§90b Land acquisition; authority of Secretary; manner and place; donation of State lands; transfer to administrative jurisdiction of Secretary; elimination of lands from national forests

Summary

The Secretary of the Interior can add lands, water, or property rights inside the park and recreation area borders by donation, by purchase using donated or government money, or by trade. The Secretary may not take rights inside the recreation areas without the owner’s permission if the land is being used in ways that fit the park’s purposes. Land owned by the State of Washington or its local governments can only be accepted as a donation. Any federal property already inside the borders becomes managed by the Secretary as part of the park and recreation areas. Any national forest land inside those borders is removed from the national forests it used to belong to. With an owner’s permission, the Secretary may get land outside the North Cascades National Park Service Complex boundaries to build and run a backcountry information center of up to five acres. The Secretary may also get, with the owner’s permission, up to ten acres for headquarters or administrative sites for North Cascades National Park, Ross Lake National Recreation Area, and Lake Chelan National Recreation Area. Land acquired this way will be managed as part of the park.