§ 1303. Registration of special groups

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. 1952

   Pub. L. 82–477 · 66 Stat. 609

   Enacted · 8 U.S.C. § 1303

   June 27, 1952, ch. 477, title II, ch. 7, § 263, 66 Stat. 224

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   June 27, 1952, ch. 477, title II, ch. 7, § 263, 66 Stat. 224

2. 1996

   Department of Education Appropriations Act, 1997

   Pub. L. 104–208 § 308(e)(1)(J) · 110 Stat. 3009

   Substituted · 8 U.S.C. § 1303(a)(4)

   Pub. L. 104–208, § 308(e)(1)(J), substituted “removal” for “deportation”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a)(4). Pub. L. 104–208, § 308(e)(1)(J), substituted “removal” for “deportation”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 308. None of the funds in this Act may be used to plan, prepare, or offer for sale timber from trees classified as giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) which are located on National Forest System or Bureau of Land Management lands in a manner different than such sales were conducted in fiscal year 1995.

   Effective date note
   Amendment by section 308(e)(1)(J) of Pub. L. 104–208 effective, with certain transitional provisions, on the first day of the first month beginning more than 180 days after Sept. 30, 1996, see section 309 of Pub. L. 104–208, set out as a note under section 1101 of this title.

3. 1996

   Department of Education Appropriations Act, 1997

   Pub. L. 104–208 § 323 · 110 Stat. 3009

   1. Added · 8 U.S.C. § 1303(a)(5); 8 U.S.C. § 1303(a)(6)

      Pub. L. 104–208, § 323, added cl. (5)

   2. Redesignated · 8 U.S.C. § 1303(a)(5); 8 U.S.C. § 1303(a)(6)

      Pub. L. 104–208, § 323, redesignated former cl. (5) as (6)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a)(5), (6). Pub. L. 104–208, § 323, added cl. (5) and redesignated former cl. (5) as (6).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 323. (a) The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to accept title to approximately 84 acres of land located in Prince Georges County, Maryland, adjacent to Oxon Cove Park, and bordered generally by the Potomac River, Interstate 295 and the Woodrow Wilson Bridge, or any interest therein, and in exchange therefor may convey to the Corrections Corporation of America approximately 50 acres of land located in Oxon Cove Park in the District of Columbia and bordered generally by Oxon Cove, Interstate 295 and the District of Columbia Impound Lot, or any interest therein. (b) Before proceeding with an exchange, the Secretary shall determine if the federal property is suitable for exchange underthe criteria normally used by the National Park Service. The exchange shall comply with applicable regulations and National Park Service policies for land exchanges. (c) (1) The Secretary shall not acquire any lands under this section if the Secretary determines that the lands or any portion thereof have become contaminated with hazardous substances (as defined in the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9601)). (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the United States shall have no responsibility or liability with respect to any hazardous wastes or other substances placed on any of the lands covered by this section after their transfer to the ownership of any party, but nothing in this section shall be construed as either diminishing or increasing any responsibility or liability of the United States based on the condition of such lands on the date of their transfer to the ownership of another party: Provided, That the Corrections Corporation of America shall indemnify the United States for liabilities arising under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9601) and the Resource Conservation Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. 6901, et seq.). (d) The properties so exchanged either shall be approximately equal in fair market value or if they are not approximately equal, shall be equalized by the payment of cash to the Corporation or to the Secretary as required or in the event the value of the Corporation’s lands is greater, the acreage may be reduced so that the fair market value is approximately equal: Provided, That the Secretary shall order appraisals made of the fair market value for improvements thereon: Provided further, That any such cash payment received by the Secretary shall be deposited to “Miscellaneous Trust Funds, National Park Service” and shall be available without further appropriation until expended for the acquisition of land within the National Park System. (e) Costs of conducting necessary land surveys, preparing the legal descriptions of the lands to be conveyed, performing the appraisals, and administrative costs incurred in completing the exchange shall be borne by the Corporation. (f) Following any exchange authorized by this provision, the boundaries of Oxon Cove Park shall be expanded to include the land acquired by the United States.

   Effective date note
   Amendment by section 308(e)(1)(J) of Pub. L. 104–208 effective, with certain transitional provisions, on the first day of the first month beginning more than 180 days after Sept. 30, 1996, see section 309 of Pub. L. 104–208, set out as a note under section 1101 of this title.

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