§410d — Title 16 Conservation | U.S. Code

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The Secretary of the Interior may take ownership of land, submerged land, or interests in land to protect the Everglades inside the roughly 2,000-square-mile area he recommended in his December 3, 1930 report under the March 1, 1929 Act. He can accept those lands with reserved oil, gas, or mineral rights if he approves. No major development and no official park can happen until the United States has good title to a large part of the lands the Secretary picks. While any reserved rights remain, the Secretary must give whatever protection is needed for the property. If the park is not set up within ten years after December 6, 1944, or if it is later abandoned, any land taken under this rule automatically goes back to the State of Florida or to the original owners. When the Secretary completes the steps to create the park, he must publish the park order in the Federal Register.

Title 16, §410d

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(a)For the purpose of protecting the scenery, the wildlife, and other natural features of the region authorized to be established as the Everglades National Park by sections 410 to 410c of this title, notwithstanding any provision contained in said sections, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized in his discretion to accept on behalf of the United States any land, submerged land, or interests therein, subject to such reservations of oil, gas, or mineral rights as the Secretary may approve, within the area of approximately two thousand square miles recommended by said Secretary in his report to the Congress of December 3, 1930, pursuant to the Act of March 1, 1929 (45 Stat. 1443): Provided, That no general development of the property accepted pursuant to this section shall be undertaken nor shall the park be established until title satisfactory to the Secretary to a major portion of the lands, to be selected by him, within the aforesaid recommended area shall have been vested in the United States: Provided further, That until the property acquired by the United States pursuant to this section has been cleared of the aforesaid reservations, the Secretary in his discretion shall furnish such protection thereover as may be necessary for the accomplishment of the purposes of this section: And provided further, That in the event the park is not established within ten years from December 6, 1944, or upon the abandonment of the park at any time after its establishment, title to any lands accepted pursuant to the provisions of this section shall thereupon automatically revest in the State of Florida or other grantors of such property to the United States.

(b)Upon the execution of the aforesaid provisions relating to establishment thereof, the Everglades National Park shall be established by order of the Secretary which shall be published in the Federal Register.

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Act of March 1, 1929 (45 Stat. 1443), referred to in subsec. (a), is act Mar. 1, 1929, ch. 446, 45 Stat. 1443, which is not classified to the Code.

§410d Acceptance and Protection of Property Pending Establishment of Park; Publication of Establishment Order

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Title 16, §410d

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