10. Pearson-Skubitz Big Hill Lake 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, SEC. 613. The project for flood protection on Big Hill Creek, Kansas, authorized by the Flood Control Act of 1962, Public Law 87-874, shall hereafter be known and designated as the "Pearson-Skubitz Big Hill Lake". Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, or record, or other paper of the United States to such project shall be held to be a reference to the "Pearson-Skubitz Big Hill Lake". 642 11. Philip A. Hart Visitors' Center An Act to name the Visitors' Center at the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore the "Philip A. Hart Visitors' Center". (90 Stat. 1944) (P.L. 94-459) Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Visitors' Center at the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore shall hereinafter be known as, and is hereby designated as, the "Philip A. Hart Visitors' Center". Approved October 8, 1976. Legislative History: Congressional Record, Vol. 122 (1976): Sept. 22, considered and passed Senate. 12. Ridgelands Area Study An Act to authorize additional appropriations for the acquisition of lands and interests in lands within the Sawtooth Ñational 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, SEC. 602. (a) In order to consider preserving in their natural condition appropriate segments of the Ridgelands east of San Francisco Bay for protection of the area's unique ecology and topography and for public outdoor recreation, the Secretary shall study, investigate, and formulate recommendations on the feasibility and desirability of establishing such area as a unit of the National Park System. The Secretary shall consult with the Secretary of Agriculture, the Chief of Engineers, Department of the Army, and any other appropriate Federal agencies, as well as with the East Bay Regional Park District, the Association of Bay Area Governments, and other State and local bodies and officials involved, and shall coordinate the study with applicable local and State plans and planning activities relating to the Ridgelands. Federal departments and agencies are authorized and directed to cooperate with the Secretary and, to the extent permitted by law, to furnish such statistics, data, reports, and other material as the Secretary may deem necessary for purposes of the study. (b) The Secretary shall submit to the President and the Congress of the United States, within one year after the date of enactment of this Act, a report of his findings and recommendations. The report of the Secretary shall contain, but not be limited to, findings with respect to (1) the scenic, scientific, historic, natural, and outdoor recreation values of the Ridgelands, including their use for walking, hiking, horseback riding, bicycling, swimming, picnicking, camping, forest management, fish and wildlife management, educational exhibiting, and scenic and historic site preservation; (2) the type of Federal, State, and local programs that are feasible and desirable in the public interest to preserve, develop, and make accessible for public use the values identified; (3) the relationship of any recommended national park, recreation area, or wilderness area to existing or proposed Federal, State, and local programs to manage in the public interest the natural resources of the entire San Francisco Bay area; (4) alternative means of restoring and preserving the values inherent in the area under present ownership patterns; and (5) the development of public land policies consistent with the protection of private open space land. (c) There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this section. 13. St. Paul's Church, Eastchester An Act to authorize additional appropriations for the acquisition of lands and interests in lands within the Sawtooth Ñational 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 V-ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW AREAS AND ADDITIONS TO NATIONAL TRAILS SYSTEM SUBTITLE A-PARKS, SEASHORES, ETC. SAINT PAUL'S CHURCH, EASTCHESTER SEC. 504. (a) In order to preserve and protect Saint Paul's Church, Eastchester, in Mount Vernon, New York, for the benefit of present and future generations, the Secretary may accept any gift or bequest of any property or structure which comprises such church and any other real or personal property located within the square bounded by South Columbus Avenue, South Third Avenue, Edison Avenue, and South Fulton Avenue, in Mount Vernon, New York, including the cemetery located within such square and any real property located within such square which was at any time a part of the old village green, now in Mount Vernon, New York. (b) Any property acquired under subsection (a) shall be administered by the Secretary acting through the National Park Service, in accordance with this section and provisions of law generally applicable to units of the National Park System, including the Act approved August 25, 1916 (16 U.S.C. 1 and following) and the Act approved August 21, 1935. The Secretary, in carrying out the provisions of such Acts (i) shall give particular attention to assuring the completion of such structural and other repairs as he considers necessary to restore and preserve any property acquired in accordance with this section, and (ii) may enter into cooperative agreements with other public or private entities for the management, protection, development, and interpretation, in whole or in part, of the property so acquired. * Approved November 10, 1978. * |