§460r–2 Acquisition of Lands

Summary

The Secretary can get land, water, or rights inside the recreation area by buying them (with donated or budgeted money), by gift, by exchange, by condemnation, by transfer from other federal agencies, or by other means. Property owned by the State of Virginia or its local governments can be acquired only if that owner agrees. Federal property inside the area can be put under the Secretary’s control without payment if the agency that now holds it agrees. When swapping land, he may take non‑federal property inside the area and give the owner federally owned property in Virginia that he controls.