property, or services from individuals, foundations, corporations, and other private entities, and from public entities, for the purpose of carrying out its duties. (e) The Commission may use its funds to obtain money from any source under any program or law requiring the recipient of such money to make a contribution in order to receive such money. (f) The Commission may use the United States mails in the same manner and upon the same conditions as other departments and agencies of the United States. (g) The Commission may obtain by purchase, rental, donation, or otherwise, such property, facilities, and services as may be needed to carry out its duties. Any acquisition of property by the Commission shall be in accordance with section 304 of this Act: Provided, however, That the Commission may not acquire lands or interests therein pursuant to this subsection by condemnation. Upon the termination of the Commission, all property, personal and real, and unexpended funds shall be transferred to the Department of the Interior. STAFF OF COMMISSION SEC. 306. (a) The Commission shall have a Director who shall be appointed by the Commission and who shall be paid at a rate not to exceed the rate of pay payable for grade GS-15 of the General Schedule. (b) The Commission may appoint and fix the pay of such additional personnel as the Commission deems desirable. (c) The Director and staff of the Commission may be appointed without regard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing appointments in the competitive service, and may be paid without regard to the provisions of chapter 51, and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates, except that no individual so appointed may receive pay in excess of the annual rate of basic pay payable for grade GS-15 of the General Schedule. (d) Subject to such rules as may be adopted by the Commission, the Commission may procure temporary and intermittent services to the same extent as is authorized by section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, but at rates determined by the Commission to be reasonable. (e)(1) Upon request of the Commission, the head of any Federal agency represented by members on the Commission may detail, on a reimbursable basis, any of the personnel of such agency to the Commission to assist it in carrying out its duties under this Act. (2) The Administrator of the General Services Administration shall provide to the Commission on a reim bursable basis such administrative support services as the Commission may request. Approved June 5, 1978. Legislative History: House Report No. 95-1023 (Comm. on Interior and Insular Affairs). Apr. 3, considered and failed passage in House. Apr. 11, considered and passed House. May 18, considered and passed Senate, amended. May 23, House concurred in Senate amendments. Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, Vol. 14, No. 23: June 5, Presidential statement. 13. Morristown An Act to provide for increases in appropriation ceilings and boundary changes in certain units of the National Park System, to authorize appropriations for additional costs of land acquisition for the National Park System, and for other purposes. (88 Stat. 1445) (P.L. 93-477) Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, TITLE I-ACQUISITION CEILING INCREASES SEC. 101. The limitations on appropriations for the acquisition of lands and interests therein within units of the National Park System contained in the following Acts are amended as follows: * * * * (8) Morristown National Historical Park, New Jersey: Section 3 of the Act of September 18, 1964 (78 Stat. 957) is amended by changing "$281,000" to "$2,111,000". SEC. 301. The Secretary of Interior shall revise the boundaries of the following units of the National Park System: * (6) Morristown National Historical Park, New Jersey: The Act of September 18, 1964 (78 Stat. 957) is amended changing "two hundred and eighty-one acres" in both places in which it appears in the first section to "465 acres" and change the period to a colon and insert "Provided, That title to the property known as the Cross estate may not be accepted until the property is vacant." Approved October 26, 1974. An Act to provide for increases in appropriation ceilings and boundary changes in certain units of the National Park System, and for other purposes. (90 Stat. 2732) (P.L. 94–578) Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, MORRISTOWN NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK SEC. 315. The Act of September 18, 1964 (78 Stat. 957), entitled "An Act to authorize the addition of lands to Morristown National Historical Park in the State of New Jersey, and for other purposes", as amended by the Act of October 26, 1974 (88 Stat. 1447), is amended by changing "465 acres" in both places in which it appears in the first section to "600 acres". 14. Nez Perce An Act to provide for increases in appropriation ceilings and boundary changes in certain units of the National Park System, and for other purposes. (90 Stat. 2732) (P.L. 94–578) Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, TITLE II-DEVELOPMENT CEILING INCREASES SEC. 201. The limitations on appropriations for development of units of the National Park System contained in the following Acts are amended as follows: * * * (10) Nez Perce National Historical Park, Idaho: section 7 of the Act of May 15, 1965 (79 Stat. 110) is amended by changing "$1,337,000" to "$4,100,000". * * Approved October 21, 1976. * |