§392c Addition to Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park

Summary

The Secretary of the Interior may get by donation or by swapping about 5,650 acres (tract 118/22) for Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park, as shown in the park’s Land Protection Plan recommended May 17, 1985. That plan is available for the public to view at the National Park Service office in Washington, D.C., and at the park superintendent’s office in Hawaii. Land owned by the State of Hawaii or its local governments can only be acquired by donation or exchange. If the Secretary uses a land swap, he may offer other federal property in Hawaii that he manages, but not land that is part of the National Park System. The lands should have roughly equal value, or money can be paid to make them equal, but any extra payment cannot be more than 25 percent of the appraised value of the 5,650-acre tract. Any money paid to the Secretary goes into the U.S. Treasury. To help with swaps, the General Services Administrator must transfer control of excess or surplus federal property in Hawaii to the Secretary on request without payment. The Secretary must consult the State of Hawaii when picking federal lands for an exchange, and ceded lands may not be used. Land acquired this way will be managed as part of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park under park laws. Up to $700,000 may be appropriated to carry out these actions.