§ 403b. — Administration, protection, and development; Federal Power Act inapplicable; minimum 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: 16USC403b]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1--NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER XLVI--SHENANDOAH NATIONAL PARK AND GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS
NATIONAL PARK
Sec. 403b. Administration, protection, and development; Federal
Power Act inapplicable; minimum area
The administration, protection, and development of the aforesaid
parks shall be exercised under the direction of the Secretary of the
Interior by the National Park Service, subject to the provisions of
sections 1, 2, 3, and 4 of this title, as amended: Provided, That the
provisions of the Federal Power Act [16 U.S.C. 791a et seq.] shall not
apply to these parks: And provided further, That the minimum area to be
administered and protected by the National Park Service shall be for the
Shenandoah National Park area one hundred and sixty thousand acres and
for the Great Smoky Mountains National Park area four hundred thousand
acres: Provided further, That no general development of either of these
areas shall be undertaken until a major portion of the remainder in such
area shall have been accepted by said Secretary.
(May 22, 1926, ch. 363, Sec. 3, 44 Stat. 616; Feb. 16, 1928, ch. 59,
Sec. 1, 45 Stat. 109; Feb. 4, 1932, ch. 19, Sec. 1, 47 Stat. 37; June
15, 1934, ch. 538, Sec. 1, 48 Stat. 964.)
References in Text
The Federal Power Act, referred to in text, was in the original the
``Act approved June 10, 1920, known as the Federal Water Power Act,''
and was redesignated the Federal Power Act by section 791a of this
title. The Federal Power Act is act June 10, 1920, ch. 285, 41 Stat.
1063, as amended, and is classified generally to chapter 12 (Sec. 791a
et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the
Code, see section 791a of this title and Tables.
Amendments
1934--Act June 15, 1934, changed minimum area for Great Smoky
Mountains National Park to 400,000 acres.
1932--Act Feb. 4, 1932, changed minimum area for Shenandoah National
Park to 160,000 acres.
1928--Act Feb. 16, 1928, changed minimum area for Shenandoah
National Park to 327,000 acres.
Transfer of Functions
For transfer of functions of other officers, employees, and agencies
of Department of the Interior, with certain exceptions, to Secretary of
the Interior, with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1950,
Secs. 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out in
the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 403c, 403f, 403h, 403i,
403k, 403k-2 of this title.
