§ 404c-11. — Secretary of the Interior authorized to acquire additional lands; appropriation; approval of title.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC404c-11]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1--NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER XLVII--MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK
Sec. 404c-11. Secretary of the Interior authorized to acquire
additional lands; appropriation; approval of title
The Secretary of the Interior is authorized in his discretion to
acquire for inclusion within the Mammoth Cave National Park by purchase,
condemnation, or otherwise, any lands, interests in lands, and other
property within the maximum boundaries thereof as authorized by sections
404 to 404b and 404c of this title, notwithstanding the provisions of
sections 404b-1 and 404f of this title, or any action taken thereunder
to exclude certain caves from the park area.
In order to provide for acquisition of property on behalf of the
United States, in accordance with the provisions of this section, there
is authorized to be appropriated the sum of not to exceed $350,000. Any
of the funds appropriated pursuant to the provisions hereof which are
not needed to acquire property as authorized by this section may, in the
discretion of the Secretary of the Interior, be used to acquire lands
and interests in lands required for the development of a proper and
suitable entrance road to Mammoth Cave National Park, as authorized in
section 404c-12 of this title. The funds heretofore deposited in the
Treasury under special fund receipt account 146664 shall, upon June 30,
1948, be transferred to the general fund of the Treasury as
miscellaneous receipts: Provided, That no part of this authorization
shall be used for road development or construction until after all the
lands within the maximum boundaries, as authorized by sections 404 to
404b and 404c of this title, have been acquired by purchase,
condemnation or otherwise.
The title to lands, interests in lands, and other property to be
acquired pursuant to this Act shall be satisfactory to the Secretary of
the Interior. Any property acquired pursuant to said sections upon
acquisition by the Federal Government, shall become a part of the park,
and shall be subject to all laws and regulations applicable thereto.
(June 5, 1942, ch. 341, Sec. 11, 56 Stat. 319; June 30, 1948, ch. 764,
62 Stat. 1165.)
References in Text
Section 404c of this title, referred to in text, was omitted from
the Code.
This Act, referred to in text, is act June 5, 1942, which is
classified to sections 404c-1 to 404c-12 of this title. For complete
classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.
Amendments
1948--Act June 30, 1948, amended section to provide for an
appropriation of $350,000 to acquire additional cave lands.
