An Act to amend the Act of January 3, 1975, establishing the Canaveral National Seashore. (90 Stat. 1204) (P.L. 94-398) Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 6 of the Act of January 3, 1975 (88 Stat. 2121, 2125) is amended as follows: (1) in subsection (a) delete "five members" and insert in lieu thereof "six members" and (2) delete (a)(3) in its entirety and insert in lieu thereof "(3) two members representing the general public: Provided, That one member shall be appointed from each county in which the seashore is located.". Approved September 4, 1976. Legislative History: House Report No. 94-802 (Comm. on Interior and Insular Affairs). Feb. 2, considered and passed House. 3. Cape Cod An Act to authorize additional appropriations for the acquisition of lands and interests in lands within the Sawtooth National Recreation Area in Idaho. (92 Stat. 3467) (P.L. 95–625) Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, TITLE III-BOUNDARY CHANGES SEC. 301. The boundaries of the following units of the National Park System are revised as follows, and there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary, but not exceed the amounts specified in the following paragraphs for acquisitions of lands and interests in lands within areas added by reason of such revisions: (2) Cape Cod National Seashore, Massachusetts: To add approximately thirteen acres and to delete approximately sixteen acres as generally depicted on the map entitled "Cape Cod National Seashore Boundary Map", numbered 609-60,015 and dated February 1978. SEC. 302. Within twelve months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register a detailed map or other detailed description of the lands added or excluded from any area pursuant to section 301. SEC. 303. (a) Within the boundaries of the areas as revised in accordance with section 301, the Secretary is authorized to acquire lands and interests therein by donation, purchase with donated or appropriated funds, exchange, or transfer from any other Federal agency. Lands and interests therein so acquired shall become part of the area to which they are added, and shall be subjected to all laws, rules, and regulations applicable thereto. When acquiring any land pursuant to this title, the Secretary may acquire any such land subject to the retention of a right of use and occupancy for a term not to exceed twenty-five years or for the life of the owner or owners. Lands owned by a State or political subdivision thereof may be acquired only by donation. (b)(1) Lands and interests therein deleted from any area pursuant to section 301 may be exchanged for nonFederal lands within the revised boundaries of such area, or transferred to the jurisdiction of any other Federal agency or to a State or political subdivision thereof, without monetary consideration, or be administered as public lands by the Secretary, as the Secretary may deem appropriate. (2) In exercising the authority contained in this section with respect to lands and interests therein deleted from any such area which were acquired from a State, the Secretary may, on behalf of the United States, transfer to such State exclusive or concurrent legislative jurisdiction over such lands, subject to such terms and conditions as he may deem appropriate, to be effective upon acceptance thereof by the State. (c) It is the established policy of Congress that wilderness, wildlife conservation, and park and recreation values of real property owned by the United States be conserved, enhanced, and developed. It is further declared to be the policy of Congress that unutilized, underutilized, or excess Federal real property be timely studied as to suitability for wilderness, wildlife conservation, or park and recreation purposes. To implement this policy, the Secretary, the Administrator of General Services, and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall establish a system with appropriate procedures to permit the Secretary full and early opportunity to make such studies and propose appropriate recommendations to disposing agencies for consideration in connection with determinations of further utilization or disposal of such property under existing law. Each affected executive agency is authorized and directed to provide to the Secretary such advice and information relating to such studies as the Secretary may request. SEC. 304. The authorities in this title are supplementary to any other authorities available to the Secretary with respect to the acquisition, development, and administration of the areas referred to in section 301. 4. Cape Lookout 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 IV-MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS * CAPE LOOKOUT NATIONAL SEASHORE SEC. 406. The Act of March 10, 1966 (80 Stat. 33; 16 U.S.C. 459g) providing for the establishment of Cape Lookout National Seashore in the State of North Carolina is amended as follows: (1) Section 1 is amended by deleting "Proposed Boundaries-Proposed Cape Lookout National Seashore', dated April 1964, and numbered NS-CL-7101-B," and substituting in lieu thereof "Boundary Map, Cape Lookout National Seashore', dated March 1974, and numbered 623-20,009," and by changing the colon to a period and deleting the remainder of the section. (2) Subsection 2(a) is amended by deleting the third sentence and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "Lands owned by the State of North Carolina or any political subdivision thereof may be acquired only by donation, but the Secretary may, subject to the provisions of section 7 of this Act, acquire any other non-Federal lands, marshlands, waters, or interests therein which are located within the boundaries of the seashore by donation, purchase with donated or appropriated funds, or exchange. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary may accept any lands donated by the State of North Carolina subject to a provision for reversion to the State conditioned upon continued use of the property for national seashore purposes.”. (3) Section 3 is amended by revising the first sentence to read as follows: "When title to lands and interests in lands in an amount sufficient to constitute an efficiently administerable unit for the purposes of this Act is vested in the United States, the Secretary shall declare the establishment of the seashore by publication of notice thereof in the Federal Register.". (4) Section 7 is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 7. On or before January 1, 1978, the Secretary shall review the area within the seashore and shall report to the President, in accordance with section 3 (c) and (d) of the Wilderness Act (78 Stat. 891; 16 U.S.C. 1132 (c) and (d)), his recommendations as to the suitability or nonsuitability of any area within the seashore for preservation as wilderness, and any designation of any such areas as a wilderness shall be accomplished in accordance with said subsections of the Wilderness Act." (5) Add a new section 8 to read as follows: "SEC. 8. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act, not to exceed $7,903,000 for acquisition of lands and interests therein, of which no more than $1,000,000 may be expended for acquisition of lands owned by Core Banks Club Properties, Incorporated. For development of essential public facilities there are authorized to be appropriated not more than $2,935,000. On or before January 1, 1978, the Secretary shall develop and transmit to the Committees on Interior and Insular Affairs of the United States Congress a final master plan for the full development of the seashore consistent with the preservation objectives of this Act, indicating— "(1) the facilities needed to accommodate the health, safety and recreation needs of the visiting public; "(2) the location and estimated cost of all facilities; and "(3) the projected need for any additional facilities within the seashore." |