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[CITE: 16USC430h-3]

 
                         TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
 
   CHAPTER 1--NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
 
                 SUBCHAPTER LX--NATIONAL MILITARY PARKS
 
Sec. 430h-3. Consolidation of lands and installation of park 
        tour road
        
    In order to preserve and protect the essential historical features 
of Vicksburg National Military Park in the State of Mississippi and to 
enhance visitor enjoyment and safety by means of a park tour road and 
through the consolidation of park lands, the Secretary of the Interior 
is authorized, in his discretion, and under such terms and conditions as 
he determines are in the public interest--

       (a) Disposition of lands and roads; incorporation into 
               municipal road system; reversion on failure of 
             conditions; reservation of title to monuments and 
                                  easements

        to quitclaim to the city of Vicksburg, Mississippi, 
    approximately one hundred and fifty-four acres of land, including 
    the roads thereon and the park land abutting said roads, in exchange 
    for the city's agreeing to place the roads in its road system and 
    thereby assume jurisdiction and maintenance thereof, and upon the 
    further agreement of the city to maintain the parklike character of 
    so much of the parkland conveyed to it and abutting the road as the 
    Secretary may prescribe, said land being generally that part of 
    Vicksburg National Military Park lying south of Fort Garrott with 
    the exception of Navy Circle, South Fort, and Louisiana Circle: 
    Provided, That title to so much of said abutting park land 
    prescribed by the Secretary and covered by said agreement of the 
    city to maintain the parklike character thereof shall revert to the 
    United States if its parklike character is not maintained; to 
    quitclaim to Warren County, Mississippi, upon like terms and 
    conditions approximately twenty-four acres of land, including the 
    road and abutting park land, being known as Sherman Avenue and the 
    Sherman Avenue spur; to release or quitclaim to Warren County or any 
    other appropriate political subdivision of the State all interest 
    which the United States of America has, if any, in those portions of 
    any public road located on park land which are no longer required 
    for park purposes: Provided, That the United States shall reserve 
    from the conveyance or conveyances made pursuant to this subsection 
    title to all historical monuments, means of access thereto, and such 
    other easements as the Secretary determines are required for the 
    continued administration of said monuments as a part of Vicksburg 
    National Military Park; and

       (b) Acquisition of lands: purchases, condemnations and 
                                  donations

        to acquire not in excess of five hundred and forty-four acres of 
    land, or interests in land, for addition to Vicksburg National 
    Military Park, such authority to include purchase and condemnation 
    with appropriated funds but not to constitute a limitation upon 
    existing authority to accept donations; and

      (c) Municipal agreements of park tour road's effect upon 
             local road systems; Federal obligations for local 
            roads directly attributable to installation of park 
                                  tour road

        to enter into agreements with duly authorized officials of the 
    City of Vicksburg and Warren County relative to the effect which the 
    installation of a one-way park tour road with controlled access will 
    have upon the existing local road systems; subject to the 
    availability of funds, to obligate the United States to make 
    provisions for such alterations, relocations and construction of 
    local roads, including procurement of rights-of-way therefor and the 
    subsequent transfer thereof to the State or its appropriate 
    political subdivisions which shall thereupon assume jurisdiction and 
    maintenance, as the Secretary and said officials agree are directly 
    attributable to the installation of the park tour road; and to 
    transfer to the city or county jurisdiction and maintenance of 
    service roads which the Secretary constructs on park lands to 
    properties that otherwise would be denied access because of the 
    installation of the park tour road.

    The Secretary of the Interior shall not, without first obtaining the 
consent of the city and county officials referred to in subsection (c), 
convert the portion of the existing road known as Confederate Avenue 
lying between Graveyard Road and Fort Garrott into a one-way park tour 
road with controlled access, or otherwise limit the use of such portion 
by local traffic, until the United States has provided for such 
alterations, relocations, and construction of local roads (including 
procurement of rights-of-way) as the Secretary and said officials agree 
are directly attributable to the installation of such park tour road.

(Pub. L. 88-37, Sec. 1, June 4, 1963, 77 Stat. 55.)

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 430h-5 of this title.
