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[CITE: 16USC160b]

 
                         TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
 
   CHAPTER 1--NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
 
                 SUBCHAPTER XIX--VOYAGEURS NATIONAL PARK
 
Sec. 160b. Acquisition of lands; lands outside of boundaries; 
        transfer of Federal property within boundaries to administrative 
        jurisdiction of Secretary; consideration by Secretary of offers 
        to sell property within park area
        
    (a) The Secretary may acquire lands or interests therein within the 
boundaries of the park by donation, purchase with donated or 
appropriated funds, or exchange. When any tract of land is only partly 
within such boundaries, the Secretary may acquire all or any portion of 
the land outside of such boundaries in order to minimize the payment of 
severance costs. Land so acquired outside of the park boundaries may be 
exchanged by the Secretary for non-Federal lands within the park 
boundaries. Any portion of land acquired outside the park boundaries and 
not utilized for exchange shall be reported to the General Services 
Administration for disposal under the Federal Property and 
Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended [40 U.S.C. 471 et seq.]. 
Any Federal property located within the boundaries of the park may be 
transferred without consideration to the administrative jurisdiction of 
the Secretary for the purposes of the park. Lands within the boundaries 
of the park owned by the State of Minnesota, or any political 
subdivision thereof, may be acquired only by donation.
    (b) In exercising his authority to acquire property under this 
section, the Secretary shall give immediate and careful consideration to 
any offer made by any individual owning property within the park area to 
sell such property to the Secretary. In considering such offer, the 
Secretary shall take into consideration any hardship to the owner which 
might result from any undue delay in acquiring his property.

(Pub. L. 91-661, Sec. 201, Jan. 8, 1971, 84 Stat. 1970.)

                       References in Text

    The Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as 
amended, referred to in subsec. (a), is act June 30, 1949, ch. 288, 63 
Stat. 377, as amended. Provisions of that act relating to disposal of 
Government property are classified to chapter 10 (Sec. 471 et seq.) of 
Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works. For complete 
classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out 
under section 471 of Title 40 and Tables.
