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IX. NATIONAL PARKWAYS

1. Blue Ridge Parkway

An Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to accept donations of land for, and to construct, administer, and maintain an extension of the Blue Ridge Parkway in the States of North Carolina and Georgia, and for other purposes. (82 Stat. 967)

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representative of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to accept, on behalf of the United States, donations of land and interests in land in the States of North Carolina and Georgia, to construct thereon an extension of the Blue Ridge Parkway from the vicinity of Beech Gap, North Carolina, to the vicinity of Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park north of Atlanta and Marietta, Georgia, and to provide public use, administration, and maintenance areas in connection therewith. The lands accepted for the parkway extension may vary in width but shall average not more than one hundred and twenty-five acres per mile in fee simple plus not more than twenty-five acres per mile in scenic easements. The survey location and width of any portion of the parkway extension that crosses national forest land shall be jointly determined by the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture. Where the parkway extension designated by the Secretary of the Interior traverses Federal lands, the head of the department or agency having jurisdiction over such lands is authorized to transfer to the Secretary of the Interior the part of the Federal lands mutually agreed upon as necessary for the construction, maintenance, and administration of the parkway extension and public use thereof, without transfer of funds. Any such transfer within a national forest shall not preclude any national forest use that is compatible with parkway use and that is agreed upon by the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture.

SEC. 2. To effectuate the recommendations in the report to the Congress on the North Carolina-Georgia extension of the Blue Ridge Parkway, made pursuant to the Act of August 10, 1961 (75 Stat. 337)—

(1) The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture shall, insofar as practicable, coordinate and correlate recreational development on lands within the parkway and adjacent or related national forest lands: Provided, That within national forest boundaries recreational developments

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and facilities on Federal lands other than those actually within the national parkway shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture;

(2) Upon the request of the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of the Interior shall relocate and reconstruct any national forest roads that may be disturbed by the parkway extension, or provide alternative roads that are necessary to the protection, administration, or utilization of the national forests, and shall allow access to areas to be developed by the Secretary of Agriculture on adjacent national forest lands unless to do so will materially impair the primary purposes of the parkway;

(3) The Secretary of the Interior may relocate and reconstruct portions of the Appalachian Trail, including trail shelters, that may be disturbed by the parkway extension and such relocation and reconstruction may be performed (A) on non-Federal lands when the Appalachian Trail Conference obtains the consent of the owner to the use of the lands for the purpose and agrees to assume maintenance thereof, and (B) upon national forest lands with the approval of the Secretary of Agriculture.

SEC. 3. The Secretary of the Interior may issue revocable licenses or permits for rights-of-way over, across, and upon parkway lands, or for the use of parkway lands by the owners or lessees of adjacent lands, or for such purposes and under such terms and conditions as he may determine to be consistent with the use of such lands for parkway purposes.

SEC. 4. The parkway extension herein authorized shall be a part of the Blue Ridge Parkway and shall be administered and maintained by the Secretary of the Interior in accordance with the laws and regulations applicable thereto, including the Act of May 13, 1952 (66 Stat. 69; 16 U.S.C. 460a-4).

SEC. 5. With the concurrence of the Secretary of Agriculture the Secretary of the Interior may transfer to the Secretary of Agriculture for national forest purposes lands or interests in lands within national forests acquired for, or in connection with, the parkway extension.

SEC. 6. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated, for construction of the Blue Ridge Parkway extension, not more than $87,536,000, plus or minus such amounts, if any, as may be justified by reason of fluctuations in construction costs as indicated by engineering cost indices applicable to the type of construction involved herein. Approved October 9, 1968.

Legislative History

House Report No. 639 (Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs).
Senate Report No. 1537 (Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs).
Congressional Record, Vol. 114 (1968):

Jan. 24: Considered and passed House.
Sept. 24: Considered and passed Senate.

2. George Washington Memorial Parkway

An Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire through exchange the Great Falls property in the State of Virginia for administration in connection with the George Washington Memorial Parkway, and for other purposes. (79 Stat. 981)

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 (hereinafter called the "Secretary") may accept title to, and administer in connection with the George Washington Memorial Parkway, pursuant to the Act of May 29, 1930 (ch. 354, 46 Stat. 482), as amended, the lands, and interests in lands, commonly known as the Great Falls property, more particularly described as follows, to wit:

All of that land in Fairfax County, Virginia, depicted on the drawing designated "NCP 117.1-471B," filed among the land records of National Capital Parks, said drawing being Potomac Electric Power Company's drawing numbered 77345-E of June 20, 1949, as revised by the National Capital Parks on October 14, 1960, which land is comprised of 521.292 acres shown on the drawing as area 1, 53.446 acres shown as area 3, and 208.899 acres shown as area 4 on said drawing, the aggregate of which is 783.637 acres.

