§ 459r. Disposition of recreational demonstration projects

Except as provided in section 459s of this title, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized, with the approval of the President, to convey or lease to the States or to the political subdivisions thereof, without consideration, any or all of the recreational demonstration projects and lands, improvements, and equipment comprised within such projects transferred to him by Executive Order Numbered 7496, dated November 14, 1936, or any parts of such projects, when in his judgment such grantees or lessees are adequately prepared to administer, operate, and maintain such project areas for public park, recreational, and conservation purposes, or he may, with the approval of the President, transfer to other Federal agencies any of the aforesaid recreational demonstration areas that may be of use to such agencies.

(June 6, 1942, ch. 380, § 1, 56 Stat. 326.)

Delegation Of Functions

Delegation of Functions

For delegation to Secretary of the Interior of authority vested in President by this section, see Ex. Ord. No. 10752, Feb. 12, 1958, 23 F.R. 973, set out as a note under section 715j of Title 15, Commerce and Trade.

Miscellaneous

Silver Creek Project

Act July 30, 1947, ch. 351, 61 Stat. 519, provided: “That, in order to carry out the purposes of the act of June 6, 1942 [56 Stat. 326; sections 459r to 459t of this title], relating to the disposition of recreational demonstration areas, and to effectuate the transfer to the State of Oregon, pursuant to that act, of the Silver Creek recreational demonstration project, the following-described revested Oregon and California Railroad grant lands shall hereafter be administered as a part of the Silver Creek recreational demonstration project and shall be subject to all of the provisions of the aforesaid Act of June 6, 1942:“willamette meridian“Township 8 south, range 1 east:

“Section 13, east half southeast quarter and southeast quarter northeast quarter;

“Section 25, all;

“Section 35, north half northeast quarter northeast quarter and north half south half northeast quarter northeast quarter;

“Township 8 south, range 2 east:

“Section 17, south half southwest quarter and northwest quarter southwest quarter;

“Section 19, lots 3, 4, and northeast quarter;

“Section 29, west half; and

“Section 31, north half;

comprising one thousand seven hundred and ninety-one and ninety-three one-hundredths acres.

“Sec. 2. The following-described lands also shall become a part of the Silver Creek recreational demonstration project and shall be subject to the provisions of the act of June 6, 1942, upon acquisition of title thereto by the Oregon and California Revested Lands Administration:

“willamette meridian

“Township 8 south, range 1 east: Section 36, northeast quarter, northeast quarter northwest quarter, north half southeast quarter northwest quarter, north half south half southeast quarter northwest quarter, north half northwest quarter northwest quarter, and north half south half northwest quarter northwest quarter; comprising two hundred and sixty acres.”

Executive Order

Ex. Ord. No. 7496. Transfer of Recreational Demonstration Projects

Ex. Ord. No. 7496, Nov. 14, 1936, 1 F.R. 1946, provided:

By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by Title II of the National Industrial Recovery Act (48 Stat. 200) (title 15, sections 701 to 712), the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935 (49 Stat. 115), and the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1936 (Public, No. 739, 74th Congress), (title 15, ch. 16 note) I hereby order as follows:

1. There is transferred from the Resettlement Administration to the Secretary of the Interior (a) all the real and personal property or any interest therein, together with all contracts, options, rights and interests, books, papers, memoranda, records, etc., acquired by the Resettlement Administration in connection with the recreational demonstration projects set forth in the attached schedule with funds appropriated or made available to carry out the provisions of the National Industrial Recovery Act by the Fourth Deficiency Act, fiscal year 1933 (48 Stat. 274, 275), and by the Emergency Appropriation Act, fiscal year 1935 (48 Stat. 1055), and with funds appropriated by the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935 (49 Stat. 115), and by the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1936 (Public No. 739, 74th Congress), (title 15, ch. 16 note) and (b) all personnel, whether in the District of Columbia or elsewhere, now employed in connection with the acquisition of land for those recreational demonstration projects, together with all administration personnel records pertaining to the employees transferred, and to those employees engaged in development activities as of July 31, 1936, who were released by the Resettlement Administration on that date to permit the Department of the Interior to enter them on its rolls as of August 1.

2. There is transferred and allocated to the Secretary of the Interior all balances of appropriations heretofore made available to or allotted for expenditure by the Resettlement Administration both for acquiring land for the recreational demonstration projects set forth in the attached schedule and for developing those projects, under the said National Industrial Recovery Act, Fourth Deficiency Act, fiscal year 1933, Emergency Appropriation Act, fiscal year 1935, Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935, and Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1936, to be used for the purposes for which such funds were made available or allotted to the Resettlement Administration. The Secretary of the Interior shall assume all outstanding obligations, commitments, and encumbrances heretofore incurred by the Resettlement Administration in connection with the said projects.

3. The Secretary of the Interior is authorized, through the National Park Service, to complete and administer the projects transferred to him by this Executive Order and to exercise with respect to any real or personal property or any interest therein, contracts, options, rights and interests, books, papers, memoranda, and records acquired in connection with such projects, all the powers and functions given to the Resettlement Administration in connection therewith by Executive Orders Nos. 7027 and 7028 of April 30, 1935, and April 30, 1935, respectively.

