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[CITE: 16USC410j]

 
                         TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
 
   CHAPTER 1--NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
 
                SUBCHAPTER LIV--EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK
 
Sec. 410j. Acquisition of land, water, and interests therein; 
        consent of owner; reservations
        
    The authority of the Secretary of the Interior to acquire land and 
water for Everglades National Park shall on and after July 2, 1958 be 
restricted to the area within the boundary described in section 410i of 
this title. Notwithstanding the proviso contained in section 410 of this 
title, or any other provision of law, the said Secretary is authorized 
on and after July 2, 1958, within the boundary fixed in sections 410i to 
410p of this title and with any funds made available for that purpose, 
to acquire land, water, and interests therein by purchase or otherwise.
    The authority to acquire land, water, and interests therein within 
the park boundary fixed in section 410i of this title but outside the 
area designated in sections 410e to 410h of this title, is further 
subject to the right of retention by the owners thereof, including 
owners of interests in oil, gas, and mineral rights or royalties, and by 
their heirs, executors, administrators, successors, and assigns, at 
their election of the following:
        (1) The reservation until October 9, 1967, of all oil, gas, and 
    mineral rights or interests, including the right to lease, explore 
    for, produce, store, and remove oil, gas, and other minerals from 
    such lands;
        (2) In the event that on or before said date, oil, gas, or other 
    minerals are being produced in commercial quantities anywhere within 
    the boundary fixed in section 410i of this title but outside the 
    area designated in sections 410e to 410h of this title, the time of 
    the reservation provided in subsection (1) above shall automatically 
    extend for all owners within said boundary and outside of said area 
    regardless of whether such production is from land in which such 
    owners have an interest, for so long as oil, gas, or other minerals 
    are produced in commercial quantities anywhere within said boundary 
    and outside of said area. To exercise this reservation, the owners, 
    their lessees, agents, employees, and assigns shall have such right 
    of ingress to and egress from such land and water as may be 
    necessary; and
        (3) After the termination of the reserved rights of owners as 
    set forth in subsections (1) and (2) of this section, a further 
    reservation of the right to customary royalties, applying at the 
    time of production, in any oil, gas, or other minerals which may be 
    produced from such land and water at any time before January 1, 
    1985, should production ever be authorized by the Federal Government 
    or its assigns.

(Pub. L. 85-482, Sec. 2, July 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 284; Pub. L. 91-428, 
Sec. 2, Sept. 26, 1970, 84 Stat. 885.)


                               Amendments

    1970--Pub. L. 91-428 struck out restriction against acquisition of 
certain described lands in Dade County without the consent of the owner 
so long as the land is used exclusively for agricultural purposes, 
including housing directly incident thereto, or is lying fallow or 
remains in its natural state.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 410k, 410l, 410m, 410p of 
this title.
