16 U.S.C. § 251l — Retrocession of lands to State; Quileute

Page 156 TITLE 16—CONSERVATION § 251k ments or other interests that allow only those improvements that the Secretary finds to be reasonably necessary for continued use and oc- cupancy. Any such owner or owners who elects to improve his property or a portion thereof shall submit to the Secretary a plan which shall set forth the manner in which the property is to be improved and the use to which it is proposed to be put. If, upon review of such plan, the Sec- retary determines that it is compatible with the limitations of this section, he in his discretion may issue a permit to such owner and a certifi- cate to that effect. Upon issuance of any such certificate and so long as such property is main- tained and used in conformity therewith, the au- thority of the Secretary to acquire such prop- erty or interest therein without the consent of the owner shall be suspended. (Pub. L. 94–578, title III, § 320(g), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2741.) § 251k. Economic dislocation in land acquisition; exchange of lands; transfers of land within a national forest; concurrence of Secretary of Agriculture In order to minimize economic dislocation in acquiring property within the park, the Sec- retary may acquire with the consent of the owner, lands and interests in lands outside the boundaries of the park, but within the State of Washington, and with the concurrence of the Secretary of Agriculture, he may utilize lands and interests therein within a national forest in the State of Washington hereby authorized to be transferred to the Secretary, for the purpose of exchanging lands and interests so acquired or transferred for property within the park. (Pub. L. 94–578, title III, § 320(h), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2741.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries LAND EXCHANGES Pub. L. 100–71, title I, July 11, 1987, 101 Stat. 415, pro- vided in part: ‘‘That pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 251k, the Secretary may acquire the 270-acre parcel known as Keystone Spit on Whidbey Island, Washington, and con- vey such parcel to the State of Washington in exchange for the approximately 1,000 acres of tidelands owned by such State within the boundary of Olympic National Park: Provided further, That if recreational uses of these tidelands must be regulated, the National Park Service shall consult with the State of Washington prior to the implementation of any such regulations: Provided further, That the exchange must include the mineral rights of the tidelands.’’ § 251l. Retrocession of lands to State; Quileute Indian Reservation jurisdiction; concurrent legislative jurisdiction with State Effective upon acceptance thereof by the State of Washington (1) the jurisdiction which the United States acquired over those lands ex- cluded from the boundaries of Olympic National Park by section 251e of this title is hereby retroceded to the State: Provided, That the lands restored to the Quileute Indian Reservation shall be subject to the same State and Tribal ju- risdiction as all other trust lands within said Reservation; and (2) there is hereby retroceded to such State concurrent legislative jurisdic- tion, as the Governor of the State of Washington and the Secretary shall determine, over and within all territory within the boundaries of the park as revised by sections 251e to 251m of this title. (Pub. L. 94–578, title III, § 320(i), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2741.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT Section 251e of this title and sections 251e to 251m of this title, referred to in text, were in the original ‘‘sub- section 1(a) of this Act’’ and ‘‘this Act’’, respectively. ‘‘This Act’’ means Pub. L. 94–578. § 251m. Authorization of appropriations There is hereby authorized to be appropriated not to exceed $23,700,000 for the acquisition of lands, privately owned aquatic lands, or inter- ests therein in accordance with the provisions of sections 251e to 251m of this title. No funds au- thorized to be appropriated pursuant to sections 251e to 251m of this title shall be available prior to October 1, 1977. (Pub. L. 94–578, title III, § 320(j), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2741; Pub. L. 96–199, title I, § 110, Mar. 5, 1980, 94 Stat. 70.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT Sections 251e to 251m of this title, referred to in text, was in the original ‘‘this title’’, meaning title III of Pub. L. 94–578. AMENDMENTS 1980—Pub. L. 96–199 substituted ‘‘$23,700,000’’ for ‘‘$13,000,000’’. § 251n. Additional boundary revision (a) The boundary of Olympic National Park, Washington, is hereby revised to include within the park— (1) all submerged lands and waters of Lake Ozette, Washington, and the Ozette River, Washington; (2) all surveyed and unsurveyed islands, above the point of lowest low tide, lying off the coast of the State of Washington in the Pacific Ocean between latitudes 48 degrees 23 minutes north and 47 degrees 34 minutes north: Provided, That such lands as are identi- fied in this paragraph shall continue to be open to fishing and to the taking of shellfish in conformity with the laws and regulations of the State of Washington; (3) those lands between mean high tide and the lowest low tide beginning in section 22, township 24 north, range 13 west Willamette meridian, at the common boundary between the Olympic National Park and the Quinault Indian Reservation, to section 18, township 32 north, range 15 west Willamette meridian, at the common boundary between the Olympic National Park and the Makah Indian Reserva- tion, except those lands directly adjacent to and west of the Hoh, Ozette, and Quillayute Indian Reservations: Provided, That such lands as are identified in this paragraph shall con-