This bill confirms that the boundary of Acadia National Park in Maine includes approximately 1,441 acres of land and interests in the Schoodic Peninsula.
The bill ratifies and approves:
The Department of the Interior may only acquire land or interests in land:
Interior shall contribute a specified amount to a regional consortium which was established to improve the management of the disposal and recycling of solid waste and is composed of municipalities on, as well as near, Mount Desert Island.
Interior shall reestablish and appoint members to the Acadia National Park Advisory Commission.
Certain land in the park that was conveyed by Interior to the town of Tremont, Maine, shall no longer be used exclusively for school purposes, but for public purposes, subject to the conditions that: (1) use of the property (on such land) shall not degrade or adversely impact the park's resources or values; and (2) such land shall remain in public ownership for recreational, educational, or similar public purposes.
[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6218 Introduced in House (IH)]
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114th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 6218
To clarify the boundary of Acadia National Park, and for other
purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 28, 2016
Mr. Poliquin introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Natural Resources
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A BILL
To clarify the boundary of Acadia National Park, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. ACADIA NATIONAL PARK BOUNDARY.
(a) In General.--Section 101 of Public Law 99-420 (16 U.S.C. 341
note; 100 Stat. 955) is amended--
(1) in the first sentence, by striking ``In order to'' and
inserting the following:
``(a) Boundaries.--In order to'';
(2) in the second sentence, by striking ``The map'' and
inserting the following:
``(b) Availability of Map.--The maps described in subsection (a)
and subsection (c)''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(c) Schoodic Peninsula Addition.--The boundary of the Park is
confirmed to include approximately 1,441 acres of land and interests in
land, as depicted on the map entitled `Acadia National Park, Hancock
County, Maine, Schoodic Peninsula Boundary Revision', numbered 123/
129102, and dated July 10, 2015.
``(d) Ratification and Approval of Acquisitions.--There are hereby
ratified and approved the following:
``(1) Retroactive to September 26, 2013, the acquisition or
purported acquisition by the United States of land and
interests in land referred to in subsection (c).
``(2) Any subsequent or purported alteration of the land
and interests in land referred to in subsection (c) held or
claimed by the United States in said property (including
conversion to fee simple interest), retroactive to whatever
point an alteration occurred or may have occurred.''.
SEC. 2. ACQUISITION OF LAND.
The Secretary of the Interior may only acquire land or interests in
land--
(1) within the boundary of Acadia National Park in
accordance with Public Law 99-420 (16 U.S.C. 341 note; 100
Stat. 955); and
(2) outside the boundary of Acadia National Park in Hancock
County, Maine, in accordance with Public Law 99-420 (16 U.S.C.
341, note; 100 Stat. 955).
SEC. 3. ACADIA BOUNDARY ACT FOR SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT.
Section 102(f) of Public Law 99-420 (16 U.S.C. 341, note; 1001
Stat. 957) is amended by striking ``toward the cost of constructing''
through ``50 per centum of the cost of such construction.'' and
inserting ``$350,000 to a regional consortium established by law for
the purpose of improving the management of the disposal and recycling
of solid waste and composed of municipalities on as well as near Mount
Desert Island.''.
SEC. 4. ACADIA NATIONAL PARK ADVISORY COMMISSION.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of the Interior shall reestablish
and appoint members to the Acadia National Park Advisory Commission in
accordance with section 103 of Public Law 99-420 (16 U.S.C. 341 note;
100 Stat. 959).
(b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 103 of Public Law 99-420 (16
U.S.C. 341 note; 100 Stat. 959) is amended by striking subsection (f).
SEC. 5. REPEALS.
The following provisions are repealed:
(1) Section 3 of the Act of February 26, 1919 (40 Stat.
1179, chapter 45).
(2) The first section of the Act of January 19, 1929 (45
Stat. 1083, chapter 77).
SEC. 6. USE RESTRICTION MODIFIED.
The Act of August 1, 1950 (64 Stat. 383, chapter 511), is amended--
(1) by striking ``That the Secretary'' and inserting the
following:
``SECTION 1. CONVEYANCE OF LAND IN ACADIA NATIONAL PARK.
``The Secretary''; and
(2) by striking ``for school purposes'' and inserting ``for
public purposes, subject to the conditions that use of the
property shall not degrade or adversely impact the resources or
values of Acadia National Park, and the land shall remain in
public ownership for recreational, educational, or similar
public purposes''.
SEC. 7. PRESERVATION OF PUBLIC TRUST.
Title I of Law 99-420 (16 U.S.C. 341, note; 100 Stat. 9550 is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 109. PRESERVATION OF PUBLIC TRUST.
``(a) Nothing in this Act or Public Law 99-420 (16 U.S.C. 341,
note; 100 Stat. 955)] or any other law, including laws of general
applicability, shall be construed to affect, preempt or in any way
diminish the rights, responsibilities and authority of the State of
Maine under and pursuant to the public trust doctrine over any lands in
which the United States possesses any kind of property interest where
that land is located seaward of the mean high water mark.
``(b) Nothing in this Act or Public Law 99-420 (16 U.S.C. 341,
note; 100 Stat. 9550) shall be construed to affect, preempt or in any
diminish the rights and privileges of any person under public trust
doctrine upon any lands in which the United States possesses any kind
of property interest where that land is located seaward of the mean
high water mark.
``(c) The provisions of any Federal law enacted after the date of
the enactment of this Act pertaining to the authority of the United
States over lands in which the United States possesses any kind of
property interest which would affect, preempt or in any way diminish
the rights, responsibilities, and authority of the State of Maine, as
stated in subsection (a) of this section, shall not apply within the
State of Maine unless such provision of such subsequently enacted
Federal law is specifically made applicable to Maine.
``(d) The term `public trust' as used in this section has the
meaning ascribed to it by and under Maine law.
``(e) The term `Maine law' means the Constitution, and all
statutes, regulations, and common laws of the State of Maine and its
political subdivisions and all subsequent amendments thereto and
judicial interpretations thereof.''.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
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