§460a–6 Blue Ridge Parkway extension; acceptance of lands; public use, administration, and maintenance areas; survey location of parkway extension crossing national forest land; transfer from Federal agency to administrative jurisdiction of Secretary of the Interior; national forest uses following transfer within national forest

Summary

The Secretary of the Interior may accept donated land in North Carolina and Georgia to build an extension of the Blue Ridge Parkway from near Beech Gap, North Carolina, to near Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park north of Atlanta and Marietta, Georgia. The donated land can vary in width but must average no more than 125 acres per mile held outright, plus up to 25 acres per mile in scenic easements, and include areas for public use, administration, and maintenance. If the parkway crosses national forest land, the exact route and width there must be decided together by the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture. Federal agencies that control other federal lands may transfer the needed parts to the Secretary of the Interior without payment. Any transfer within a national forest must still allow forest uses that are compatible with the parkway if both Secretaries agree.