Title 16 — Conservation
Chapter 6 — Game and Bird Preserves; Protection
§ 698a. Acquisition of property for Big Thicket Preserve
Statutory text
Mineral rights; easements; improved properties
The Secretary shall, immediately after the publication of the boundaries of the preserve, commence negotiations for the acquisition of the lands located therein: Provided, That he shall not acquire the mineral estate in any property or existing easements for public utilities, pipelines or railroads without the consent of the owner unless, in his judgment, he first determines that such property or estate is subject to, or threatened with, uses which are, or would be, detrimental to the purposes and objectives of sections 698 to 698e of this title: Provided further, That the Secretary, insofar as is reasonably possible, may avoid the acquisition of improved properties, as defined in sections 698 to 698e of this title, and shall make every effort to minimize the acquisition of land where he finds it necessary to acquire properties containing improvements.
Plan to Congressional committees; time; contents
Within one year after , the Secretary shall submit, in writing, to the Committee 1 on Interior and Insular Affairs and to the Committees on Appropriations of the United States Congress a detailed plan which shall indicate:
the lands and areas which he deems essential to the protection and public enjoyment of this preserve,
the lands which he has previously acquired by purchase, donation, exchange or transfer for administration for the purpose of this preserve, and
the annual acquisition program (including the level of funding) which he recommends for the ensuing five fiscal years.
Completion of land acquisition program; time
It is the express intent of the Congress that the Secretary should substantially complete the land acquisition program contemplated by sections 698 to 698e of this title within six years after .
Footnotes
- 1 So in original. Probably should be “Committees”.
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. 93–439 § 2 · 88 Stat. 1254
Enacted · 16 U.S.C. § 698a
(Pub. L. 93–439, § 2, Oct. 11, 1974, 88 Stat. 1256.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 93–439, § 2, Oct. 11, 1974, 88 Stat. 1256.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
Sec. 2. (a) The Secretary shall, immediately after the publication of Acquisition negotiations. 16 USC 698a. the boundaries of the preserve, commence negotiations for the acquisition of the lands located therein: Provided, That he shall not acquire the mineral estate in any property or existing easements for public utilities, pipelines or railroads without the consent of the owner unless, in his judgment, he first determines that such property or estate is subject to, or threatened with, uses which are, or would be, detrimental to the purposes and objectives of this Act: Provided further, That the Secretary, insofar as is reasonably possible, may avoid the acquisition of improved properties, as defined in this Act, and shall make every effort to minimize the acquisition of land where he finds it necessary to acquire properties containing improvements. (b) Without one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, Land acquisition plan, submittal to congressional committees. the secretary shall submit, in writing, to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs and to the Committees on Appropriations of the United States Congress a detailed plan which shall indicate: (i) the lands and areas which he deems essential to the protection and public enjoyment of this preserve, (ii) the lands which he has previously acquired by purchase, donation, exchange or transfer for administration for the purpose of this preserve, and (iii) the annual acquisition program (including the level of funding) which he recommends for the ensuing five fiscal years. (c) It is the express intent of the Congress that the Secretary Completion date. should substantially complete the land acquisition program contemplated by this Act within six years after the date of its enactment.
1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Change of Name
Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the Senate abolished and replaced by Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate, effective . See Rule XXV of Standing Rules of the Senate, as amended by Senate Resolution No. 4 (popularly cited as the “Committee System Reorganization Amendments of 1977”), approved .
Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the House of Representatives changed to Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives on , by House Resolution No. 5, One Hundred Third Congress.