16 U.S.C. § 157a — Additional lands; aggregate cost

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The Secretary of the Interior can buy specific land in Brewster County, Texas to add to Big Bend National Park. Total federal spending on these purchases cannot exceed $10,000. Once bought, this land becomes part of the park.

The Secretary of the Interior can acquire land or interests in land inside sections 15, 22, 27, and 34 of block 234 in Brewster County, Texas, using whatever method the Secretary believes serves the public interest, as long as the Secretary considers the land suitable for adding to Big Bend National Park. There is a spending cap: the federal government's total cost for buying this land cannot exceed $10,000. Once the United States acquires title to any of this property, it automatically becomes part of the park.

the actual law source: uscode.house.gov ↗public domain

The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to acquire, in such manner as he shall consider to be in the public interest, any land or interests in land situated within sections 15, 22, 27, 34, block 234, Brewster County, Texas, which he shall consider to be suitable for addition to the Big Bend National Park: Provided, however, That the aggregate cost to the Federal Government of properties acquired hereafter and under the provisions hereof shall not exceed the sum of $10,000. Properties acquired pursuant to this section shall become a part of the park upon acquisition of title thereto by the United States.

Source credit: (Aug. 30, 1949, ch. 522, 63 Stat. 679.)

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1949Enacted · Act of Aug. 30, 1949, ch. 522 · 63 Stat. 679

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 522 on 1949-08-30.

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