Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Acadia National Park Boundary Clarification Act”.
Acadia National Park Boundary Clarification Act
A BILL
To clarify the boundary of Acadia National Park, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Acadia National Park boundary
in the first sentence, by striking “In order to” and inserting the following:
“(a) In general—In order to”
in the second sentence, by striking “The map” and inserting the following:
“(b) Availability of map—The map described in subsection (a)”
by adding at the end the following:
“(c) Schoodic peninsula addition—The boundary of the Park is modified to include approximately 1,441 acres of land and interests in land, as generally depicted on the map entitled “Acadia National Park, Hancock County, Maine, Schoodic Peninsula Boundary Revision”, numbered 123/129102, and dated July 15, 2015.”
Sec. 3 Clarification of Acadia National Park boundary authority
In general— The Secretary of the Interior may only acquire land or interests in land within the boundary of Acadia National Park in accordance with section 102 of Public Law 99–420 (16 U.S.C. 341 note; 100 Stat. 955).
Land outside boundary of the Park— No land or interest in land located outside of the boundary of Acadia National Park may be acquired except as provided in Public Law 99–420 (16 U.S.C. 341 note; 100 Stat. 955).
Clarification on applicability of certain laws— The Secretary of the Interior may not use any authority under section 3 of the Act of February 26, 1919 (40 Stat. 1179, chapter 45), or the Act of January 19, 1929 (45 Stat. 1083, chapter 77), to acquire land or interests in land for addition to Acadia National Park.
Sec. 4 Acadia National Park Advisory Commission
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).
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 Use restriction removed
The Act of August 1, 1950 (64 Stat. 383, chapter 511), is amended—
by striking “That the Secretary” and inserting the following:
“1. Conveyance of land in Acadia National Park
“(a) In general—The Secretary”
by adding at the end the following:
“(b) Use of land—The land conveyed to the town of Tremont, Maine, under this Act known as “NPS Tract 06-126”, which was conveyed by the National Park Service in the deed recorded at the Hancock County Registry of Deeds Book 737, Page 467, National Park Service deed 377, shall no longer be required to be used exclusively and perpetually for school purposes if the land is being used for public purposes.”