16 U.S.C. § 263 — Acceptance of donations

Page 160 TITLE 16—CONSERVATION § 256i 1 See References in Text note below. 5(c), and 9 of Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, Title 18, Appendix. Section 256f, act Mar. 6, 1942, ch. 151, § 7, 56 Stat. 137, related to commissioner’s [now magistrate judge’s] sal- ary. Section 256g, act Mar. 6, 1942, ch. 151, § 8, 56 Stat. 137, related to certification and payment of fees, costs, and expenses. Section 256h, act Mar. 6, 1942, ch. 151, § 9, 56 Stat. 137, related to disposition of fines and costs. § 256i. Notice to Governor of Washington; appli- cation of laws to subsequently accepted lands The Secretary of the Interior shall notify in writing the Governor of the State of Washington of the passage and approval of this Act, and of the fact that the United States assumes police jurisdiction over the park. Upon the acceptance by the Secretary of the Interior of further ces- sions of jurisdiction over lands now or hereafter included in the Olympic National Park, the pro- visions of sections 256b and 256c of this title shall apply to such lands. (Mar. 6, 1942, ch. 151, § 10, 56 Stat. 137.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT This Act, referred to in text, is act Mar. 6, 1942, which is classified to sections 256 to 256i of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Ta- bles. SUBCHAPTER XXVIII—CUMBERLAND GAP NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK § 261. Establishment; description of area When title to such lands, structures, and other property in the Cumberland Gap-Cumberland Ford areas, being portions of the Warriors Path of the Indians and Wilderness Road of Daniel Boone, within Bell and Harlan Counties, Ken- tucky; Lee County, Virginia; and Claiborne County, Tennessee; as may be determined by the Secretary of the Interior as necessary or desir- able for national historical park purposes, shall have been vested in the United States, such area or areas shall be, and they are, established, dedi- cated, and set apart as a public park for the ben- efit and inspiration of the people and shall be known as the Cumberland Gap National Histor- ical Park: Provided, That the United States shall not purchase by appropriation of public moneys any lands within the aforesaid areas. (June 11, 1940, ch. 304, § 1, 54 Stat. 262; May 26, 1943, ch. 103, § 1, 57 Stat. 85.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1943—Act May 26, 1943, omitted proviso relating to in- clusion of certain specified lands. § 262. Total area; consent of Congress to acquisi- tion of lands and property and transfer thereof to United States The total area of the Cumberland Gap Na- tional Historical Park, as determined pursuant to this subchapter, shall comprise not less than six thousand acres and shall not exceed fifty thousand acres, and lands may be added to the park following its establishment within the aforesaid limitations. The park shall not include any land within the city limits of Middlesboro and Pineville, Kentucky; Cumberland Gap, Ten- nessee; which the proper officials thereof shall indicate to the Secretary of the Interior prior to the establishment of said park are required for expansion of said cities. (a) The consent of Congress is given to the States of Tennessee, Kentucky, and Virginia to enter into a compact providing for (1) the acqui- sition of the lands, structures, and other prop- erty in the Cumberland Gap-Cumberland Ford areas referred to in section 261 of this title, and (2) the transfer of title to such lands, structures, and other property to the United States. (b) The right to alter, amend, or repeal this section is expressly reserved. (June 11, 1940, ch. 304, § 2, 54 Stat. 263; May 26, 1943, ch. 103, § 2, 57 Stat. 85.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1943—Act May 26, 1943, among other changes, inserted minimum acreage limitation in first par. and added pars. (a) and (b). § 263. Acceptance of donations The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to accept donations of land, interests in land, buildings, structures, and other property within the boundaries of the said historical park as de- termined and fixed under this subchapter, and donations of funds for the purchase and mainte- nance thereof: Provided, That he may acquire on behalf of the United States out of any donated funds, by purchase at prices deemed by him rea- sonable, or by condemnation under the provi- sions of section 3113 of title 40, such tracts of land within said historical park as may be nec- essary for the completion thereof. The title to any lands or interests in lands to be acquired pursuant to this subchapter shall be satisfactory to the Secretary of the Interior. (June 11, 1940, ch. 304, § 3, 54 Stat. 263.) 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. § 264. Administration, protection, and develop- ment The administration, protection, and develop- ment of the aforesaid national historical park shall be exercised under the direction of the Sec- retary of the Interior by the National Park Service, subject to the provisions of the Act of August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. 535), entitled ‘‘An Act to establish a National Park Service, and for other purposes’’,1 as amended. (June 11, 1940, ch. 304, § 4, 54 Stat. 263.)