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16 U.S.C. § 211 — Acceptance of title; terms and conditions; admission fees
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The United States of America accepts title to the lands mentioned in the deed of gift or conveyance in possession of the Secretary of War on July 17, 1916, together with all the buildings and appurtenances thereon, especially the log cabin in which Abraham Lincoln was born and the memorial hall inclosing the same, which deed of conveyance was executed on the 11th day of April, 1916, by the Lincoln Farm Association, a corporation, to the United States of America, describing certain lands situated near the town of Hodgenville, county of Larue, State of Kentucky, which lands are more particularly identified and described in said deed or conveyance. The title to such lands, buildings, and appurtenances is accepted upon the terms and conditions stated in said deed or conveyance, namely: That the land therein described, together with the buildings and appurtenances thereon, shall be forever dedicated to the purposes of a national park or reservation, the United States of America agreeing to protect and preserve the said lands, buildings, and appurtenances, and especially the log cabin in which Abraham Lincoln was born and the memorial hall inclosing the same, from spoliation, destruction, and further disintegration, to the end that they may be preserved for all time, so far as may be; and further agreeing that there shall never be any charge or fee made to or asked from the public for admission to the said park or reservation.
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The United States of America accepts title to the lands mentioned in the deed of gift or conveyance in possession of the Secretary of War on July 17, 1916, together with all the buildings and appurtenances thereon, especially the log cabin in which Abraham Lincoln was born and the memorial hall inclosing the same, which deed of conveyance was executed on the 11th day of April, 1916, by the Lincoln Farm Association, a corporation, to the United States of America, describing certain lands situated near the town of Hodgenville, county of Larue, State of Kentucky, which lands are more particularly identified and described in said deed or conveyance. The title to such lands, buildings, and appurtenances is accepted upon the terms and conditions stated in said deed or conveyance, namely: That the land therein described, together with the buildings and appurtenances thereon, shall be forever dedicated to the purposes of a national park or reservation, the United States of America agreeing to protect and preserve the said lands, buildings, and appurtenances, and especially the log cabin in which Abraham Lincoln was born and the memorial hall inclosing the same, from spoliation, destruction, and further disintegration, to the end that they may be preserved for all time, so far as may be; and further agreeing that there shall never be any charge or fee made to or asked from the public for admission to the said park or reservation.
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**(a)** The Congress declares that it is the policy of the United States—
(1) to promote the better execution of the laws, the more effective management of the executive branch and of its agencies and functions, and the expeditious administration of the public business;
(2) to reduce expenditures and promote economy to the fullest extent consistent with the efficient operation of the Government;
(3) to increase the efficiency of the operations of the Government to the fullest extent practicable;
(4) to group, coordinate, and consolidate agencies and functions of the Government, as nearly as may be, according to major purposes;
(5) to reduce the number of agencies by consolidating those having similar functions under a single head, and to abolish such agencies or functions thereof as may not be necessary for the efficient conduct of the Government; and
(6) to eliminate overlapping and duplication of effort.
**(b)** Congress declares that the public interest demands the carrying out of the purposes of subsection (a) of this section and that the purposes may be accomplished in great measure by proceeding under this chapter, and can be accomplished more speedily thereby than by the enactment of specific legislation.
**(c)** It is the intent of Congress that the President should provide appropriate means for broad citizen advice and participation in restructuring and reorganizing the executive branch.
**(d)** The President shall from time to time examine the organization of all agencies and shall determine what changes in such organization are necessary to carry out any policy set forth in subsection (a) of this section.
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TITLE 16—CONSERVATION
§ 207c
from the State of California, and in exchange
therefor may patent an area of unreserved, va-
cant, nonmineral public land of equal value sit-
uate in the same State. The land which may be
acquired by the United States under this section
shall, upon acceptance of title, become a part of
Lassen Volcanic National Park.
(May 21, 1928, ch. 658, 45 Stat. 644.)
§ 207c. Additional lands from Lassen National
Forest; authorization for road
The following described lands of the Lassen
National Forest are hereby excluded from the
forest and added to the Lassen Volcanic Na-
tional Park:
Lots 1, 2, and 3, south half northeast quarter,
and southeast quarter northwest quarter section
4; west half southeast quarter and those parts of
the south half northwest quarter and of the
southwest quarter of section 11 lying east of
Lost Creek; and section 19, township 31 north,
range 4 east, Mount Diablo meridian: Provided,
That the aforesaid lands in section 19 are in-
cluded within the national park subject to the
right of the Secretary of Agriculture to con-
struct and maintain a permanent road through
such section in order to permit the use, protec-
tion, and administration of adjacent national
forest lands and the removal of timber from the
national forest.
(Pub. L. 87–129, Aug. 10, 1961, 75 Stat. 319.)
SUBCHAPTER XXIII—ABRAHAM LINCOLN
BIRTHPLACE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK
§ 211. Acceptance of title; terms and conditions;
admission fees
The United States of America accepts title to
the lands mentioned in the deed of gift or con-
veyance in possession of the Secretary of War on
July 17, 1916, together with all the buildings and
appurtenances thereon, especially the log cabin
in which Abraham Lincoln was born and the me-
morial
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