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 93 STAT. 664

PUBLIC LAW 96-87—OCT. 12, 1979 Public Law 96-87 96th Congress An Act

Oct. 12, 1979 [H.R. 5419]

National parks and recreational lands. Goodloe Byron. Commemoration of conservation efforts.

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide for the commemoration of the efforts of Goodloe Byron to protect the Appalachian Trail, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, TITLE I SEC. 101. Goodloe Bj^on, late a United States Representative from the State of Maryland, should be afforded appropriate recognition for his long and continuing interest in conservation, outdoor recreation, physical fitness, and the protection of the Nation's natural and scenic resources. Goodloe Byron took an early and leading interest in the protection of the Maryland segment of the Appalachian Trail as a member of the Senate of Maryland and continued his efforts to provide for the protection of the entire Appalachian Trail for public use and enjoyment during his service in the Congress of the United States. As a member of the National Scenic Trails Advisory Council, he encouraged recognition of the value of scenic trails as outdoor recreation resources attractive to all segments of the public. SEC. 102. The Secretary of the Interior is authorized, in cooperation with the Appalachian Trail Conference and the State of Maryland, to design and erect at a suitable location along the Maryland segment of the Appalachian Trail an appropriate marker in commemoration of the outstanding contributions of Goodloe Byron toward the protection of the Appalachian Trail for the use and enjo5nment of the American people in perpetuity. TITLE II

Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site. Establishment. 16 USC 461 note.

SEC. 201. (a) In order to preserve and interpret for the benefit, inspiration, and education of present and future generations the home and office of Frederick Law Olmsted, the great American landscape architect and designer, there is hereby established the Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site (hereinafter referred to as the "Site"). (b) The Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter referred to in this Act as the "Secretary) is authorized to acquire by donation, purchase with donated or appropriated funds, or exchange, the property comprising the former home and office of Frederick Law Olmsted at 99-101 Warren Street, Brookline, Massachusetts, together with such adjacent lands and interests therein as the Secretary deems necessary, for establishment of the Site. The Secretary may also acquire for the purposes of the Site all or any portion of the documents, equipment, drawings, and other materials comprising the Olmsted archival collection. (c) It is the express intent of the Congress that the Secretary should substantially complete the acquisition program authorized by this Act within two years after the date of its enactment.

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