§460p–2 Acquisition of Lands, Etc.

Summary

Gives the Secretary the power to get land, water, or rights inside the recreation area when needed. The Secretary can buy with donated or appropriated money, take by gift, trade, condemnation, transfer from other Federal agencies, or use other methods. For applying sections 100506(c) and 200306 of title 54, the Monongahela National Forest boundary the Secretary set under section 460p–1 counts as if it were the forest boundary on January 1, 1965. Land owned by the State of West Virginia or its local governments can be acquired only with the owner’s agreement. The Secretary may accept private land in the area in exchange for federal land in West Virginia that he controls. Federal property inside the recreation area can be moved into the Secretary’s administrative control without payment if the agency that holds it agrees, so it can be used to carry out this subchapter. Money paid to West Virginia under section 500 for Pendleton and Grant Counties may be spent by the State legislature for those counties on public schools, public roads, or other public purposes.