§ 343c-2. — Addition of lands; Jackson Laboratory.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC343c-2]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1--NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER XXXVII--ACADIA NATIONAL PARK
Sec. 343c-2. Addition of lands; Jackson Laboratory
The Secretary of the Interior may, in his discretion, accept title
to certain land in the town of Bar Harbor, Hancock County, Maine, held
by the Jackson Laboratory, a nonprofit corporation organized and
existing under the laws of the State of Maine, said land being more
particularly described as follows:
Beginning at a stone bound set in the ground in the southerly side
of State Highway Numbered 3 leading from Bar Harbor to Seal Harbor, said
stone bound also marking the northeasterly corner of land of the United
States of America and the northwesterly corner of land of the Jackson
Laboratory;
thence north 72 degrees 58 minutes east and following the
southerly side of State Highway Numbered 3, 80 feet to a stone bound
set in the ground;
thence south 32 degrees 13 minutes east 762.5 feet to an iron
pin set in the ledge;
thence north 88 degrees 16 minutes east 270.54 feet to a stone
bound set in the ground in the southerly side of the old Morrell
Park Racetrack;
thence north 61 degrees 56 minutes east 673.2 feet to an iron
pipe driven in the ground, said iron pipe also being in a
northwesterly line of land of the United States of America;
thence south 24 degrees 30 minutes west and always following a
northwesterly line of land of the United States of America, 149 feet
to an iron pipe driven in the ground;
thence south 64 degrees 05 minutes west and always following a
northwesterly line of land of the United States of America, 577 feet
to a stone bound set in the ground;
thence south 78 degrees 50 minutes west and always following a
northerly line of land of the United States of America, 115 feet to
an iron pin in a large boulder;
thence north 84 degrees 00 minutes west and always following a
northerly line of land of the United States of America, 357 feet to
an iron pin in the ledge;
thence north 22 degrees 40 minutes west and always following a
northeasterly line of land of the United States of America, 460 feet
to an iron pin in the ledge;
thence north 14 degrees 05 minutes west and always following an
easterly line of land of the United States of America, 281.7 feet to
the point of beginning, and containing 4.828 acres.
Said land, upon acceptance of title thereto, shall become a part of the
Acadia National Park.
(Pub. L. 90-262, Sec. 1, Mar. 4, 1968, 82 Stat. 40.)
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 343c-3 of this title.
