§ 251k. — Economic dislocation in land acquisition; exchange of lands; transfers of land within a national forest; concurrence of Secretary of Agriculture.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC251k]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1--NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER XXVII--OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK
Sec. 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 Secretary 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, Sec. 320(h), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2741.)
Land Exchanges
Pub. L. 100-71, title I, July 11, 1987, 101 Stat. 415, provided 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 convey 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.''
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 251f, 251g, 251h, 251i,
251l, 251m of this title.
