16 U.S.C. § 271d — Administration, protection, and develop-

Page 164 TITLE 16—CONSERVATION § 271b 1 See References in Text note below. of enactment of Pub. L. 92–154, amendatory of Pub. L. 88–590 and classified to sections 271 to 271b, 271e to 271g of this title. AMENDMENTS 1971—Pub. L. 92–154 struck out ‘‘described in section 271 of this title’’ after ‘‘Within the area’’, inserted in third sentence ‘‘or any amendment thereto’’ after ‘‘the date of enactment of this Act’’, and inserted in fifth sentence ‘‘or any amendment thereto’’ after ‘‘this sub- chapter’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS The Federal Power Commission was terminated, and its functions, personnel, property, funds, etc., were transferred to the Secretary of Energy (except for cer- tain functions which were transferred to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission) by sections 7151(b), 7171(a), 7172(a), 7291, and 7293 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. § 271b. Grazing privileges; right of occupancy or use for fixed term of years; renewal Where any Federal lands included within the Canyonlands National Park are legally occupied or utilized on the date of approval of this Act or any amendment thereto for grazing purposes, pursuant to a lease, permit, or license for a fixed term of years issued or authorized by any de- partment, establishment, or agency of the United States, the Secretary of the Interior shall permit the persons holding such grazing privileges to continue in the exercise thereof during the term of the lease, permit, or license, and one period of renewal thereafter. (Pub. L. 88–590, § 3, Sept. 12, 1964, 78 Stat. 938; Pub. L. 92–154, § 1(c), Nov. 12, 1971, 85 Stat. 421.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT Date of approval of this Act or any amendment there- to, referred to in text, means Sept. 12, 1964, date of en- actment of Pub. L. 88–590, originally classified to sec- tions 271 to 271d of this title, and Nov. 12, 1971, date of approval of Pub. L. 92–154, amendatory of Pub. L. 88–590 and classified to sections 271 to 271b, 271e to 271g of this title. AMENDMENTS 1971—Pub. L. 92–154 inserted ‘‘or any amendment thereto’’ after ‘‘date of approval of this Act’’. § 271c. Access roads (a) Entrance roads and connections; administra- tive headquarters sites In order to provide suitable access to the Canyonlands National Park and facilities and services required in the operation and adminis- tration of the park, the Secretary may select the location or locations of an entrance road or roads to such park and to points of interest therein from United States Route 160 and State Routes 24 and 95, including necessary entrance and related administrative headquarters sites upon lands located outside the park, and he may select a suitable location or locations outside the park for connections between entrance roads and between roads lying within the Canyonlands National Park. (b) Acquisition of lands; authority of Secretary; rights-of-way acreage limitation; administra- tion To carry out the purposes of this section, the Secretary may acquire non-Federal lands or in- terests in lands by donation, purchase, con- demnation, exchange, or such other means as he may deem to be in the public interest: Provided, That lands and interests in lands acquired out- side the park as rights-of-way for said entrance roads and connections shall not exceed an aver- age of one hundred twenty-five acres per mile. Rights-of-way and entrance and administrative sites acquired pursuant to this authority shall be administered pursuant to such special regula- tions as the Secretary may promulgate in fur- therance of the purposes of this section. (c) Parkway standards for entrance roads and connections; approval of Secretary of Agri- culture for construction of roads crossing na- tional forest land The Secretary may construct, reconstruct, im- prove, and maintain upon the lands or interests in lands acquired pursuant to this section, or otherwise in Government ownership, an en- trance road or roads and connections of parkway standards, including necessary bridges and other structures and utilities as necessary, and funds appropriated for the National Park Service shall be available for these purposes: Provided, That if any portion of such road or roads crosses na- tional forest land the Secretary shall obtain the approval of the Secretary of Agriculture before construction of such portion shall begin. (d) Forest road; cooperation of Secretary of the Interior with Secretary of Agriculture; exten- sion The Secretary is hereby authorized to cooper- ate with the Secretary of Agriculture in the lo- cation and extension of a forest development road from State Route 95 and may extend the same from the national forest boundary to the park and points of interest therein in accord- ance with the applicable provisions of this sec- tion. (Pub. L. 88–590, § 4, Sept. 12, 1964, 78 Stat. 938.) § 271d. Administration, protection, and develop- ment Subject to the provisions of this subchapter, the administration, protection, and development of the Canyonlands National Park, as estab- lished pursuant to this subchapter, shall be ex- ercised by the Secretary of the Interior in ac- cordance with the provisions of the Act of Au- gust 25, 1916 (39 Stat. 535; 16 U.S.C. 1 and the fol- lowing),1 as amended and supplemented. (Pub. L. 88–590, § 5, Sept. 12, 1964, 78 Stat. 939.