16 U.S.C. § 90a — Ross Lake National Recreation Area; estab-

Page 80 TITLE 16—CONSERVATION § 90a 1 Subsec. (a) designation editorially supplied. is hereby dedicated to Senator Henry M. Jackson in recognition of his leadership in establishing the North Cascades National Park, his outstanding contributions to the National Park System, the National Wilderness Preservation System, and to the protection and preser- vation of our great natural resources for the benefit of the people of the United States for all time. ‘‘SEC. 2. In order to carry out the provisions of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized and di- rected to provide such identification by signs, includ- ing, but not limited to changes in existing signs, mate- rials, maps, markers, interpretive programs, or other means as will adequately inform the public of the con- tributions of Henry M. Jackson. ‘‘SEC. 3. The Secretary of the Interior is further au- thorized and directed to cause to be erected and main- tained, within the boundaries of the North Cascades National Park, an appropriate memorial to Henry M. Jackson. Such memorial shall include but not be lim- ited to an appropriate permanent marker describing the contributions of Henry M. Jackson to the Nation. ‘‘SEC. 4. There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act.’’ § 90a. Ross Lake National Recreation Area; estab- lishment; statement of purposes; description of area In order to provide for the public outdoor recreation use and enjoyment of portions of the Skagit River and Ross, Diablo, and Gorge Lakes, together with the surrounding lands, and for the conservation of the scenic, scientific, historic, and other values contributing to public enjoy- ment of such lands and waters, there is hereby established, subject to valid existing rights, the Ross Lake National Recreation Area (herein- after referred to in this subchapter as the ‘‘recreation area’’). The recreation area shall consist of the lands and waters within the area designated ‘‘Ross Lake National Recreation Area’’ on the map referred to in section 90 of this title. (Pub. L. 90–544, title II, § 201, Oct. 2, 1968, 82 Stat. 927.) § 90a–1. Lake Chelan National Recreation Area; establishment; statement of purposes; de- scription of area In order to provide for the public outdoor recreation use and enjoyment of portions of the Stehekin River and Lake Chelan, together with the surrounding lands, and for the conservation of the scenic, scientific, historic, and other val- ues contributing to public enjoyment of such lands and waters, there is hereby established, subject to valid existing rights, the Lake Chelan National Recreation Area (hereinafter referred to in this subchapter as the ‘‘recreation area’’). The recreation area shall consist of the lands and waters within the area designated ‘‘Lake Chelan National Recreation Area’’ on the map referred to in section 90 of this title. (Pub. L. 90–544, title II, § 202, Oct. 2, 1968, 82 Stat. 927.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENTS, LAKE CHELAN NATIONAL RECREATION AREA AND WENATCHEE NATIONAL FOR- EST, WASHINGTON Pub. L. 105–238, § 1, Sept. 23, 1998, 112 Stat. 1562, and Pub. L. 105–277, div. A, § 101(e) [title III, § 342], Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–231, 2681–296, transferred administra- tive jurisdiction over part of Lake Chelan National Recreation Area from Secretary of the Interior to Sec- retary of Agriculture for inclusion in Wenatchee Na- tional Forest. § 90b. Land acquisition; authority of Secretary; manner and place; donation of State lands; transfer to administrative jurisdiction of Sec- retary; elimination of lands from national forests (a) 1 Within the boundaries of the park and recreation areas, the Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter referred to in this subchapter as the ‘‘Secretary’’) may acquire lands, waters, and in- terests therein by donation, purchase with do- nated or appropriated funds, or exchange, except that he may not acquire any such interests within the recreation areas without the consent of the owner, so long as the lands are devoted to uses compatible with the purposes of this sub- chapter. Lands owned by the State of Wash- ington or any political subdivision thereof may be acquired only by donation. Federal property within the boundaries of the park and recreation areas is hereby transferred to the administra- tive jurisdiction of the Secretary for adminis- tration by him as part of the park and recre- ation areas. The national forest land within such boundaries is hereby eliminated from the national forests within which it was heretofore located. (b) The Secretary is hereby authorized to ac- quire, with the consent of the owner, lands out- side of the authorized boundaries of North Cas- cades National Park Service Complex for the purpose of construction and operation of a backcountry information center not to exceed five acres. The Secretary of the Interior is fur- ther authorized to acquire with the consent of the owner, lands for the construction of a head- quarters and administrative site or sites, for the North Cascades National Park, Ross Lake Na- tional Recreation Area, and Lake Chelan Na- tional Recreation Area not to exceed ten acres. The lands so acquired shall be managed as part of the park. (Pub. L. 90–544, title III, § 301, Oct. 2, 1968, 82 Stat. 927; Pub. L. 100–668, title II, § 203, Nov. 16, 1988, 102 Stat. 3963.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1988—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 100–668 added subsec. (b). Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENTS FOR ROAD Pub. L. 100–668, title II, § 207, as added by Pub. L. 113–291, div. B, title XXX, § 3040, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3788, authorized Secretary to adjust boundaries of North Cascades National Park and Stephen Mather Wilderness in order to provide a 100-foot-wide corridor along which the Stehekin Valley Road could be rebuilt and directed that such adjustment be made so that equal acreage amounts would be exchanged, resulting in no net loss of acreage to either the Park or the Wil- derness.