Block 6, Exclusion. Boundary adjustments. Publication in FR. 50 Stat. 525. Exchange au- 61 Stat. 54. 16 U.S.C. 243, 241b. Second from the westerly right-of-way line of Main Street; all in township 140 north, range 102 west, fifth principal meridian: Provided, That the lands and improvements thereon located in block 6 in the village of Medora now administered and used by the United States Forest Service, Department of Agriculture, shall not become a part of the park pursuant to this section until such time as they are transferred to the Department of the Interior by the Secretary of Agriculture. (16 U.S.C. § 241c.) SEC. 2. The following area is hereby excluded from the park: That portion of section 8 lying southwest of a line between the common corner of sections 8, 9, 16, and 17 and the northwest corner of the southwest quarter section 8; that portion of section 16 lying southwest of a line between the southeast corner southwest quarter and the northwest corner southwest quarter section 16; and section 17, township 147 north, range 100 west, fifth principal meridian, North Dakota. (16 U.S.C. § 241d.) SEC. 3. The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to make further adjustments in the boundaries of the park along United States Highways Numbered 10 and 85 as he deems advisable and in the public interest if and when the alinement of these highways is changed: Provided, That not to exceed five hundred acres may be added to the park and not to exceed two thousand acres may be excluded from the park by such adjustments. Boundary adjustments made pursuant to this section shall be effective upon publication thereof in the Federal Register and all Federal land excluded from the park pursuant to this Act shall be transferred to the Secretary of Agriculture for administration or disposition in accordance with title III of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act. (16 U.S.C. § 241e.) SEC. 4. The land exchange authority relating to Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park prescribed by section 3 of the Act of April 25, 1947 (61 Stat. 52), and by section 2 of the Act of June 12, 1948 (62 Stat. 384), shall be applicable also to the lands described in section 1 of this Act. (16 U.S.C. § 241f.) Excerpt from "An Act Making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1957, and for other purposes," approved July 31, 1956 (70 Stat. 763, 767) Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to supply supplemental appropriations (this Act may be cited as the "Second Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1957") for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1957, and for other purposes, namely: THEODORE ROOSEVELT CENTENNIAL COMMISSION For an additional amount for "Theodore Roosevelt Centennial Commission," $163,400, to remain available until expended: Provided, That this paragraph shall become effective only upon the enactment into law of S. 3386, Eighty-fourth Congress. An Act To amend the joint resolution entitled "Joint Resolution to establish a commission for the celebration of the one hundredth anniversary of the birth of Theodore Roosevelt," approved July 28, 1955, approved August 6, 1956 (70 Stat. 1035) Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 7 of the joint resolution entitled Theodore Roosevelt "Joint resolution to establish a commission for the cele- celebration. bration of the one hundredth anniversary of the birth of Theodore Roosevelt", approved July 28, 1955, is amended to read as follows: 69 Stat. 384. "SEC. 7. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated Appropriation. not to exceed the sum of $150,000 to carry out the provisions of this joint resolution." Joint Resolution To authorize and request the President to issue a proclamation in connection with the centennial of the birth of Theodore Roosevelt, approved September 4, 1957 (71 Stat. 617) Theodore Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the joint resolution entitled, "Joint resolution to establish a commission for the celebration of the one Centennial hundredth anniversary of the birth of Theodore Roosevelt", approved July 28, 1955 (69 Stat. 348), is amended 69 Stat. 383. by adding at the end thereof the following new section: Commission. "SEC. 9. The President is authorized and requested to Proclamation. issue a proclamation, inviting the people of the United States to observe the centennial anniversary of the birth of Theodore Roosevelt, which will occur in 1958, with appropriate ceremonies and activities during that year." An Act To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide water and sewage disposal facilities to the Medora area adjoining the Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park, North Dakota, and for other purposes, approved August 31, 1961 (75 Stat. 423) Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That in order to afford adequate facilities to persons visiting Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park, and to enhance the setting of the park entrance and further the interpretive program of the park through encouraging the preservation and restoration of the pioneer cattle town of Medora, North Dakota, and its associations with Theodore Roosevelt, by non-Federal endeavors in accordance with house concurrent resolutions Theodore National Memorial Park. Roosevelt N. Dak. Medora, Conditions for Appropriation. "T" and "U" of the 1959 Session Laws of the State of North Dakota, pages 878 and 879, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to modernize the water and sewage facilities of the