§ 441k. — Acquisition of property for park.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC441k]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1--NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER LXI--NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL MONUMENTS AND MEMORIALS
Sec. 441k. Acquisition of property for park
(a) Consent of State or Oglala Sioux Tribe of South Dakota; transfer
from Federal agency
Subject to the provisions of subsection (b) of this section, the
Secretary of the Interior may, within the boundaries of the park,
acquire lands and interests in lands by donation, purchase with donated
or appropriated funds, or exchange, except that any lands or interests
in lands owned by the State of South Dakota, a political subdivision
thereof, or the Oglala Sioux Tribe of South Dakota may be acquired only
with the consent of owner. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
lands and interests in lands located within the park under the
administrative jurisdiction of any other Federal agency may be
transferred to the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary without
a transfer of funds.
(b) Easements
As to lands located within the boundaries of the park but outside
the boundaries of the gunnery range referred to in section 441l of this
title, the Secretary of the Interior may acquire only rights-of-way and
scenic easements.
(Pub. L. 90-468, Sec. 2, Aug. 8, 1968, 82 Stat. 663; Pub. L. 95-625,
title VI, Sec. 611, Nov. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 3521.)
Change of Name
Word ``park'' substituted in text for ``monument'' pursuant to Pub.
L. 95-625, Sec. 611, which is classified to section 441e-1 of this title
and which redesignated Badlands National Monument as Badlands National
Park.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 441m of this title; title 25
section 459.
