The Secretary of the Interior is authorized and directed to take such measures as may be necessary to provide for the continued protection of the historic Palmer’s Chapel in the Cataloochee Valley of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The importance of the chapel in memorializing the early settlement of the valley and in providing an opportunity for interpreting the cultural traditions of the former residents of the valley is hereby recognized, and the Secretary is authorized to make suitable arrangements for the history of the chapel to be communicated to park visitors and for the chapel to continue to be used for memorial purposes by former residents and their descendants.
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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 Repealed.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 Repealed.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