right-of-way not exceeding two hundred feet in width through said city to connect with highways or parkways leading from Williamsburg to Jamestown and Yorktown. (16 U.S.C. sec. 81b.) 107 Acquisitions for rounding out boundaries. SEC. 2. The Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized, in his discretion, to acquire by purchase, donation, or otherwise, in behalf of the United States, such lands or interests in lands, easements, and buildings comprising the following: Glass House Point, in James City County; the area known as "The Hook", including the site of the action of October 3, 1781, in Gloucester County; and such additional lands as are desirable for the proper rounding out of the boundaries and for the administrative control of the Colonial National Historical Park: Provided, That the total acreage of lands to be added to the park, with the Maximum exception of parkways under the terms hereof shall not exceed seven hundred and fifty acres: Provided further, That the said acquisition of lands or improvements shall be made from such funds as may be appropriated pursuant available. to the authorization of the Act of March 3, 1931 (46 Stat. 1490). (16 U.S.C. sec. 81d.) An Act To authorize the transfer of jurisdiction of a portion of the Colonial National Historical Park, Yorktown, Virginia, from the Department of the Interior to the Department of the Navy, approved December 24, 1942 (56 Stat. 1085) Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to transfer to the control and jurisdiction of the Department of the Navy a portion of the Colonial National Historical Park, Yorktown, Virginia, south of Ballards Creek and adjacent to the east boundary of the naval mine depot, containing approximately sixteen acres. addition. Funds Colonial National Historical Transfer of portion to Navy retransfer. SEC. 2. The President of the United States is authorized Provision for by Executive order to retransfer jurisdiction over the property to the Secretary of the Interior upon his application when, in the judgment of the President, the property has become surplus to the needs of the Department of the Navy, in which event it again shall become a part of the Colonial National Historical Park. (16 U.S.C. sec. 81 note.) Page Establishment of park authorized................ ....Act of June 11, 1940 108 National Establishment of, upon acquisition An Act To provide for the establishment of the Cumberland Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, Cumberland Gap That when title to all the lands, structures, and other property in the Cumberland Gap-Cumberland Ford areas, being portions of the Warriors Path of the Indians and Wilderness Road of Daniel Boone, within Bell and Harlan Counties, Kentucky; Lee County, Virginia; and Claiborne County, Tennessee; as may be determined by the Secretary of the Interior as necessary or desirable for national historical park purposes, shall have been vested in the United States such area or areas shall be, and they are hereby, established, dedicated, and set apart as a public park for the benefit and inspiration of the people and shall be known as the "Cumberland Gap National Historical Park”: Provided, That the United States shall not purchase by appropriation of public moneys any lands within the aforesaid. areas: Provided further, That such area or areas shall include, at least, the following features and intervening lands: Cumberland Gap, The Pinnacle, the remaining fortifications of the War between the States, Soldiers Cave, King Solomon's Cave, Devils Garden, Sand Cave, The Doublings, White Rocks, Rocky Face, Moore Knob, and that portion of the Warriors Path and Daniel Boone's Wilderness Road extending from the city of Cumberland Gap, Tennessee, to Cumberland Ford, near Pineville, Kentucky. (16 U.S.C. sec. 261.) of title to lands etc., by U. S. Provisos. Restriction on use of funds. Lands, etc.. to be included. Limitation on area. Lands excluded. Acceptance of donations of land, etc.. authorized. SEC. 2. The total area of the Cumberland Gap National Historical Park, as determined pursuant to this Act, shall not exceed fifty thousand acres, and shall not include any land within the city limits of Middlesboro and Pineville, Kentucky; Cumberland Gap, Tennessee; or any lands adjacent thereto which the proper officials thereof shall indicate to the Secretary of the Interior prior to the establishment of said park are required for expansion of said cities. (16 U.S.C. sec. 262.) SEC. 3. That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby authorized to accept donations of land, interests in land, buildings, structures, and other property within the boundaries of the said historical park as determined and fixed hereunder, and donations of funds for the purchase 1 Sections 1 and 2 of this Act were amended by Act of May 26, 1943, immediately following. III. NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARKS CUMBERLAND GAP 109 Proviso. certain lands 25 Stat. 357. and maintenance thereof: Provided, That he may acquire secs. 257, 258. SEC. 4. The administration, protection, and development Administration, of the aforesaid national historical park shall be exercised etc. under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior by the National Park Service, subject to the provisions of the Act secs. 1-4. of August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. 