16 U.S.C. § 410yy–3 — Acquisition of property
submitted 34 years ago by Pub. L. 102-543 to r/title-16-CONSERVATION · 117 words · no verdicts yet
The Secretary of the Interior may acquire land inside Keweenaw National Historical Park by donation, purchase, exchange, or transfer. Land owned by the State of Michigan or its subdivisions can only be acquired by donation. And no land can be acquired without the owner's consent, unless it's being harmfully developed.
(a) In general: Subject to (b) and (c), the Secretary may acquire land or land rights within the park's boundaries by donation, purchase with donated or appropriated money, exchange, or transfer.
(b) State property: Property owned by the State of Michigan, or any of its political subdivisions, can only be acquired through donation.
(c) Consent: No land or land rights inside the park can be acquired without the owner's consent — unless the Secretary decides the land is being developed, or is about to be developed, in a way that harms the park's natural, scenic, historic, or other values.
Subject to subsections (b) and (c), the Secretary is authorized to acquire lands, or interests therein, within the boundaries of the park by donation, purchase with donated or appropriated funds, exchange, or transfer.
Property owned by the State of Michigan or any political subdivision of the State may be acquired only by donation.
No lands or interests therein within the boundaries of the park may be acquired without the consent of the owner, unless the Secretary determines that the land is being developed, or is proposed to be developed in a manner which is detrimental to the natural, scenic, historic, and other values for which the park is established.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 102–543, § 4, Oct. 27, 1992, 106 Stat. 3570; Pub. L. 111–11, title VII, § 7101(a), Mar. 30, 2009, 123 Stat. 1190.)
- 1992Enacted · Pub. L. 102-543 · 106 Stat. 3570
- 2009Amended · Pub. L. 111-11 · 123 Stat. 1190
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 102-543 on 1992-10-27.
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