisions of the Act Provisos. Designated provisions inapplicable. 41 Stat. 1063. 16 U. S. C., ch. 12. of June 10, 1920, as amended, entitled “An Act to create a Federal Power Commission; to provide for the improvement of navigation; the development of water power; the use of the public lands in relation thereto; and to repeal section 18 of the River and Harbor Appropriations Act, approved August 8, 1917, and for other purposes”, shall not apply to or extend over such lands (U. S. C., title 16, sec. 16 U. S. C. § 391. 391): And provided further, That the Governor of the Territory of Conveyance authorized. Hawaii is authorized to convey to the United States any and all lands and interests in lands acquired by the Territorial Government under the provisions of this Act.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section is comprised of the last provision of section 4 of act , the remainder of which is classified to section 391b–1 of this title.

Executive Documents

Admission of Hawaii as State

Admission of Hawaii into the union was accomplished on , on issuance of Proc. No. 3309, , 24 F.R. 6868, 73 Stat. c74, as required by sections 1 and 7(c) of Pub. L. 86–3, , 73 Stat. 4, set out as notes preceding section 491 of Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions.

Credits

(June 20, 1938, ch. 530, § 4, 52 Stat. 785.)

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