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§ 460jjj–3. Adjoining lands and with historical, business, cultural, civic, recreational and tourism organizations; The Secretary may evaluate lands adjoining (3) to improve access to the Harbor the recreation area for possible inclusion in the Islands through the use of public water trans- recreation area and make recommendations to portation; and Congress, including (but not limited to) that (4) to provide education and visitor informa- area authorized for study by section 5 of Public tion programs to increase public understand- Law 101–556 (104 Stat. 2764), known as the Baca ing of and appreciation for the natural and Location Number 1. The Secretary, in consulta- cultural resources of the Is- tion with local tribal leaders and the National lands, including the history of Native Amer- Park Service, shall, no later than 2 years after ican use and involvement. October 12, 1993, submit recommendations with respect to future boundaries for the recreation (b) Definitions area. For the purposes of this section— (Pub. L. 103–104, § 4, Oct. 12, 1993, 107 Stat. 1028.) (1) the term ‘‘recreation area’’ means the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation REFERENCES IN TEXT Area established by subsection (c) of this sec- Public Law 101–556, referred to in text, is not classi- tion; and fied to the Code. (2) the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Sec- retary of the Interior. § 460jjj–4. Acquisition of land (c) Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation (a) State land Area Land and interests in land within the bound- (1) Establishment aries of the recreation area that are owned by In order to preserve for the benefit and in- the State of New Mexico, or a political subdivi- spiration of the people of the United States as sion of New Mexico, may be acquired only by do- a national recreation area certain lands lo- nation or exchange. cated in Massachusetts Bay, there is estab- (b) Offers to sell lished as a unit of the National Park System the Boston Harbor Islands National Recre- (1) In general ation Area. Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary may (2) Boundaries acquire land and interests in land within the boundaries of the recreation area by donation, (A) The recreation area shall be comprised of purchase with donated or appropriated funds, the lands, waters, and submerged lands gener- or exchange. ally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Proposed Boston Harbor Islands NRA’’, numbered BOHA (2) Limitation 80,002, and dated September 1996. Such map The Secretary may not acquire lands within shall be on file and available for public inspec- the recreation area without the consent of the tion in the appropriate offices of the National owner thereof unless the Secretary has deter- Park Service. After advising the Committee mined that such lands will be put to a use dif- on Resources of the House of Representatives ferent from their use as of October 12, 1993, and and the Committee on Energy and Natural Re- that such new use would be incompatible with sources of the Senate, in writing, the Sec- the protection of the natural and cultural re- retary may make minor revisions of the sources of the recreation area. boundaries of the recreation area when nec- essary by publication of a revised drawing or (Pub. L. 103–104, § 5, Oct. 12, 1993, 107 Stat. 1029.) other boundary description in the Federal § 460jjj–5. Authorization of appropriations Register. (B) The recreation area shall include the fol- There is authorized to be appropriated such lowing: sums as may be necessary to carry out the pur- (i) The areas depicted on the map ref- poses of this subchapter. erenced in subparagraph (A). (Pub. L. 103–104, § 6, Oct. 12, 1993, 107 Stat. 1029.) (ii) Landside points required for access, visitor services, and administration in the SUBCHAPTER CXXII—BOSTON HARBOR city of Boston along its Harborwalk and at ISLANDS NATIONAL RECREATION AREA Long Wharf, Fan Pier, John F. Kennedy Li- brary, and the Custom House; Charlestown § 460kkk. Boston Harbor Islands National Recre- Navy Yard; Old Northern Avenue Bridge; the ation Area city of Quincy at Point/Marina (a) Purposes Bay, the Fore River , and Town River; the Town of Hingham at Hewitt’s The purposes of this section are— Cove; the Town of Hull; the city of Salem at (1) to preserve for public use and enjoyment Salem National Historic Site; and the city of the lands and waters that comprise the Boston Lynn at the Heritage State Park. Harbor Islands National Recreation Area; (2) to manage the recreation area in partner- (3) Land acquisition ship with the private sector, the Common- Notwithstanding subsection (h) of this sec- wealth of Massachusetts, municipalities sur- tion, the Secretary is authorized to acquire, in rounding Massachusetts and Cape Cod Bays, partnership with other entities, a less than fee the Thompson Island Outward Bound Edu- interest in lands at Thompson Island within cation Center, and Trustees of Reservations, the recreation area. The Secretary may ac-