16 U.S. Code § 460bb–1 - Composition and boundaries

(a) Areas included and excluded

(1) Initial lands

The recreation area shall comprise the lands, waters, and submerged lands generally depicted on the map entitled: “Revised Boundary Map, Golden Gate National Recreation Area”, numbered NRA–GG–80,003–K and dated October 1978, plus those areas depicted on the map entitled “Point Reyes and GGNRA Amendments and dated October 25, 1979”. The authority of the Secretary to acquire lands in the tract known as San Francisco Assessor’s Block number 1592 shall be limited to an area of not more than one and nine-tenths acres. Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, the Secretary shall not acquire the Marin County Assessor’s parcels numbered 199–181–01, 199–181–06, 199–181–08, 199–181–13, and 199–181–14, located in the Muir Beach portion of the recreation area. For the purposes of this subchapter, the southern end of the town of Marshall shall be considered to be the Marshall Boat Works.

(2) Additional lands

In addition to the lands described in paragraph (1), the recreation area shall include the following:

(A) The parcels numbered by the Assessor of Marin County, California, 119–040–04, 119–040–05, 119–040–18, 166–202–03, 166–010–06, 166–010–07, 166–010–24, 166–010–25, 119–240–19, 166–010–10, 166–010–22, 119–240–03, 119–240–51, 119–240–52, 119–240–54, 166–010–12, 166–010–13, and 119–235–10.

(B) Lands and waters in San Mateo County generally depicted on the map entitled “Sweeney Ridge Addition, Golden Gate National Recreation Area”, numbered NRA GG–80,000–A, and dated May 1980.

(C) Lands acquired under the Golden Gate National Recreation Area Addition Act of 1992 (16 U.S.C. 460bb–1 note; Public Law 102–299).

(D) Lands generally depicted on the map entitled “Additions to Golden Gate National Recreation Area”, numbered NPS–80–076, and dated July 2000/PWR–PLRPC.

(E) Lands generally depicted on the map entitled “Rancho Corral de Tierra Additions to the Golden Gate National Recreation Area”, numbered NPS–80,079E, and dated March 2004.

(3) Acquisition limitation

The Secretary may acquire land described in paragraph (2)(E) only from a willing seller.

(b) Boundary revisions; notification of Congressional committees; publication in Federal Register

The maps 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 Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate (hereinafter referred to as the “committees”) in writing, the Secretary may make minor revisions of the boundaries of the recreation area when necessary by publication of a revised drawing or other boundary description in the Federal Register.

(Pub. L. 92–589, § 2, Oct. 27, 1972, 86 Stat. 1299; Pub. L. 93–544, Dec. 26, 1974, 88 Stat. 1741; Pub. L. 95–625, title III, § 317(a), Nov. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 3484; Pub. L. 96–199, title I, § 103(a), Mar. 5, 1980, 94 Stat. 68; Pub. L. 96–344, § 4(1), Sept. 8, 1980, 94 Stat. 1134; Pub. L. 96–607, title X, § 1001(1), (2), Dec. 28, 1980, 94 Stat. 3544; Pub. L. 102–299, § 2(b)(1), June 9, 1992, 106 Stat. 236; Pub. L. 103–437, § 6(n)(2), Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4586; Pub. L. 106–350, § 2, Oct. 24, 2000, 114 Stat. 1361; Pub. L. 109–131, title II, § 202, Dec. 20, 2005, 119 Stat. 2568.)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The Golden Gate National Recreational Area Addition Act of 1992, referred to in subsec. (a)(2)(C), is Pub. L. 102–299, June 9, 1992, 106 Stat. 236, which amended this section and enacted provisions set out as a note below. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title of 1992 Amendment note below and Tables.

Amendments

2005—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 109–131 designated first four sentences of existing provisions as par. (1), inserted par. (1) heading, struck out at end “The following additional lands are also hereby included within the boundaries of the recreation area: Marin County Assessor’s parcel numbered 119–040–04, 119–040–05, 119–040–18, 166–202–03, 166–010–06, 166–010–07, 166–010–24, 166–010–25, 119–240–19, 166–010–10, 166–010–22, 119–240–03, 119–240–51, 119–240–52, 119–240–54, 166–010–12, 166–010–13, and 119–235–10. The recreation area shall also include the lands and waters in San Mateo County generally depicted on the map entitled ‘Sweeney Ridge Addition, Golden Gate National Recreation Area’, numbered NRA GG–80,000–A, and dated May 1980. The recreation area shall also include those lands acquired pursuant to the Golden Gate National Recreation Area Addition Act of 1992. The recreation area shall also include the lands generally depicted on the map entitled ‘Additions to Golden Gate National Recreation Area’, numbered NPS–80,076, and dated July 2000/ PWR–PLRPC.”, and added pars. (2) and (3).

2000—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 106–350 inserted at end “The recreation area shall also include the lands generally depicted on the map entitled ‘Additions to Golden Gate National Recreation Area’, numbered NPS–80,076, and dated July 2000/ PWR–PLRPC.”

1994—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 103–437 substituted “Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate” for “Committees on Interior and Insular Affairs of the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate”.

1992—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102–299, § 2(b)(1), inserted at end “The recreation area shall also include those lands acquired pursuant to the Golden Gate National Recreation Area Addition Act of 1992.”

1980—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 96–607, § 1001(1), included within the recreation area the lands and waters in San Mateo County depicted on the map entitled Sweeney Ridge Addition, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, numbered NRA GG–80,000–A, dated May 1980.

Pub. L. 96–344 designated the southern end of the town of Marshall as the Marshall Boat Works and specified additional lands to be included within the boundaries of the recreation area.

Pub. L. 96–199 inserted “, plus those areas depicted on the map entitled ‘Point Reyes and GGNRA Amendments and dated October 25, 1979’ ” after “and dated October 1978”.

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 96–607, § 1001(2), substituted “maps” for “map”.

1978—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 95–625 substituted as a description of the recreation area the lands, etc., generally  depicted  on  Revised  Boundary  Map,  Golden Gate National Recreation Area, numbered NRA–GG–80,003–K and dated October 1978 for prior such depiction on predecessor Boundary Map numbered NRA–GG–80,003–G, and dated September 1974; limited amount of acquisition in the tract known as San Francisco Assessor’s Block number 1592; prohibited acquisition of Marin County Assessor’s parcels located in the Muir Beach area; and deleted provisions including certain Marin and San Francisco County properties and excluding certain Marin County properties.

1974—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 93–544 substituted the Revised Boundary Map numbered NRA–GG–80,003–G, dated September 1974, with a list of additional properties for the Boundary Map numbered NRA–GG–80,003A, sheets 1 through 3, dated July 1972, as the description of the land comprising the recreation area.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Phleger Estate Addition

Section 2(a) and (b)(2) of Pub. L. 102–299 authorized Secretary of the Interior to acquire by donation or purchase with donated or appropriated funds approximately 1,232 acres of land in San Mateo County, California, known generally as the Phleger property, as generally depicted on map entitled “1991 addition to Golden Gate National Recreation Area (Phleger Estate)” and numbered GGNRA⁶⁴¹/₄₀₀₆₂, with Federal share of acquisition of land not to exceed 50 percent of purchase price of land, and directed Secretary, upon acquisition of the land and after publication of notice in the Federal Register, to revise boundary of Golden Gate National Recreation Area to reflect inclusion of such land, and to prepare and make available a map displaying such boundary revision in accordance with subsection (b) of this section.