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16 U.S.C. § 251l — Retrocession of lands to State; Quileute Indian Reservation jurisdiction; concurrent legislative jurisdiction with State

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16 U.S.C. § 251l — Retrocession of lands to State; Quileute Indian Reservation jurisdiction; concurrent legislative jurisdiction with State

Effective upon acceptance thereof by the State of Washington (1) the jurisdiction which the United States acquired over those lands excluded from the boundaries of Olympic National Park by [section 251e of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section251e&num=0&edition=prelim) is hereby retroceded to the State: Provided, That the lands restored to the Quileute Indian Reservation shall be subject to the same State and Tribal jurisdiction as all other trust lands within said Reservation; and (2) there is hereby retroceded to such State concurrent legislative jurisdiction, as the Governor of the State of Washington and the Secretary shall determine, over and within all territory within the boundaries of the park as revised by sections 251e to 251m of this title.

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Effective upon acceptance thereof by the State of Washington (1) the jurisdiction which the United States acquired over those lands excluded from the boundaries of Olympic National Park by [section 251e of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section251e&num=0&edition=prelim) is hereby retroceded to the State: Provided, That the lands restored to the Quileute Indian Reservation shall be subject to the same State and Tribal jurisdiction as all other trust lands within said Reservation; and (2) there is hereby retroceded to such State concurrent legislative jurisdiction, as the Governor of the State of Washington and the Secretary shall determine, over and within all territory within the boundaries of the park as revised by sections 251e to 251m of this title.

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16 U.S.C. § 251e — Boundary revision

The boundaries of Olympic National Park as established by sections 251 and 252 to 255 of this title, and as revised by proclamation pursuant to said sections and by or pursuant to [section 251a of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section251a&num=0&edition=prelim), and sections 251b to 251d of this title, are hereby revised to include the lands, privately owned aquatic lands, and interests therein within the boundaries depicted on the map entitled “Boundary Map, Olympic National Park, Washington,” numbered 149–80–001–B, and dated January 1976, which shall be on file and available for public inspection in the office of the National Park Service, Department of the Interior.

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16 U.S.C. § 251l — Retrocession of lands to State; Quileute

Page 156 TITLE 16—CONSERVATION § 251k ments or other interests that allow only those improvements that the Secretary finds to be reasonably necessary for continued use and oc- cupancy. Any such owner or owners who elects to improve his property or a portion thereof shall submit to the Secretary a plan which shall set forth the manner in which the property is to be improved and the use to which it is proposed to be put. If, upon review of such plan, the Sec- retary determines that it is compatible with the limitations of this section, he in his discretion may issue a permit to such owner and a certifi- cate to that effect. Upon issuance of any such certificate and so long as such property is main- tained and used in conformity therewith, the au- thority of the Secretary to acquire such prop- erty or interest therein without the consent of the owner shall be suspended. (Pub. L. 94–578, title III, § 320(g), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2741.) § 251k. Economic dislocation in land acquisition; exchange of lands; transfers of land within a national forest; concurrence of Secretary of Agriculture In order to minimize economic dislocation in acquiring property within the park, the Sec- retary may acquire with the consent of the owner, lands and interests in lands outside the boundaries of the park, but within the State of Washington, and with the concurrence of the Secretary of Agriculture, he may utilize lands and interests therein within a national forest in the State of Washington hereby authorized to be transferred to the Secretary, for the purpose of exchanging lands and interests so acquired or transferred for property within the park. (Pub. L. 94–578, title III, § 320(h), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2741.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries L

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