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16 U.S.C. § 242 — Condemnation of land; acceptance of dona-

Page 151 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.) Editorial Notes 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.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT 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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Page 151 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.) Editorial Notes 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.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT 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 classification of this Act to the Code, see sec- tion 1000 of Title 7 and Tables. CODIFICATION Section was not enacted as part of act Apr. 25, 1947, ch. 41, 61 Stat. 52, which comprises this subchapter. § 241f. Extension of exchange authority The land exchange authority relating to Theo- dore Roosevelt National Park prescribed by sec- tions 241b and 243 of this title shall be applicable also to the lands described in section 241c of this title. (Mar. 24, 1956, ch. 94, § 4, 70 Stat. 57; Pub. L. 95–625, title VI, § 610, Nov. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 3521.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was not enacted as part of act Apr. 25, 1947, ch. 41, 61 Stat. 52, which comprises this subchapter. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries CHANGE OF NAME Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park redesig- nated Theodore Roosevelt National Park pursuant to Pub. L. 95–625, title VI, § 610, Nov. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 3521, which is classified to section 241g of this title. § 241g. Change in name of Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park 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 et seq.], shall henceforth be known as the ‘‘Theodore Roosevelt National Park’’. (Pub. L. 95–625, title VI, § 610, Nov. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 3521.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT Act of April 25, 1947, referred to in text, is act Apr. 25, 1947, ch. 41, 61 Stat. 52, which is classified generally to this subchapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables. CODIFICATION Section was not enacted as part of act Apr. 25, 1947, ch. 41, 61 Stat. 52, which comprises this subchapter. § 242. Condemnation of land; acceptance of dona- tions The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to cause condemnation proceedings to be instituted in the name of the United States under the pro- visions of section 3113 of title 40, to acquire title to the lands, interests therein, or rights per- taining 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 per- taining thereto shall fix a price for the same, which, in the opinion of the Secretary of the In- terior, shall be reasonable, the Secretary may purchase the same without further delay: Pro- vided 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 Theo- dore Roosevelt National Park: And provided fur- ther, That title and evidence of title to land and interests therein acquired for said park shall be satisfactory to the Attorney General. (Apr. 25, 1947, ch. 41, § 2, 61 Stat. 53; Pub. L. 95–625, title VI, § 610, Nov. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 3521.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION ‘‘Section 3113 of title 40’’ substituted in text for ‘‘the Act of August 1, 1888, entitled ‘An Act to authorize the condemnation of lands for sites for public buildings, and other purposes’ (25 Stat. 357)’’ on authority of Pub. L. 107–217, § 5(c), Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1303, the first section of which enacted Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries CHANGE OF NAME Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park redesig- nated Theodore Roosevelt National Park pursuant to Pub. L. 95–625, title VI, § 610, Nov. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 3521, which is classified to section 241g of this title. § 243. Exchange of lands That for the purposes of acquiring non-Federal lands within the boundaries of said park as es-

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16 U.S.C. § 241 — Establishment; boundaries; maintenance of roads

All those certain tracts, pieces, or parcels of land, title to which is vested in the United States of America, and being in the State of North Dakota, and within the boundaries particularly described, as follows, to wit: Beginning at the point where the north line of the right-of-way of United States Highway Numbered 10 intersects the east boundary of section 36, township 140 north, range 101 west, fifth principal meridian; thence southwesterly and northwesterly along the north line of said right-of-way through section 1, township 139 north, range 101 west, and sections 36, 35, 34, 27, 28, 29, and 30, township 140 north, range 101 west; thence northwesterly and southwesterly along the north line of the right-of-way of said highway to be relocated as shown on the right-of-way plat for project SNFAP 283C(3) filed for record in the office of the register of deeds, Medora, North Dakota, book numbered 2 of plats, page 68, on June 13, 1942, through section 25 and the east half of the northeast quarter of section 26, township 140 north, range 102 west, to the point of intersection with the east sixteenth section line of said section 26; thence north along the sixteenth section line to the northwest corner of the northeast quarter of the northeast quarter of said section 26; thence northwesterly along a line to the northwest corner of the southwest quarter of the southeast quarter of section 23, township 140 north, range 102 west; thence westerly along the sixteenth section line to the northeast corner of the southeast quarter of the southeast quarter of section 22; township 140 north, range 102 west; thence southerly along the east section line to the southeast corner of said section 22; thence westerly along the south line of said section 22 to the point of intersection with

