15. Homestead An Act providing for the addition of the Freeman School to the Homestead National Monument of America in the State of Nebraska, and for other purposes. (84 Stat. 863) Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That in order to further the interpretation and commemoration of the pioneer life of early settlers of the West, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to acquire by donation or purchase with donated or appropriated funds the following described lands and interests therein, on which is situated the old school building known as Freeman School: Beginning at the southeast corner of the southeast quarter of section 22, township 4 north, range 5 east, sixth principal meridian, Gage County, Nebraska, thence running north on the east line of the said quarter section 297 feet, thence west 214.5 feet, thence south 297 feet, thence east 214.5 feet to the point of beginning. The Secretary is further authorized, in order to protect the setting of the Freeman School, preserve an adequate visual relationship with the existing Homestead National Monument of America, and provide access to the school from the national monument, to acquire by any of the above methods such lands and interests therein, as he deems necessary within the areas in certain sections of township 4 north, range 5 east, sixth principal meridian, Gage County, Nebraska, which are described as follows: Section 22, beginning at a point 297 feet north of the southeast corner of the southeast quarter on the east line of the said quarter section, thence north along the east line of the said quarter section 103 feet, thence west 300 feet, thence south 400 feet to the south line of said quarter section, thence east along the south line of said quarter section 85.5 feet to the boundary of the Freeman School property, thence north along the boundary of the school property 297 feet, thence east along the boundary of the school property 214.5 feet to the point of beginning; Section 23, the south 300 feet of the southwest quarter thereof; Section 26, the north 300 feet of the northwest quarter northwest quarter thereof; Section 27, beginning at the northeast corner of the northeast quarter, thence south along the east line of the said quarter section 300 feet, thence west 300 feet, thence north 300 feet to the north line of said quarter section, thence east along the north line of said quarter section 300 feet to the point of beginning; all containing about 31 acres. SEC. 2. The property acquired pursuant to this Act shall be administered by the Secretary of the Interior as part of the Homestead National Monument of America, in accordance with the Act of March 19, 1936 (49 Stat. 1184), and the Act of August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. 535), as amended and supplemented (16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.). SEC. 3. For the purposes of this Act, there are authorized to be appropriated not more than $50,000 of which not more than $45,000 (April 1970 prices), plus or minus such amounts, if any, as may be justified by reasons of ordinary fluctuations in construction costs as indicated by engineering cost indices applicable to the types of construction involved herein shall be appropriated for the rehabilitation and development of the Freeman School. Approved September 25, 1970. Legislative History House Report No. 91-1396 accompanying H.R. 3259 (Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs). Senate Report No. 91-777 (Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs). Congressional Record, Vol. 116 (1970): Apr. 27, considered and passed Senate. Sept. 14, considered and passed House, amended, in lieu of H.R. 3259. Sept. 16, Senate concurred in House amendment. 16. Jewel Cave An Act to revise the boundary of Jewel Cave National Monument in the State of South Dakota, and for other purposes. (79 Stat. 971) Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That, for the purpose of including within the Jewel Cave National Monument significant caverns and other geological features beneath lands within the Black Hills National Forest adjacent to the national monument, the boundary of said monument is hereby revised in accordance with drawing numbered N.M.-J.C.-7100, dated June 10, 1964, prepared by the National Park Service of the Department of the Interior. Lands within the revised monument shall hereafter be administered in accordance with the Act of Congress entitled "An Act to establish a National Park Service, and for other purposes," approved August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. 535), as amended and supplemented. Lands excluded from the monument pursuant to this Act shall remain and be administered as a part of the Black Hills National Forest. Approved October 9, 1965, 6:35 a.m. Legislative History House Report No. 981 (Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs). Senate Report No. 766 (Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs). Congressional Record, Vol. 111 (1965): Sept. 20: Passed House. Sept. 23: Considered and passed Senate. 305 17. Lava Beds An Act to designate certain lands in the Lava Beds National Monument in California, as wilderness. (86 Stat. 811) Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That, in accordance with section 3 (c) of the Wilderness Act (78 Stat. 892; 16 U.S.C. 1132 (c)), those lands within the area generally known as the Black Lava Flow in the Lava Beds National Monument comprising about ten thousand acres, as depicted on the map entitled "Wilderness Plan, Lava Beds National Monument, California", numbered NM-LB-3227H and dated August 1972, and those lands within the area generally known as the Schonchin Lava Flow comprising about eighteen thousand four hundred and sixty acres, as depicted on such map, are hereby designated as wilderness. The map and a description of the boundary of such lands shall be on file and available for public inspection in the offices of the National Park Service, Department of the Interior. SEC. 2. As soon as practicable after this Act takes effect, a map of the wilderness area and a description of its boundaries shall be filed with the Interior and Insular Affairs Committees of the United States Senate and the House of Representatives, and such map and description shall have the same force and effect as if included in this Act: Provided, however, That correction of clerical and typographical errors in such map and description may be made. SEC. 3. The area designated by this Act as wilderness shall be known as the "Lava Beds Wilderness" and shall be administered by the Secretary of the Interior in accordance with provisions of the Wilderness Act governing areas designated by that Act as wilderness areas, except that any reference in such provisions to the effective date of the Wilderness Act shall be deemed to be a reference to the effective date of this Act, and any reference to the Secretary of Agriculture shall be deemed to be a reference to the Secretary of the Interior. Approved October 13, 1972. Legislative History House Report No. 92-1421 (Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs). Senate Report No. 92-1252 accompanying S. 666 (Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs). Congressional Record, Vol. 118 (1972): Oct. 2, considered and passed House. Oct. 4, considered and passed Senate, in lieu of S. 666. 306 18. Muir Woods An Act to provide for increases in appropriation ceilings and boundary changes in certain units of the national park system, and for other purposes. (86 Stat. 120) Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * * * * * TITLE III-BOUNDARY CHANGES SEC. 301. The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to revise the boundaries of the following units of the national park system: * * * * * (9) Muir Woods National Monument, California: to add approximately 49.7 acres: SEC. 302. The boundary revisions authorized in section 301 shall become effective upon publication in the Federal Register of a map or other description of the lands added or excluded by the Secretary of the Interior. SEC. 303. Within the boundaries of the areas as revised in accordance with section 301, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to acquire lands and interest therein by donation, purchase with donated or appropriated funds, exchange, or transfer from any other Federal agency. Lands and interests therein so acquired shall become part of the area to which they are added, and shall be subject to all laws, rules, and regulations applicable thereto. When acquiring any land pursuant to this Act, the Secretary (i) may tender, to the owner or owners of record on the date of enactment of this Act, a revocable permit for the continued use and occupancy of such land or any portion thereof subject to such terms and conditions as he deems necessary or (ii) may acquire any land pursuant to this Act subject to the retention of a right of use and occupancy for a term not to exceed 25 years or for the life of the owner or owners. Lands and interests therein excluded from the areas pursuant to section 301 may be exchanged for non-Federal lands within the boundaries as revised, or they may be transferred to the jurisdiction of any other Federal agency or to a State or political subdivision thereof, without monetary consideration, as the Secretary of the Interior may deem appropriate. In exercising the authority in this section with respect to lands and interests therein excluded from the areas, the Secretary of the Interior may, on behalf of the United States, retrocede to the appropriate |