16 U.S.C. § 410 : US Code - Section 410: Establishment; acquisition of land

Search 16 U.S.C. § 410 : US Code - Section 410: Establishment; acquisition of land

When title to all the lands within boundaries to be determined by
the Secretary of the Interior within the area of approximately two
thousand square miles in the region of the Everglades of Dade,
Monroe, and Collier Counties, in the State of Florida, recommended
by said Secretary, in his report to Congress of December 3, 1930,
pursuant to the Act of March 1, 1929 (45 Stat. 1443), shall have
been vested in the United States, said lands shall be, and are,
established, dedicated, and set apart as a public park for the
benefit and enjoyment of the people and shall be known as the
Everglades National Park: Provided, That the United States shall
not purchase by appropriation of public moneys any land within the
aforesaid area, but such lands shall be secured by the United
States only by public or private donation.