5. Johnstown Flood An Act to provide for the establishment of the Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site and the Johnstown Flood National Memorial in the State of Pennsylvania, and for other purposes. (78 Stat. 752) Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to establish, as herein provided, the Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site and the Johnstown Flood National Memorial in the State of Pennsylvania. For this purpose the Secretary may designate up to nine hundred and fifty acres of land that may, in his discretion, include portions of the Pennsylvania Canal, the Lemon House, the summit of the Allegheny Portage Railroad, the Skew Arch Bridge, incline planes numbered 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 and the levels between them, the Portage Railroad tunnel, and such other land and historic features as may be necessary to illustrate the significant role of the Allegheny Portage Railroad and the Pennsylvania Canal in the Nation's history; and he may designate up to fiftyfive acres in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, for use in commemorating the tragic Johnstown flood of May 31, 1889. SEC. 2. Within the areas designated pursuant to section 1, the Secretary is authorized to acquire lands and interests in lands by purchase, donation, purchase with donated funds, or otherwise. SEC. 3. When the Secretary of the Interior has acquired sufficient lands to form administrable park units, he shall publish notice of that fact in the Federal Register and the areas designated pursuant to secton 1 shall thereafter be known as the Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site and the Johnstown Flood National Memorial and shall be administered by the Secretary of the Interior pursuant to the provisions of the Act entitled "An Act to establish the National Park Service, and for other purposes," approved August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. 535), as amended and supplemented. SEC. 4. To provide for the preservation and interpretation of the remaining portions of the Allegheny Portage Railroad route not included within the national historic site, and to further commemorate the Johnstown flood, the Secretary is authorized to enter into cooperative agreements with the State of Pennsylvania, political subdivisions thereof, corporations, associations, or individuals, and to erect and maintain tablets or markers in accordance with the provisions contained in the Act approved August 21, 1935, entitled "An Act to provide for the preservation of historic American sites, buildings, ob jects, and antiquities of national significance, and for other purposes" (49 Stat. 666). SEC. 5. There are authorized to be appropriated such sums, but not more than $2,000,000, for land acquisition and development, as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act. Approved August 31, 1964. An Act to provide for increases in appropriation ceilings and boundary changes in certain units of the national park system, and for other purposes. (86 Stat. 120) Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, TITLE II-DEVELOPMENT CEILING INCREASES * SEC. 201. The limitations on appropriations for acquisition and development of units of the national park system contained in the following Acts are amended as follows: ** (3) Johnstown Flood National Memorial, Pennsylvania: section 5 of the Act of August 31, 1964 (78 Stat. 752), is amended by changing "$2,000,000" to "$2,244,600" TITLE III-BOUNDARY CHANGES SEC. 301. The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to revise the boundaries of the following units of the national park sytem: (7) Johnstown Flood National Memorial, Pennsylvania: to add approximately 53.6 acres; SEC. 302. The boundary revisions authorized in section 301 shall become effective upon publication in the Federal Register of a map or other description of the lands added or excluded by the Secretary of the Interior. SEC. 303. Within the boundaries of the areas as revised in accordance with section 301, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to acquire lands and interest therein by donation, purchase with donated or appropriated funds, exchange, or transfer from any other Federal agency. Lands and interests therein so acquired shall become part of the area to which they are added, and shall be subject to all laws, rules, and regulations applicable thereto. When acquiring any land pursuant to this Act, the Secretary (i) may tender, to the owner or owners of record on the date of enactment of this Act, a revocable permit for the continued use and occupancy of such land or any portion thereof subject to such terms and conditions as he deems necessary or (ii) may acquire any land pursuant to this Act subject to the retention of a right of use and occupancy for a term not to exceed 25 years or for the life of the owner of owners. Lands and interests therein excluded from the areas pursuant to section 301 may be exchanged for non-Federal lands within the boundaries as revised, or they may be transferred to the jurisdiction of any other Federal agency or to a State or political subdivision thereof, without monetary consideration, as the Secretary of the Interior may deem appropriate. In exercising the authority in this section with respect to lands and interests therein excluded from the areas, the Secretary of the Interior may, on behalf of the United States, retrocede to the appropriate State exclusive or concurrent legislative jurisdiction subject to such terms and conditions as he may deem appropriate, over such lands, to be effective upon acceptance thereof by the State. Any such lands not so exchanged or transferred may be disposed of in accordance with the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended. SEC. 304. For the acquisition of lands and interests in lands which are added to the areas referred to in section 301, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary, but not more than the following amounts: * (5) Johnstown Flood National Memorial, $10,000. 6. Lincoln Boyhood An Act to provide for increases in appropriation ceilings and boundary changes in certain units of the national park system, and for other purposes. (86 Stat. 120) Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, TITLE I-ACQUISITION CEILING INCREASES SEC. 101. The limitation on appropriations for the acquisition of lands and interests therein within units of the national park system contained in the following Acts are amended as follows: (6) Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, Indiana; section 4 of the Act of February 19, 1962 (76 Stat. 9) is amended by changing "$1,000,000" to "$1,320,000" and "$75,000" to "$395,000"; * * Approved April 11, 1972. 271 7. Perry's Victory An Act to change the name of the Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial National Monument, to provide for the acquisition of certain ltnds, and for other purposes. (86 Stat. 1181) Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial National Monument, established in accordance with the Act of June 2, 1936 (49 Stat. 1393; 16 U.S.C. 433a), is redesignated the Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial. SEC. 2. Section 3 of the Act of June 2, 1936 (49 Stat. 1393; 16 U.S.C. 433c), is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: "The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to purchase with appropriated funds not to exceed four acres of land, or interests in land, for addition to the Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial." SEC. 3. The following laws and parts of laws are repealed: (1) Sections 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, and 7 of the Act of March 3, 1919 (ch. 116 (40 Stat. 1322)). (2) Section 4 of the Act of June 2, 1936 (49 Stat. 1393; 16 U.S.C. 433d). SEC. 4. There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act, but not more than $370,000 shall be appropriated for the acquisition of lands and interests in lands and not more than $5,177,000 shall be appropriated for development. The sums authorized in this section shall be available for acquisition and development undertaken subsequent to the approval of this Act. Approved October 26, 1972. Legislative History House Report No. 92-1468 (Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs). Oct. 10, considered and passed House. 272 |