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."

Approved October 26, 1974.

Legislative History:

House Report No. 93-1286 (Comm. on Interior and Insular Affairs).

Senate Report No. 93-1232 (Comm. on Interior and Insular Affairs).

Congressional Record, Vol. 120 (1974):

Aug. 19, considered and passed House.

Oct. 8, considered and passed Senate, amended.

Oct. 16, House concurred in Senate amendments with an amendment; Senate concurred in House amendment.

3. National Park System 94th Congress Omnibus

An Act to provide for increases in appropriation ceilings and boundary changes in certain units of the National Park System, and for other purposes. (90 Stat. 2732) (P.L. 94–578)

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

TITLE I-ACQUISITION CEILING INCREASES

SEC. 101. The limitations on appropriations for the acquisition of lands and interests therein within units of the National Park System contained in the following Acts are amended as follows:

(1) Arches National Park, Utah: section 7 of the Act of November 12, 1971 (85 Stat. 422), is amended by changing "$125,000" to "$275,000";

(2) Assateague Island National Seashore, Maryland and Virginia: section 11 of the Act of September 21, 1965 (79 Stat. 824), as amended (16 U.S.C. 459f), is further amended by changing "$21,050,000" to "$22,400,000";

(3) Buffalo National River, Arkansas: section 7 of the Act of March 1, 1972 (86 Stat. 44), is amended by changing "$16,115,000" to "$30,071,500";

(4) Capitol Reef National Park, Utah: section 7 of the Act of December 18, 1971 (85 Stat. 739), is amended by changing "$423,000" to "$2,173,000";

(5) Fire Island National Seashore, New York: section 10 of the Act of September 11, 1964 (78 Stat. 928), is amended by changing "$16,000,000" to "$18,000,000";

(6) Gulf Islands National Seashore, Florida and Mississippi: section 11 of the Act of January 8, 1971 (84 Stat. 1967), is amended by changing "$3,462,000" to "$22,162,000";

(7) Lincoln Home National Historic Site, Illinois: section 3 of the Act of August 18, 1971 (85 Stat. 347), is amended by changing "$2,003,000" to "$3,059,000";

(8) Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado: section 3 of the Act of December 23, 1963 (77 Stat. 473), is amended by changing "$125,000" to "$193,233";

(9) North Cascades National Park and Lake Chelan National Recreation Area, Washington: section 506 of the Act of October 2, 1968 (82 Stat. 926), is amended by changing "$3,500,000" to "$4,500,000";

(10) Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site, New Hampshire: section 6 of the Act of August 31, 1964 (78 Stat. 749), is amended by adding a new sentence as follows: "For the acquisition of lands or interest therein, there is authorized to be appropriated not to exceed $80,000.";

(11) Scotts Bluff National Monument, Nebraska: section 3 of the Act of June 30, 1961 (75 Stat. 148), is amended by changing "$15,000" to "$145,000";

(12) Canyonlands National Park, Utah: section 8 of the Act of September 12, 1964 (78 Stat. 934) as amended (85 Stat. 421) is further amended by changing "$16,000" to "$104,500"; and

(13) Padre Island National Seashore, Texas: section 8 of the Act of September 28, 1962 (76 Stat. 650) is amended by changing "$5,000,000" to "$5,350,000”. TITLE II—DEVELOPMENT CEILING INCREASES

SEC. 201. The limitations on appropriations for development of units of the National Park System contained in the following Acts are amended as follows:

(1) Andrew Johnson National Historic Site, Tennessee: section 3 of the Act of December 11, 1963 (77 Stat. 350), is amended by changing "$66,000" to "$266,000";

(2) Arkansas Post National Memorial, Arkansas: section 3 of the Act of July 6, 1960 (74 Stat. 334), as amended (80 Stat. 339), is further amended by changing "$550,000" to "$2,750,000";

(3) Chamizal National Memorial, Texas: section 5 of the Act of June 30, 1966 (80 Stat. 232), is amended by changing "$2,060,000" to "$5,063,000";

(4) Fort Larned National Historic Site, Kansas: section 3 of the Act of August 31, 1964 (78 Stat. 748), is amended by changing "$1,273,000" to "$4,273,000";

(5) Golden Spike National Historic Site, Utah: section 3 of the Act of July 30, 1965 (79 Stat. 426), is amended by changing "$1,168,000" to "$5,422,000";

(6) Jefferson National Expansion Memorial National Historic Site, Missouri: section 4 of the Act of May 17, 1954 (68 Stat. 98), as amended (16 U.S.C. 450jj), is further amended by changing "$23,250,000" to "$32,750,000";

(7) Saint Gaudens National Historic Site, New Hampshire: section 6 of the Act of August 31, 1964 (78 Stat. 749), is amended by changing "$210,000" to "$2,677,000";

(8) Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi: section 3 of the Act of June 4, 1963 (77 Stat. 55), is amended by changing "$2,050,000" to "$3,850,000";

(9) Channel Islands National Monument, California: paragraph (1) of section 201 of the Act of October 26, 1974 (88 Stat. 1445, 1446), is amended by changing "$2,936,000" to "$5,452,000"; and

(10) Nez Perce National Historical Park, Idaho: section 7 of the Act of May 15, 1965 (79 Stat. 110) is amended by changing "$1,337,000" to "$4,100,000".

