Chapter 79. To amend the Act of April 9, 1924, so as to provide for national-park approaches
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CHAP. 79.— An Act To amend the Act of April 9, 1924, so as to provide for national-park approaches. January 31, 1931.[[H. R. 12404](/us/bill/71/hr/12404).][[Public, No. 592](/us/pl/71/592).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the Act entitledNational parks.Extension of road systems in.Vol. 43, p. 90, amended.[U. S. C., p. 390](/us/usc/p390).*Post*, p. 1570. “An Act authorizing the construction, reconstruction, and improvement of roads and trails, inclusive of necessary bridges, in the national parks and monuments under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior” (43 Stat. 90;
U. S. C., title 16, p. 390, sec. 8), approved April 9, 1924, is hereby amended by adding theNew matter. following: " “Sec. 4. Whenever the Secretary of the Interior shall determineApproaches to be designated. it to be in the public interest he may designate as national-park approach roads and as supplementary parts of the highway systems of any of the national parks roads whose primary value is to carryPurposes declared. national-park travel and which lead across lands wholly or to the extent of 90 per centum owned by the Government of the UnitedTo connect with Federal aid highways.
States and which will connect the highways within a national park with a convenient point on or leading to the Federal 7 per centum highway system: *Provided*, That such approach roads so designated*Provisos*.Length restrictions. shall be limited to not to exceed sixty miles in length between a park gateway and such point on or leading to the nearest convenient 7 per centum system road; or, if such approach road is on the 7 per centum system, it shall be limited to not to exceed thirty miles: *Provided further*,Maximum mileage in any one county.
That not to exceed forty miles of any one approach road shall be designated in any one county. “Sec. 5. The Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized duringImprovements during fiscal years 1932 and 1933. the fiscal years 1932 and 1933 to construct, reconstruct, and improve such national-park approach roads so designated, inclusive of necessary bridges, and to enter into agreements for the State, etc., maintenance.maintenance thereof by State or county authorities, or to maintain them when otherwise necessary, as well as hereafter to construct, reconstruct,Construction, etc. and improve roads and trails within the national parks and national monuments; and for all such purposes there is hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of any money in theSums authorized.
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the following sums: $7,500,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1932; the sum of $7,500,000 for*Provisos.*Jurisdiction of Secretary of Agriculture. the fiscal year ending June 30, 1933: *Provided*, That under agreement with the Secretary of the Interior the Secretary of Agriculture may carry out any or all of the provisions of this section: *Provided,Annual allocations for approach roads. further*, That not to exceed $1,500,000 shall be allocated annually for 1054the construction, reconstruction, and improvement of such national Authority to construct park roads, etc., by Secretary of the Interior not affected.park approach roads: *And provided further*, That nothing in this Act shall be construed to limit the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to hereafter construct, reconstruct, improve, and maintain roads and trails within the national parks and national monuments.
“Sec. 6. National forest roads to require approval of Secretary of Agriculture. Whenever any such approach road is proposed under the terms of this Act across or within any national forest the Secretary of the Interior shall secure the approval of the Secretary of Agriculture before construction shall begin.” " Approved, January 31, 1931.
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