535), entitled "An Act to 16 U.S.C. An Act To amend sections 1 and 2 of the Act approved June 11, Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That sections 1 and 2 of the Act approved June 11, 1940 (54 Stat. 262; 16 U.S.C., 1940 edition, title 16, secs. 261, 262), relating to the establishment of the Cumberland Gap National Historical Park, are hereby amended to read as follows: "That when title to such lands, structures, and other property in the Cumberland Gap-Cumberland Ford areas, being portions of the Warriors Path of the Indians and Wilder- Establishment. ness Road of Daniel Boone, within Bell and Harlan Counties, Kentucky; Lee County, Virginia; and Claiborne County, Tennessee; as may be determined by the Secretary of the Interior as necessary or desirable for national historical park purposes, shall have been vested in the United States, such area or areas shall be, and they are hereby, established, dedicated, and set apart as a public park for the benefit and inspiration of the people and shall be known as the Cumberland Gap National Historical Park: Provided, That the United States shall not purchase by appropriation of public moneys any lands within the aforesaid areas. (16 U.S.C. sec. 261.) "SEC. 2. The total area of the Cumberland Gap National Historical Park, as determined pursuant to this Act, shall comprise not less than six thousand acres and shall not exceed fifty thousand acres, and lands may be added to the park following its establishment within the aforesaid limitations. The park shall not include any land within the city limits of Middlesboro and Pineville, Kentucky; Cumberland Gap, Tennessee; which the proper officials Total area. Land excluded. Interstate compact. thereof shall indicate to the Secretary of the Interior prior to the establishment of said park are required for expansion of said cities. "(a) The consent of Congress is hereby given to the States of Tennessee, Kentucky, and Virginia to enter into a compact providing for (1) the acquisition of the lands, structures, and other property in the Cumberland GapCumberland Ford areas referred to in section 1 of such Act of June 11, 1940, as amended by this Act, and (2) the transfer of title to such lands, structures, and other property to the United States. "(b) The right to alter, amend, or repeal this section is hereby expressly reserved." (16 U.S.C. sec. 262.) 5. Saratoga National Historical Park project Establishment of park authorized........... Page ............Act of June 1, 1938 111 An Act To provide for the creation of the Saratoga National Historical Park in the State of New York and for other purposes, approved June 1, 1938 (52 Stat. 608) Park, N. Y. Establishment, when title to lands is vested States. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That when title to all the lands, structures, and other prop- Saratoga erty in the area at Saratoga, New York, whereon was fought Historical the Battle of Saratoga during the War of the Revolution, shall have been vested in the United States, such area shall be, and it is hereby, established, dedicated, and set apart as a public park for the benefit and inspiration of the people and shall be known as the Saratoga National Historical Park: Provided, That such area shall include that part of the Saratoga Battlefield now belonging to the State of New York and any additional lands in the immediate vicinity thereof which the Secretary of the Interior may, within six months after the approval of this Act, designate as necessary or desirable for the purposes of this Act. (16 U.S.C. sec. 159.) Proviso. Inclusion of battlefield, etc. donations, etc. SEC. 2. That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is Acceptance of hereby, authorized to accept donations of land, interests in land, buildings, structures, and other property within the boundaries of said historical park as determined and fixed hereunder and donations of funds for the purchase or maintenance thereof, the title and evidence of title to lands acquired to be satisfactory to the Secretary of the Interior: Provided, That he may acquire on behalf of the United States, out of any donated funds, by purchase when purchasable at prices deemed by him reasonable, otherwise by condemnation under the provisions of the Act of August 1, 1888, such tracts of land within the said historical park as may be necessary for the completion thereof. (16 U.S.C. sec. 159a.) SEC. 3. That the administration, protection, and development of the aforesaid national historical park shall be exercised under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior by the National Park Service, subject to the provisions of the Act of August 25, 1916, entitled "An Act to establish a National Park Service, and for other purposes", as amended. (16 U.S.C. sec. 159b.) Proviso. Purchase of 40 U.S.C. Supervision by 39 Stat. 535. |