16 U.S.C. § 244 — Construction of log buildings; limitation on cost

This section lets the Secretary of the Interior add specific land to Theodore Roosevelt National Park and rebuild historic log structures on it. The Secretary can buy this land, or take it through condemnation, as part of the park. The law describes the exact parcels: lots 6 and 7 in section 33; the southeast quarter of the southeast quarter of section 32; lots 4 and 5 in section 4; and part of lot 1 and the southeast quarter of the northeast quarter of section 5 (only the part northeast of a diagonal line running from one corner of lot 1 to a corner of that quarter-section) — all in townships 143 and 144 north, range 102 west. On this land, the Secretary can rebuild several log buildings exactly as they stood when Theodore Roosevelt lived on the property: a 30-by-60-foot log ranch house, a 16-by-20-foot log blacksmith shop, a 16-by-20-foot log stable, a 20-by-30-foot log stable, a log dog house, three rectangular log corrals, and one circular log corral. The law sets a hard limit: the total cost of buying the land and rebuilding all these structures cannot go over $40,000.