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[86 STAT. 1299]
PUBLIC LAW 92-000—MMMM. DD, 1972
[86 STAT. 1299]

86 STAT. ]

PUBLIC LAW 92-589-OCT. 27, 1972

1299

Public Law 92-589 AN ACT To establish the Golden Gate National Recreation Area in the State of California, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

October 27, 1972 [H. R. 16444]

Golden Gate National Recrea* tion Area, Calif.

ESTABLISHMENT

1. In order to preserve for public use and enjoyment certain areas of Marin and San Francisco Counties, California, possessing outstanding natural, historic, scenic, and recreational values, and in order to provide for the maintenance of needed recreational open space necessary to urban environment and planning, the Grolden Gate National Recreation Area (hereinafter referred to as the "recreation area") is hereby established. In the management of the recreation area, the Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter referred to as the "Secretary") shall utilize the resources in a maimer which will provide for recreation and educational opportunities consistent with sound principles of land use planning and management. In carrying out the provisions of this Act, the Secretary shall preserve the recreation area, as far as possible, in its natural setting, and protect it from development and uses which would destroy the scenic beauty and natural character of the area. SECTION

COMPOSITION A N D BOUNDARIES

SEC. 2. (a) The recreation area shall comprise the lands, waters, and submerged lands generally depicted on the map entitled "Boundary Map, Golden Gate National Recreation Area", numbered NRA-GG-80,003A, sheets 1 through 3, and dated July, 1972. (b) The map referred to in this section shall be on file and available for public inspection in the Offices of the National Park Service, Department of the Interior, Washington, District of Columbia. After ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ advising the Committees on Interior and Insular Affairs of the United o£°ro^ngre8*sionai' States House of Representatives and the United States Senate (here- committees. inafter referred to as the "committees") in writing, the Secretary may Publication in make minor revisions of the boundaries of the recreation area when ^'^^'^^ Register. necessary by publication of a revised drawing or other boundary description in the Federal Register. ACQUISITION POI/ICT

SEC. 3. (a) Within the boundaries of the recreation area, the Secretary may acquire lands, improvements, waters, or interests therein, by donation, purchase, exchange or transfer. Any lands, or interests therein, owned by the State of California or any political subdivision thereof, may be acquired only by donation. When any tract of land is only partly within such boundaries, the Secretary may acquire all or any portion of the land outside of such boundaries in order to minimize the payment of severance costs. Land so acquired outside of the boundaries may be exchanged by the Secretary for non-Federal lands within the boundaries. Any portion of land acquired outside the boundaries and not utilized for exchange shall be reported to the General Services A(toiinistration for disposal under the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (63 Stat. 377), as amended: Provided, That no disposal shall be for less than fair market value. Except as hereinafter provided. Federal property within

•Ante, p. 503. 40 USC 471 note.