16 U.S.C. § 111c — Revision of boundaries; vested rights; ad-

Page 91 TITLE 16—CONSERVATION § 112 1 See References in Text note below. ‘‘(e) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary shall admin- ister any land or interest in land acquired under sub- section (a)(1) as part of the Park in accordance with the laws (including regulations) applicable to the Park.’’ § 111a. Authorization for acquisition of addi- tional lands For the purpose of protecting the scenery along the Point Lookout Road between the north boundary of the Mesa Verde National Park and this road’s juncture with the Cortez- Mancos Road, the President of the United States is authorized, upon the recommendation of the Secretary of the Interior, to add to the said Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado, by execu- tive proclamation, a strip of land two hundred and sixty feet wide along and including said Point Lookout Road, and the triangle formed by the fork in said road and such other public land along or adjacent to said road and right-of-way and lands as may be acquired by gift or by ex- changes as hereinafter provided, which lands shall thereupon become and be a part of said park subject to all laws and regulations applica- ble thereto. (Feb. 26, 1931, ch. 308, § 1, 46 Stat. 1422.) § 111b. Donations or exchanges of lands For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this section and section 111a of this title the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to accept donations of land or right-of-way, or to acquire title to any land along or adjacent to the said Point Lookout Road as may be deemed desirable by him for the protection of said road, by ex- change for any unappropriated public lands within sections 29 and 32, township 36 north, range 14 west, New Mexico principal meridian, of equal value; the value of the lands offered for ex- change hereunder and the value of the lands of the United States to be selected therefor shall be ascertained in such manner as the Secretary of the Interior may direct; and the owners of lands offered to the United States pursuant hereto shall, before the exchange is effective, furnish the Secretary of the Interior evidence satisfactory to him of title to the lands offered in exchange. (Feb. 26, 1931, ch. 308, § 2, 46 Stat. 1423.) § 111c. Revision of boundaries; vested rights; ad- ministration The boundaries of Mesa Verde National Park are hereby revised to include the following de- scribed lands, which, subject to valid existing rights, shall be administered as a part of the park in accordance with the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to establish a National Park Service, and for other purposes,’’ approved August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. 535), as amended and supplemented (16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.): 1 NEW MEXICO PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, COLORADO Township 36 North, Range 14 West Section 29: All portions of the south half and the southeast quarter northwest quarter lying south and west of the right-of-way of United States Highway 160. Section 32: Those portions of the section lying south and west of the right-of-way of United States Highway 160, except the north entrance road to the park, the southeast quarter south- west quarter, and the southeast quarter north- east quarter southwest quarter. Section 33: That portion of the northwest quarter northwest quarter, more particularly described as follows: Beginning at a point on the west line of section 33 which is 456.5 feet south of the northwest corner of section 33, thence running south along the west line of section 33 for a distance of 373.0 feet, thence running east for a distance of 516.8 feet, thence running north for a distance of 132.7 feet, thence running north 65 degrees 06 minutes west for a distance of 570.0 feet along the southwesterly right-of-way of Highway 160 to the point of beginning. (Pub. L. 88–235, § 1, Dec. 23, 1963, 77 Stat. 473.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The Act entitled ‘‘An Act to establish a National Park Service, and for other purposes,’’ approved August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. 535), as amended and supplemented (16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.), referred to in text, is act Aug. 25, 1916, ch. 408, 39 Stat. 535, known as the National Park Serv- ice Organic Act, which enacted sections 1, 2, 3, and 4 of this title and provisions set out as a note under section 100101 of Title 54, National Park Service and Related Programs. Sections 1 to 4 of the Act were repealed and restated as section 1865(a) of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure, and section 100101(a), chapter 1003, and sections 100751(a), 100752, 100753, and 102101 of Title 54 by Pub. L. 113–287, §§ 3, 4(a)(1), 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3094, 3260, 3272. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables. For disposition of former sections of this title, see Disposition Table preceding section 100101 of Title 54. § 111d. Acquisition of lands within boundaries of park The Secretary of the Interior may acquire by purchase, with donated or appropriated funds, lands and interests in lands within the bound- aries of Mesa Verde National Park as revised by section 111c of this title. (Pub. L. 88–235, § 2, Dec. 23, 1963, 77 Stat. 474.) § 111e. Authorization of appropriations There are hereby authorized to be appro- priated such sums, but not more than $193,233 as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of sections 111c to 111e of this title. (Pub. L. 88–235, § 3, Dec. 23, 1963, 77 Stat. 474; Pub. L. 94–578, title I, § 101(8), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2732.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1976—Pub. L. 94–578 substituted ‘‘$193,233’’ for ‘‘$125,000’’. § 112. Control; regulations; prehistoric ruins Mesa Verde National Park shall be under the exclusive control of the Secretary of the Inte- rior, whose duty it shall be to prescribe such