§ 460p-2. — Acquisition of lands, etc.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC460p-2]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1--NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER LXXIV--SPRUCE KNOB-SENECA ROCKS NATIONAL RECREATION AREA
Sec. 460p-2. Acquisition of lands, etc.
(a) Authority of Secretary; manner and place; boundaries of Monongahela
National Forest; concurrence of State owner
The Secretary shall acquire by purchase with donated or appropriated
funds, by gift, exchange, condemnation, transfer from any Federal
agency, or otherwise, such lands, waters, or interests therein within
the boundaries of the recreation area as he determines to be needed or
desirable for the purposes of this subchapter. For the purposes of
section 460l-9 of this title, the boundaries of the Monongahela National
Forest, as designated by the Secretary pursuant to section 460p-1 of
this title, shall be treated as if they were the boundaries of that
forest on January 1, 1965. Lands, waters, or interests therein owned by
the State of West Virginia or any political subdivision of that State
may be acquired only with the concurrence of such owner.
(b) Transfer from Federal agency to administrative jurisdiction of
Secretary
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any Federal property
located within the boundaries of the recreation area may, with the
concurrence of the agency having custody thereof, be transferred without
consideration to the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary for
use by him in implementing the purposes of this subchapter.
(c) Exchange of property
In exercising his authority to acquire lands by exchange the
Secretary may accept title to non-Federal property within the recreation
area and convey to the grantor of such property any federally owned
property in the State of West Virginia under his jurisdiction.
(d) State expenditures for public schools, public roads, or other public
purposes
The portion of the moneys paid to the State of West Virginia under
the provisions of section 500 of this title for expenditure for the
benefit of Pendleton and Grant Counties, West Virginia, may be expended
as the State legislature may prescribe for the benefit of such counties
for public schools, public roads, or other public purposes.
(Pub. L. 89-207, Sec. 3, Sept. 28, 1965, 79 Stat. 843.)
