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# 16 U.S.C. § 459a–6 - Acquisition of non-Federal land within boundaries of recreational area

## Text

Section 101102 of title 54 is amended to extend the authority of the Secretary of the Interior, contained therein, to the Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area.

(Aug. 6, 1956, ch. 988, § 1, 70 Stat. 1066.)

## Notes

Editorial Notes

Codification In text, “Section 101102 of title 54” substituted for “the Act of August 31, 1954 (68 Stat. 1037),” on authority of Pub. L. 113–287, § 6(e), Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272, which Act enacted Title 54, National Park Service and Related Programs.