Title 16 — Conservation
Chapter 1 — National Parks, Military Parks, Monuments, and Seashores
§ 441k. Acquisition of property for park
Statutory text
Consent of State or Oglala Sioux Tribe of South Dakota; transfer from Federal agency
Subject to the provisions of subsection (b) hereof, the Secretary of the Interior may, within the boundaries of the park, acquire lands and interests in lands by donation, purchase with donated or appropriated funds, or exchange, except that any lands or interests in lands owned by the State of South Dakota, a political subdivision thereof, or the Oglala Sioux Tribe of South Dakota may be acquired only with the consent of owner. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, lands and interests in lands located within the park under the administrative jurisdiction of any other Federal agency may be transferred to the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary without a transfer of funds.
Easements
As to lands located within the boundaries of the park but outside the boundaries of the gunnery range referred to in section 441l of this title, the Secretary of the Interior may acquire only rights-of-way and scenic easements.
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. 90–468 § 2 · 82 Stat. 663
Enacted · 16 U.S.C. § 441k
Pub. L. 90–468, § 2, Aug. 8, 1968, 82 Stat. 663
Source evidence
Code source credit
Pub. L. 90–468, § 2, Aug. 8, 1968, 82 Stat. 663Enacted provision · exact public law section
Sec. 2. (a) Subject to the provisions of subsection (b) hereof, the Secretary of the Interior may, within the boundaries of the monument, acquire lands and interests in lands by donation, purchase with donated or appropriated funds, or exchange, except that any lands or interests in lands owned by the State of South Dakota, a political subdivision thereof, or the Oglala Sioux Tribe of South Dakota may be acquired only with the consent of owner. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, lands and interests in lands located within the monument under the administrative jurisdiction of any other Federal agency may be transferred to the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary without a transfer of funds. (b) As to lands located within the boundaries of the monument but outside the boundaries of the gunnery range referred to in section 3 hereof, the Secretary of the Interior may acquire only rights-of-way and scenic easements.
1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Change of Name
Word “park” substituted in text for “monument” pursuant to Pub. L. 95–625, § 611, which is classified to section 441e–1 of this title and which redesignated Badlands National Monument as Badlands National Park.
Credits
1968–1978 · 2 acts
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(Pub. L. 90–468, § 2, , 82 Stat. 663; Pub. L. 95–625, title VI, § 611, , 92 Stat. 3521.)