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U.S. Code, Title 16, Conservation
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General SummaryThe U.S. Code is a consolidation and codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of the United States. While every effort has been made to ensure that this reproduction of the Code is accurate, those using it for legal purposes should verify their results against the printed version of the Code available through the Government Printing Office.
§ 230a. Acquisition of Property
(a) Authority of Secretary; manner and place; donation of State lands; mineral rights
Within the Barataria Marsh Unit the Secretary is authorized to acquire not to exceed eight thousand six hundred acres of lands, waters, and interests therein (hereinafter referred to as the "core area"), as depicted on the map referred to in section 230 of this title, by donation, purchase with donated or appropriated funds, or exchange. The Secretary may also acquire by any of the foregoing methods such lands and interests therein, including leasehold interests, as he may designate in the French Quarter of New Orleans for development and operation as an interpretive and administrative facility. Lands, waters, and interests therein owned by the State of Louisiana or any political subdivision thereof may be acquired only by donation. In acquiring property pursuant to this part, the Secretary may not acquire right to oil and gas without the consent of the owner, but the exercise of such rights shall be subject to such regulations as the Secretary may promulgate in furtherance of the purposes of this part.
(b) Guidelines or criteria; consultation
With respect to the lands, waters, and interests therein generally depicted as the "park protection zone" on the map referred to in section 230 of this title, the Secretary shall, no later than six months from November 10, 1978, in consultation with the affected State and local units of government, develop a set of guidelines or criteria applicable to the use and development of properties within the park protection zone to be enacted and enforced by the State or local units of government.
(c) Values; preservation and protection
The purpose of any guideline developed pursuant to subsection (b) of this section shall be to preserve and protect the following values within the core area:
(1) fresh water drainage patterns from the park protection zone into the core area;
(2) vegetative cover;
(3) integrity of ecological and biological systems; and
(4) water and air quality.
(d) State authority; cession to Secretary
Where the State or local units of government deem it appropriate, they may cede to the Secretary, and the Secretary is authorized to accept, the power and authority to confect and enforce a program or set of rules pursuant to the guidelines established under subsection (b) of this section for the purpose of protecting the values described in subsection (c) of this section.
(e) Values; protective acquisitions
The Secretary, upon the failure of the State or local units of government to enact rules pursuant to subsection (b) of this section or enforce such rules so as to protect the values enumerated in subsection (c) of this section, may acquire such lands, servitudes, or interests in lands within the park protection zone as he deems necessary to protect the values enumerated in subsection (c) of this section.
(f) Boundaries; revision
The Secretary may revise the boundaries of the park protection zone, notwithstanding any other provision of law, to include or exclude properties, but only with the consent of Jefferson Parish.
(g) Acadian villages and towns
The Secretary is authorized to acquire lands or interests in lands by donation, purchase with donated or appropriated funds or exchange, not to exceed approximately 20 acres, in Acadian villages and towns. Any lands so acquired shall be developed, maintained and operated as part of the Jean Lafitte National Historical Park.
(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.)
1988—Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 100–250 added subsec. (g).
1979—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 96–87 substituted "eight thousand six hundred acres" for "eight thousand acres".
"Secretary" Defined
Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior, see section 2 of Pub. L. 95–625, set out as a note under section 2503 of this title.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 230d of this title.
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"U.S. Congress, Office of the Law Revision Counsel", "§ 230a. Acquisition of Property," U.S. Code, Title 16, Conservation in U.S. Code, Title 16, Conservation (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 2002), Original Sources, accessed June 30, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=9536MWIXMZD7YF1.
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"U.S. Congress, Office of the Law Revision Counsel". "§ 230a. Acquisition of Property." U.S. Code, Title 16, Conservation, in U.S. Code, Title 16, Conservation, Washington, D.C., Government Printing Office, 2002, Original Sources. 30 Jun. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=9536MWIXMZD7YF1.
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"U.S. Congress, Office of the Law Revision Counsel", '§ 230a. Acquisition of Property' in U.S. Code, Title 16, Conservation. cited in 2002, U.S. Code, Title 16, Conservation, Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C.. Original Sources, retrieved 30 June 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=9536MWIXMZD7YF1.
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