Pub. L. 93-486, tit. I, sec. 101

Pub. L. 93-486, tit. I, sec. 101

EnactedYear: 1974Length: 549 wordsOfficial source
Sec. 101. (a) Unless otherwise provided hereafter, the Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter referred to as the “Secretary”) is authorized to acquire by purchase with donated or appropriated funds, donation, exchange, or by transfer from another Federal agency such lands and interests in lands as hereafter provided for establishment as units of the national park system, as follows: (1) for establishment as the Clara Barton National Historic Site, Maryland, those lands depicted on the map entitled “Boundary Map, Clara Barton National Historic Site, Maryland”, numbered NHSCLBA 90,001 and dated February 1974, which shall include the land and improvements occupied by Clara Barton, founder of the American Red Cross, located at 5801 Oxford Road, Glen Echo. Maryland: Provided, That the above-mentioned land and improvements may be acquired only by donation: And provided further, That the donation of any privately owned lands within the historic site may not be accepted unless and until the property is vacant; (2) for establishment as the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Oregon, those lands depicted on the map entitled “Boundary Map, John Day Fossil Beds National Monument”, numbered NMJDFB-20,014-A and dated June 1971: Provided, That the national monument shall not be established unless and until the State of Oregon donates or agrees to donate the Thomas Condon John Day Fossil Beds, Clarno, and Painted Hills State Parks: Provided further, That the Secretary shall not acquire a fee title interest to more than one thousand acres of privately owned lands except by donation or exchange: Provided further, That the Secretary shall designate the principal visitor center as the “Thomas Condon Visitor Center”; (3) for establishment as the Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site, North Dakota, those lands depicted on the map entitled “Boundary Map, Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site, North Dakota”, numbered 468–20,012 and dated July 1970; (4) for establishment as the Springfield Armory National Historic Site, Massachusetts, those lands depicted on the map entitled “Boundary Map, Springfield Armory National Historic Site, Massachusetts”, numbered NHSSPAR-91,003 and dated January 1974, the oldest manufacturing arsenal in the United States: Provided, That the historic site shall not be established unless an agreement is executed which will assure the historical integrity of the site and until such lands as are needed for the historic site are donated for this purpose; 88 Stat. 1462 (5) for establishment as the Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site, Alabamba, those lands depicted on the map entitled “Boundary Map, Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site, Alabama”, numbered NHSTI 20,000-C and dated September 1973, which shall include the home of Booker T. Washington, the Carver Museum, and an antebellum property adjacent to the campus of Tuskegee Institute, known as Grey Columns; and (6) for establishment as the Martin Van Buren National Historic Site, New York, those lands depicted on the map entitled “Boundary Map, Martin Van Buren National Historic Site, New York”, numbered NHSMAVA-91,001 and dated January 1974, which shall include the home of Martin Van Buren, eighth President of the United States. (b) The Secretary may also acquire personal property associated with the areas referred to in subsection (a) of this section. Lands and interests therein owned by a State or any political subdivision thereof which are acquired for the purposes of subsection (a) of this section may be acquired only by donation.
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