§81p — Title 16 Conservation | U.S. Code

Summary

The Secretary of the Interior may give York County, Virginia, the U.S.-owned part of the sewage system inside Colonial National Historical Park, plus any rights-of-way needed, without payment. The Secretary may also agree to pay up to $110,000 for repairs. That agreement must cut or remove what the National Park Service pays for sewage, keep harm to the park low, and stop any big enlargement or major changes without NPS approval. The Secretary may also add and buy the lands shown on the map dated August 1996, number 333/80031B, titled "Page Landing Addition to Colonial National Historical Park." The map is on file at the park and in Washington, D.C. Money needed to carry out these actions may be appropriated. Secretary of the Interior: the official in charge of the Department of the Interior.

Title 16, §81p

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(a)The Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter in this section referred to as the “Secretary”) is authorized to transfer, without reimbursement, to York County, Virginia, that portion of the existing sewage disposal system, including related improvements and structures, owned by the United States and located within the Colonial National Historical Park, together with such rights-of-way as are determined by the Secretary to be necessary to maintain and operate such system.

(b)The Secretary is authorized to enter into a cooperative agreement with York County, Virginia, under which the Secretary will pay a portion, not to exceed $110,000, of the costs of repair and rehabilitation of the sewage disposal system referred to in subsection (a).

(c)In consideration for the rights-of-way granted under subsection (a), and in recognition of the National Park Service’s contribution authorized under subsection (b), the cooperative agreement under subsection (b) shall provide for a reduction in, or the elimination of, the amounts charged to the National Park Service for its sewage disposal. The cooperative agreement shall also provide for minimizing the impact of the sewage disposal system on the park and its resources. Such system may not be enlarged or substantially altered without National Park Service concurrence.

(d)Notwithstanding the provisions of section 81b and 81d of this title, limiting the average width of the Colonial Parkway, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to include within the boundaries of Colonial National Historical Park and to acquire by donation, exchange, or purchase with donated or appropriated funds the lands or interests in lands (with or without improvements) within the areas depicted on the map dated August 1996, numbered 333/80031B, and entitled “Page Landing Addition to Colonial National Historical Park”. Such map shall be on file and available for inspection in the offices of the National Park Service at Colonial National Historical Park and in Washington, District of Columbia.

(e)There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this section.

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Editorial Notes

Codification Section was enacted as part of the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996, and not as part of act July 3, 1930, ch. 837, 46 Stat. 855, which comprises this subchapter.

Amendments

2000—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 106–176 directed amendment identical to amendment by Pub. L. 106–113. See 1999 Amendment note below. 1999—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 106–113 substituted “depicted on the map dated August 1996, numbered 333/80031B,” for “depicted on the map dated August 1993, numbered 333/80031A,”.

§81p Property Transfers

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Title 16, §81p

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