§160a–1 Boundaries

Summary

Sets the park boundary by a specific map called "Voyageurs National Park, Proposed Land Transfer & Boundary Adjustment," numbered 172/80,056 and dated June 2009 (22 sheets). The map will be kept at the National Park Service. Within one year after the United States acquires any state-owned lands inside those boundaries, the Secretary must add an exact legal description to the map. The Secretary can change the park boundary by publishing a new map or description in the Federal Register, but the park’s area cannot grow by more than 1,000 acres. The Secretary may make specific changes: remove about 782 acres at Neil Point; add about 180 acres at Black Bay Narrows; add about 18.45 acres at the Kabetogama Forestry Station; add about 120 acres that is a strip 400 feet on each side of an unimproved road in section 1, township 68 north, range 20 west, fourth principal meridian; and, if certain conditions are met, remove and give about 1,000 acres at Black Bay to the State of Minnesota. The Secretary cannot give the Black Bay lands unless the State first transfers the 18.45- and 120-acre parcels to the United States in a way the Secretary accepts (including a lease or easement). If the State gives only a lease or easement, it must transfer full ownership by June 30, 1987, or the Black Bay lands will revert to the United States. The State must also sign a written, recordable agreement saying it has made a wildlife management area for the Black Bay parcel; will use an approved plan to manage waters and state lands next to Black Bay (including state lands and waters of Rainy Lake) to protect natural resources; will not transfer those Black Bay lands to anyone except the Secretary; and will allow the Secretary reasonable access. If the State breaks the main terms of that agreement, the Black Bay lands return to U.S. control when the Secretary notifies the State, unless the State asks the U.S. Court of Appeals for review within 90 days; the court can issue orders as needed.