16 U.S.C. § 211 — Acceptance of title; terms and conditions;

Page 130 TITLE 16—CONSERVATION § 207c from the State of California, and in exchange therefor may patent an area of unreserved, va- cant, nonmineral public land of equal value sit- uate in the same State. The land which may be acquired by the United States under this section shall, upon acceptance of title, become a part of Lassen Volcanic National Park. (May 21, 1928, ch. 658, 45 Stat. 644.) § 207c. Additional lands from Lassen National Forest; authorization for road The following described lands of the Lassen National Forest are hereby excluded from the forest and added to the Lassen Volcanic Na- tional Park: Lots 1, 2, and 3, south half northeast quarter, and southeast quarter northwest quarter section 4; west half southeast quarter and those parts of the south half northwest quarter and of the southwest quarter of section 11 lying east of Lost Creek; and section 19, township 31 north, range 4 east, Mount Diablo meridian: Provided, That the aforesaid lands in section 19 are in- cluded within the national park subject to the right of the Secretary of Agriculture to con- struct and maintain a permanent road through such section in order to permit the use, protec- tion, and administration of adjacent national forest lands and the removal of timber from the national forest. (Pub. L. 87–129, Aug. 10, 1961, 75 Stat. 319.) SUBCHAPTER XXIII—ABRAHAM LINCOLN BIRTHPLACE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK § 211. Acceptance of title; terms and conditions; admission fees The United States of America accepts title to the lands mentioned in the deed of gift or con- veyance in possession of the Secretary of War on July 17, 1916, together with all the buildings and appurtenances thereon, especially the log cabin in which Abraham Lincoln was born and the me- morial hall inclosing the same, which deed of conveyance was executed on the 11th day of April, 1916, by the Lincoln Farm Association, a corporation, to the United States of America, describing certain lands situated near the town of Hodgenville, county of Larue, State of Ken- tucky, which lands are more particularly identi- fied and described in said deed or conveyance. The title to such lands, buildings, and appur- tenances is accepted upon the terms and condi- tions stated in said deed or conveyance, namely: That the land therein described, together with the buildings and appurtenances thereon, shall be forever dedicated to the purposes of a na- tional park or reservation, the United States of America agreeing to protect and preserve the said lands, buildings, and appurtenances, and es- pecially the log cabin in which Abraham Lincoln was born and the memorial hall inclosing the same, from spoliation, destruction, and further disintegration, to the end that they may be pre- served for all time, so far as may be; and further agreeing that there shall never be any charge or fee made to or asked from the public for admis- sion to the said park or reservation. (July 17, 1916, ch. 247, § 1, 39 Stat. 385; July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, § 205(a), 61 Stat. 501.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries CHANGE OF NAME Department of War designated Department of the Army and title of Secretary of War changed to Sec- retary of the Army by section 205(a) of act July 26, 1947, c. 343, title II, 61 Stat. 501. Section 205(a) of act July 26, 1947, was repealed by section 53 of act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 641. Section 1 of act Aug. 10, 1956, en- acted ‘‘Title 10, Armed Forces’’ which in sections 3010 to 3013 continued military Department of the Army under administrative supervision of Secretary of the Army. Executive Documents TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS Transfer of control of Abraham Lincoln National Park [now Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National His- torical Park] to the Office of National Parks, Buildings and Reservations in the Department of the Interior, see section 2 of Ex. Ord. No. 6166, June 10, 1933, set out as a note under section 901 of Title 5, Government Organi- zation and Employees. This office was designated the National Park Service in the Department of the Inte- rior by act Mar. 2, 1934, ch. 38, 48 Stat. 389. § 212. Endowment fund; protection and preserva- tion The United States of America also accepts title to the endowment fund of $50,000 mentioned in the assignment and transfer, in the possession of the Secretary of War, on July 17, 1916, which assignment and transfer was executed on the 11th day of April, 1916, by the Lincoln Farm As- sociation, a corporation, to the United States of America, transferring and turning over all its right, title, and interest in and to said endow- ment fund, heretofore invested in certain stocks, bonds, and securities held and owned by the Lincoln Farm Association, and more par- ticularly identified and described in said assign- ment and transfer. The title to said endowment fund is accepted upon the terms and conditions stated in said assignment and transfer, namely, that the United States of America shall forever keep the said tract of land described in said deed, together with the buildings and appur- tenances thereunto belonging, dedicated to the purpose of a national park or reservation, and that there shall never be any charge or fee made to or asked from the public for admission to the said park or reservation; and further, shall for- ever protect, preserve, and maintain said land, buildings, and appurtenances, and especially the log cabin in which Abraham Lincoln was born and the memorial hall inclosing the same, from spoliation, destruction, and further disintegra- tion, to the end that they may be preserved for all time, as far as may be, as a national park or reservation. (July 17, 1916, ch. 247, § 2, 39 Stat. 385; July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, § 205(a), 61 Stat. 501.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries CHANGE OF NAME Department of War designated Department of the Army and title of Secretary of War changed to Sec- retary of the Army by section 205(a) of act July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, 61 Stat. 501. Section 205(a) of act July 26, 1947, was repealed by section 53 of act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 641. Section 1 of act Aug. 10, 1956, en-