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§343c Exchange of lands; Jackson Memorial Laboratory

Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 1— - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER XXXVII— - ACADIA NATIONAL PARK › § 343c

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary of the Interior may accept, for the United States, approximately fifty-eight acres of private land inside Acadia National Park that Mr. John D. Rockefeller, Junior will give at no cost. When the United States accepts ownership, that land must follow all park laws and rules. In return, the Secretary may give approximately five acres of federal land inside the park, next to Jackson Memorial Laboratory, Bar Harbor, Maine, to Mr. Rockefeller or to an agency he names for use by the laboratory.

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Title 16, §343c

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For the purpose of consolidating Federal holdings of land within Acadia National Park, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to accept, on behalf of the United States, approximately fifty-eight acres of non-Federal land within the authorized park boundaries, such land to be conveyed to the United States without cost by Mr. John D. Rockefeller, Junior. Upon acceptance of title thereto by the United States, such property shall be subject to all laws and regulations applicable to the park. In exchange for the conveyance to the United States of the aforesaid property, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to convey to Mr. John D. Rockefeller, Junior, or to such agency as he may designate, for purposes of the Jackson Memorial Laboratory, Bar Harbor, Maine, approximately five acres of federally owned land within the park adjacent to the laboratory properties.

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Citation

16 U.S.C. § 343c

Title 16 — Conservation

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73