16 U.S.C. § 459r — Disposition of recreational demonstration projects

Except as provided in section 459s of this title , the Secretary of the Interior is authorized, with the approval of the President, to convey or lease to the States or to the political subdivisions thereof, without consideration, any or all of the recreational demonstration projects and lands, improvements, and equipment comprised within such projects transferred to him by Executive Order Numbered 7496, dated November 14, 1936 , or any parts of such projects, when in his judgment such grantees or lessees are adequately prepared to administer, operate, and maintain such project areas for public park, recreational, and conservation purposes, or he may, with the approval of the President, transfer to other Federal agencies any of the aforesaid recreational demonstration areas that may be of use to such agencies. (June 6, 1942, ch. 380, § 1, 56 Stat. 326 .) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries Silver Creek Project Act July 30, 1947, ch. 351, 61 Stat. 519 , provided: “That, in order to carry out the purposes of the act of June 6, 1942 [ 56 Stat. 326 ; sections 459r to 459t of this title], relating to the disposition of recreational demonstration areas, and to effectuate the transfer to the State of Oregon, pursuant to that act, of the Silver Creek recreational demonstration project, the following-described revested Oregon and California Railroad grant lands shall hereafter be administered as a part of the Silver Creek recreational demonstration project and shall be subject to all of the provisions of the aforesaid Act of June 6, 1942 : “willamette meridian “Township 8 south, range 1 east: “Section 13, east half southeast quarter and southeast quarter northeast quarter; “Section 25, all; “Section 35, north half northeast quarter northeast quarter and north half south half northeast quarter northeast quarter; “Township 8 south, range 2 east: “Section 17, south half southwest quarter and northwest quarter southwest quarter; “Section 19, lots 3, 4, and northeast quarter; “Section 29, west half; and “Section 31, north half; comprising one thousand seven hundred and ninety-one and ninety-three one-hundredths acres. “Sec. 2. The following-described lands also shall become a part of the Silver Creek recreational demonstration project and shall be subject to the provisions of the act of June 6, 1942 , upon acquisition of title thereto by the Oregon and California Revested Lands Administration: “willamette meridian “Township 8 south, range 1 east: Section 36, northeast quarter, northeast quarter northwest quarter, north half southeast quarter northwest quarter, north half south half southeast quarter northwest quarter, north half northwest quarter northwest quarter, and north half south half northwest quarter northwest quarter; comprising two hundred and sixty acres.” Executive Documents Delegation of Functions For delegation to Secretary of the Interior of authority vested in President by this section, see Ex. Ord. No. 10752 , Feb. 12, 1958 , 23 F.R. 973 , set out as a note under section 715j of Title 15 , Commerce and Trade. Ex. Ord. No. 7496. Transfer of Recreational Demonstration Projects Ex. Ord. No. 7496 , Nov. 14, 1936 , 1 F.R. 1946 , provided: By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by Title II of the National Industrial Recovery Act ( 48 Stat. 200 ) (title 15, sections 701 to 712), the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935 ( 49 Stat. 115 ), and the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1936 (Public, No. 739, 74th Congress ), (title 15, ch. 16 note) I hereby order as follows: 1. There is transferred from the Resettlement Administration to the Secretary of the Interior (a) all the real and personal property or any interest therein, together with all contracts, options, rights and interests, books, papers, memoranda, records, etc., acquired by the Resettlement Administration in connection with the recreational demonstration projects set forth in the attached schedule with funds appropriated or made available to carry out the provisions of the National Industrial Recovery Act by the Fourth Deficiency Act, fiscal year 1933 ( 48 Stat. 274 , 275), and by the Emergency Appropriation Act, fiscal year 1935 ( 48 Stat. 1055 ), and with funds appropriated by the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935 ( 49 Stat. 115 ), and by the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1936 (Public No. 739, 74th Congress ), (title 15, ch. 16 note) and (b) all personnel, whether in the District of Columbia or elsewhere, now employed in connection with the acquisition of land for those recreational demonstration projects, together with all administration personnel records pertaining to the employees transferred, and to those employees engaged in development activities as of July 31, 1936 , who were released by the Resettlement Administration on that date to permit the Department of the Interior to enter them on its rolls as of August 1. 