16-U.S.C.-449

§449 – Acceptance of Donations of Land and Funds; Acquisition of Land

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• Reference: Section 449
• Legend: §449 – Acceptance of Donations of Land and Funds; Acquisition of Land
• USCode Year: 2013

Provision Content

The Secretary of the Interior be, and he is, authorized to accept donations of land, interests in land and/or buildings, structures, and other property within the boundaries of said national monument as determined and fixed hereunder, and donations of funds for the purchase and/or maintenance thereof, the title and evidence of title to lands acquired to be satisfactory to the Secretary of the Interior: Provided, That he may acquire on behalf of the United States out of any donated funds, by purchase at prices deemed by him reasonable, or by condemnation under the provisions of section 3113 of title 40, such tracts of land within the said national monument as may be necessary for the completion thereof.

(June 18, 1934, ch. 573, §2, 48 Stat. 983.)

Codification

Section 3113 of title 40 substituted in text for the Act of August 1, 1888 on authority of Pub. L. 107–217, §5(c), Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1303, the first section of which enacted Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works.

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