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The Act of August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. 535; 16 U.S.C. 1 and the following), referred to in text, is act Aug. 25, 1916, ch. 408, 39 Stat. 535, known as the National Park Serv- ice Organic Act, which enacted sections 1, 2, 3, and 4 of Page 165 TITLE 16—CONSERVATION § 272a 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. § 271e. Report to President Within three years from November 12, 1971, the Secretary of the Interior shall report to the President, in accordance with section 1132(c) and (d) of this title, his recommendations as to the suitability or nonsuitability of any area within the national park for preservation as wilderness, and any designation of any such area as a wil- derness shall be accomplished in accordance with said section 1132(c) and (d) of this title. (Pub. L. 88–590, § 6, as added Pub. L. 92–154, § 1(d), Nov. 12, 1971, 85 Stat. 421.) § 271f. Omitted Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section, Pub. L. 88–590, § 7, as added Pub. L. 92–154, § 1(d), Nov. 12, 1971, 85 Stat. 421, authorized the Sec- retary to conduct a study of proposed road alinements within and adjacent to the park and to submit a report on the findings and conclusions of the study to the Con- gress within two years of Nov. 12, 1971. § 271g. Authorization of appropriations There are hereby authorized to be appro- priated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this subchapter, not to ex- ceed, however, $104,500 for the acquisition of lands and not to exceed $5,102,000 (April 1970 prices) for development, plus or minus such amounts, if any, as may be justified by reason of ordinary fluctuations in construction costs as indicated by engineering cost indexes applicable to the types of construction involved herein. The sums authorized in this section shall be available for acquisition and development in the areas added by this subchapter. (Pub. L. 88–590, § 8, as added Pub. L. 92–154, § 1(d), Nov. 12, 1971, 85 Stat. 421; amended Pub. L. 94–578, title I, § 101(12), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2732.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1976—Pub. L. 94–578 substituted ‘‘$104,500’’ for ‘‘$16,000’’. SUBCHAPTER XXX—ARCHES NATIONAL PARK § 272. Establishment of park (a) In general (1) Initial boundaries Subject to valid existing rights, the lands, waters, and interests therein within the boundary generally depicted on the map enti- tled ‘‘Boundary Map, Proposed Arches Na- tional Park, Utah,’’ numbered RPSSC–138–20, 001E and dated September 1969, are hereby es- tablished as the Arches National Park (herein- after referred to as the ‘‘park’’). (2) Expanded boundaries Effective on October 30, 1998, the boundary of the park shall include the area consisting of approximately 3,140 acres and known as the ‘‘Lost Spring Canyon Addition’’, as depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Boundary Map, Arches National Park, Lost Spring Canyon Addition’’, numbered 138/60,000–B, and dated April 1997. (3) Maps The maps described in paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be on file and available for public inspec- tion in the offices of the National Park Serv- ice, Department of the Interior. (b) Abolition of Arches National Monument; funds of monument available for park; ad- ministration of lands excluded from monu- ment The Arches National Monument is hereby abolished, and any funds available for purposes of the monument shall be available for purposes of the park. Federal lands, waters, and interests therein excluded from the monument by this subchapter shall be administered by the Sec- retary of the Interior (hereinafter referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) in accordance with the laws applicable to the public lands of the United States. (Pub. L. 92–155, § 1, Nov. 12, 1971, 85 Stat. 422; Pub. L. 105–329, § 2(a), Oct. 30, 1998, 112 Stat. 3060.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1998—Pub. L. 105–329 inserted section designation and catchline and in subsec. (a) inserted subsec. heading, inserted par. (1) designation and heading before first sentence, added par. (2), inserted par. (3) designation and heading before second sentence and substituted ‘‘The maps described in paragraphs (1) and (2)’’ for ‘‘Such map’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries SHORT TITLE OF 1998 AMENDMENT Pub. L. 105–329, § 1, Oct. 30, 1998, 112 Stat. 3060, pro- vided that: ‘‘This Act [enacting section 272g of this title, amending this section and sections 272a, 272b, and 272d of this title, and enacting provisions set out as a note under section 272g of this title] may be cited as the ‘Arches National Park Expansion Act of 1998’.’’ § 272a. Acquisition of property (a) In general The Secretary is authorized to acquire by do- nation, purchase with donated or appropriated funds, transfer from any Federal agency, ex- change or otherwise, the lands and interests in lands described in section 272 of this title, ex- cept that lands or interests therein owned by the State of Utah, or any political subdivision thereof, may be acquired only with the approval of such State or political subdivision. (b) Lost Spring Canyon Addition As soon as practicable after October 30, 1998, the Secretary shall transfer jurisdiction over