16 U.S.C. § 403i — Secretary of the Interior authorized to

Page 232 TITLE 16—CONSERVATION § 403i § 403i. Secretary of the Interior authorized to purchase necessary lands The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to acquire on behalf of the United States by pur- chase, at prices deemed by him to be reasonable, the lands needed to complete the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in the State of Ten- nessee, in accordance with the provisions of sec- tions 403 and 403a to 403c of this title; and the Secretary of the Interior is further authorized, when in his opinion unreasonable prices are asked for any of such lands, to acquire the same by condemnation under the provisions of section 3113 of title 40. (Feb. 12, 1938, ch. 27, § 5, 52 Stat. 29.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION ‘‘Section 3113 of title 40’’ substituted in text for ‘‘the Act of August 1, 1888’’ 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. § 403j. Authorization of appropriation There is authorized to be appropriated, out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise ap- propriated, the sum of $743,265.29 to complete the acquisition of lands within the limits of said park, such funds to be available until expended. (Feb. 12, 1938, ch. 27, § 6, 52 Stat. 29.) § 403k. Boundary between Great Smoky Moun- tains National Park and Cherokee-Pisgah- Nantahala National Forests The portion of the boundary of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park that is com- mon to and between the park and the Cherokee- Pisgah-Nantahala National Forests hereafter shall be as follows: (a) Between the Pisgah National Forest and Great Smoky Mountains National Park the boundary shall be as follows: Beginning at a point where North Carolina State Highway Numbered 284 first crosses the Cataloochee Di- vide, said point being common to the boundary of said forest as described in Proclamation Num- bered 2187 of July 10, 1936, and the boundary of said park, as authorized by sections 403 and 403a to 403c of this title; thence following the divide northeasterly to the summit of Bent Knee Knob; thence northwesterly and northerly following Trail Ridge and White Oak Mountain to a point where the present national forest boundary leaves White Oak Mountain and running with same northwesterly across Cataloochee Creek to the southeast corner of a tract of national park land and northwesterly through the same fol- lowing the crest of the ridge next south of the east boundary of the said tract to the old road on the summit of Longarm Mountain; thence southwesterly and northwesterly follows the said road running with the top of Scottish Mountain and through a tract of national forest land to the south boundary of a tract of national park land just east of Mount Sterling Gap; thence northerly following the south and east boundaries of the said tract of national park land to the northeast corner thereof; thence northeasterly through a tract of national forest land, following the crest of the ridge parallel to and east of Mount Sterling Creek to the summit of the ridge terminated by the juncture of Mount Sterling Creek with its south prong; thence northwesterly across Mount Sterling Creek to the summit northeast of Ivy Gap; thence westerly to a point where the westerly boundary of a tract of Forest Service land di- verges from North Carolina State Highway Numbered 284; thence with the highway north- erly to a point where North Carolina Highway Numbered 284 joins Tennessee Highway Num- bered 75 at the State line; (b) Between Nantahala National Forest and Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the boundary shall follow the boundary of said for- est as described in Proclamation Numbered 2185 of July 9, 1936; (c) Between Cherokee National Forest (Unaka Division) and Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the boundary shall follow the boundary of said forest as described in Proclamation Num- bered 2183 of July 8, 1936. (July 26, 1950, ch. 492, § 1, 64 Stat. 377.) § 403k–1. Laws applicable Subject to valid existing rights, all lands with- in the boundaries of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, as redefined by sections 403k to 403k–2 of this title, hereafter shall be a part of the national park and shall be subject to all laws, rules, and regulations applicable to the na- tional park. All federally owned lands elimi- nated from the national park by said sections shall hereafter be a part of the Pisgah National Forest and shall be subject to all laws, rules, and regulations relating to such national forest. (July 26, 1950, ch. 492, § 2, 64 Stat. 378.) § 403k–2. Addition of lands to Great Smoky Mountains National Park So much of the twenty-five-acre tract of land in Forney’s Creek Township, Swain County, North Carolina, lying north of Lake Cheoah, proposed to be donated to the United States by the Carolina Aluminum Company, as now lies outside of the park boundaries authorized by sections 403 and 403a to 403c of this title, shall upon acceptance by the Secretary of the Inte- rior, become a part of the Great Smoky Moun- tains National Park and shall be subject to all laws, rules, and regulations applicable to said park. (July 26, 1950, ch. 492, § 3, 64 Stat. 378.) § 403k–3. Palmer’s Chapel in Cataloochee Valley of Great Smoky Mountains National Park; protection and continued use; communica- tion of Chapel history to visitors The Secretary of the Interior is authorized and directed to take such measures as may be nec- essary to provide for the continued protection of the historic Palmer’s Chapel in the Cataloochee Valley of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The importance of the chapel in memori- alizing the early settlement of the valley and in providing an opportunity for interpreting the