§79. Transfers of jurisdiction between Director of National Park Service and Mayor of District of Columbia

When in accordance with law or mutual legal agreement, spaces or portions of public land are transferred from the jurisdiction of the Director of the National Park Service, as established by this Act to that of the Mayor of the District of Columbia, or vice versa, the letters exchanged between them of transfer and acceptance shall be sufficient authority for the necessary change in the official maps and for record when necessary.

(July 1, 1898, ch. 543, §5, 30 Stat. 570 ; Feb. 26, 1925, ch. 339, §3, 43 Stat. 983 ; Ex. Ord. No. 6166, §2, eff. June 10, 1933, Mar. 2, 1934, ch. 38, 48 Stat. 389 ; 1939 Reorg. Plan No. 1, §303(b), eff. July 1, 1939, 4 F.R. 2729, 53 Stat. 1427; 1967 Reorg. Plan No. 3, §401, eff. Nov. 3, 1967, 32 F.R. 11669, 81 Stat. 951; Pub. L. 93–198, title IV, §421, Dec. 24, 1973, 87 Stat. 789 .)

References in Text

This Act, referred to in text, is act July 1, 1898, ch. 543, 30 Stat. 570 , as amended, which enacted sections 60, 75, 78, 79, and 80 of this title and amended section 67 of this title. Sections 60, 67, 75, 78, and 80 of this title have been omitted from the Code. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.

Codification

Act July 1, 1898 applied to transfers of land from the jurisdiction of the Chief of Engineers of the United States Army, as established by said act to that of the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, or vice versa.

Transfer of Functions

Functions of all other officers of Department of the Interior and functions of all agencies and employees of that Department, with two exceptions, transferred to Secretary of the Interior, with power vested in him to authorize their performance or performance of any of his functions by any of those officers, agencies, and employees, by Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1950, §§1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. National Park Service, referred to in text, is an agency of Department of the Interior.

Functions of Director of National Park Service relating to public buildings transferred to Federal Works Administrator by section 303(b) of Reorg. Plan No. 1, of 1939.

Office of Public Buildings and Public Parks of National Capital abolished and functions thereof transferred to Office of National Parks, Buildings and Reservations of Department of the Interior by Ex. Ord. No. 6166. Name of latter office changed to "National Park Service" by act Mar. 2, 1934.

Office of Public Buildings and Grounds under Chief of Engineers abolished and functions of Chief of Engineers and of Secretary of War with respect thereto transferred to Director of Public Buildings and Public Parks of National Capital by act Feb. 26, 1925.

Except as otherwise provided in Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1967, functions of Board of Commissioners of District of Columbia transferred to Commissioner of District of Columbia by section 401 of Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1967. Office of Commissioner of District of Columbia, as established by Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1967, abolished as of noon Jan. 2, 1975, by Pub. L. 93–198, title VII, §711, Dec. 24, 1973, 87 Stat. 818 , and replaced by office of Mayor of District of Columbia by section 421 of Pub. L. 93–198. Accordingly, "Mayor" substituted in text for "commissioners".

Section 402(181) of Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1967, 32 F.R. 11669, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, transferred regulatory and other functions of Board of Commissioners relating to transferal of jurisdiction over properties or parts of properties to Federal authorities, and accepting from Federal authorities jurisdiction over properties or parts thereof under this section, to District of Columbia Council, subject to right of Commissioner as provided by section 406 of the Plan. For provisions establishing District of Columbia Council, see section 201 of the Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1967.