village of Medora adjoining the park, in the manner hereinafter provided. SEC. 2. The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to construct, operate, and maintain, on rights-of-way donated for the purpose and in such manner as he shall consider to be in the public interest, water supply and sewage disposal systems to serve Federal and nonFederal properties in the said Medora area, and he may make existing Federal systems available to serve such properties: Provided, That non-Federal users of the systems shall comply with standards of use prescribed by the Secretary and shall be charged rates sufficient to recover a pro rata share of depreciation and costs of operation and maintenance of the systems plus interest on the Federal investment in the systems. Funds obtained from such non-Federal users of the systems shall be deposited in the Treasury of the United States as miscellaneous receipts, with the exception that the Secretary may consider as appropriation reimbursements to be credited in the appropriation current at the time received, such amount of the aforesaid collections as may be necessary to reimburse, on a pro rata basis, appropriated operating funds expended for maintenance and operation costs of the systems. SEC. 3. Construction of the facilities authorized herein shall not be undertaken or use of existing Federal systems authorized until at least 80 per centum of the potential non-Federal users, as defined by the Secretary of the Interior, are committed to connecting to said water and sewage systems and until there shall have been reached an agreement with the duly authorized officials of the village of Medora, by which the village is obligated to adopt and enforce a zoning ordinance which complies with standards prescribed by the Secretary for the purpose of preserving the historic character of Medora and affording a park-like setting in the vicinity of the park and the entrance thereto. SEC. 4. There are authorized to be appropriated for the construction of these facilities such sums as may be required therefor, not to exceed $100,000. VII. LEGISLATION RELATING TO NATIONAL BATTLEFIELDS 1. Fort Necessity National Battlefield Establishment as national battlefield site.. Battle of Fort Page 319 319 An Act To provide for the commemoration of the Battle of Fort Necessity, Pennsylvania, approved March 4, 1931 (46 Stat. 1522) Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That for the purpose of commemorating the Monument com- Battle of Fort Necessity, in the State of Pennsylvania, on the 3d day of July, 1757, the Secretary of War is authorized to accept title to not less than one acre of land, which will include the site of said fort, free of cost to the United States and to erect a monument thereon. memorating, authorized. Sum authorized. Jurisdiction and maintenance of land acquired. National Battlefield, Pa. SEC. 2. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated the sum of $25,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, to carry out the provisions of section 1 of this Act. SEC. 3. The land acquired under section 1 of this Act shall be under the jurisdiction and control of the Secretary of War, and there is authorized to be appropriated for the maintenance of such monument and its site a sum not to exceed $250 per annum. An Act To provide additional lands at, and change the name of, the Fort Necessity National Battlefield site, Pennsylvania, and for other purposes, approved August 10, 1961 (75 Stat. 336) Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress asFort Necessity sembled, That, in furtherance of the purposes of the Act of March 4, 1931 (46 Stat. 1522), the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to acquire by purchase, exchange, donation, with donated funds or otherwise by such means as he may deem to be in the public interest, lands and interests in lands adjoining or near the Fort Necessity National Battlefield site which in his discretion are necessary to preserve the historic battleground, together with not to exceed 25 acres at the detached Braddock Monument: Provided, That the total area acquired pursuant to this Act shall not exceed 500 acres, except that in order to avoid the undesirable severance of parcels in private Exchange of lands. Redesignation. ownership such parcels may be purchased in the entirety. (16 U.S.C. § 430pp.) SEC. 2. The Secretary of the Interior, in order to implement the purposes of section 1 of this Act, is authorized to exchange lands which may be acquired pursuant to this Act for other lands or interests therein of approximately equal value lying within the original George Washington land patent at Fort Necessity. (16 U.S.C. § 430qq.) SEC. 3. The Fort Necessity National Battlefield site is hereby redesignated as the Fort Necessity National Battlefield and any remaining balance of funds appropriated for the purposes of the site shall be available for the purposes of the Fort Necessity National Battlefield. (16 U.S.C. § 430rr.) SEC. 4. The administration, protection, and development of the Fort Necessity National Battlefield shall be exercised by the Secretary of the Interior in accordance with provisions of the Act of August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. 16 U.S.C. 1-4. 535), entitled "An Act to establish a National Park Service, and for other purposes", as amended and supplemented. (16 U.S.C. § 430ss.) Appropriation. SEC. 5. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums, but not more than $115,000, as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act. (16 U.S.Č. § 430tt.) |