(a) Authority of Secretary; negotiation for Indiana Dunes State Park; exchange of property; acquisition of land owned for educational purposesWithin the boundaries of the Park the Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter referred to as the “Secretary”) is authorized to acquire lands, waters, and other property, or any interest therein, by donation, purchase with donated or appropriated funds, exchange, or otherwise. The Indiana Dunes State Park may be acquired only by donation of the State of Indiana, and the Secretary is hereby directed to negotiate with the State for the acquisition of said park. In exercising his authority to acquire property by exchange for the purposes of this subchapter, the Secretary may accept title to non-Federal property located within the area described in section 460u of this title and convey to the grantor of such property any federally owned property under the jurisdiction of the Secretary which he classifies as suitable for exchange or other disposal within the State of Indiana or Illinois. Properties so exchanged shall be approximately equal in fair market value, as determined by the Secretary who may, in his discretion, base his determination on an independent appraisal obtained by him: Provided, That the Secretary may accept cash from or pay cash to the grantor in such an exchange in order to equalize the values of the properties exchanged. The Secretary is expressly authorized to acquire by donation, purchase with donated or appropriated funds, or exchange, lands or interests therein which are owned for school or educational purposes by a State or a political subdivision thereof.
(b) Liability of United States under contracts contingent on appropriationsIn exercising his authority to acquire property under subsection (a) of this section, the Secretary may enter into contracts requiring the expenditure, when appropriated, of funds authorized to be appropriated by section 460u–9 of this title, but the liability of the United States under any such contract shall be contingent on the appropriation of funds sufficient to fulfill the obligations thereby incurred.
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CHAPTER 1— NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER LXXIX— INDIANA DUNES NATIONAL PARK
§ 460u. Establishment; description of area
§ 460u–1. Acquisition of property
§ 460u–5. Owner’s retention of right of use and occupancy for residential purposes
§ 460u–7. Indiana Dunes National Park Advisory Commission
§ 460u–13. Acquisition of area I–C; owner consent required
§ 460u–14. Plan, lands acquired, land acquisition program; submittal to Congressional committees
§ 460u–15. Rights-of-way; public access to Little Calumet River
§ 460u–17. Lands within area I–E used for solid waste disposal
§ 460u–18. Study of areas III–A, III–C, and II–A; report to Congressional committees
§ 460u–20. Paul H. Douglas Ecological and Recreational Unit and Center for Environmental Education
§ 460u–21. Public access study
§ 460u–22. Consideration of property owner’s hardship in property acquisition
§ 460u–23. Acquisition of interest in area VII–A
§ 460u–24. Little Calumet River and Burns/Portage Waterway