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SEVENTY-FIRST CONGRESS. SESS. III . CHs . 447-448 . 1931 . March 3, 1931 . [H. R. 16632.] [Public, No . 834.] Mi lbu rn Cre ek, Baldwin Harbor, N .Y . Quay in, legalized . Proviso . Changes where nec- essary . Amendment . CHAP. 447 .-An Act To legalize a quay in Milburn Creek at Baldwin Harbor, New York . Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States o f America in Congress assembled That the quay owned by Daniel S . Quigley, located in Milburn Creek at Baldwin Harbor, Nassau County, New York, be, and the same is hereby, legalized to the same extent and with like effect as to all existing or future laws and regulations of the United States as if the permit re quired by the existing laws of the United States in such cases made and provided had been regularly obtained prior to the erection of said quay : Provided, That any changes in said quay which the S ecretary of War may deem nec essary and order in the inter est of navigation shall be promptly made by the owner thereof . SEC . 2. That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved . Approved, March 3, 1931 . March 3, 1931 . [H. R. l'7005.]

CHAP. 448 .-An Act To provide for the establishment of the Is le Royale [Public, No. 835 .1 National Park, in the State of Michigan, and for other purposes . Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Isle Royale National United States o f America in Congress assembled, That when title to Park, Mich . j Establishment, etc . all alienated lands w ithin Isle Royal6 in Lake Superior, Keweenaw County, Michigan, and immediately surrounding islands as shall be designated by the Secretary of the Interior in the exercise of his udg ment a nd di screti on as nece ssary or de sirabl e for nati onal-p ark purposes, shall have been vested in the United States and exclusive jurisdiction over the same shall have been ceded by the State of Michigan to the United States, said area shall be, and is hereby, established, dedicated, and set apart as a public park for the benefit and enjoyment of the people, and shall be known as the Isle Royale Proviso.

National Park : Provided, That the United States shall not purchase without Federal eoste d by appropriation of public moneys any lands within the aforesaid area, but such lands shall be secured by the United States only by public or private donation . Acceptance of title . SEC . 2. The Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized, in his discretion and upon submission of evidence of title satisfactory to him, to accept on behalf of the United States title to any lands l ocated on s aid is lands offe red to the Unite d Stat es, w ithout cost , as may be deemed by him necessary or desirable for national-park purposes . Adm inistrat ion by SEC. 3. The administration, protection, and development of the National Park service . a foresa id pa rk sha ll be exer cised under the direct ion of the Secre - tary of the Interior by the National Park Service, subject to the Vol. 39, p.535.

provisions of the Act of August 25, 1916 (39 Stat . 535), entitled c° An Act to est ablish a National Park Service, and for other pur- Pe de al Water P ower poses," as amended : Provided, That the provisions of the Act Act not applicable . ap proved Jun e 10, 192 0, known a s the Fed eral Water Power Act , vol . 41, p.1063 .

shall not apply to this park . Approved, March 3, 1931 .