40 USC § 8126 Temporary occupancy of Potomac Park by Secretary of Agriculture | United States Code | US Law

40 USC § 8126

Temporary occupancy of Potomac Park by Secretary of Agriculture

July 4, 2020

USC

(a) Not More Than 75 Acres.—The Director of the National Park Service may allow the Secretary of Agriculture to temporarily occupy as a testing ground not more than 75 acres of Potomac Park not needed in any one season for reclamation or park improvement. The Secretary shall vacate the area at the close of any season on the request of the Director.

(b) Continue as Public Park Under Director.—This section does not change the essential character of the land used, which shall continue to be a public park under the charge of the Director.

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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised Section	Source (U.S. Code)	Source (Statutes at Large)
8126(a)	40:89 (words before provisos, 2d proviso).	Mar. 3, 1899, ch. 458, §2 (2d par.), 30 Stat. 1378.
8126(b)	40:89 (1st, last provisos).

For transfer of functions from the Secretary of War to the Director of the National Park Service, see the revision note under section 8108 of this title.

In subsection (a), the words "of such area or areas" and "in extent" are omitted as unnecessary.

In subsection (b), the words "as provided in section 86 of this title" are omitted as obsolete.

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