2. There is transferred and allocated to the Secretary of the Interior all balances of appropriations heretofore made available to or allotted for expenditure by the Resettlement Administration both for acquiring land for the recreational demonstration projects set forth in the attached schedule and for developing those projects, under the said National Industrial Recovery Act , Fourth Deficiency Act, fiscal year 1933, Emergency Appropriation Act, fiscal year 1935 , Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935 , and Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1936 , to be used for the purposes for which such funds were made available or allotted to the Resettlement Administration. The Secretary of the Interior shall assume all outstanding obligations, commitments, and encumbrances heretofore incurred by the Resettlement Administration in connection with the said projects. 3. The Secretary of the Interior is authorized, through the National Park Service , to complete and administer the projects transferred to him by this Executive Order and to exercise with respect to any real or personal property or any interest therein, contracts, options, rights and interests, books, papers, memoranda, and records acquired in connection with such projects, all the powers and functions given to the Resettlement Administration in connection therewith by Executive Orders Nos. 7027 and 7028 of April 30, 1935 , and April 30, 1935 , respectively. 4. The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to prescribe such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the administrative functions transferred and delegated to him by this Executive Order. Schedule of Recreational Demonstration Projects OP No. RA No. Name 65–11–24 LD–ME–2 Camden Hills 56–143 LP–ME–2 Camden Hills 65–11–25 LD–ME–3 Acadia 56–144 LP–ME–3 Acadia 65–25–340 LD–MD–4 Catoctin 56–147 LP–MD–4 Catoctin 65–13–145 LD–NH–1 Bear Brook 56–183 LP–NH–1 Bear Brook 65–23–3466 LD–PA–6 Racoon Creek 56–232 LP–PA–6 Racoon Creek 65–23–3467 LD–PA–7 French Creek 56–233 LP–PA–7 French Creek 65–23–3468 LD–PA–8 Laurel Hill 56–234 LP–PA–8 Laurel Hill 65–23–3469 LD–PA–11 Blue Knob 56–235 LP–PA–11 Blue Knob 65–23–3470 LD–PA–12 Hickory Run 56–236 LP–PA–12 Hickory Run 65–16–365 LD–RI–2 Beach Pond 56–238 LP–RI–2 Beach Pond 65–51–3019 LD–MI–4 Waterloo 56–152 LP–MI–4 Waterloo 65–51–3020 LD–MI–6 Yankee Springs 56–153 LP–MI–6 Yankee Springs 65–71–4637 LD–MN–7 St. Croix 56–160 LP–MN–7 St. Croix 65–54–1683 LD–IL–5 Pere Marquette 56–126 LP–IL–5 Pere Marquette 65–52–2067 LD–IN–5 Versailles 56–129 LP–IN–5 Versailles 65–52–2068 LD–IN–6 Winemac 56–130 LP–IN–6 Winemac 65–55–2838 LD–MO–6 Lake of the Ozarks 56–167 LP–MO–6 Lake of the Ozarks 65–55–2839 LD–MO–7 Cuivre River 56–168 LP–MO–7 Cuivre River 65–55–2840 LD–MO–8 Montserrat 56–169 LP–MO–8 Montserrat 65–43–1491 LD–KY–4 Otter Creek 56–136 LP–KY–4 Otter Creek 65–32–1133 LD–NC–8 Crabtree Creek 56–203 LP–NC–8 Crabtree Creek 65–32–1134 LD–NC–11 Appalachian National Parkway (Blue Ridge Parkway) 56–204 LP–NC–11 Appalachian National Parkway (Blue Ridge Parkway) 65–44–1315 LD–TN–11 Montgomery Bell 56–266 LP–TN–11 Montgomery Bell 65–44–1316 LD–TN–12 Shelby Forest Park 56–267 LP–TN–12 Shelby Forest Park 65–44–1317 LD–TN–13 Falls Creek Falls 56–268 LP–TN–13 Falls Creek Falls 65–31–1155 LD–VA–5 Swift Creek 56–277 LP–VA–5 Swift Creek 65–31–1156 LD–VA–6 Chopawamsic 56–278 LP–VA–6 Chopawamsic 65–31–1158 LD–VA–7 Shenandoah National Park 56–279 LP–VA–7 Shenandoah National Park 65–31–1516 LD–VA–8 Appalachian National Park 56–280 LP–VA–8 Appalachian National Park 65–31–1157 LD–VA–9 Bull Run 56–281 LP–VA–9 Bull Run 65–31–1159 LD–VA–13 Waysides 56–282 LP–VA–13 Waysides 65–61–1184 LD–AL–11 Oak Mountain 56–96 LP–AL–11 Oak Mountain 65–34–3167 LD–GA–9 Hard Labor Creek 56–120 LP–GA–9 Hard Labor Creek 65–34–3168 LD–GA–11 Alex Stephens Memorial 56–121 LP–GA–11 Alex Stephens Memorial 65–34–3169 LD–GA–12 Pine Mountain 56–122 LP–GA–12 Pine Mountain 65–33–1838 LD–SC–7 Cheraw 56–243 LP–SC–7 Cheraw 65–33–1839 LD–SC–8 Kings Mountain 56–244 LP–SC–8 Kings Mountain 65–33–1840 LD–SC–12 Waysides 56–245 LP–SC–12 Waysides 65–73–221 LD–ND–12 Roosevelt Park 56–216 LP–ND–12 Roosevelt Park 65–74–1475 LD–SD–14 Badlands 56–259 LP–SD–14 Badlands 65–74–1476 LD–SD–15 Custer Park 56–260 LP–SD–15 Custer Park 65–65–695 LD–OK–9 Lake Murray 56–225 LP–OK–9 Lake Murray 65–03–1801 LD–CF–5 Mendocino Woodlands 56–104 LP–CF–5 Mendocino Woodlands 65–83–245 LD–WY–2 Lake Guernsey 56–297 LP–WY–2 Lake Guernsey 65–94–677 LD–OR–4 Silver Creek 56–299 LP–OR–4 Silver Creek 65–85–932 LD–NM–14 White Sands 56–197 LP–NM–14 White Sands

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