Reservation, Saipan. The park shall be administered for the primary purpose of honoring the dead in the World War II Mariana Islands campaign.

(b) The Secretary is authorized and directed to the maximum extent feasible to employ and train residents of the Mariana Islands to develop, maintain, and administer the park.

(c) Other points in the Northern Mariana Islands relevant to the park may be identified, established, and marked by the Secretary in agreement with the Governor of the Northern Marianas.

(d) The Secretary shall provide for interpretative activities at the park, for which he is authorized to seek the assistance of appropriate historians to interpret the historical aspects of the park. To the greatest extent possible, interpretative activities shall be conducted in the following four languages: English, Chamorro, Carolinian, and Japanese.

(e) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, no fee or charge may be imposed for entrance or admission into the American Memorial Park.

(f) The Secretary shall transfer administration of the park to the government of the Northern Mariana Islands at such time as the Governor, acting pursuant to legislation enacted in accordance with sections 5 and 7 or article II of the Constitution on the Northern Mariana Islands, requests such a transfer. All improvements, including real and personal property, shall thereupon be transferred without cost to the government of the Northern Mariana Islands and thereafter the full cost of development, administration, and maintenance for the park shall be borne by the government of the Northern Mariana Islands, except as provided in subsection (g) of this section.

(g) For the development, maintenance, and operation of the park (but not for any acquisition of land or interests in lands), there is hereby authorized to be appropriated not to exceed $3,000,000 effective October 1, 1978. Amounts appropriated pursuant to this subsection shall remain available until expended.

(h) Nothing contained in this Act is intended to alter or diminish the authority to exercise the five year option contained in article VIII of Public Law 94-241.

WAR IN THE PACIFIC NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK

SEC. 6. (a) In order to commemorate the bravery and sacrifice of those participating in the campaigns of the Pacific theater of World War II and to conserve and interpret outstanding natural, scenic, and historic values and objects on the island of Guam for the benefit and enjoyment of present and future generations, the War in the Pacific National Historical Park (hereinafter in

this section referred to as the "park") is hereby established.

(b) The boundaries of the park shall be as generally depicted on the drawing entitled "Boundary Map, War in the Pacific National Historical Park, Guam" numbered P-24-80,000-B and dated March 1978, which shall be on file and available for inspection in the offices of the National Park Service, Department of the Interior. Following ninety days notice to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the House of Representatives and to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate, the Secretary may make minor revisions of the boundary of the park by publication of a revised map in the Federal Register.

(c) Within the boundaries of the park, the Secretary may acquire lands and interests therein by donation, purchase with donated or appropriated funds, exchange, or transfer.

(d) Other points on the island of Guam relevant to the park may be identified, established, and marked by the Secretary in agreement with the Governor of Guam.

(e) The Secretary shall administer property acquired in accordance with the laws generally applicable to the management of units of the National Park System.

(f) The Secretary is authorized to seek the assistance of appropriate historians to interpret the historical aspects of the park. To the greatest extent possible, interpretative activities will be conducted in the following three languages: English, Chamorro, and Japanese.

(g) The Secretary is authorized to enter into negotiations with the Secretary of Defense for the berthing and interpretation of a naval vessel of World War II vintage which shall be accessible to the public on the island of Guam.

(h) Within two years from the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop and transmit to the committees named in subsection (b) a general management plan for the national historical park consistent with the purposes of this section. Within five years from the date of enactment, the Secretary, through the Director of the National Park Service, shall conduct and transmit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the House of Representatives a study of additional areas and sites associated with the Pacific campaign of World War II. The study shall contain a description and evaluation of each area or site, and an estimated cost of acquisition, development, and maintenance of the area or site, if appropriate, together with such additional authority as may be needed to enable him to implement his recommendations. The Secretary shall concentrate his study within Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, but shall also investigate addi

tional areas and sites within the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands to the extent possible, and may include other areas and sites in the Pacific area if practicable.

(i) The Secretary is authorized and directed, to the maximum extent feasible, to employ and train residents of Guam or of the Northern Mariana Islands to develop, maintain, and administer the park.

(j) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, no fee or charge shall be imposed for entrance or admission into the War in the Pacific National Historical Park.

(k) For the purposes of the park established under this section, effective October 1, 1978, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary, but not to exceed $16,000,000 for the acquisition of lands or interests in lands and $500,000 for development.

VIRGIN ISLANDS NATIONAL PARK

SEC. 7. (a) (1) The first paragraph of section 1 of the Act of October 5, 1962 (76 Stat. 746; 16 U.S.C. 398c), is amended by adding a comma after the words "adjoining lands, submerged lands, and waters" and inserting "and Hassel Island located in Saint Thomas Harbor and adjoining lands, submerged lands, and waters,”.

