16 U.S.C. § 403a — Acceptance of title to lands

Page 225 TITLE 16—CONSERVATION § 403b 1 See References in Text note below. 1 See References in Text note below. § 403–2. Exchange of lands within Shenandoah National Park The Secretary of the Interior may accept title to approximately 37.44 acres of land within the authorized boundaries of the Shenandoah Na- tional Park, said land fronting on United States Highway Numbered 211 and being more particu- larly described as follows: Beginning at park monument H–8, thence with the park boundary line the following courses and distances: north 51 degrees 57 minutes, east 2,242.0 feet to park monument H–9; south 26 de- grees 40 minutes, east 51.0 feet to park monu- ment H–10; south 32 degrees 40 minutes, east 340.0 feet to park monument H–11; south 11 de- grees 35 minutes, east 190.0 feet to park monu- ment H–12; south 41 degrees 26 minutes, east 329.0 feet to park monument H–13; thence cross- ing Pass Run south 57 degrees 00 minutes 36 sec- onds, west 1,871.32 feet to a marked white oak tree near the northeast edge of the fire road on top of Piney Mountain, thence north 58 degrees 36 minutes, west 771.16 feet to the point of begin- ning. In exchange for the aforesaid land the Sec- retary is authorized to convey on the basis of approximately equal values a parcel of park land containing approximately 38.58 acres, being more particularly described as follows: Beginning at park monument P–153, a point in the center of Route 666, Virginia Department of Highways, thence with the park boundary line the following courses and distances: north 66 de- grees 27 minutes, west 345.0 feet to park monu- ment P–152; north 41 degrees 08 minutes, east 705.0 feet to park monument P–151; north 63 de- grees 01 minutes, west 302.0 feet to park monu- ment P–150; north 30 degrees 38 minutes, east 1,110.0 feet to park monument P–149; south 74 de- grees 36 minutes, east 443.0 feet to park monu- ment P–148; north 41 degrees 33 minutes, east 109.0 feet to park monument P–147; south 69 de- grees 50 minutes, east 668.0 feet to the center of the said Route 666; thence leaving the courses of the park boundary line and following the aline- ment of said Route 666 for the following courses and distances; south 36 degrees 26 minutes, west 436.0 feet; south 33 degrees 45 minutes, west 398.0 feet; south 29 degrees 39 minutes, west 388.0 feet; south 13 degrees, 55 minutes, west 100.0 feet; south 04 degrees 16 minutes, west 70.0 feet; south 32 degrees 37 minutes, west 49.0 feet; north 89 degrees 45 minutes, west 43.0 feet; north 66 degrees 43 minutes, west 50.0 feet; north 89 degrees 26 minutes, west 100.0 feet; north 73 degrees 39 minutes, west 78.0 feet; north 84 degrees 11 minutes, west 45.0 feet; south 72 degrees 08 minutes, west 100.0 feet; south 43 degrees 17 minutes, west 50.0 feet; south 30 de- grees 57 minutes, west 73.0 feet; south 47 degrees 22 minutes, west 70.0 feet; south 65 degrees 32 minutes, west 68.0 feet; south 80 degrees 05 min- utes, west 130.0 feet; south 51 degrees 40 minutes, west 118.0 feet; south 66 degrees 51 minutes, west 36.0 feet; to the point of beginning. (Pub. L. 86–775, Sept. 13, 1960, 74 Stat. 915.) § 403–3. Addition of lands to Shenandoah Na- tional Park; administration Subject to valid existing rights, the lands and interests in lands which comprise section 1–A of the Blue Ridge Parkway and lie between the southern boundary of the Shenandoah National Park at Jarman Gap and parkway centerline station 448+00 at Rockfish Gap are excluded from the parkway, made a part of the Shen- andoah National Park, and shall be adminis- tered in accordance with the Act of August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. 535; 16 U.S.C. 1–4),1 as amended and supplemented. (Pub. L. 87–71, June 30, 1961, 75 Stat. 192.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The Act of August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. 535; 16 U.S.C. 1–4), referred to in text, is act Aug. 25, 1916, ch. 408, 39 Stat. 535, known as the National Park Service 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 Proce- dure, 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. § 403a. Acceptance of title to lands The Secretary of the Interior is authorized, in his discretion, to accept as hereinafter provided on behalf of the United States title to the lands referred to in section 403 of this title and to be purchased with the $1,200,000 which has been subscribed by the State of Virginia and the Shenandoah National Park Association of Vir- ginia and with other contributions for the pur- chase of lands in the Shenandoah National Park area, and with the $1,066,693 which has been sub- scribed by the State of Tennessee and the Great Smoky Mountains Conservation Association and by the Great Smoky Mountains (Incorporated) (North Carolina) and with other contributions for the purchase of lands in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park area. (May 22, 1926, ch. 363, § 2, 44 Stat. 616.) § 403b. Administration, protection, and develop- ment; Federal Power Act inapplicable; min- imum area The administration, protection, and develop- ment of the aforesaid parks shall be exercised under the direction of the Secretary of the Inte- rior by the National Park Service, subject to the provisions of the Act of August 25, 1916, entitled ‘‘An Act to establish a National Park Service, and for other purposes,’’ 1 as amended: Provided, That the provisions of the Federal Power Act [16 U.S.C. 791a et seq.] shall not apply to these parks: And provided further, That the minimum area to be administered and protected by the National Park Service shall be for the Shen- andoah National Park area one hundred and sixty thousand acres and for the Great Smoky Mountains National Park area four hundred thousand acres: Provided further, That no gen-