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bled, That section 8 of the Act entitled "An Act to fix the boundary of Everglades National Park, Florida, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire land therein and to provide for the transfer of certain land not included within said boundary, and for other purposes" (72 Stat. 280, 286; 16 U.S.C. 410p), is amended by inserting "(a)" after "SEC. 8.", and by inserting at the

end of such section a new subsection as follows:

"(b) In addition to the amount authorized in subsection (a) of this section there is authorized to be appropriated such amount, not in excess of $700,200, as is necessary for the acquisition, in accordance with the provisions of this Act, of the following described privately owned lands:

"Sections 3, 4, and 5; section 6, less the west half of the northwest quarter; sections 7, 8, 9, and 10; north half of section 15; and sections 17 and 18, all in township 59 south, range 37 east, Tallahassee meridian."

Approved October 17, 1969.

Legislative History

House Report No. 91-546 (Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs). Senate Report No. 91-347 (Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs). Congressional Record. Vol. 115 (1969):

Aug. 8: Considered and passed Senate.

Oct. 6: Considered and passed House, amended.
Oct. 8: Senate agreed to House amendment.

An Act to amend the Act fixing the boundary of Everglades National Park, Florida, and authorizing the acquisition of land therein, in order to increase the authorization for such acquisitions. (84 Stat. 885)

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 8(a) of the Act entitled "An Act to fix the boundary of Everglades National Park, Florida, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire land therein, and to provide for the transfer of certain land not included within said boundary, and for other purposes", approved July 2, 1958 (72 Stat. 280) as amended (83 Stat. 134; 16 U.S.C. 410p), is amended by striking out "$2,000,000" and inserting in lieu thereof "$22,000,000". SEC. 2. The second sentence of section 2 of the said Act of July 2, 1958, is amended by inserting a period after the word "otherwise" and deleting the remainder of the

sentence.

Approved September 26, 1970.

Legislative History

House Report No. 91-1455 accompanying H.R. 17789 (Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs).

Senate Report No. 91-1011 (Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs). Congressional Record, Vol. 116 (1970):

July 10. considered and passed Senate.

Sept. 21, considered and passed House, amended, in lieu of H.R. 17789.

Sept. 22, Senate concurred in House amendments.

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7. Glacier (including excerpt from Omnibus bill)

An Act for the relief of Smith L. Parratt and Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Parratt, his parents. (Private Law 88-137)

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the provisions of section 2041 (b) of title 28 of the United States Code barring tort claims against the United States under the Federal tort claims provisions of title 28, United States Code, unless action is begun within two years after such claim accrues is hereby waived in favor of any claims of Smith L. Parratt and Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Parratt, his parents, of Upland, California, against the United States arising out of the mauling of the said Smith L. Parratt by a grizzly bear in Glacier National Park, Montana, on July 18, 1960, if suit thereon is commenced within one year after date of enactment of this Act.

Approved December 21, 1963.

An Act to provide for increases in appropriation ceilings and boundary changes in certain units of the national park system, and for other purposes. (86 Stat. 120)

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled.

TITLE III-BOUNDARY CHANGES

SEC. 301. The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to revise the boundaries of the following units of the national park system:

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(5) Glacier National Park, Montana: to add approximately 267.90 acres and to exclude approximately 68.47 acres;

SEC. 302. The boundary revisions authorized in section 301 shall become effective upon publication in the Federal Register of a map or other description of the lands added or excluded by the Secretary of the Interior.

SEC. 303. Within the boundaries of the areas as revised in accordance with section 301, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to acquire lands and interest therein by donation, purchase with donated or appropriated funds, exchange, or transfer from any other Federal agency. Lands and interests therein so acquired shall become part of the area to which they are added, and shall be subject to all laws, rules, and regulations applicable thereto. When acquiring any land pursuant to this Act,

the Secretary (i) may tender, to the owner or owners of record on the date of enactment of this Act, a revocable permit for the continued use and occupancy of such land or any portion thereof subject to such terms and conditions as he deems necessary or (ii) may acquire any land pursuant to this Act subject to the retention of a right of use and occupancy for a term not to exceed 25 years or for the life of the owner or owners. Lands and interests therein excluded from the areas pursuant to section 301 may be exchanged for non-Federal lands within the boundaries as revised, or they may be transferred to the jurisdiction of any other Federal agency or to a State or political subdivision thereof, without monetary consideration, as the Secretary of the Interior may deem appropriate. In exercising the authority in this section with respect to lands and interests therein excluded from the areas, the Secretary of the Interior may, on behalf of the United States retrocede to the appropriate State exclusive or concurrent legislative jurisdiction subject to such terms and conditions as he may deem appropriate, over such lands, to be effective upon acceptance thereof by the State. Any such lands not so exchanged or transferred may be disposed of in accordance with the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended.

