§ 430h-3. — Consolidation of lands and installation of park tour road.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC430h-3]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1--NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER LX--NATIONAL MILITARY PARKS
Sec. 430h-3. Consolidation of lands and installation of park
tour road
In order to preserve and protect the essential historical features
of Vicksburg National Military Park in the State of Mississippi and to
enhance visitor enjoyment and safety by means of a park tour road and
through the consolidation of park lands, the Secretary of the Interior
is authorized, in his discretion, and under such terms and conditions as
he determines are in the public interest--
(a) Disposition of lands and roads; incorporation into
municipal road system; reversion on failure of
conditions; reservation of title to monuments and
easements
to quitclaim to the city of Vicksburg, Mississippi,
approximately one hundred and fifty-four acres of land, including
the roads thereon and the park land abutting said roads, in exchange
for the city's agreeing to place the roads in its road system and
thereby assume jurisdiction and maintenance thereof, and upon the
further agreement of the city to maintain the parklike character of
so much of the parkland conveyed to it and abutting the road as the
Secretary may prescribe, said land being generally that part of
Vicksburg National Military Park lying south of Fort Garrott with
the exception of Navy Circle, South Fort, and Louisiana Circle:
Provided, That title to so much of said abutting park land
prescribed by the Secretary and covered by said agreement of the
city to maintain the parklike character thereof shall revert to the
United States if its parklike character is not maintained; to
quitclaim to Warren County, Mississippi, upon like terms and
conditions approximately twenty-four acres of land, including the
road and abutting park land, being known as Sherman Avenue and the
Sherman Avenue spur; to release or quitclaim to Warren County or any
other appropriate political subdivision of the State all interest
which the United States of America has, if any, in those portions of
any public road located on park land which are no longer required
for park purposes: Provided, That the United States shall reserve
from the conveyance or conveyances made pursuant to this subsection
title to all historical monuments, means of access thereto, and such
other easements as the Secretary determines are required for the
continued administration of said monuments as a part of Vicksburg
National Military Park; and
(b) Acquisition of lands: purchases, condemnations and
donations
to acquire not in excess of five hundred and forty-four acres of
land, or interests in land, for addition to Vicksburg National
Military Park, such authority to include purchase and condemnation
with appropriated funds but not to constitute a limitation upon
existing authority to accept donations; and
(c) Municipal agreements of park tour road's effect upon
local road systems; Federal obligations for local
roads directly attributable to installation of park
tour road
to enter into agreements with duly authorized officials of the
City of Vicksburg and Warren County relative to the effect which the
installation of a one-way park tour road with controlled access will
have upon the existing local road systems; subject to the
availability of funds, to obligate the United States to make
provisions for such alterations, relocations and construction of
local roads, including procurement of rights-of-way therefor and the
subsequent transfer thereof to the State or its appropriate
political subdivisions which shall thereupon assume jurisdiction and
maintenance, as the Secretary and said officials agree are directly
attributable to the installation of the park tour road; and to
transfer to the city or county jurisdiction and maintenance of
service roads which the Secretary constructs on park lands to
properties that otherwise would be denied access because of the
installation of the park tour road.
The Secretary of the Interior shall not, without first obtaining the
consent of the city and county officials referred to in subsection (c),
convert the portion of the existing road known as Confederate Avenue
lying between Graveyard Road and Fort Garrott into a one-way park tour
road with controlled access, or otherwise limit the use of such portion
by local traffic, until the United States has provided for such
alterations, relocations, and construction of local roads (including
procurement of rights-of-way) as the Secretary and said officials agree
are directly attributable to the installation of such park tour road.
(Pub. L. 88-37, Sec. 1, June 4, 1963, 77 Stat. 55.)
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 430h-5 of this title.
