§261. Establishment; description of area — Inbound Citations

Citations to 16 U.S.C. § 261 as a whole

• 16 U.S.C. § 262(a)

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  (a) The consent of Congress is given to the States of Tennessee, Kentucky, and Virginia to enter into a compact providing for (1) the acquisition of the lands, structures, and other property in the Cumberland Gap-Cumberland Ford areas referred to in section 261 of this title, and (2) the transfer of title to such lands, structures, and other property to the United States.
• 16 U.S.C. § 268(a)

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  (a) Notwithstanding the Act of June 11, 1940 (16 U.S.C. 261 et seq.), the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to acquire by donation, purchase with donated or appropriated funds, or exchange not to exceed 10 acres of land or interests in land, which shall consist of those necessary lands for the establishment of trailheads to be located at White Rocks and Chadwell Gap.
• 16 U.S.C. § 268a(b)(1)(A)

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  (A) Fern Lake and its surrounding watershed in Bell County, Kentucky, and Claiborne County, Tennessee, is¹ within the potential boundaries of Cumberland Gap National Historical Park as originally authorized by the Act of June 11, 1940 (54 Stat. 262; 16 U.S.C. 261 et seq.).
• 16 U.S.C. § 268a(b)(1)(D)

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  (D) The 4,500-acre Fern Lake watershed is privately owned, and the 150-acre lake and part of the watershed are currently for sale, but the Secretary of the Interior is precluded by the first section of the Act of June 11, 1940 (16 U.S.C. 261), from using appropriated funds to acquire the lands.
• 16 U.S.C. § 268a(c)(1)(C)

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  (C) The term “park” means Cumberland Gap National Historical Park, as authorized and established by the Act of June 11, 1940 (54 Stat. 262; 16 U.S.C. 261 et seq.).