SEC. 304. For the acquisition of lands and interests in lands which are added to the areas referred to in section 301, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necesary, but not more than the following

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SEC. 305. The authorities in this title are supplementary to any other authorities available to the Secretary of the Interior with respect to the acquisition, development, and administration of the areas referred to in section 301.

Approved April 11, 1972.

8. Great Smoky Mountains

An Act to authorize the acceptance of donations of land in the State of North Carolina for the construction of an entrance road at Great Smoky Mountains National Park, and for other purposes. (77 Stat. 154)

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That in order to provide suitable access to the Cataloochee section of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to select the location of an entrance road from a point on North Carolina Highway Numbered 107 close to its point of interchange with Interstate Route Numbered 40, near Hepco, North Carolina, to the eastern boundary of the park in the vicinity of the Cataloochee section, and to accept, on behalf of the United States, donations of land and interests in land for the construction of the entrance road, and to construct the entrance road on the donated land: Provided, That the right-of-way to be acquired, by donation, for the entrance road shall be of such width as to comprise not more than an average of one hundred and twenty-five acres per mile for its entire length of about four and two-tenths miles, constituting in the aggregate about five hundred and twenty-five acres of land.

All property acquired pursuant to this Act shall become a part of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park upon acceptance of title thereto by the Secretary, and shall be subject to all laws, rules, and regulations applicable thereto.

SEC. 2. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for construction of an entrance road on land acquired pursuant to this Act not more than $1,160,000. Approved September 9, 1963.

Legislative History

House Report No. 249 (Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs).
Senate Report No. 465 (Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs).
Congressional Record. Vol. 109 (1963):

May 6: Considered and passed House.

Aug. 28: Considered and passed Senate.

An Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to accept the transfer of certain national forest lands in Cocke County, Tennessee, for purposes of the Foothills Parkway, and for other purposes. (78 Stat. 388)

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to transfer to the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior, who is hereby authorized to accept such transfer, not to exceed three hundred and sixty acres of national forest land in Cocke County, Tennessee, now part of the Cherokee National Forest, located within and adjacent to the right-of-way for section 8A of the Foothills Parkway

between Tennessee Highway Numbered 32 and the Pigeon River.

Upon publication in the Federal Register of an order of transfer by the Secretary of Agriculture, the lands so transferred shall be a part of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and available for the scenic parkway as authorized by the Act of February 22, 1944 (58 Stat. 19; 16 U.S.C. 403h-11).

Approved August 10, 1964.

Legislative History

House Report No. 1624 (Committee on Agriculture).

Senate Report No. 679 (Committee on Agriculture and Forestry).
Congressional Record:

Vol. 109 (1963): Dec. 6, considered and passed Senate.

Vol. 110 (1964): Aug. 3, passed House.

An Act to amend the Act of September 9, 1963, authorizing the construction of an entrance road at Great Smoky Mountains National Park in the State of North Carolina, and for other purposes. (83 Stat. 182)

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Act approved September 9, 1963 (77 Stat. 154), authorizing the construction of an entrance road at Great Smoky Mountains National Park in the State of North Carolina, is amended

(1) by striking out, in the first sentence of section 1, the words "on North Carolina Highway Numbered 107 close to its point of interchange with Interstate Route Numbered 40, near Hepco, North Carolina, to the eastern boundary of the park in the vicinity of the Cataloochee section, and to accept, on behalf of the United States, donations of land and interests in land for the construction of the entrance road, and to construct the entrance road on the donated land:" and inserting in lieu thereof the words: "near the intersection at White Oak Church of North Carolina Routes Numbered 1338 and 1346 to the eastern boundary of the park in the vicinity of the Cataloochee section, and to accept, on behalf of the United States, donations of land and interests in land for the construction of the entrance road together with the necessary interchange with said Routes 1338 and 1346, and to construct the entrance road and the interchange on the donated land:";

(2) by striking out the words "four and twotenths" and "five hundred and twenty-five" in the proviso of section 1 and inserting in lieu thereof the words: "five and two-tenths" and "six hundred and fifty", respectively; and

(3) by striking out the figure "$1,160,000" in section 2 and inserting in lieu thereof the words: “$2,500,000 (1969 prices), plus or minus such amounts, if any, as may be justified by reason of

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