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16 U.S.C. § 430g–5 — Acquisition and disposal of lands

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16 U.S.C. § 430g–5 — Acquisition and disposal of lands

**(a) General authority** (1) **Authority to acquire land** — The Secretary is authorized to acquire lands and interests in lands within the park by donation, purchase with donated or appropriated funds, exchange, or otherwise. (2) **Minimum Federal interests** — In acquiring lands and interests in lands under sections 430g–4 to 430g–10 of this title, the Secretary shall acquire the minimum Federal interests necessary to achieve the objectives identified for specific areas and the park. (3) **Method of acquisition for certain land** — Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the Secretary may acquire the properties added to the park by [section 430g–4(b)(2) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section430g–4/b/2&num=0&edition=prelim) only by donation. **(b) Authority to convey freehold and leasehold interests within park** The Secretary may convey lands and interests in lands within the park authorized in accordance with subsection (a) of [section 102901 of title 54](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title54-section102901&num=0&edition=prelim), except that, notwithstanding subsection (d) of that section, the net proceeds from any such conveyance may be used, subject to appropriations, to acquire lands and interests within the park. **(c) Conveyance of lands excluded from park** (1) The Secretary is authorized, in accordance with applicable existing law, to exchange Federal lands and interests excluded from the park pursuant to [section 430g–4(c) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section430g–4/c&num=0&edition=prelim) for the purpose of acquiring lands within the park boundary. (2) If any such Federal lands or interests are not exchanged within five year

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**(a) General authority** (1) **Authority to acquire land** — The Secretary is authorized to acquire lands and interests in lands within the park by donation, purchase with donated or appropriated funds, exchange, or otherwise. (2) **Minimum Federal interests** — In acquiring lands and interests in lands under sections 430g–4 to 430g–10 of this title, the Secretary shall acquire the minimum Federal interests necessary to achieve the objectives identified for specific areas and the park. (3) **Method of acquisition for certain land** — Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the Secretary may acquire the properties added to the park by [section 430g–4(b)(2) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section430g–4/b/2&num=0&edition=prelim) only by donation. **(b) Authority to convey freehold and leasehold interests within park** The Secretary may convey lands and interests in lands within the park authorized in accordance with subsection (a) of [section 102901 of title 54](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title54-section102901&num=0&edition=prelim), except that, notwithstanding subsection (d) of that section, the net proceeds from any such conveyance may be used, subject to appropriations, to acquire lands and interests within the park. **(c) Conveyance of lands excluded from park** (1) The Secretary is authorized, in accordance with applicable existing law, to exchange Federal lands and interests excluded from the park pursuant to [section 430g–4(c) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section430g–4/c&num=0&edition=prelim) for the purpose of acquiring lands within the park boundary. (2) If any such Federal lands or interests are not exchanged within five years after August 17, 1990, the Secretary may sell any or all such lands or interests to the highest bidder, in accordance with such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, but any such conveyance shall be at not less than the fair market value of the land or interest, as determined by the Secretary. (3) All Federal lands and interests sold or exchanged pursuant to this subsection shall be subject to such terms and conditions as will assure the use of the property in a manner which, in the judgment of the Secretary, will protect the park and the Gettysburg Battlefield Historic District (hereafter in sections 430g–5 to 430g–10 of this title referred to as the “historic district”). Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the net proceeds from any such sale or exchange shall be used, subject to appropriations, to acquire lands and interests within the park. **(d) Relinquishment of legislative jurisdiction to Pennsylvania** With respect to any lands over which the United States exercises exclusive or concurrent legislative jurisdiction and which are excluded from the park pursuant to [section 430g–4(c) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section430g–4/c&num=0&edition=prelim), the Secretary may relinquish to the State of Pennsylvania such exclusive or concurrent legislative jurisdiction by filing with the Governor a notice of relinquishment to take effect upon acceptance thereof, unless otherwise provided by the laws of the State.

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54 U.S.C. § 102901 — Conveyance of property and interests in property in System units or related areas

**(a) Freehold and Leasehold Interests.—** With respect to any property acquired by the Secretary within a System unit or related area, except property within national parks or within national monuments of scientific significance, the Secretary may convey a freehold or leasehold interest in the property, subject to such terms and conditions as will ensure the use of the property in a manner that is, in the judgment of the Secretary, consistent with the purpose for which the System unit or related area was authorized by Congress. The Secretary shall convey the interest to the highest bidder, in accordance with such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe. The conveyance shall be at not less than the fair market value of the interest, as determined by the Secretary, except that if the conveyance is proposed within 2 years after the property to be conveyed is acquired by the Secretary, the Secretary shall allow the last owner of record of the property 30 days following the date on which the owner is notified by the Secretary in writing that the property is to be conveyed within which to notify the Secretary that the owner wishes to acquire the interest. On receiving the timely request, the Secretary shall convey the interest to the person, in accordance with such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, on payment or agreement to pay an amount equal to the highest bid price. **(b) Exchange of Land.—** (1) **In general.—** — The Secretary may accept title to any non-Federal property or interest in property within a System unit or related area under the Secretary’s administration in exchange for any Federally-owned property or interest under the Secretary’s jurisdiction that the Secretary determines is suitable for exchange or other disposal and that is located in th

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16 U.S.C. § 460 — Natchez Trace Parkway

All lands and easements heretofore and hereafter conveyed to the United States by the States of Mississippi, Alabama, and Tennessee for the right-of-way for the projected parkway between Natchez, Mississippi, and Nashville, Tennessee, together with sites acquired or to be acquired for recreational areas in connection therewith, and a right-of-way for said parkway of a width sufficient to include the highway and all bridges, ditches, cuts, and fills appurtenant thereto, but not exceeding a maximum of two hundred feet through Government-owned lands (except that where small parcels of Government-owned lands would otherwise be isolated, or where topographic conditions or scenic requirements are such that bridges, ditches, cuts, fills, parking overlooks, and landscape development could not reasonably be confined to a width of two hundred feet, the said maximum may be increased to such width as may be necessary, with the written approval of the department or agency having jurisdiction over such lands) as designated on maps heretofore or hereafter approved by the Secretary of the Interior, shall be known as the Natchez Trace Parkway and shall be administered and maintained by the Secretary of the Interior through the National Park Service, subject to the provisions of the Act of Congress approved August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. 535), entitled “An Act to establish a National Park Service, and for other purposes”,11 See References in Text note below. the provisions of which Act, as amended and supplemented, are extended over and made applicable to said parkway: Provided, That the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized, with the concurrence of the Secretary of the Interior, to connect with said parkway such roads and trails as may be necessary for the protection, administration, or uti

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