Notes on 16 U.S.C. § 698 : US Code - Notes

Search Notes on 16 U.S.C. § 698 : US Code - Notes

(Pub. L. 93-439, Sec. 1, Oct. 11, 1974, 88 Stat. 1254; Pub. L. 98-
489, Sec. 1(a), Oct. 17, 1984, 98 Stat. 2267; Pub. L. 103-46, Sec.
2(a), (b), July 1, 1993, 107 Stat. 229, 230; Pub. L. 103-437, Sec.
6(a)(6), Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4583; Pub. L. 104-333, div. I,
title III, Sec. 306(a)-(c), Nov. 12, 1996, 110 Stat. 4132.)
AMENDMENTS
1996 - Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 104-333 substituted "five years after
July 1, 1993" for "two years after July 1, 1993" and inserted at
end "The Secretary, in considering the values of the private lands
to be exchanged under this subsection, shall consider independent
appraisals submitted by the owners of the private lands. The
authority to exchange lands under this subsection shall expire on
July 1, 1998."
1994 - Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 103-437 substituted "Committee on
Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on
Natural Resources of the House of Representatives" for "Committees
on Interior and Insular Affairs of the United States Congress".
1993 - Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 103-46, Sec. 2(a), substituted "map
entitled 'Big Thicket National Preserve', dated October 1992, and
numbered 175-80008, which shall be on file and available for public
inspection in the offices of the National Park Service, Department
of the Interior, and the offices of the Superintendent of the
preserve. After advising the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources of the United States Senate and the Committee on Natural
Resources of the United States House of Representatives, in
writing, the Secretary of the Interior (hereafter referred to as
the 'Secretary') may make minor revisions of the boundaries of the
preserve when necessary by publication of a revised drawing or
other boundary description in the Federal Register. The Secretary"
for "map entitled 'Big Thicket National Preserve', dated November
1973 and numbered NBR-BT 91,027 which shall be on file and
available for public inspection in the offices of the National Park
Service, Department of the Interior, Washington, District of
Columbia, and shall be filed with appropriate offices of Tyler,
Hardin, Jasper, Polk, Liberty, Jefferson, and Orange Counties in
the State of Texas. The Secretary of the Interior (hereafter
referred to as the 'Secretary')" and added undesignated pars.
relating to Village Creek Corridor unit, Big Sandy Corridor unit,
and Canyonlands unit.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 103-46, Sec. 2(b)(1), inserted first
sentence and struck out former first sentence which read as
follows: "The Secretary is authorized to acquire by donation,
purchase with donated or appropriated funds, transfer from any
other Federal agency, or exchange, any lands, waters, or interests
therein which are located within the boundaries of the preserve:
Provided, That any lands owned or acquired by the State of Texas,
or any of its political subdivisions, may be acquired by donation
only."
Subsecs. (d) and (e). Pub. L. 103-46, Sec. 2(b)(2), added
subsecs. (d) and (e).
1984 - Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 98-489 authorized acquisition of
acreage for a visitor contact and administrative site outside the
boundaries of the preserve.
CHANGE OF NAME
Committee on Natural Resources of House of Representatives
treated as referring to Committee on Resources of House of
Representatives by section 1(a) of Pub. L. 104-14, set out as a
note preceding section 21 of Title 2, The Congress.
SHORT TITLE OF 1993 AMENDMENT
Section 1 of Pub. L. 103-46 provided that: "This Act [amending
this section and section 698e of this title and enacting provisions
set out as a note below] may be referred to as the 'Big Thicket
National Preserve Addition Act of 1993'."
REPORTING REQUIREMENT
Section 306(d) of title III of div. I of Pub. L. 104-333, as
amended by Pub. L. 106-176, title I, Sec. 104(1), Mar. 10, 2000,
114 Stat. 25, provided that: "Not later than 6 months after the
date of the enactment of this Act [Nov. 12, 1996] and every 6
months thereafter until the earlier of the consummation of the
exchange or July 1, 1998, the Secretary of the Interior and the
Secretary of Agriculture shall each submit a report to the
Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate concerning
the progress in consummating the land exchange authorized by the
amendments made by the Big Thicket National Preserve Addition Act
of 1993 (Public Law 103-46) [see Short Title of 1993 Amendment note
above]."
LAND EXCHANGE
Section 306(e)-(g) of title III of div. I of Pub. L. 104-333, as
amended by Pub. L. 106-176, title I, Sec. 104(2), Mar. 10, 2000,
114 Stat. 25, provided that:
"(e) Land Exchange in Liberty County, Texas. - If, within one
year after the date of the enactment of this Act [Nov. 12, 1996] -
"(1) the owners of the private lands described in subsection
(f)(1) offer to transfer all their right, title, and interest in
and to such lands to the Secretary of the Interior, and
"(2) Liberty County, Texas, agrees to accept the transfer of
the Federal lands described in subsection (f)(2),
the Secretary shall accept such offer of private lands and, in
exchange and without additional consideration, transfer to Liberty
County, Texas, all right, title, and interest of the United States
in and to the Federal lands described in subsection (f)(2).
"(f) Lands Described. -
"(1) Private lands. - The private lands described in this
paragraph are approximately 3.76 acres of lands located in
Liberty County, Texas, as generally depicted on the map entitled
'Big Thicket Lake Estates Access - Proposed'.
"(2) Federal lands. - The Federal lands described in this
paragraph are approximately 2.38 acres of lands located in the
Menard Creek Corridor Unit of the Big Thicket National Preserve,
as generally depicted on the map referred to in paragraph (1).
"(g) Administration of Lands Acquired by the United States. - The
lands acquired by the Secretary under subsection (e) shall be added
to and administered as part of the Menard Creek Corridor Unit of
the Big Thicket National Preserve."
PUBLICATION OF BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION
Section 2(c) of Pub. L. 103-46 provided that: "Not later than six
months after the date of enactment of this subsection [July 1,
1993], the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register a
detailed description of the boundary of the Village Creek Corridor
unit, the Big Sandy Corridor unit, and the Canyonlands unit of the
Big Thicket National Preserve."