{"identifier":"/us/usc/t16/s459d\u20131","title":16,"num":"\u00a7\u202f459d\u20131.","heading":"Acquisition of property","text":"\u00a7\u202f459d\u20131.\nAcquisition of property\n(a)\nAuthority of Secretary; manner and place; concurrence of State owner; transfer from Federal agency to administrative jurisdiction of Secretary\nThe Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter referred to as the \u201cSecretary\u201d) is authorized to acquire by donation, purchase with donated or appropriated funds, condemnation, transfer from any Federal agency, exchange, or otherwise, the land, waters, and other property, and improvements thereon and any interest therein, within the areas described in\nsection 459d of this title\nsection 459d\u20132 of this title\n(b)\nFair market value; appraisal\nThe Secretary is authorized to pay for any acquisitions which he makes by purchase under sections 459d to 459d\u20137 of this title their fair market value, as determined by the Secretary, who may in his discretion base his determination on an independent appraisal obtained by him.\n(c)\nExchange of property; cash equalization payments\nIn exercising his authority to acquire property by exchange, the Secretary may accept title to any non-Federal property located within such area and convey to the grantor of such property any federally owned property under the jurisdiction of the Secretary within such area. The properties so exchanged shall be approximately equal in fair market value:\nProvided","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t16/s459d\u20131.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t16/s459d\u20131","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f459d\u20131."},{"t":"heading","text":"Acquisition of property"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t16/s459d\u20131/a","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(a)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Authority of Secretary; manner and place; concurrence of State owner; transfer from Federal agency to administrative jurisdiction of Secretary"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"The Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter referred to as the \u201cSecretary\u201d) is authorized to acquire by donation, purchase with donated or appropriated funds, condemnation, transfer from any Federal agency, exchange, or otherwise, the land, waters, and other property, and improvements thereon and any interest therein, within the areas described in ","children":[{"t":"ref","text":"section 459d of this title","href":"/us/usc/t16/s459d","tail":" or which lie within the boundaries of the seashore as established under "},{"t":"ref","text":"section 459d\u20132 of this title","href":"/us/usc/t16/s459d\u20132","tail":" (hereinafter referred to as \u201csuch area\u201d). Any property, or interest therein, owned by the State of Texas or political subdivision thereof may be acquired only with the concurrence of such owner. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any Federal property located within such area may, with the concurrence of the agency having custody thereof, be transferred without consideration to the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary for use by him in carrying out the provisions of sections 459d to 459d\u20137 of this title."}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t16/s459d\u20131/b","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(b)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Fair market value; appraisal"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"The Secretary is authorized to pay for any acquisitions which he makes by purchase under sections 459d to 459d\u20137 of this title their fair market value, as determined by the Secretary, who may in his discretion base his determination on an independent appraisal obtained by him.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t16/s459d\u20131/c","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(c)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Exchange of property; cash equalization payments"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"In exercising his authority to acquire property by exchange, the Secretary may accept title to any non-Federal property located within such area and convey to the grantor of such property any federally owned property under the jurisdiction of the Secretary within such area. The properties so exchanged shall be approximately equal in fair market value: ","children":[{"t":"text","text":"Provided","tail":", 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."}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"}]}]}