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Title 16 — Conservation

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

§ 81d. Addition of lands

Statutory text

The Secretary of the Interior is authorized, in his discretion, to acquire by purchase, donation, or otherwise, in behalf of the United States, such lands or interests in lands, easements, and buildings comprising the following: Glass House Point, in James City County; the area known as “The Hook”, including the site of the action of , in Gloucester County; and such additional lands as are desirable for the proper rounding out of the boundaries and for the administrative control of the Colonial National Historical Park: Provided, That the total acreage of lands to be added to the park, with the exception of parkways under the terms hereof shall not exceed seven hundred and fifty acres: Provided further, That the said acquisition of lands or improvements shall be made from such funds as may be appropriated pursuant to the authorization of section 81f 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. 75–775 § 2 · 52 Stat. 1208

    Enacted · 16 U.S.C. § 81d

    (June 28, 1938, ch. 775, § 2, 52 Stat. 1209.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (June 28, 1938, ch. 775, § 2, 52 Stat. 1209.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 2. The Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized, in his Acquisitions for rounding out boundaries. discretion, to acquire by purchase, donation, or otherwise, in behalf of the United States, such lands or interests in lands, easements, and buildings comprising the following: Glass House Point, in James City County; the area known as “The Hook”, including the site of the action of October 3, 1781, in Gloucester County ; and such additional lands as are desirable for the proper rounding out of the boundaries and for the administrative control of the Colonial National Historical Park: Provided, That the total acreage of lands Provisos. Maximum addition. to be added to the park, with the exception of parkways under the terms hereof shall not exceed seven hundred and fifty acres: Provided further, That the said acquisition of lands or improvements Funds available. shall be made from such funds as may be appropriated pursuant to the authorization of the Act of March 3, 1931 (46 Stat. 1490). 46 Stat. 1490. 16 U. S. C. § 443c.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section was not enacted as part of act July 3, 1930, ch. 837, 46 Stat. 855, which comprises this subchapter.

Credits

(June 28, 1938, ch. 775, § 2, 52 Stat. 1209.)

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