---
kind: "section"
citation: "16 U.S.C. § 460r–2"
title: "16"
title_heading: "Conservation"
number: "460r–2"
heading: "Acquisition of lands"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/16/460r-2"
units:
  - "Chapter 1 — National Parks, Military Parks, Monuments, and Seashores"
  - "Subchapter LXXVI — Mount Rogers National Recreation Area"
---

# §460r–2. Acquisition of lands

- (a) **Authority of Secretary; manner and place; concurrence of State owner—** The [Secretary](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-1) shall [acquire](/usc/16/620e.md?p=1) by purchase with donated or appropriated funds, by gift, exchange, condemnation, transfer from any Federal agency, or otherwise, such lands, waters, or interests therein, including scenic or other easements within the boundaries of the recreation [area](/usc/16/539m–1.md?p=1-A) as he determines to be needed or desirable for the purposes of this subchapter. Lands, waters, or interests therein owned by the [State](/usc/16/590q.md?p=a) of Virginia or any political [subdivision](/usc/16/539m–1.md?p=15) of that [State](/usc/16/590q.md?p=a) may be acquired only with the concurrence of such [owner](/usc/16/429b–3.md?p=4).
- (b) **Transfer from Federal agency to administrative jurisdiction of Secretary—** Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any Federal property located within the boundaries of the recreation [area](/usc/16/539m–1.md?p=1-A) may, with the concurrence of the agency having custody thereof, be transferred without consideration to the administrative jurisdiction of the [Secretary](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-1) for use by him in implementing the purpose of this subchapter.
- (c) **Exchange of property—** In exercising his authority to [acquire](/usc/16/620e.md?p=1) lands by exchange the [Secretary](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-1) may accept title to non-Federal property within the recreation [area](/usc/16/539m–1.md?p=1-A) and convey to the grantor of such property any federally owned property in the [State](/usc/16/590q.md?p=a) of Virginia under his jurisdiction.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 89–438, § 3, May 31, 1966, 80 Stat. 190.)