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# §410. Establishment; acquisition of land


When title to all the lands within boundaries to be determined by the [Secretary](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-1) of the Interior within the [area](/usc/16/539m–1.md?p=1-A) of approximately two thousand square miles in the [region](/usc/16/1447a.md?p=6) of the Everglades of Dade, Monroe, and Collier [Counties](/usc/16/544.md?p=d), in the [State](/usc/16/6456.md?p=2) of Florida, recommended by said [Secretary](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-1), in his report to Congress of December 3, 1930, pursuant to the Act of March 1, 1929 (45 Stat. 1443), shall have been vested in the United States, said lands shall be, and are, established, dedicated, and set apart as a public [park](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-3) for the benefit and enjoyment of the people and shall be known as the Everglades [National Park](/usc/16/410hhh–1.md?p=5): Provided, That the United States shall not purchase by appropriation of public moneys any land within the aforesaid [area](/usc/16/539m–1.md?p=1-A), but such lands shall be secured by the United States only by public or private donation.


# §410a. Acceptance of title to lands


The [Secretary](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-1) of the Interior is authorized, in his discretion and upon submission of evidence of title satisfactory to him, to accept on behalf of the United States, title to the lands referred to in [section 410 of this title](/usc/16/410.md) as may be deemed by him necessary or desirable for national-[park](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-3) purposes: Provided, That no land for said [park](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-3) shall be accepted until exclusive jurisdiction over the entire [park](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-3) [area](/usc/16/539m–1.md?p=1-A), in form satisfactory to the [Secretary](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-1) of the Interior, shall have been ceded by the [State](/usc/16/6456.md?p=2) of Florida to the United States.


# §410b. Administration, protection, and development


The administration, protection, and development of the aforesaid [park](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-3) shall be exercised under the direction of the [Secretary](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-1) of the Interior by the [National Park](/usc/16/410hhh–1.md?p=5) Service, subject to the provisions of the Act of August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. 535), entitled “An Act to establish a [National Park](/usc/16/410hhh–1.md?p=5) Service, and for other purposes”,[^1] as amended: Provided, That the provisions of the Federal Power Act [[16 U.S.C. 791a](/usc/16/791a.md) et seq.] shall not apply to this [park](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-3): Provided further, That nothing in [sections 410 to 410c](/usc/16/410..410c.md) of this title shall be construed to lessen any existing rights of the Seminole Indians which are not in conflict with the purposes for which the Everglades [National Park](/usc/16/410hhh–1.md?p=5) is created.


# §410c. Preservation of primitive condition


The said [area](/usc/16/539m–1.md?p=1-A) or [areas](/usc/16/539m–1.md?p=1-A) shall be permanently reserved as a [wilderness](/usc/16/460mmm–1.md?p=6), and no development of the [project](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-4) or plan for the entertainment of visitors shall be undertaken which will interfere with the preservation intact of the unique flora and fauna and the essential primitive natural conditions now prevailing in this [area](/usc/16/539m–1.md?p=1-A).