§90b Land Acquisition; Authority of Secretary; Manner and Place; Donation of State Lands; Transfer to Administrative Jurisdiction of Secretary; Elimination of Lands From National Forests

Summary

The Secretary of the Interior may get land, water, or property rights inside the park and recreation areas by donation, by buying them with donated or federal money, or by swapping land. Inside the recreation areas, the Secretary cannot take property interests without the owner’s permission as long as the owner uses the land in ways that fit the park’s purposes. Land owned by the State of Washington or its local governments can only be taken by donation. Federal property inside the park is turned over to the Secretary to manage, and any national forest land inside the park is removed from the national forests. With an owner’s permission, the Secretary may also get up to 5 acres outside the park for a backcountry information center, and up to 10 acres for headquarters or administrative sites for North Cascades National Park, Ross Lake National Recreation Area, and Lake Chelan National Recreation Area. Land so acquired will be managed as part of the park.