Title 16 — Conservation
Chapter 1 — National Parks, Military Parks, Monuments, and Seashores
§ 410a. Acceptance of title to lands
Statutory text
The Secretary of the Interior is authorized, in his discretion and upon submission of evidence of title satisfactory to him, to accept on behalf of the United States, title to the lands referred to in section 410 of this title as may be deemed by him necessary or desirable for national-park purposes: Provided, That no land for said park shall be accepted until exclusive jurisdiction over the entire park area, in form satisfactory to the Secretary of the Interior, shall have been ceded by the State of Florida to the United States.
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.
Pub. L. 73–371 § 2 · 48 Stat. 816
Enacted · 16 U.S.C. § 410a
(May 30, 1934, ch. 371, § 2, 48 Stat. 816.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(May 30, 1934, ch. 371, § 2, 48 Stat. 816.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
Sec. 2. The Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized, in his discretion and upon submission of evidence of title satisfactory to him, to accept on behalf of the United States, title to the lands referred to in the previous section hereof as may be deemed by him Proviso. Restriction, until exclusive jurisdiction over entire area is ceded. necessary or desirable for national-park purposes: Provided, That no land for said park shall be accepted until exclusive jurisdiction over the entire park area, in form satisfactory to the Secretary of the Interior, shall have been ceded by the State of Florida to the United States.
1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision
Credits
(May 30, 1934, ch. 371, § 2, 48 Stat. 816.)