Pub. L. 94-578, tit. III, sec. 319

Sec. 319. The Act of June 21, 1934 (48 Stat. 1198; 16U.S.C. 430j) is amended as follows: (1) In section 1: (a) change “national military park” to “national battlefield” and (b) change “Monocacy National Military Park” to “Monocacy National Battlefield” (hereinafter referred to as “the battlefield”). The battlefield shall comprise the area generally depicted on the drawing entitled “Boundary, Monocacy National Battlefield”, numbered 894–40,000 and dated May 1976, and delete the remainder of the sentence. (2) In section 2, change “Monocacy National Military Park” to “battlefield” wherever it occurs. (3) In section 3, delete “enter into leases with the owners of such of the lands, works, defenses, and buildings thereon within the Monocacy National Military Park, as in his discretion it is unnecessary to forth-with acquire title to, and such leases shall be on such terms and conditions as the Secretary of the Interior may prescribe, and may contain options to purchase, subject to later acceptance, if, in the judgment of the Secretary of the Interior, it is as economical to purchase as condemn title to property: Provided, That the Secretary of the Interior may enter into agreements upon such nominal terms as he may prescribe, permitting the present owners or their tenants to occupy or cultivate their present holdings, upon condition”, and insert in lieu thereof, “lease to the immediately preceding owner or owners any lands acquired pursuant to an agreement that such lessee or lessees will occupy such lands in a manner consistent with the purposes of this Act and”. (4) Change section 4 to read: “Sec. 4. The administration, development, preservation, and maintenance of the battlefield shall be exercised by the Secretary of the Interior in accordance with the Act of August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. 535; 16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.), as amended and supplemented, and the Act of August 21, 1935 (49 Stat. 666).”. (5) Repeal all of section 5. (6) In section 6: (a) delete, “said Office of National Parks, Buildings, and Reservations, acting through the”, and (b) change “Monocacy National Military Park:” to “battle-field”, delete the remainder of the sentence and insert in lieu thereof “for carrying out the provisions of this Act.”. (7) In section 7: (a) change “Monocacy National Military Park” to “battlefield”, and (b) delete the comma and “which approval shall be based on formal written reports made to him in each case by the Office of National Parks, Buildings, and Reservations; Provided,” and insert in lieu thereof “Provided further”, 90 STAT. 2739 (8) In section 8, change the comma to a period and delete “of not less than $5 nor more than $500.”, (9) Change section 10 to read: “Sec. 10. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary, but not more than S3,525,000 for the acquisition of lands and interests in lands, and not to exceed $500,000 for the development of essential public facilities. Within three years from the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall develop and transmit to the Committees on Interior and Insular Affairs of the United States Congress a final master plan for the full development of the battlefield consistent with the preservation objectives of this Act, indicating: (a) the facilities needed to accommodate the health, safety, and interpretive needs of the visiting public; (b) the location and estimated cost of all facilities; and (c) the projected need for any additional facilities within the battlefield. No funds authorized to be appropriated pursuant to this section shall be available prior to October 1, 1977.”.