§ 410tt-2. — Acquisition of land.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC410tt-2]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1--NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER LIX-R--SALT RIVER BAY NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK AND ECOLOGICAL
PRESERVE AT ST. CROIX, VIRGIN ISLANDS
Sec. 410tt-2. Acquisition of land
(a) General authority
The Secretary of the Interior (hereafter in this subchapter referred
to as the ``Secretary'') may acquire land and interests in land within
the boundaries of the park by donation, purchase with donated or
appropriated funds, or exchange. Nothing in this section shall be
construed to prohibit the Government of the United States Virgin Islands
from acquiring land or interest in land within the boundaries of the
park.
(b) Limitations on authority
Lands, and interests in lands, within the boundaries of the park
which are owned by the United States Virgin Islands, or any political
subdivision thereof, may be acquired only by donation or exchange. No
lands, or interests therein, containing dwellings lying within the park
boundary as of July 1, 1991, may be acquired without the consent of the
owner, unless the Secretary determines, after consultation with the
Government of the United States Virgin Islands, that the land is being
developed or proposed to be developed in a manner which is detrimental
to the natural, scenic, historic, and other values for which the park
was established.
(Pub. L. 102-247, title I, Sec. 104, Feb. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 34.)
