16 U.S.C. § 410tt–2 — Acquisition of land
submitted 34 years ago by Pub. L. 102-247 to r/title-16-CONSERVATION · 180 words · no verdicts yet
The Secretary of the Interior may acquire land for Salt River Bay National Historical Park by donation, purchase, or trade. The U.S. Virgin Islands government can also acquire land in the park on its own. Land owned by the Virgin Islands government, or homes already there as of July 1991, can only be acquired with consent, unless development would harm the park.
(a) General authority: The Secretary of the Interior may acquire land or land rights within the park's boundaries by donation, by purchase with donated or government money, or by exchange. This does not stop the Government of the U.S. Virgin Islands from also acquiring land or land rights inside the park.
(b) Limitations on authority: Land owned by the U.S. Virgin Islands government, or any of its local subdivisions, inside the park can only be acquired by donation or exchange, not by force. Land with a dwelling on it that was inside the park boundary as of July 1, 1991, cannot be acquired without the owner's consent, unless the Secretary — after talking with the Virgin Islands government — decides the land is being developed, or planned to be developed, in a way that harms the natural, scenic, historic, or other values the park was created to protect.
The Secretary of the Interior (hereafter in this subchapter referred to as the “Secretary”) may acquire land and interests in land within the boundaries of the park by donation, purchase with donated or appropriated funds, or exchange. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the Government of the United States Virgin Islands from acquiring land or interest in land within the boundaries of the park.
Lands, and interests in lands, within the boundaries of the park which are owned by the United States Virgin Islands, or any political subdivision thereof, may be acquired only by donation or exchange. No lands, or interests therein, containing dwellings lying within the park boundary as of July 1, 1991, may be acquired without the consent of the owner, unless the Secretary determines, after consultation with the Government of the United States Virgin Islands, that the land is being developed or proposed to be developed in a manner which is detrimental to the natural, scenic, historic, and other values for which the park was established.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 102–247, title I, § 104, Feb. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 34.)
- 1992Enacted · Pub. L. 102-247 · 106 Stat. 34
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