SEC. 2. In exchange for the conveyance to the United States of the lands and interests in lands described in section 1 of this Act, the Secretary may convey to the Potomac Electric Power Company all the right, title, and interests of the United States in and to the following described portion of the lands commonly known as the Blue Ponds area:

All that land situated in the county of Prince Georges, State of Maryland, depicted on the drawing designated NCP 123-375, dated October 17, 1960, filed among the land records of National Capital Parks, containing approximately 391 acres, less that land occupied by the reconstructed section of Muirkirk Road under permit of the Department of the Interior, dated September 3, 1954, issued to Prince Georges County, Maryland.

SEC. 3. The Secretary may convey to the county of Prince Georges, State of Maryland, all the right, title, and interests of the United States in and to the following described portion of the lands commonly known as the Blue Ponds area:

All that land occupied by the reconstructed section of the Muirkirk Road under permit of the Department of the Interior, dated September 3, 1954, issued to Prince Georges County, Maryland.

SEC. 4. The Secretary shall consummate the exchange authorized by this Act on the basis of the fair market

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value of the properties. If the value of Federal properties does not approximately equal the value of privately owned properties, the Secretary may make up the difference by payment from donated funds or appropriated funds if donated funds are deficient: Provided, That not more than $1,000,000 may be appropriated for the acquisition of land under this Act.

SEC. 5. The Secretary of the Interior may accept title to, and administer in connection with the George Washington Memorial Parkway pursuant to the Act of May 29, 1930 (46 Stat. 482), as amended, approximately sixteen acres of land or interests therein that are partially surrounded by the property described in section 1 of this Act and that are now owned by the Fairfax County Park Authority, Commonwealth of Virginia. As consideration for such conveyance, the Secretary may enter into an agreement with the authority which permits the authority to operate, subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary deems desirable, public parking facilities on such lands or on the lands acquired pursuant to section 1 of this Act, including the privilege of collecting reasonable parking fees, until the authority has recovered the fair market value, as determined by the Secretary, of the approximately sixteen acres of land. The agreement shall provide that any parking fees collected by the authority shall be approved by the Secretary. Approved October 10, 1965.

Legislative History

House Report No. 986 accompanying H.R. 9515 (Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs).

Senate Report No. 327 (Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs).
Congressional Record, Vol. 111 (1965):

June 16: Considered and passed Senate.

Sept. 20: Considered and passed House, amended, in lieu of H.R. 9515.

Sept. 28: Senate concurred in House amendments.

3. John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Memorial Parkway

An Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to establish the John D. Rockefeller, Junior, Memorial Parkway, and for other purposes. (86 Stat. 619)

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, (a) That for the purpose of commemorating the many significant contributions to the cause of conservation in the United States, which have been made by John D. Rockefeller, Junior, and to provide both a symbolic and desirable physical connection between the world's first national park, Yellowstone, and the Grand Teton National Park, which was made possible through the efforts and generosity of this distinguished citizen, the Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter referred to as the Secretary) is authorized to establish the John D. Rockefeller, Junior, Memorial Parkway, (hereinafter referred to as the "parkway") to consist of those lands and interests in lands, in Teton County, Wyoming, as generally depicted on a drawing entitled "Boundary Map, John D. Rockefeller, Junior, Memorial Parkway, Wyoming", numbered PKY-JDRM-20,000, and dated August 1971, a copy of which shall be on file and available for inspection in the Offices of the National Park Service, Department of the Interior. The Secretary shall establish the parkway by publication of a notice to that effect in the Federal Register, at such times as he deems advisable. The Secretary may make minor revisions in the boundary of the parkway from time to time, with the concurrence of the Secretary of Agriculture where national forest lands are involved, by publication of a revised drawing or other boundary description in the Federal Register.

(b) The Secretary shall also take such action as he may deem necessary and appropriate to designate and identify as "Rockefeller Parkway" the existing and future connecting roadways within the parkway, and between West Thumb in Yellowstone National Park, and the south entrance of Grand Teton National Park: Provided, That any sections of the parkway located within Yellowstone National Park or Grand Teton National Park shall be administered and managed in the same manner and in accordance with the same regulations and policies as the other portions of such parks.

SEC. 2. Within the boundaries of the parkway, the Secretary may acquire lands and interests in lands by donation, purchase, exchange, or transfer from another Federal agency. Lands and interests in lands owned by the State of Wyoming or a political subdivision thereof may be acquired only by donation. Lands under the juris

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