Chapter 48. Authorizing the National Capital Park and Planning Commission to acquire title to land subject to limited rights reserved, and limited rights in land, and authorizing the Director of Public Buildings and Public Parks of the National Capital to lease land or existing buildings for limited periods in
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Chap. 48: Authorizing the National Capital Park and Planning Commission to acquire title to land subject to limited rights reserved, and limited rights in land, and authorizing the Director of Public Buildings and Public Parks of the National Capital to lease land or existing buildings for limited periods in certains instances. 1928-12-22 48 Chapter 45 Stat. 1070 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
Digitization Vendor 2025-01-24 70 2 public Chapter 48.— An Act Authorizing the National Capital Park and Planning Commission to acquire title to land subject to limited rights reserved, and limited rights in land, and authorizing the Director of Public Buildings and Public Parks of the National Capital to lease land or existing buildings for limited periods in certains instances. December 22, 1928.[[S. 4126](/us/bill/70/s/4126).][[Public, No. 646](/us/pl/70/646).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* District of Columbia Park and playground system.Vol. 44, p. 374, amended.
That the authority of the National Capital Park and Planning Commission, established by the Act approved April 30, 1926 (Statutes at Large, volume 44, page 374), is hereby enlarged as follows: Lands subject to limited reserved rights may be acquired by National Capital Park and Planning Commission.Said commission is hereby authorized to acquire, for and in behalf of the United States of America, by gift, devise, purchase, or condemnation, in accordance with the provisions of the Act of June 6, 1924 (Statutes at Large, volume 43, page 463), as amended by the Vol. 43, p. 463;
Vol. 44, p. 374.Act of April 30, 1926 (Statutes at Large, volume 44, page 374),
(1)fee title to land subject to limited rights, but not for business *Provisos*.Time limit of rights.purposes, reserved to the grantor: *Provided*, That such reservation of rights shall not continue beyond the life or lives of the grantor Park purposes not to be impaired thereby.or grantors of the fee: *Provided further*, That in the opinion of said commission the permanent public park purposes for which control over said land is needed are not essentially impaired by said reserved rights and that there is a substantial saving in cost by acquiring said land subject to said limited rights as compared with the cost of Permanent rights in adjoining land to prevent impairment of park property.acquiring unencumbered title thereto;
(2)permanent rights in land adjoining park property sufficient to prevent the use of said land in certain specified ways which would essentially impair the value of Protection, etc., secured by such means.the park property for its purposes: *Provided*, That in the opinion of said commission the protection and maintenance of the essential public values of said park can thus be secured more economically than by acquiring said land in fee or by other available means: Contracts subject to approval of President.*Provided further*, That all contracts for acquisition of land subject to such limited rights reserved to the grantor and for acquisition of such limited permanent rights in land shall be subject to the approval of the President of the United States. Sec. 2. Land, buildings, etc., may be leased pending immediate need for park, etc., purposes. The Director of Public Buildings and Public Parks of the National Capital is authorized, subject to the approval of the National Capital Park and Planning Commission, to lease, for a term not exceeding five years, and to renew such lease, subject to such approval, for an additional term not exceeding five years, pending need for their immediate use in other ways by the public, and on such terms as the director shall determine, land or any existing building or structure on land acquired for park, parkway, or playground purposes. Approved, December 22, 1928.
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