Sec. 403. Acquisition of land; boundary management
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The Secretary may acquire any land or interest in land within the boundary of the National Recreation Area. Subject to subparagraph (B), land described in paragraph
(1)may be acquired under this subsection by— donation; purchase from willing sellers with donated or appropriated funds; transfer from another Federal agency; or exchange. Land or interests in land owned by the State or a political subdivision of the State may only be acquired by purchase, donation, or exchange. Administrative jurisdiction over the approximately 2,560 acres of land identified on the map as U.S. Forest Service proposed transfer to the National Park Service is transferred to the Secretary, to be administered by the Director of the National Park Service as part of the National Recreation Area. The boundary of the Gunnison National Forest shall be adjusted to exclude the land transferred to the Secretary under subparagraph (A). Administrative jurisdiction over the approximately 5,040 acres of land identified on the map as Bureau of Land Management proposed transfer to National Park Service is transferred from the Director of the Bureau of Land Management to the Director of the National Park Service, to be administered as part of the National Recreation Area. Administrative jurisdiction over the land identified on the map as Proposed for transfer to the Bureau of Land Management, subject to the revocation of Bureau of Reclamation withdrawal shall be transferred to the Director of the Bureau of Land Management on relinquishment of the land by the Bureau of Reclamation and revocation by the Bureau of Land Management of any withdrawal as may be necessary. The withdrawal for reclamation purposes of the land identified on the map as Potential exchange lands shall be relinquished by the Commissioner of Reclamation and revoked by the Director of the Bureau of Land Management and the land shall be transferred to the National Park Service. On transfer of the land described in paragraph (1), the transferred land— may be exchanged by the Secretary for private land described in section 402(c)(5)— subject to a conservation easement remaining on the transferred land, to protect the scenic resources of the transferred land; and in accordance with the laws (including regulations) and policies governing National Park Service land exchanges; and if not exchanged under subparagraph (A), shall be added to, and managed as a part of, the National Recreation Area. Any land within the boundary of the National Recreation Area that is acquired by the United States shall be added to, and managed as a part of, the National Recreation Area.