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SUBCHAPTER XXVII— OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK
§ 251j. Property retention rights of landowners; use and occupancy improvements; plan to be submitted to Secretary; approval evidenced by issuance of permit and certificate; limitation on acquisition power of Secretary

Notwithstanding the provisions of , any noncorporate owner or owners, as of , of property adjacent to Lake Ozette may retain title to such property: , That such owner or owners consent to acquisition by the Secretary or  scenic easements or other interests that allow only those improvements that the Secretary finds to be reasonably necessary for continued use and occupancy. Any such owner or owners who elects to improve his property or a portion thereof shall submit to the Secretary a plan which shall set forth the manner in which the property is to be improved and the use to which it is proposed to be put. If, upon review of such plan, the Secretary determines that it is compatible with the limitations of this section, he in his discretion may issue a permit to such owner and a certificate to that effect. Upon issuance of any such certificate and so long as such property is maintained and used in conformity therewith, the authority of the Secretary to acquire such property or interest therein without the consent of the owner shall be suspended.

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Title 16— CONSERVATION

CHAPTER 1— NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES

SUBCHAPTER XXVII— OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK

§ 251. Establishment; boundaries

§ 251a. Additional lands

§ 251b. Exchange of lands

§ 251c. Administration of acquired lands

§ 251d. Applicability to privately owned lands

§ 251e. Boundary revision

§ 251f. Consultation by Secretary with Governor, local officials, and affected landowners; notice to Congressional committees; publication in Federal Register

§ 251g. Land acquisition; study and investigation of use of private lands; transmittal to President and Congress; transfer of lands to Secretary of Agriculture; excluded property within Indian reservation; continuation of concession contracts; termination of concession contracts and purchase of possessory interest; Indian hunting and fishing rights

§ 251h. Property retention rights; compensation at fair market value; “improved property” defined

§ 251i. Land acquisition of privately owned land; report to Congress; condemnation proceedings; compensation

§ 251j. Property retention rights of landowners; use and occupancy improvements; plan to be submitted to Secretary; approval evidenced by issuance of permit and certificate; limitation on acquisition power of Secretary

§ 251k. Economic dislocation in land acquisition; exchange of lands; transfers of land within a national forest; concurrence of Secretary of Agriculture

§ 251l. Retrocession of lands to State; Quileute Indian Reservation jurisdiction; concurrent legislative jurisdiction with State

§ 251m. Authorization of appropriations

§ 251n. Additional boundary revision

§ 252. Disposal of mineral rights

§ 253. Apportionment of income among counties

§ 254. Administration, protection, and development

§ 255. Effect on existing homestead, mineral, etc., entries; revision of boundaries

§ 256. Acceptance of land ceded by State of Washington; assumption of jurisdiction

§ 256a. Repealed. , , eff.

§ 256b. Hunting and fishing; general rules and regulations; protection of property; violation of statutes or rules; penalties

§ 256c. Forfeiture of property used in hunting, fishing, etc.

§§ 256d to 256h. Repealed. , , eff.

§ 256i. Notice to Governor of Washington; application of laws to subsequently accepted lands