§ 7b. — Acquisition of lands for airport use; contracts for operation and maintenance.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC7b]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1--NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER I--NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
Sec. 7b. Acquisition of lands for airport use; contracts for
operation and maintenance
In order to carry out the purposes of sections 7a to 7e of this
title, the Secretary is authorized to acquire necessary lands and
interests in or over lands; to contract for the construction,
improvement, operation, and maintenance of airports and incidental
facilities; to enter into agreements with other public agencies
providing for the construction, operation, or maintenance of airports by
such other public agencies or jointly by the Secretary and such other
public agencies upon mutually satisfactory terms; and to enter into such
other agreements and take such other action with respect to such
airports as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of said sections:
Provided, That nothing in said sections shall be held to authorize the
Secretary to acquire any land, or interest in or over land, by purchase,
condemnation, grant, or lease without first obtaining the consent of the
Governor of the State, and the consent of the State political
subdivision in which such land is located: And provided further, That
the authorization herein granted shall not exceed $3,500,000.
(Mar. 18, 1950, ch. 72, Sec. 2, 64 Stat. 28; Pub. L. 89-763, Nov. 5,
1966, 80 Stat. 1313.)
Amendments
1966--Pub. L. 89-763 substituted ``$3,500,000'' for ``$2,000,000''.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 7c, 7e of this title.
