16-U.S.C.-160A
§160A – Establishment; Notice In Federal Register; Donation of Lands; Acquisition By Purchase of Other Lands
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Title 16 > Chapter 1 > Subchapter XIX > Section 160a
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- Reference: Section 160a
- Legend: §160A – Establishment; Notice In Federal Register; Donation of Lands; Acquisition By Purchase of Other Lands
- USCode Year: 2013
Provision Content
In furtherance of the purpose of this subchapter, the Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter referred to as the Secretary) is authorized to establish the Voyageurs National Park (hereinafter referred to as the park) in the State of Minnesota, by publication of notice to that effect in the Federal Register at such time as the Secretary deems sufficient interests in lands or waters have been acquired for administration in accordance with the purposes of this subchapter: Provided, That the Secretary shall not establish the park until the lands owned by the State of Minnesota and any of its political subdivisions within the boundaries shall have been donated to the Secretary for the purposes of the park: Provided further, That the Secretary shall not acquire other lands by purchase for the park prior to such donation unless he finds that acquisition is necessary to prevent irreparable changes in their uses or character of such a nature as to make them unsuitable for park purposes and notifies the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives of such findings at least thirty days prior to such acquisition.
(Pub. L. 91–661, §101, Jan. 8, 1971, 84 Stat. 1970; Pub. L. 103–437, §6(f), Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4585.)
Codification
Section formerly consisted of sections 101 and 102 of Pub. L. 91–661. Section 102 of Pub. L. 91–661 was substantially amended and expanded by Pub. L. 97–405, §1(1), (2), Jan. 3, 1983, 96 Stat. 2028, and as thus amended is set out as section 160a–1 of this title.
Amendments
1994—Pub. L. 103–437 substituted Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives for Committees on Interior and Insular Affairs of both the Senate and the House of Representatives.
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