§460n–1 Boundaries of Area; Filing of Map with Federal Register; Revision; Donations of Land; Property Acquisition and Exclusion

Summary

Lake Mead National Recreation Area is defined by the map labeled “boundary map, RA–LM–7060–B, revised July 17, 1963.” A copy of that map is kept on file and must be available for people to see at the National Park Service office. An exact copy must be filed with the Federal Register within thirty days following October 8, 1964, and another copy must be available at the Lake Mead superintendent’s headquarters. The Secretary of the Interior can change the park’s boundaries but cannot increase its total acreage. Any new maps must be made, filed, and shown to the public the same way. The Secretary may accept gifts of land, buy land, or exchange land inside the boundaries. Exchanges can trade non‑Federal land for Federal land under the Secretary’s control, with values made roughly equal and cash used if needed. Boundary actions do not harm existing valid rights or past withdrawals for reclamation or power. Lands held for reclamation keep that primary use while they are needed. The Secretary must exclude from the park any land needed for management or protection by the Bureau of Reclamation if doing so is in the national interest.