§ 157c. — Boundary revision; acquisition of lands and interests; authorization of appropriations.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC157c]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1--NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER XVII--BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK
Sec. 157c. Boundary revision; acquisition of lands and
interests; authorization of appropriations
The boundary of the Big Bend National Park in the State of Texas is
hereby revised to include the lands and interests therein within the
area generally depicted on the map entitled ``Big Bend National Park,
Boundary Additions'', numbered 155/80,019-A and dated June 1980 which
shall be on file and available for public inspection in the local and
Washington, District of Columbia, Offices of the National Park Service,
Department of the Interior. The Secretary is authorized to acquire the
lands and interests therein added to the park by this section by
donation, purchase with donated or appropriated funds, or exchange,
except that lands and interests therein owned by the State of Texas or
any political subdivision thereof may be acquired only by donation or
exchange. There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be
necessary to carry out the provisions of this section, but not to exceed
$1,500,000 for the acquisition of lands and interests therein.
(Pub. L. 96-607, title IV, Sec. 401, Dec. 28, 1980, 94 Stat. 3539.)
