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Code · BILL · 116th Congress · S. 47 (Engrossed in Senate) — To provide for the management of the natural resources of the United States, and for other purposes. · Sec. 2108

Sec. 2108. Acadia National Park boundary

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Section 101 of Public Law 99–420 ( 16 U.S.C. 341 note) is amended— in the first sentence, by striking In order to and inserting the following: Subject to subsections
(b)and (c)(2), to ; in the second sentence— by striking The map shall be on file and inserting the following: The map, together with the map described in subsection (b)(1) and any revised boundary map published under paragraph (2), if applicable, shall be— on file ; and by striking Interior, and it shall be made and inserting the following: Interior; and made ; by inserting after subsection
(a)(as designated by paragraph (1)) the following: The boundary of the Park is confirmed to include approximately 1,441 acres of land and interests in land, as depicted on the map entitled Acadia National Park, Hancock County, Maine, Schoodic Peninsula Boundary Revision , numbered 123/129102, and dated July 10, 2015. Congress ratifies and approves— effective as of September 26, 2013, the acquisition by the United States of the land and interests in the land described in paragraph (1); and effective as of the date on which the alteration occurred, any alteration of the land or interests in the land described in paragraph
(1)that is held or claimed by the United States (including conversion of the land to fee simple interest) that occurred after the date described in subparagraph (A). ; and in subsection
(c)(as designated by paragraph (2)(A)), by adding at the end the following: Subject to section 102(k), notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the Secretary of the Interior (referred to in this title as the Secretary ), by publication in the Federal Register of a revised boundary map or other description, may make— such technical boundary revisions as the Secretary determines to be appropriate to the permanent boundaries of the Park (including any property of the Park located within the Schoodic Peninsula and Isle Au Haut districts) to resolve issues resulting from causes such as survey error or changed road alignments; and such limited boundary revisions as the Secretary determines to be appropriate to the permanent boundaries of the Park to take into account acquisitions or losses, by exchange, donation, or purchase from willing sellers using donated or appropriated funds, of land adjacent to or within the Park, respectively, in any case in which the total acreage of the land to be so acquired or lost is less than 10 acres, subject to the condition that— any such boundary revision shall not be a part of a more-comprehensive boundary revision; and all such boundary revisions, considered collectively with any technical boundary revisions made pursuant to subparagraph (A), do not increase the size of the Park by more than a total of 100 acres, as compared to the size of the Park on the date of enactment of this paragraph. . Section 102 of Public Law 99–420 ( 16 U.S.C. 341 note) is amended— in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking of the Interior (hereinafter in this title referred to as ; the Secretary ) in subsection (d)(1), in the first sentence, by striking the the and inserting the ; in subsection (k)— by redesignating the subsection as paragraph
(4)and indenting the paragraph appropriately; and by moving the paragraph so as to appear at the end of subsection (b); and by adding at the end the following: Before revising the boundaries of the Park pursuant to this section or section 101(c)(2)(B), the Secretary shall— certify that the proposed boundary revision will contribute to, and is necessary for, the proper preservation, protection, interpretation, or management of the Park; consult with the governing body of each county, city, town, or other jurisdiction with primary taxing authority over the land or interest in land to be acquired regarding the impacts of the proposed boundary revision; obtain from each property owner the land or interest in land of which is proposed to be acquired for, or lost from, the Park written consent for the proposed boundary revision; and submit to the Acadia National Park Advisory Commission established by section 103(a), the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate, and the Maine Congressional Delegation a written notice of the proposed boundary revision. The Secretary may not use the authority provided by section 100506 of title 54, United States Code, to adjust the permanent boundaries of the Park pursuant to this title. . The Secretary shall reestablish and appoint members to the Acadia National Park Advisory Commission in accordance with section 103 of Public Law 99–420 ( 16 U.S.C. 341 note). Section 103 of Public Law 99–420 ( 16 U.S.C. 341 note) is amended by striking subsection (f). The following are repealed: Section 3 of the Act of February 26, 1919 (40 Stat. 1178, chapter 45). The first section of the Act of January 19, 1929 (45 Stat. 1083, chapter 77). The Act of August 1, 1950 (64 Stat. 383, chapter 511), is amended— by striking That the Secretary and inserting the following: The Secretary ; and by striking for school purposes and inserting for public purposes, subject to the conditions that use of the land shall not degrade or adversely impact the resources or values of Acadia National Park and that the land shall remain in public ownership for recreational, educational, or similar public purposes . Title I of Public Law 99–420 ( 16 U.S.C. 341 note) is amended by adding at the end the following: In this section: The term land within the Park means land owned or controlled by the United States— that is within the boundary of the Park established by section 101; or that is outside the boundary of the Park; and in which the Secretary has or acquires a property interest or conservation easement pursuant to this title. The terms marine species , marine worm , and shellfish have the meanings given those terms in section 6001 of title 12 of the Maine Revised Statutes (as in effect on the date of enactment of this section). The term State law means the law (including regulations) of the State of Maine, including the common law. The term taking means the removal or attempted removal of a marine species, marine worm, or shellfish from the natural habitat of the marine species, marine worm, or shellfish. The Secretary shall allow for the traditional taking of marine species, marine worms, and shellfish, on land within the Park between the mean high watermark and the mean low watermark in accordance with State law. . The Secretary shall convey to the Town of Bar Harbor all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the .29-acre parcel of land in Acadia National Park identified as lot 110–055–000 on the tax map of the Town of Bar Harbor for section 110, dated April 1, 2015, to be used for— a solid waste transfer facility; or other public purposes consistent with uses allowed under the Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly known as the Recreation and Public Purposes Act ) (44 Stat. 741, chapter 578; 43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.). If the land conveyed under paragraph
(1)is used for a purpose other than a purpose described in that paragraph, the land shall, at the discretion of the Secretary, revert to the United States.
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