16 USC 230a - Acquisition of property

U.S Code last checked for updates: Nov 22, 2024

§ 230a.

Acquisition of property

(a)

In general

(1)

Barataria Preserve Unit

(A)

In general

(B)

Limitations

(i)

In general

(ii)

Boundary adjustment

(iii)

Easements

(C)

Transfer of administration jurisdiction

(2)

French Quarter

(3)

Acquisition of State land

(4)

Acquisition of oil and gas rights

(b)

Resource protection

With respect to the land, water, and interests in land and water of the Barataria Preserve Unit, the Secretary shall preserve and protect—

(1)

fresh water drainage patterns;

(2)

vegetative cover;

(3)

the integrity of ecological and biological systems; and

(4)

water and air quality.

(c)

Adjacent land

With the consent of the owner and the parish governing authority, the Secretary may—

(1)

acquire land, water, and interests in land and water, by any of the methods referred to in subsection (a)(1)(A) (including use of appropriations from the Land and Water Conservation Fund); and

(2)

revise the boundaries of the Barataria Preserve Unit to include adjacent land and water.

(d)

Acadian villages and towns

(Pub. L. 95–625, title IX, § 902, Nov. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 3535; Pub. L. 96–87, title IV, § 401(q)(1), Oct. 12, 1979, 93 Stat. 666; Pub. L. 100–250, § 1(b), Feb. 16, 1988, 102 Stat. 16; Pub. L. 111–11, title VII, § 7105(b), (f)(2)(B), Mar. 30, 2009, 123 Stat. 1191, 1193.)

cite as: 16 USC 230a