Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 79.djvu/865

 79 STAT. ]

PUBLIC LAW 89-195-SEPT. 21, 1965

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boundaries of the national seashore, upon acquisition by the Secretary, shall be subject to his administration for purposes of the seashore. (d) Owners of improved property acquired by the Secretary may reSncyTnd'^^ reserve for themselves and their successors or assigns a right of use hunting. and occupancy of the improved property for noncommercial residential purposes or for hunting purposes, as hereinafter provided, for a term that is not more than twenty-five years. In such cases, the Secretary shall pay to the owner of the property the fair market value thereof less the fair market value of the right retained by such owner: Provided, That such use and occupancy shall be subject to general rules and regulations established by the Secretary with respect to the outward appearance of any buildings on the lands involved. The term "improved property" as used in this Act shall mean (1) any J^^y?'"^^'^ ^'°'^ single-family residence the construction of which was begun before January 1, 1964, and such amount of land, not in excess of three acres, on which the building is situated as the Secretary considers reasonably necessary to the noncommercial residential use of the building, and (2) any property fronting on the Chincoteague Bay or Sinepuxent Bay, including the offshore bay islands adjacent thereto, that is used chiefly for hunting and continues in such use: Provided, That the Secretary may exclude from improved properties any marsh, beach, or waters, together with so much of the land adjoining such marsh, beach, or waters as he deems necessary for Dublic use or public access thereto. SEC. 3. (a) If the bridge from Shandy Point to Assateague Island tifn c'^sts!""^*'"'^ is operated by the State of Maryland as a toll-free facility, the Secre- compensation to tary is authorized and directed to compensate said State in the amount Maryland. of two-thirds of the cost of constructing the bridge, including the cost of bridge approaches, engineering, and all other related costs, but the total amount of such compensation shall be not more than $1,000,000; and he is authorized to enter into agreements with the State of Maryland relating to the use and management of the bridge. (b) The State of Maryland shall have the right to acquire or lease from the United States such lands, or interests therein, on the island north of the area now used as a State park as the State may from time to time determine to be needed for State park purposes, and the Secretary is authorized and directed to convey or lease such lands, or interests therein, to the State for such purposes upon terms and conditions which he deems will assure its public use in harmony with the purposes of this Act. In the event any of such terms and conditions are not complied with, all the property, or any portion thereof, shall, at the option of the Secretary, revert to the United States in its then existing condition. Any lease hereunder shall be for such consideration as the Secretary deems equitable; and any conveyance of title to land hereunder may be made only upon payment by the State of such amounts of money as were expended by the United States to acquire such land, or interests therein, and upon payments of such amounts as will reimburse the United States for the cost of any improvements placed thereon by the United States, including the cost to it of beach protection: Provided, That reimbursement for beach protection shall not exceed 30 per centum, as determined by the Secretary, of the total cost of the United States of such protection work. SEC. 4. Wlien the Secretary determines that land, water areas, or Y^^^rli^^°i'steT interests therein within the area generally depicted on the map referred to in section 1 are owned or have been acquired by the United States in sufficient quantities to provide an administrable unit, he shall declare the establishment of the Assateague Island National Seashore by publication of notice thereof in the Federal Register, Such notice shall contain a refined description or map of the boundaries of (he seashore as the Secretary may find desirable, and the ex':erior 49-850 0-66—55

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