§ 452a. — Acquisition of nonFederal land within existing boundaries of any National Park; donations; authorization of appropriations.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC452a]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1--NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER LXII--MISCELLANEOUS
Sec. 452a. Acquisition of non-Federal land within existing
boundaries of any National Park; donations; authorization of
appropriations
In order to consolidate Federal land ownership within the existing
boundaries of any National Park and to encourage the donation of funds
for that purpose, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to accept
and to use in his discretion funds which may be donated subject to the
condition that such donated funds are to be expended for purposes of
this section by the Secretary only if Federal funds in an amount equal
to the amount of such donated funds are appropriated for the purposes of
this section. There are authorized to be appropriated such funds as may
be necessary to match funds that may be donated for such purposes:
Provided, That the amount which may be appropriated annually for
purposes of this section shall be limited to $500,000.
(Aug. 31, 1954, ch. 1163, 68 Stat. 1037.)
Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area
Authority of the Secretary under this section extended to authorize
acquisition of non-Federal land within boundaries of Cape Hatteras
National Seashore Recreational Area, see sections 459a-6 to 459a-8 of
this title.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 1c, 459a-6 of this title.
