14. William M. Ketchum 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 VIII-RECOGNITION OF THE HONORABLE WILLIAM M. KETCHUM SEC. 801. Within the War in the Pacific National Historical Park, Guam, and the American Memorial Park, Saipan, the Secretary, acting through the Director of the National Park Service, and in consultation with the Governor of each area, is authorized to provide in each of these parks some form of appropriate recognition of the outstanding contributions and untiring commitments of the late Congressman William M. Ketchum of California toward the needs of the people of the insular areas. Fully cognizant of sacrifices that sometimes must be made in order to preserve the basic principles of democracy, Congressman Ketchum personally experienced the devastations of war, as he served with distinction in the United States military during the Second World War in the Pacific Theater and during the Korean Conflict. Congressman Ketchum, an individual of strong principle and commitment, through his leadership and active participation in the United States Congress, made substantial and invaluable contributions to the political and economic growth, development, and well-being of American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and the Virgin Islands. In particular, he will be remembered for the key role he played in the passage of the historic Covenant to establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in political union with the United States. Approved November 10, 1978. XVII. APPENDIX 1. Historic Sites and Monuments An Act to provide for the establishment of the Clara Barton National Historic Site, Maryland; John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Oregon; Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site, North Dakota; Springfield Armory National Historic Site, Massachusetts; Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site, Alabama; Martin Van Buren National Historic Site, New York; and Sewall-Belmont House National Historic Site, Washington, District of Columbia; and for other purposes. (88 Stat. 1461) (P.L. 93-486) Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, TITLE I SEC. 101. (a) Unless otherwise provided hereafter, the Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter referred to as the "Secretary") is authorized to acquire by purchase with donated or appropriated funds, donation, exchange, or by transfer from another Federal agency such lands and interests in lands as hereafter provided for establishment as units of the national park system, as follows: (1) for establishment as the Clara Barton National Historic Site, Maryland, those lands depicted on the map entitled "Boundary Map, Clara Barton National Historic Site, Maryland", numbered NHS-CLBA 90,001 and dated February 1974, which shall include the land and improvements occupied by Clara Barton, founder of the American Red Cross located at 5801 Oxford Road, Glen Echo, Maryland: Provided, That the above-mentioned land and improvements may be acquired only by donation; And provided further, That the donation of any privately owned lands within the historic site may not be accepted unless and until the property is vacant; (2) for establishment as the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Oregon, those lands depicted on the map entitled "Boundary Map, John Day Fossil Beds National Monument", numbered NMJDFB-20,014-A and dated June 1971: Provided, That the national monument shall not be established unless and until the State of Oregon donates or agrees to donate the Thomas Condon-John Day Fossil Beds, Clarno, and Painted Hills State Parks: Provided further, That the Secretary shall not acquire a fee title interest to more than one thousand acres of privately owned lands except by donation. or exchange: Provided further, That the Secretary shall designate the principal visitor center as the "Thomas Čondon Visitor Center"; (3) for establishment as the Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site, North Dakota, those lands depicted on the map entitled "Boundary Map, Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site, North Dakota", numbered 468-20,012 and dated July 1970; (4) for establishment as the Springfield Armory National Historic Site, Massachusetts, those lands depicted on the map entitled "Boundary Map, Springfield Armory National Historic Site, Massachusetts", numbered NHS-SPAR-91,003 and dated January 1974, the oldest manufacturing arsenal in the United States: Provided, That the historic site shall not be established unless an agreement is executed which will assure the historical integrity of the site and until such lands as are needed for the historic site are donated for this purpose; (5) for establishment as the Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site, Alabama, those lands depicted on the map entitled "Boundary Map, Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site, Alabama”, numbered NHS-TI 20,000-C and dated September 1973, which shall include the home of Booker T. Washington, the Carver Museum, and an antebellum property adjacent to the campus of Tuskegee Institute, known as Grey Columns; and (6) for establishment as the Martin Van Buren National Historic Site, New York, those lands depicted on the map entitled "Boundary Map, Martin Van Buren National Historic Site, New York", numbered NHS-MAVA-91,001 and dated January 1974, which shall include the home of Martin Van Buren, eighth President of the United States. (b) The Secretary may also acquire personal property associated with the areas referred to in subsection (a) of this section. Lands and interests therein owned by a State or any political subdivision thereof which are acquired for the purposes of subsection (a) of this section may be acquired only by donation. SEC. 102. (a) When the Secretary determines that an adequate interest in lands has been acquired to constitute an administrable unit for each of the areas described in section 1 of this Act, he may, after notifying the Committees on Interior and Insular Affairs of the United States Congress of his intention to do so at least fourteen days in advance, declare the establishment of such unit by publication of a notice to that effect in the Federal Register. Such notice shall contain a map or other description of the boundaries of the unit, together with an explanation of the interests acquired and the costs in cident thereto. The Secretary may refrain from acquiring property for establishment of any unit authorized by this Act where, in his judgment, satisfactory agreements or donations with respect to properties which are needed for the protection and administration of a particular unit have not been consummated with the owners of such properties. (b) Pending the establishment of each unit and, thereafter, the Secretary shall administer the property acquired pursuant to this Act in accordance with the provisions of the Act of August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. 535), as amended and supplemented, and, to the extent applicable, the provisions of the Act of August 21, 1935 (49 Stat. 666), as amended. SEC. 103. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary is authorized to construct roads on real property in non-Federal ownership within the boundaries of the Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site. Any roads so constructed shall be controlled and maintained by the owners of the real property. SEC. 104. There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act, not to exceed, however, the following: (a) Clara Barton National Historic Site, $812,000 for acquisition of lands and interests in lands and for development; (b) John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, $400,000 for the acquisition of lands and interests in lands and $4,435,200 for development; (c) Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site, $600,000 for the acquisition of lands and interests in lands and $2,268,000 for development; (d) Springfield Armory National Historic Site, $5,300,000 for development; (e) Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site, $185,000 for the acquisition of lands and interests in lands and $2,722,000 for development; and (f) Martin Van Buren National Historic Site, $213,000 for acquisition of lands and interests in lands and $2,737,000 for development. TITLE II SEC. 201. In order to preserve for the benefit and inspiration of the people of the United States as a national historic site, the Sewall-Belmont House within the District of Columbia, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to enter into a cooperative agreement to assist in the preservation and interpretation of such house. SEC. 202. The property subject to cooperative agreement pursuant to section 101 of this Act is hereby designated as the "Sewall-Belmont House National Historic Site". SEC. 203. The cooperative agreement shall contain, but shall not be limited to, provisions that the Secretary, through the National Park Service, shall have right of access at all reasonable times to all public portions of the property covered by such agreement for the purpose of conducting visitors through such property and interpreting it to the public, that no changes or alterations shall be made in such property except by mutual agreement between the Secretary and the other parties to such agreement. The agreement may contain specific provisions which outline in detail the extent of the participation by the Secretary in the restoration, preservation, and maintenance of the historic site. SEC. 204. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act, but not to exceed $500,000. Approved October 26, 1974. Legislative History: House Report No. 93-1285 (Comm. on Interior and Insular Affairs) Aug. 19, considered and passed House. Oct. 8, considered and passed Senate, amended. |