§ 284. — Establishment; statement of purposes; description; acquisition of property; acreage limitation.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC284]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1--NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER XXXV--WOLF TRAP NATIONAL PARK FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
Sec. 284. Establishment; statement of purposes; description;
acquisition of property; acreage limitation
For the purpose of establishing in the National Capital area a park
for the performing arts and related educational programs, and for
recreation use in connection therewith, the Secretary of the Interior is
authorized to establish, develop, improve, operate, and maintain the
Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts in Fairfax County,
Virginia. The park shall encompass the portions of the property formerly
known as Wolf Trap Farm and Symphony Hill in Fairfax County, Virginia,
to be donated for park purposes to the United States, and such
additional lands or interests therein as the Secretary may acquire for
purposes of the park by donation or purchase with donated or
appropriated funds, the aggregate of which shall not exceed one hundred
and forty-five acres.
(Pub. L. 89-671, Sec. 1, Oct. 15, 1966, 80 Stat. 950; Pub. L. 107-219,
Sec. 1(a)(1), Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1330.)
Amendments
2002--Pub. L. 107-219 substituted ``Wolf Trap National Park for the
Performing Arts'' for ``Wolf Trap Farm Park''.
Short Title
Section 12 of Pub. L. 89-671, as added by Pub. L. 97-310, Oct. 14,
1982, 96 Stat. 1458, and amended by Pub. L. 107-219, Sec. 1(a)(1), Aug.
21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1330, provided that: ``This Act [enacting this
subchapter] may be referred to as the `Wolf Trap National Park for the
Performing Arts Act'.''
Study of Park Future; Report to Congress
Pub. L. 89-671, Sec. 13, as added by Pub. L. 101-636, Sec. 3, Nov.
28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4587, directed Secretary, acting jointly with the
Foundation, to conduct a study and analysis of the operations and
management practices being used to carry out the purposes of this
subchapter and to submit, not later than 2 years after Nov. 28, 1990, a
report of such study and analysis to Congress.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 284a of this title.
