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16 U.S.C. § 242 — Condemnation of land; acceptance of donations
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The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to cause condemnation proceedings to be instituted in the name of the United States under the provisions of [section 3113 of title 40](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title40-section3113&num=0&edition=prelim), to acquire title to the lands, interests therein, or rights pertaining thereto that are privately owned within the boundaries of the said national park, and such property, when acquired, shall become a part thereof: Provided, That when the owner of such lands, interests therein, or rights pertaining thereto shall fix a price for the same, which, in the opinion of the Secretary of the Interior, shall be reasonable, the Secretary may purchase the same without further delay: Provided further, That the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to accept, on behalf of the United States, donations of land, interests therein, or rights pertaining thereto required for the Theodore Roosevelt National Park: And provided further, That title and evidence of title to land and interests therein acquired for said park shall be satisfactory to the Attorney General.
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The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to cause condemnation proceedings to be instituted in the name of the United States under the provisions of [section 3113 of title 40](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title40-section3113&num=0&edition=prelim), to acquire title to the lands, interests therein, or rights pertaining thereto that are privately owned within the boundaries of the said national park, and such property, when acquired, shall become a part thereof: Provided, That when the owner of such lands, interests therein, or rights pertaining thereto shall fix a price for the same, which, in the opinion of the Secretary of the Interior, shall be reasonable, the Secretary may purchase the same without further delay: Provided further, That the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to accept, on behalf of the United States, donations of land, interests therein, or rights pertaining thereto required for the Theodore Roosevelt National Park: And provided further, That title and evidence of title to land and interests therein acquired for said park shall be satisfactory to the Attorney General.
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The area formerly known as the “Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park”, established by the Act of April 25, 1947 (61 Stat. 52) [[16 U.S.C. 241](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section241&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.], shall henceforth be known as the “Theodore Roosevelt National Park”.
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An officer of the Federal Government authorized to acquire real estate for the erection of a public building or for other public uses may acquire the real estate for the Government by condemnation, under judicial process, when the officer believes that it is necessary or advantageous to the Government to do so. The Attorney General, on application of the officer, shall have condemnation proceedings begun within 30 days from receipt of the application at the Department of Justice.
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TITLE 16—CONSERVATION
§ 243
line between the common corner of sections 8, 9,
16, and 17 and the northwest corner of the south-
west quarter section 8; that portion of section 16
lying southwest of a line between the southeast
corner southwest quarter and the northwest cor-
ner southwest quarter section 16; and section 17,
township 147 north, range 100 west, fifth prin-
cipal meridian, North Dakota.
(Mar. 24, 1956, ch. 94, § 2, 70 Stat. 56.)
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CODIFICATION
Section was not enacted as part of act Apr. 25, 1947,
ch. 41, 61 Stat. 52, which comprises this subchapter.
§ 241e. Authority to make further adjustments
The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to
make further adjustments in the boundaries of
the park along United States Highways Num-
bered 10 and 85 as he deems advisable and in the
public interest if and when the alinement of
these highways is changed: Provided, That not to
exceed five hundred acres may be added to the
park and not to exceed two thousand acres may
be excluded from the park by such adjustments.
Boundary adjustments made pursuant to this
section shall be effective upon publication
thereof in the Federal Register and all Federal
land excluded from the park pursuant to sec-
tions 241c to 241f of this title shall be transferred
to the Secretary of Agriculture for administra-
tion or disposition in accordance with title III of
the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act [7 U.S.C.
1010 et seq.].
(Mar. 24, 1956, ch. 94, § 3, 70 Stat. 56.)
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The Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act, referred to in
text, is act July 22, 1937, ch. 517, 50 Stat. 522. Title III
of the Act is classified generally to subchapter III
(§ 1010 et seq.) of chapter 33 of Title 7, Agriculture. For
complete classifi
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