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 PUBLIC LAW 95-42—JUNE 10, 1977

91 STAT. 211

'-' (4) Section 7(b) is amended by changing the period at the end 16 USC 460/-9. thereof to a colon and adding the following: ^''Provided, however, That appropriations from the fund may be used for preacquisition work in instances where authorization is imminent and where substantial monetary savings could be realized.". (5) Section 7 is amended by adding the following new subsection: "(c)

BOUNDARY CHANGES: DONATIONS.—W'henever the Secretary

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of the Interior determines that to do so will contribute to, and is necessary for, the proper preservation, protection, interpretation, or management of an area of the national park system, he may, following timely notice in writing to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the House of Representatives and to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate of his intention to do so, and by publication of a revised boundary map or other description in the Federal Register, (i) make minor revisions of the boundary of the area, and moneys appropriated from the fund shall be available for acquisition of any lands, waters, and interests therein added to the area by such boundary revision subject to such statutory limitations, if any, on methods of acquisition and appropriations thereof as may be specifically applicable to such area: Provided, however, That such authority shall expire ten years from the date of enactment of the authorizing legislation establishing such boundaries; and (ii) acquire by donation, purchase with donated funds, transfer from any other Federal agency, or exchange, lands, waters, or interests therein adjacent to such area, except that in exercising his authority under this clause (ii) the Secretary may not alienate property administered as part of the national park system in order to acquire lands by exchange, the Secretary may not acquire property without the consent of the owner, and the Secretary may acquire property owned by a State or political subdivision thereof only by donation. Prior to mak- Consultation. ing a determination under this subsection, the Secretary shall consult with the duly elected governing body of the county, city, town, or other jurisdiction or jurisdictions having primary taxing authority over the land or interest to be acquired as to the impacts of such proposed action, and he shall also take such steps as he may deem appropriate to advance local public awareness of the proposed action. Lands, waters, and interests therein acquired in accordance with this Administration. subsection shall be administered as part of the area to which they are added, subject to the laws and regulations applicable thereto.". SEC. 2. (a)(1) For the purpose of improving the effectiveness and Land acquisition efficiency of the management of the Roosevelt National Forest, Colorado, and coordinating the acquisition of lands within the forest which are suitable for such management with the acquisition of lands for parks and recreation purposes pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to acquire those privately owned lands within the boundaries of the forest which are suitable for national forest purposes and which were adversely affected by the Big Thompson flood of July 31, 1976, and such other adjacent private lands within the boundaries of the forest as are available and suitable for national forest purposes.

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