16 U.S.C. § 459r (2024)

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.)

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

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
alf 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 Documents

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.

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:
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.
tion 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.
jects, 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
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