16 U.S.C. § 410a : US Code - Section 410A: Acceptance of title to lands

Search 16 U.S.C. § 410a : US Code - Section 410A: Acceptance of title to lands

The Secretary of the Interior is authorized, in his discretion
and upon submission of evidence of title satisfactory to him, to
accept on behalf of the United States, title to the lands referred
to in section 410 of this title as may be deemed by him necessary
or desirable for national-park purposes: Provided, That no land for
said park shall be accepted until exclusive jurisdiction over the
entire park area, in form satisfactory to the Secretary of the
Interior, shall have been ceded by the State of Florida to the
United States.
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