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16 U.S.C. § 241 — Establishment; boundaries; maintenance of

Page 148 TITLE 16—CONSERVATION § 231d 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. Executive Documents TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS For transfer of functions of other officers, employees, and agencies of Department of the Interior, with cer- tain exceptions, to Secretary of the Interior, with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1950, §§ 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. § 231d. Repeal of inconsistent laws All Acts or parts of Acts inconsistent with this subchapter are repealed to the extent of such inconsistency. (Aug. 10, 1939, ch. 640, § 5, 53 Stat. 1342.) SUBCHAPTER XXVI—THEODORE ROOSEVELT NATIONAL PARK § 241. Establishment; boundaries; maintenance of roads All those certain tracts, pieces, or parcels of land, title to which is vested in the United States of America, and being in the State of North Dakota, and within the boundaries par- ticularly described, as follows, to wit: Beginning at the point where the north line of the right-of- way of United States Highway Numbered 10 intersects the east boundary of section 36, town- ship 140 north, range 101 west, fifth principal me- ridian; thence southwesterly and northwesterly along the north line of said right-of-way through section 1, township 139 north, range 101 west, and sections 36, 35, 34, 27, 28, 29, and 30, township 140

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16 U.S.C. § 242 — Condemnation of land; acceptance of donations

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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7 U.S.C. § 1010 — Repealed. Pub. L. 87–128, title III, § 341(a), Aug. 8, 1961, 75 Stat. 318

### Statutory Notes Section 1008, acts July 22, 1937, ch. 517, title II, § 22, 50 Stat. 525; Aug. 14, 1946, ch. 964, § 4, 60 Stat. 1071, related to debt adjustment. Section 1009, acts July 22, 1937, ch. 517, title II, § 23, 50 Stat. 525; Aug. 14, 1946, ch. 964, § 4, 60 Stat. 1071, authorized appropriations for production and subsistence. For subject matter of sections 1008 and 1009 of this title, see section 1921 et seq. of this title. #### Effective Date of Repeal Repeal effective one hundred and twenty days after Aug. 8, 1961, or such earlier date as the provisions of section 1921 et seq. of this title are made effective by regulations of Secretary of Agriculture, see section 341(a) of Pub. L. 87–128, set out as a note under [section 1921 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section1921&num=0&edition=prelim). Sections repealed effective Oct. 15, 1961, by former section 300.1 of Title 6, Code of Federal Regulations, see Effective Date note set out under [section 1921 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section1921&num=0&edition=prelim).

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7 U.S.C. § 1010 — Land conservation and land utilization

Page 574 TITLE 7—AGRICULTURE § 1010 SUBCHAPTER III—LAND CONSERVATION AND LAND UTILIZATION § 1010. Land conservation and land utilization The Secretary is authorized and directed to develop a program of land conservation and land utilization, in order thereby to correct mal- adjustments in land use, and thus assist in con- trolling soil erosion, reforestation, preserving natural resources, protecting fish and wildlife, developing and protecting recreational facili- ties, mitigating floods, preventing impairment of dams and reservoirs, developing energy re- sources, conserving surface and subsurface mois- ture, protecting the watersheds of navigable streams, and protecting the public lands, health, safety, and welfare, but not to build industrial parks or establish private industrial or commer- cial enterprises. (July 22, 1937, ch. 517, title III, § 31, 50 Stat. 525; Pub. L. 87–703, title I, § 102(a), Sept. 27, 1962, 76 Stat. 607; Pub. L. 89–796, § 1(a), Nov. 8, 1966, 80 Stat. 1478; Pub. L. 97–98, title XV, § 1513, Dec. 22, 1981, 95 Stat. 1333.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1981—Pub. L. 97–98 inserted development of energy re- sources to the enumeration of aims for which the Sec- retary may develop programs of land conservation and land utilization. 1966—Pub. L. 89–796 inserted ‘‘developing and pro- tecting recreational facilities,’’ after ‘‘protecting fish and wildlife,’’. 1962—Pub. L. 87–703 struck out ‘‘including the retire- ment of lands which are submarginal or not primarily suitable for cultivation,’’ after ‘‘land utilization’’, pro- vided for assistance in protecting fish and wildlife and prohibited the building of industrial parks or establish- ment of private industrial or commercial enterprises. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFF

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