§ 410d. — Acceptance and protection of property pending establishment of park; publication of establishment order.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC410d]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1--NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER LIV--EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK
Sec. 410d. Acceptance and protection of property pending
establishment of park; publication of establishment order
(a) For the purpose of protecting the scenery, the wildlife, and
other natural features of the region authorized to be established as the
Everglades National Park by sections 410 to 410c of this title,
notwithstanding any provision contained in said sections, the Secretary
of the Interior is authorized in his discretion to accept on behalf of
the United States any land, submerged land, or interests therein,
subject to such reservations of oil, gas, or mineral rights as the
Secretary may approve, within the area of approximately two thousand
square miles recommended by said Secretary in his report to the Congress
of December 3, 1930, pursuant to the Act of March 1, 1929 (45 Stat.
1443): Provided, That no general development of the property accepted
pursuant to this section shall be undertaken nor shall the park be
established until title satisfactory to the Secretary to a major portion
of the lands, to be selected by him, within the aforesaid recommended
area shall have been vested in the United States: Provided further, That
until the property acquired by the United States pursuant to this
section has been cleared of the aforesaid reservations, the Secretary in
his discretion shall furnish such protection thereover as may be
necessary for the accomplishment of the purposes of this section: And
provided further, That in the event the park is not established within
ten years from December 6, 1944, or upon the abandonment of the park at
any time after its establishment, title to any lands accepted pursuant
to the provisions of this section shall thereupon automatically revest
in the State of Florida or other grantors of such property to the United
States.
(b) Upon the execution of the aforesaid provisions relating to
establishment thereof, the Everglades National Park shall be established
by order of the Secretary which shall be published in the Federal
Register.
(Dec. 6, 1944, ch. 508, 58 Stat. 794.)
References in Text
Act of March 1, 1929 (45 Stat. 1443), referred to in subsec. (a), is
act Mar. 1, 1929, ch. 446, 45 Stat. 1443, which is not classified to the
Code.
