§ 460vv-18. — Land acquisition.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC460vv-18]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1--NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER CVII--WINDING STAIR MOUNTAIN NATIONAL RECREATION AND
WILDERNESS AREA
Sec. 460vv-18. Land acquisition
(a) Authority
The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to acquire by donation,
purchase with donated or appropriated funds, or exchange, any lands or
interests therein, which the Secretary determines are needed to
establish and manage the Winding Stair Mountain National Recreation and
Wilderness Area.
(b) Offers
In exercising the authority conferred by this section to acquire
lands, the Secretary of Agriculture shall give prompt and careful
consideration to any offer made by an individual owning any land, or
interest in land, within the Winding Stair Mountain National Recreation
and Wilderness Area. In considering any such offer, the Secretary shall
take into consideration any hardship to the owner which might result
from any undue delay in acquiring the property.
(c) Additional facilities
The Secretary of Agriculture may acquire sites at locations outside
such boundaries of the Winding Stair Mountain National Recreation and
Wilderness Area, as he determines necessary, for visitor orientation and
the establishment of a lodge and additional facilities to enhance the
quality of the area.
(d) Additional lands
Notwithstanding the limitations contained in section 460l-9(a)(1) of
this title, the Secretary of Agriculture may acquire by purchase,
exchange, donation or otherwise any right, title, and interest in lands
in Le Flore County, Oklahoma, which are outside the boundaries of the
Ouachita National Forest. No such right, title or interest may be
acquired without the consent of the owner thereof. All lands and
interests therein acquired under this subsection shall be administered
by the Secretary of Agriculture in accordance with the Act of March 1,
1911, commonly referred to as the Weeks Act (36 Stat. 961) and in
accordance with the laws, rules, and regulations generally applicable to
units of the national forest system. The Secretary of Agriculture shall
extend the boundaries of the Ouachita National Forest to include such
lands.
(Pub. L. 100-499, Sec. 20, Oct. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 2499.)
References in Text
Act of March 1, 1911, commonly referred to as the Weeks Law,
referred to in subsec. (d), is act Mar. 1, 1911, ch. 186, 36 Stat. 961,
as amended, which is classified to sections 480, 500, 513 to 519, 521,
552, and 563 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to
the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 552 of this title
and Tables.
