§460p–2 Acquisition of Lands, Etc.

Summary

The Secretary must buy or otherwise get land, water, or rights inside the recreation area when needed. He can use donated or appropriated money, gifts, exchanges, condemnation, transfers from other federal agencies, or other methods. For the rules in sections 100506(c) and 200306 of title 54, the Monongahela National Forest boundaries set under section 460p–1 are treated as if they were the boundaries on January 1, 1965. Land or water owned by the State of West Virginia or its local governments can only be taken with the owner’s approval. Federal property inside the recreation area may be given to the Secretary without payment if the agency that controls it agrees. The Secretary may trade federal property in West Virginia for non-Federal property inside the area. Money paid to West Virginia under section 500 for Pendleton and Grant Counties may be spent as the state legislature decides for public schools, public roads, or other public purposes.