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PUBLIC LAW 92-592-OCT. 27, 1972

[86 STAT.

IXTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION APPROVAL

41 Stat. 494; 79 Stat. 263.

SEC. 13. A railroad qualifying for a loan or loans under the provisions of this Act shall not be required to comply with the provisions of section 20a of the Interstate Commerce Act (49 U.S.C. 20a) with respect to such loan or loans. Approved October 27, 1972. Public Law 92-592

October 27, 1972 [S. 1852]

Gateway National Recreation Area, N.Y.-N.J. Establishment.

Boundary revis i o n s, publication in Federal R e g i s ter.

Lands, waters, acquisition.

AN ACT ' To establish the Gateway National Recreation Area in the States of New York and New Jersey, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That in order to preserve and protect for the lise and enjoyment of present and future generations an area possessing outstanding natural and recreational features, the Gateway National Recreation Area (hereinafter referred to as the "recreation area") is hereby established. (a) The recreation area shall comprise the following lands, waters, marshes, and submerged lands in the New York Harbor area generally depicted on the map entitled "Boundary Map, Gateway National Recreation Area,-' numbered 951-40017 sheets 1 through 3 and dated May, 1972: (1) Jamaica Bay Unit—including all islands, marshes, hassocks, submerged lands, and waters in Jamaica Bay, Floyd Bennett Field, the lands generally located between highway route 27A and Jamaica Bay, and the area of Jamaica Bay up to the shoreline of John F. Kennedy International Airport; (2) Breezy Point Unit—^the entire area between the eastern boundary of Jacob Riis P a r k and the westernmost point of the peninsula; (3) Sandy Hook Unit—the entire area between Highway 36 Bridge and the northernmost point of the peninsula; (4) Staten Island Unit—including Great Kills Park, Miller Field (except for approximately 26 acres which are to be made available for public school purposes), Fort Wadsworth, and the waterfront lands located between the streets designated as Cedar Grove Avenue, Seaside Boulevard, and D r u r y Avenue and the bay from Great Kills to Fort Wadsworth; (5) Hoffman and Swinburne Islands; and (6) All submerged lands, islands, and waters within one-fourth of a mile of the mean low water line of any waterfront area included above. (b) The map referred to in this section shall be on file and available for public inspection in the offices of the National P a r k Service, Department of the Interior, "Washington, District of Columbia. After advising the Committees on Interior and Insular Affairs of the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate in writing, the Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter referred to as the "Secretary") is authorized to make minor revisions of the boundaries of the recreation area when necessary by publication of a revised drawing or other boundary description in the Federal Register. SEC. 2. (a) Within the boundaries of the recreation area, the Secretary may acquire lands and waters or interests therein by donation, purchase or exchange, except that lands owned by the States of New York or New Jersey or any political subdivisions thereof may be acquired only by donation.

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