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

Summary

Makes Lake Mead National Recreation Area include the land and water shown on the map labeled "boundary map, RA–LM–7060–B, revised July 17, 1963." A copy of that map must be kept at the National Park Service and at the Lake Mead superintendent’s office for public inspection. An exact copy must be filed with the Federal Register within thirty days after October 8, 1964. The Secretary of the Interior may change the area’s boundaries, but the total acreage after any change must not be larger than it is now. Any revised maps must be made, filed, and made available to the public the same way. The Secretary may accept donated land inside the boundaries or acquire property if it is in the public interest. The Secretary may trade federal land for non‑federal land inside the area and may ignore other laws when doing so. Trades should be about equal in fair market value, and cash may be paid or accepted to even out values. Boundary changes must not harm valid existing rights or affect earlier withdrawals for reclamation or power. Land held or used for reclamation or power stays for those purposes while it is needed. The Secretary must exclude from the recreation area any property managed or protected by the Bureau of Reclamation if the Secretary decides that is in the national interest.