§ 3194. — Archeological and paleontological sites.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC3194]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 51--ALASKA NATIONAL INTEREST LANDS CONSERVATION
SUBCHAPTER VI--ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
Sec. 3194. Archeological and paleontological sites
Notwithstanding any acreage or boundary limitations contained in
this Act with respect to the Cape Krusenstern National Monument, the
Bering Land Bridge National Preserve, the Yukon-Charley Rivers National
Preserve, and the Kobuk Valley National Park, the Secretary may
designate Federal lands or he may acquire by purchase with the consent
of the owner, donation, or exchange any significant archeological or
paleontological site in Alaska located outside of the boundaries of such
areas and containing resources which are closely associated with any
such area. If any such site is so designated or acquired, it shall be
included in and managed as part of such area. Not more than seven
thousand five hundred acres of land may be designated or acquired under
this section for inclusion in any single area. Before designation or
acquisition of any property in excess of one hundred acres under the
provisions of this section, the Secretary shall--
(1) submit notice of such proposed designation or acquisition to
the appropriate committees of the Congress; and
(2) publish notice of such proposed designation or acquisition
in the Federal Register.
(Pub. L. 96-487, title XIII, Sec. 1304, Dec. 2, 1980, 94 Stat. 2478.)
References in Text
This Act, referred to in provision preceding par. (1), is Pub. L.
96-487, Dec. 2, 1980, 94 Stat. 2371, as amended, known as the Alaska
National Interest Lands Conservation Act. For complete classification of
this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 3101 of
this title and Tables.
