16 U.S.C. § 81 — Establishment; statement of purposes

Page 74 TITLE 16—CONSERVATION § 80d–1 1 See References in Text note below. 1916 (39 Stat. 535), entitled ‘‘An Act to establish a National Park Service, and for other pur- poses’’,1 as amended. (Mar. 4, 1940, ch. 40, § 5, 54 Stat. 44.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The Act of August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. 535), entitled ‘‘An Act to establish a National Park Service, and for other purposes’’, 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 Sections 1 to 4 of the Act were repealed and restated as section 1865(a) of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure, and section 100101(a), chapter 1003, and sections 100751(a), 100752, 100753, and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. § 80d–1. Use of appropriations for road construc- tion After June 22, 1946, no part of appropriations made for the National Park Service shall be available for road construction in Kings Canyon National Park, California, except on the floor of the canyon of the South Fork of the Kings River and the Grant Grove section of that park. (July 1, 1946, ch. 529, § 1, 60 Stat. 377.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was not enacted as part of act Mar. 4, 1940, ch. 40, 54 Stat. 41, which comprises this subchapter. 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. §§ 80e to 80h. Repealed. June 25, 1948, ch. 646, § 39, 62 Stat. 992, eff. Sept. 1, 1948 Section 80e, act Apr. 23, 1946, ch. 202, § 1, 60 Stat. 119, related to appointment and jurisdiction of commis- sioner. See provisions covering United States mag- istrate judges in section 631 et seq. of Title 28, Judici- ary and Judicial Procedure. Section 80f, act Apr. 23, 1946, ch. 202, § 2, 60 Stat. 119, related to arrests for violations of rules and petty of- fenses. Section 80g, act Apr. 23, 1946, ch. 202, § 3, 60 Stat. 120, related to arrests for criminal offenses, and is now cov- ered by section 3041 of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure, and rules 4, 5(c), and 9 of Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, Title 18, Appendix. Section 80h, act Apr. 23, 1946, ch. 202, § 4, 60 Stat. 120, related to payment and disposition of fees, costs, and expenses. SUBCHAPTER IX—COLONIAL NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK § 81. Establishment; statement of purposes Upon proclamation of the President, as herein provided, sufficient of the areas hereinafter specified for the purposes of this subchapter shall be established and set apart as the Colo- nial National Historical Park for the preserva- tion of the historical structures and remains thereon and for the benefit and enjoyment of the people. (July 3, 1930, ch. 837, § 1, 46 Stat. 855; June 5, 1936, ch. 525, § 2, 49 Stat. 1483.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 443 of this title. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries CHANGE OF NAME Act June 5, 1936, ch. 525, § 2, 49 Stat. 1483, provided: ‘‘That the area now within the Colonial National Monument, together with such additions as may here- after be made thereto, pursuant to section 1 hereof [section 81b of this title], shall be known as the ‘Colo- nial National Historical Park’, under which name the aforesaid national park shall be entitled to receive and to use all moneys heretofore or hereafter appropriated for the Colonial National Monument.’’ JAMESTOWN 400TH COMMEMORATION COMMISSION Pub. L. 106–565, Dec. 23, 2000, 114 Stat. 2812, known as the ‘‘Jamestown 400th Commemoration Commission Act of 2000’’, established the Jamestown 400th Com- memoration Commission to ensure a suitable national observance of the 400th anniversary of the founding of Jamestown in 2007 and provided that the Commission report to Congress by Sept. 30, 2008, and terminate on Dec. 31, 2008. Pub. L. 106–554, § 1(a)(4) [div. B, title I, § 127], Dec. 21, 2000, 114 Stat. 2763, 2763A–229, 2763A–359, enacted provi- sions substantially identical to those enacted by Pub. L. 106–565. § 81a. Location and boundaries The Secretary of the Interior is authorized and directed to make an examination of Jamestown Island, parts of the city of Williamsburg, and the Yorktown battlefield, all in the State of Vir- ginia, and areas for highways to connect said is- land, city, and battlefield with a view to deter- mining the area or areas thereof desirable for in- clusion in the said Colonial National Historical Park, not to exceed two thousand five hundred acres of the said battlefield or five hundred feet in width as to such connecting areas, and upon completion thereof he shall make appropriate recommendations to the President, who shall es- tablish the boundaries of said national park by proclamation: Provided, That the boundaries so established may be enlarged or diminished by