The administration, protection, and development of the aforesaid parks shall be exercised under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior by the National Park Service, subject to the provisions of the Act of , entitled “An Act to establish a National Park Service, and for other purposes,” as amended: , That the provisions of the Federal Power Act [ et seq.] shall not apply to these parks: , That the minimum area to be administered and protected by the National Park Service shall be for the Shenandoah National Park area one hundred and sixty thousand acres and for the Great Smoky Mountains National Park area four hundred thousand acres: , That no general development of either of these areas shall be undertaken until a major portion of the remainder in such area shall have been accepted by said Secretary.
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CHAPTER 1— NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER XLVI— SHENANDOAH NATIONAL PARK AND GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK
§ 403. Establishment; boundaries
§ 403–1. Addition of lands to Shenandoah National Park
§ 403–2. Exchange of lands within Shenandoah National Park
§ 403–3. Addition of lands to Shenandoah National Park; administration
§ 403a. Acceptance of title to lands
§ 403b. Administration, protection, and development; Federal Power Act inapplicable; minimum area
§ 403c–1. Respective jurisdiction of Virginia and United States over lands in Shenandoah Park
§ 403c–3. Criminal offenses concerning hunting, fishing, and property
§ 403c–4. Forfeiture of property used in commission of offenses
§§ 403c–5 to 403c–11. Repealed. , , eff.
§ 403d. Lease of lands within Shenandoah National Park and Great Smoky Mountains National Park
§ 403e. Acceptance of title to lands; reservations; leases; rights-of-way and easements
§ 403f. Great Smoky Mountains National Park; extension of boundaries
§ 403g. Establishment; minimum area
§ 403h. Inclusion of acquired lands
§ 403h–1. Acceptance of jurisdiction by United States; saving provisions
§ 403h–4. Forfeiture of property used in commission of offenses
§§ 403h–5 to 403h–9. Repealed. , , eff.
§ 403h–11. Further additions for construction of scenic parkway
§ 403h–12. Entrance road to Cataloochee section
§ 403h–13. Authorization of appropriations
§ 403h–14. Authorization to transfer additional lands for scenic parkway
§ 403h–15. Conveyances to Tennessee of lands within Great Smoky Mountains National Park
§ 403i. Secretary of the Interior authorized to purchase necessary lands
§ 403j. Authorization of appropriation
§ 403k–2. Addition of lands to Great Smoky Mountains National Park