TITLE III-MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

SEC. 301. The Act of September 21, 1965 (79 Stat. 824), as amended (16 U.S.C. 459f), providing for the establishment of the Assateague Island National Seashore in the States of Maryland and Virginia, is further amended by repealing sections 7 and 9 in their entirety, and by adding the following new section 12:

"SEC. 12. (a) Within two years of the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall develop and transmit to the Committees on Interior and Insular Affairs of the Senate and the House of Representatives a comprehensive plan for the protection, management, and use of the seashore, to include but not be limited to the following considerations:

"(1) measures for the full protection and management of the natural resources and natural ecosystems of the seashore;

"(2) present and proposed uses of the seashore and the lands and waters adjacent or related thereto, the uses of which would reasonably be expected to influence the administration, use, and environmental quality of the seashore;

"(3) plans for the development of facilities necessary and appropriate for visitor use and enjoyment of the seashore, with identification of resource and user carrying capacities, along with the anticipated costs for all proposed development;

"(4) plans for visitor transportation systems integrated and coordinated with lands and facilities adjacent to, but outside of, the seashore; and

"(5) plans for fostering the development of cooperative agreements and land and resource use patterns outside the seashore which would be compatible with the protection and management of the seashore.

"(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no Federal loan, grant, license, or other form of assistance for any project which, in the opinion of the Secretary would significantly adversely affect the administration, use, and environmental quality of the seashore shall be made, issued, or approved by the head of any Federal agency without first consulting with the Secretary to determine whether or not such project is consistent with the plan developed pursuant to this section and allowing him at least thirty days to comment in writing on such proposed action.".

SEC. 302. (a) The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to designate by publication of a map or other boundary description in the Federal Register certain areas of scenic, historic, and geological significance including portions of No Thoroughfare Canyon and Red Canyon, but not to exceed two thousand eight hundred acres, for

addition to Colorado National Monument, Colorado. Within the areas so designated the Secretary may acquire lands and interests therein by donation, purchase with donated or appropriated funds, or exchange. Property so acquired and any Federal property so designated shall thereupon become part of the Colorado National Monument, subject to the laws and regulations applicable to the monument.

(b) There is authorized to be appropriated not to exceed $460,000 for the acquisition of lands and interests therein.

SEC. 303. Section 4 of the Act approved August 31, 1965 (79 Stat. 588), as amended (87 Stat. 456), providing for the commemoration of certain historical events in the State of Kansas, is further amended by changing "$1,420,000" to "$2,000,000".

SEC. 304. (a) In order to facilitate the administration of certain areas of the National Park System located in Montgomery County, Maryland, the Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter in this Act referred to as the "Secretary") may transfer, without monetary reimbursement, to the jurisdiction of the Director of the National Park Service in Montgomery County, Maryland, as set forth in the drawing entitled "Transfer of Land for Washington Aqueduct Shops and Storehouse Projects", numbered 40.1-103.3-1, and dated January 30, 1970 (a copy of which shall be on file and available for public inspection in the offices of the National Park Service, Department of the Interior), and which the Secretary of the Army has had use of under a permit dated March 5, 1965, issued by the Director of the National Park Service.

(b) The Secretary of the Army may transfer, without monetary reimbursement, to the jurisdiction of the Secretary the land located in Montgomery County, Maryland, administered by the Secretary of the Army as part of the Washington Aqueduct at the Dalecarlia Shops area, as set forth in the drawing of January 30, 1970, specified in subsection (a).

SEC. 305. Section 2(c) of the Act of October 4, 1961 (75 Stat. 780), providing for the preservation and protection of certain lands in Prince Georges and Charles Counties, Maryland, as amended (88 Stat. 1304), is further amended by changing the fifth sentence by deleting "parcels A, B, C, and D" and inserting in lieu thereof "parcels A, B, and C".

SEC. 306. Section 3 of the Act of August 31, 1964 (78 Stat. 749), authorizing the establishment of the SaintGaudens National Historic Site, New Hampshire, is amended by adding the following sentence: "Following such establishment the Secretary may acquire by donation, purchase with donated or appropriated funds, or exchange not to exceed sixty-four acres of lands and interests therein which he deems necessary for addition