Laws: Cases and Codes : U.S. Code : Title 16 : Section 343c-4


   
U.S. Code as of: 01/19/04
Section 343c-4. Exchange of lands; Rich property

      The Secretary of the Interior may convey to one Maurice Rich,
    Senior, a portion of the Acadia National Park, comprising
    approximately one and eight-tenths acres in the town of Southwest
    Harbor, Maine, and in exchange therefor the Secretary may accept
    from said Maurice Rich, Senior, any property which in the
    Secretary's judgment is suitable for addition to the park. The
    values of the properties so exchanged either shall be approximately
    equal, or if they are not approximately equal the values shall be
    equalized by the payment of cash to the grantor or to the Secretary
    as the circumstances require. Any cash payment received by the
    Secretary shall be credited to the land and water conservation fund
    in the Treasury of the United States. A conveyance of the federally
    owned lot shall eliminate it from the park.



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