16 U.S.C. § 460t–1 — Acquisition of land
submitted 60 years ago by Pub. L. 89-664 to r/title-16-CONSERVATION · 463 words · no verdicts yet
This law lets the Secretary buy land for Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area and a small visitor center site near Lovell, Wyoming. Crow Tribe land can only join if the tribe asks, and the tribe may build and keep revenue from water recreation facilities along its own shoreline.
(a) Authority of Secretary: The Secretary may acquire land and land interests within the recreation area's boundaries by donation, purchase (donated or appropriated funds), exchange, or other means. The Secretary may also acquire up to ten acres outside the boundaries, near Lovell, Wyoming, to build and use a visitor contact station and administrative site. When trading land, the Secretary may accept non-federal property inside the area and give federally owned Montana or Wyoming property in return, classified as suitable for exchange. Traded properties must be roughly equal in value, though the Secretary may pay or accept cash to balance things out. Property owned by Montana, Wyoming, or their local governments can only be acquired by donation or exchange.
(b) Crow Indian tribal lands: No Crow Indian Tribe land -- mountain lands or otherwise -- can be included in the recreation area unless the tribal council requests it. Included Indian land follows the same laws and rules as the rest of the recreation area, subject to any limits the tribal council sets and the Secretary approves.
(c) Crow Indian recreational facilities; "shoreline" defined:
(1) Despite any other law, the Crow Indian Tribe may build and run water-based recreation facilities -- like boat ramps, boathouses, and fishing facilities -- along the part of Yellowtail Reservoir's shoreline next to the Crow Indian Reservation. These facilities follow the recreation area's laws and rules, subject to tribal council limits the Secretary approves. The Crow Tribe keeps any revenue from running these facilities.
(2) "Shoreline" here means the land bordering both Yellowtail Reservoir and the Crow Indian Reservation's outer boundary, plus the part of the reservoir needed to build these facilities.
The Secretary is authorized to acquire by donation, purchase with donated or appropriated funds, exchange, or otherwise, lands and interests in lands within the boundaries of the area. The Secretary is further authorized to acquire, by any of the above methods, not to exceed ten acres of land or interests therein outside of the boundaries of the area in the vicinity of Lovell, Wyoming, for development and use, pursuant to such special regulations as he may promulgate, as a visitor contact station and administrative site. In the exercise of his exchange authority the Secretary may accept title to any non-Federal property within the area and convey in exchange therefor any federally owned property under his jurisdiction in the States of Montana and Wyoming which he classifies as suitable for exchange or other disposal, notwithstanding any other provision of law. Property so exchanged shall be approximately equal in fair market value: Provided, That the Secretary may accept cash from, or pay cash to, the grantor in such an exchange in order to equalize the values of the properties exchanged. Any property or interest therein owned by the State of Montana or the State of Wyoming or any political subdivision thereof within the recreation area may be acquired only by donation or exchange.
No part of the tribal mountain lands or any other lands of the Crow Indian Tribe of Montana shall be included within the recreation area unless requested by the council of the tribe. The Indian lands so included may be developed and administered in accordance with the laws and rules applicable to the recreation area, subject to any limitation specified by the tribal council and approved by the Secretary.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this subchapter or of any other law, the Crow Indian Tribe shall be permitted to develop and operate water-based recreational facilities, including landing ramps, boathouses, and fishing facilities, along that part of the shoreline of Yellowtail Reservoir which is adjacent to lands comprising the Crow Indian Reservation. Any such part so developed shall be administered in accordance with the laws and rules applicable to the recreation area, subject to any limitations specified by the tribal council and approved by the Secretary. Any revenues resulting from the operation of such facilities may be retained by the Crow Indian Tribe.
As used in this subsection, the term “shoreline” means that land which borders both Yellowtail Reservoir and the exterior boundary of the Crow Indian Reservation, together with that part of the reservoir necessary to the development of the facilities referred to in this subsection.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 89–664, § 2, Oct. 15, 1966, 80 Stat. 913.)
- 1966Enacted · Pub. L. 89-664 · 80 Stat. 913
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 89-664 on 1966-10-15.
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