§ 160b. — Acquisition of lands; lands outside of boundaries; transfer of Federal property within boundaries to administrative jurisdiction of Secretary; consideration by Secretary of offers to sell property within park area.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC160b]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1--NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER XIX--VOYAGEURS NATIONAL PARK
Sec. 160b. Acquisition of lands; lands outside of boundaries;
transfer of Federal property within boundaries to administrative
jurisdiction of Secretary; consideration by Secretary of offers
to sell property within park area
(a) The Secretary may acquire lands or interests therein within the
boundaries of the park by donation, purchase with donated or
appropriated funds, or exchange. When any tract of land is only partly
within such boundaries, the Secretary may acquire all or any portion of
the land outside of such boundaries in order to minimize the payment of
severance costs. Land so acquired outside of the park boundaries may be
exchanged by the Secretary for non-Federal lands within the park
boundaries. Any portion of land acquired outside the park boundaries and
not utilized for exchange shall be reported to the General Services
Administration for disposal under the Federal Property and
Administrative Services Act of 1949 (63 Stat. 377), as amended. Any
Federal property located within the boundaries of the park may be
transferred without consideration to the administrative jurisdiction of
the Secretary for the purposes of the park. Lands within the boundaries
of the park owned by the State of Minnesota, or any political
subdivision thereof, may be acquired only by donation.
(b) In exercising his authority to acquire property under this
section, the Secretary shall give immediate and careful consideration to
any offer made by any individual owning property within the park area to
sell such property to the Secretary. In considering such offer, the
Secretary shall take into consideration any hardship to the owner which
might result from any undue delay in acquiring his property.
(Pub. L. 91-661, Sec. 201, Jan. 8, 1971, 84 Stat. 1970.)
References in Text
The Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as
amended, referred to in subsec. (a), is act June 30, 1949, ch. 288, 63
Stat. 377, as amended. Except for title III of the Act, which is
classified generally to subchapter IV (Sec. 251 et seq.) of chapter 4 of
Title 41, Public Contracts, the Act was repealed and reenacted by Pub.
L. 107-217, Secs. 1, 6(b), Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1062, 1304, as
chapters 1 to 11 of Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works.
