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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 282. Acquisition of property; purpose; authority of Secretary; manner and place; donation of State lands
The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to acquire on behalf
of the United States by donation, purchase with donated or
appropriated funds, or by exchange, lands, interests in lands, and
such other property on San Juan Island, Puget Sound, State of
Washington, as the Secretary may deem necessary for the purpose of
interpreting and preserving the sites of the American and English
camps on the island, and of commemorating the historic events that
occurred from 1853 to 1871 on the island in connection with the
final settlement of the Oregon Territory boundary dispute,
including the so-called Pig War of 1859. Lands or interests therein
owned by the State of Washington or a political subdivision thereof
may be acquired only by donation.
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