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PUBLIC LAW 95-000—MMMM. DD, 1978

PUBLIC LAW 95-348—AUG. 18, 1978

92 STAT. 493

(c) Within the boundaries of the park, the Secretary may acquire Land acquisition, lands and interests therein by donation, purchase with donated or appropriated funds, exchange, or transfer. (d) Other points on the island of Guam relevant to the park may be identified, established, and marked by the Secretary in agreement with the Governor of Guam. (e) The Secretary shall administer property acquired in accords ance with the laws generally applicable to the management of units of the National Park System. (f) The Secretary is authorized to seek the assistance of appropriate historians to interpret the historical aspects of the park. To the greatest extent possible, interpretative activities will be conducted in the following three languages: English, Chamorro, and Japanese. (g) The Secretary is authorized to enter into negotiations with the Secretary of Defense for the berthing and interpretation of a naval vessel of World War IT vintage which shall be accessible to the public on the island of Guam. (h) Within two years from the date of enactment of this Act, the Report to Secretary shall develop and transmit to the committees named in sub- congressional section (b) a general management plan for the national historical committees. park consistent with the purposes of this section. Within five years Study. from the date of enactment, the Secretary, through the Director of the National Park Service, shall conduct and transmit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the House of Representatives a study of additional areas and sites associated with the Pacific campaign of World War II. The study shall contain a description and evaluation of each area or site, and an estimated cost of acquisition, development, and maintenance of the area or site, if appropriate, together with such additional authority as may be needed to enable him to implement his recommendations. The Secretary shall concentrate his study within Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, but shall also investigate additional areas and sites within the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands to the extent possible, and may include other areas and sites in the Pacific area if practicable. (i) The Secretary is authorized and directed, to the maximum extent feasible, to employ and train residents of Guam or of the Northern Mariana Islands to develop, maintain, and administer the park. (j) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, no fee or charge shall be imposed for entrance or admission into the War in the Pacific National Historical Park. (k) For the purposes of the park established under this section, effective October 1.1978, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary, but not to exceed $16,000,000 for the acquisition of lands or interests in lands and $500,000 for development. VIRGIN ISLANDS NATIONAL TARK

SEC. 7. (a)(1) The first paragraph of section 1 of the Act of October 5, 1962 (76 Stat. 746; 16 U.S.C. B98c), is amended by adding a comma after the words "adjoining lands, submerged lands, and waters'* and inserting "and Hassel Island located in Saint Thomas Harbor and adjoining lands, submerged lands, and waters,". (2) Such section 1 is further amended by inserting immediately before the last paragraph, the following:

Land acquisition.