4. The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to prescribe such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the administrative functions transferred and delegated to him by this Executive Order.

Schedule of Recreational Demonstration Projects
OP No.	RA No.	Name
65–11–24	LD–ME–2	Camden Hills
56–143	LP–ME–2	Camden Hills
65–11–25	LD–ME–3	Acadia
56–144	LP–ME–3	Acadia
65–25–340	LD–MD–4	Catoctin
56–147	LP–MD–4	Catoctin
65–13–145	LD–NH–1	Bear Brook
56–183	LP–NH–1	Bear Brook
65–23–3466	LD–PA–6	Racoon Creek
56–232	LP–PA–6	Racoon Creek
65–23–3467	LD–PA–7	French Creek
56–233	LP–PA–7	French Creek
65–23–3468	LD–PA–8	Laurel Hill
56–234	LP–PA–8	Laurel Hill
65–23–3469	LD–PA–11	Blue Knob
56–235	LP–PA–11	Blue Knob
65–23–3470	LD–PA–12	Hickory Run
56–236	LP–PA–12	Hickory Run
65–16–365	LD–RI–2	Beach Pond
56–238	LP–RI–2	Beach Pond
65–51–3019	LD–MI–4	Waterloo
56–152	LP–MI–4	Waterloo
65–51–3020	LD–MI–6	Yankee Springs
56–153	LP–MI–6	Yankee Springs
65–71–4637	LD–MN–7	St. Croix
56–160	LP–MN–7	St. Croix
65–54–1683	LD–IL–5	Pere Marquette
56–126	LP–IL–5	Pere Marquette
65–52–2067	LD–IN–5	Versailles
56–129	LP–IN–5	Versailles
65–52–2068	LD–IN–6	Winemac
56–130	LP–IN–6	Winemac
65–55–2838	LD–MO–6	Lake of the Ozarks
56–167	LP–MO–6	Lake of the Ozarks
65–55–2839	LD–MO–7	Cuivre River
56–168	LP–MO–7	Cuivre River
65–55–2840	LD–MO–8	Montserrat
56–169	LP–MO–8	Montserrat
65–43–1491	LD–KY–4	Otter Creek
56–136	LP–KY–4	Otter Creek
65–32–1133	LD–NC–8	Crabtree Creek
56–203	LP–NC–8	Crabtree Creek
65–32–1134	LD–NC–11	Appalachian National Parkway (Blue Ridge Parkway)
56–204	LP–NC–11	Appalachian National Parkway (Blue Ridge Parkway)
65–44–1315	LD–TN–11	Montgomery Bell
56–266	LP–TN–11	Montgomery Bell
65–44–1316	LD–TN–12	Shelby Forest Park
56–267	LP–TN–12	Shelby Forest Park
65–44–1317	LD–TN–13	Falls Creek Falls
56–268	LP–TN–13	Falls Creek Falls
65–31–1155	LD–VA–5	Swift Creek
56–277	LP–VA–5	Swift Creek
65–31–1156	LD–VA–6	Chopawamsic
56–278	LP–VA–6	Chopawamsic
65–31–1158	LD–VA–7	Shenandoah National Park
56–279	LP–VA–7	Shenandoah National Park
65–31–1516	LD–VA–8	Appalachian National Park
56–280	LP–VA–8	Appalachian National Park
65–31–1157	LD–VA–9	Bull Run
56–281	LP–VA–9	Bull Run
65–31–1159	LD–VA–13	Waysides
56–282	LP–VA–13	Waysides
65–61–1184	LD–AL–11	Oak Mountain
56–96	LP–AL–11	Oak Mountain
65–34–3167	LD–GA–9	Hard Labor Creek
56–120	LP–GA–9	Hard Labor Creek
65–34–3168	LD–GA–11	Alex Stephens Memorial
56–121	LP–GA–11	Alex Stephens Memorial
65–34–3169	LD–GA–12	Pine Mountain
56–122	LP–GA–12	Pine Mountain
65–33–1838	LD–SC–7	Cheraw
56–243	LP–SC–7	Cheraw
65–33–1839	LD–SC–8	Kings Mountain
56–244	LP–SC–8	Kings Mountain
65–33–1840	LD–SC–12	Waysides
56–245	LP–SC–12	Waysides
65–73–221	LD–ND–12	Roosevelt Park
56–216	LP–ND–12	Roosevelt Park
65–74–1475	LD–SD–14	Badlands
56–259	LP–SD–14	Badlands
65–74–1476	LD–SD–15	Custer Park
56–260	LP–SD–15	Custer Park
65–65–695	LD–OK–9	Lake Murray
56–225	LP–OK–9	Lake Murray
65–03–1801	LD–CF–5	Mendocino Woodlands
56–104	LP–CF–5	Mendocino Woodlands
65–83–245	LD–WY–2	Lake Guernsey
56–297	LP–WY–2	Lake Guernsey
65–94–677	LD–OR–4	Silver Creek
56–299	LP–OR–4	Silver Creek
65–85–932	LD–NM–14	White Sands
56–197	LP–NM–14	White Sands