(2) Such section 1 is further amended by inserting immediately before the last paragraph, the following:

"HASSEL ISLAND

"The area known as Hassel Island in Saint Thomas Harbor consisting of approximately 135 acres, together with such adjoining lands, submerged lands, and waters as the Secretary of the Interior deems appropriate, but the boundaries shall not, in any event, extend beyond 100 yards from the mean high water mark of the island.". (b) Section 2 of such Act is amended by

(1) inserting "(a)" after "SEC. 2.";

(2) adding at the end of the first sentence the following: "In acquiring such lands, up to 6.6 acres, the Secretary may, when agreed upon by the landowner involved, defer payment or schedule payments over a period of ten years and pay interest on the unpaid balance at a rate not exceeding the current prevailing commercial rate.", and

(3) adding the following at the end thereof: "(b) The Secretary is authorized and directed to the maximum extent feasible to employ and train residents of the Virgin Islands to develop, maintain, and administer the Virgin Islands National Park.

"(c) Subject to continued protection and use of Hassel Island for park and recreation purposes, and such other conditions as the Secretary may deem appropriate, the Territory of the Virgin Islands may, within, but not after,

five years after the date of the enactment of this subsection, by duly enacted legislation acquire all interests of the United States in Hassel Island by reimbursing the United States in an amount equal to the amount actually expended by the United States for the acquisition of lands and interests in lands and for the costs of construction of permanent improvements, if any.

(d) (1) Except for property deemed necessary by the Secretary of the Interior for visitor facilities or administration of the park, any owner or owners of improved property on Hassel Island on the date of its acquisition, may retain for themselves a right of use and occupancy of the property for noncommercial residential purposes for twenty-five years or, in lieu thereof, for a term ending at the death of the owner or the owner's spouse, whichever is later. The owner shall elect the term to be reserved. The Secretary shall pay to the owner the fair market value of the property on the date of such acquisition, less the fair market value on such date of the right retained by the owner. The authority of the Secretary to acquire the property commonly known as the Royal Mail (hotel) by condemnation shall be suspended for ten years from the date of enactment if such owner or owners agree, in writing, within ninety days after the enactment of this subsection to grant to the United States the right to purchase such property at a purchase price, mutually agreed upon by the Secretary and the landowner, which does not exceed the fixed value of said property on July 1, 1978.

"(2) As used in subsection (d) (1), 'improved property' means a single-family dwelling, the construction of which began before January 1, 1977, together with such lands as are in the same ownership and appurtenant buildings located thereon.

"(3) The Secretary may terminate a right of use and occupancy retained pursuant to subsection (d) (1) upon his determination that such use and occupancy is being, or may be, exercised in a manner inconsistent with the purposes for which they were included within the park and upon tender to the holder of such right of the amount equal to the value of that portion of the right which remains unexpired on the date of termination.".

(4) Section 3 is amended by inserting "(a)" immediately after "SEC. 3." and by adding the following new subsection at the end thereof:

"(b) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, no fee or charge shall be imposed for entrance or admission into the Virgin Islands National Park.".

(5) Section 4 is amended to read as follows:

"SEC. 4. Effective October 1, 1978, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for the acquisition of lands and interests in lands within the Virgin Islands National Park. For purposes of this sec

tion, acquisitions of land on Hassel Island shall be deemed to be acquisitions qualifying for payment under the provisions of paragraph (2) of the Act of June 10, 1977 (Public Law 95-42; 91 Stat. 210). In addition to such sums as may have heretofore been appropriated for development of public facilities within the Virgin Islands National Park, effective October 1, 1978, there are authorized to be appropriated not more than $1,000,000 for restoration and rehabilitation of historic structures and for development of public facilities on Hassel Island, and not more than $500,000 as a grant to the Territory of the Virgin Islands for its use in furthering projects undertaken pursuant to the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act, the Historic Preservation Act, or other comparable programs upon the transfer of title to the United States of all properties held by the territory on Hassel Island.".

(6) Section 2(c) of the Act entitled "An Act to authorize the establishment of the Virgin Islands National Park, and for other purposes" (70 Stat. 940; 16 U.S.C. 398) is amended by adding the following sentence at the end thereof: "Notwithstanding the acreage limitations and boundary designations contained in this section, the Secretary is authorized to accept through donation, or purchase from a willing seller, the real and personal property located on Lots 251-252 Estate Contant Enighed, Parcels 86B and 86AA Cruz Bay Quarter.".

AUTHORIZATIONS TO REMAIN AVAILABLE

SEC. 8. Any amount authorized by this Act or by the Act entitled "An Act to authorize certain appropriations for the territories of the United States, to amend certain Acts relating thereto, and for other purposes" (Public Law 95-134; 91 Stat. 1159) but not appropriated for a fiscal year is authorized to be available for appropriation in succeeding fiscal years.

TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS

SEC. 9. Section 501 of the Act entitled "An Act to authorize certain appropriations for the territories of the United States, to amend certain Acts relating thereto, and for other purposes" (Public Law 95-134; 91 Stat. 1159) is amended

(1) by inserting ", notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary," after "it is hereby declared to be the policy of the Congress"; and

(2) in subsection (a) by striking out "Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, any” and inserting in lieu thereof "Any".

EFFECTIVE DATE

SEC. 10. Authorizations of moneys to be appropriated under this Act shall be effective on October 1, 1978. Approved August 18, 1978.