16 U.S.C. § 79g — Contract authorization within prescribed

Page 65 TITLE 16—CONSERVATION § 79j 1 See References in Text note below. grantor by exchange for any federally owned property under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management in California, except property needed for public use and management, which he classifies as suitable for exchange or other dis- posal, or any federally owned property he may designate within the Northern Redwood Pur- chase Unit in Del Norte County, California, ex- cept that section known and designated as the Yurok Experimental Forest, consisting of ap- proximately nine hundred and thirty-five acres. Such federally owned property shall also be available for use by the Secretary in lieu of, or together with, cash in payment of just com- pensation for any real property taken pursuant to section 79c(b) of this title. The values of the properties so exchanged either shall be approxi- mately equal or, if they are not approximately equal, the value shall be equalized by the pay- ment of cash to the grantor or to the Secretary as the circumstances require. Through the exer- cise of his exchange authority, the Secretary shall, to the extent possible, minimize economic dislocation and the disruption of the grantor’s commercial operations. (Pub. L. 90–545, § 5, Oct. 2, 1968, 82 Stat. 933.) § 79f. Transfer of property from Federal agency to administrative jurisdiction of Secretary Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any Federal property located within any of the areas described in sections 79b and 79c of this title may, with the concurrence of the head of the agency having custody thereof, be trans- ferred without consideration to the administra- tive jurisdiction of the Secretary for use by him in carrying out the provisions of this sub- chapter. (Pub. L. 90–545, § 6, Oct. 2, 1968, 82 Stat. 934.) § 79g. Contract authorization within prescribed cost limits; installments: duration, interest; provisions for payment of judgments and compromise settlements applicable to judg- ments against United States (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary shall have the same author- ity with respect to contracts for the acquisition of land and interests in land for the purposes of this subchapter as was given the Secretary of the Treasury for other land acquisitions by sec- tion 3171 of title 40, and the Secretary and the owner of land to be acquired under this sub- chapter may agree that the purchase price will be paid in periodic installments over a period that does not exceed ten years, with interest on the unpaid balance thereof at a rate which is not in excess of the current average market yield on outstanding marketable obligations of the United States with remaining periods to matu- rity comparable to the average maturities on the installments. (b) Judgments against the United States, in- cluding final partial judgments and compromise settlements of claims referred to the Attorney General for defense of suits against the United States, for amounts in excess of the deposit in court in actions under section 79c of this title shall be paid in accordance with the provisions of section 1304 of title 31, and section 2414 of title 28. Final partial judgments and compromise set- tlements are payable only after certification by the Attorney General to the Comptroller Gen- eral that it is in the interest of the United States to do so. (Pub. L. 90–545, § 7, Oct. 2, 1968, 82 Stat. 934; Pub. L. 99–151, title II, § 203, Nov. 13, 1985, 99 Stat. 807.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION ‘‘Section 3171 of title 40’’ substituted in subsec. (a) for ‘‘section 34 of the Act of May 30, 1908 (35 Stat. 545; 40 U.S.C. 261)’’ 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. AMENDMENTS 1985—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 99–151, in amending subsec. (b) generally, inserted provisions relating to final par- tial judgments and compromise settlements, sub- stituted reference to actions under section 79c of this title for reference to condemnation actions, and deleted reference to section 2517 of title 28. § 79h. Memorial groves named for benefactors The present practice of the California Depart- ment of Parks and Recreation of maintaining memorial groves of redwood trees named for benefactors of the State redwood parks shall be continued by the Secretary in the Redwood Na- tional Park. (Pub. L. 90–545, § 8, Oct. 2, 1968, 82 Stat. 934.) § 79i. Administration The Secretary shall administer the Redwood National Park in accordance with the provisions of the Act of August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. 535, 16 U.S.C. 1–4),1 as amended and supplemented. (Pub. L. 90–545, § 9, Oct. 2, 1968, 82 Stat. 934.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The Act of August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. 535, 16 U.S.C. 1–4), 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 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. § 79j. Authorization of appropriations There are hereby authorized to be appro- priated $92,000,000 for land acquisition to carry out the provisions of this subchapter. (Pub. L. 90–545, § 10, Oct. 2, 1968, 82 Stat. 934.)