1.
This Act may be cited as the
Catoctin Mountain National Recreation
Area Designation Act
.
2.
(a)
Congress finds that—
(1)
the Catoctin Recreation
Demonstration Area, in Frederick County, Maryland—
(A)
was established in 1933;
and
(B)
was transferred to the
National Park Service by executive order in 1936;
(2)
in 1942, the presidential
retreat known as Camp David
was established in the Catoctin
Recreation Demonstration Area;
(3)
in 1952, approximately 5,000
acres of land in the Catoctin Recreation Demonstration Area was transferred to
the State of Maryland and designated as Cunningham Falls State Park;
(4)
in 1954, the Catoctin
Recreation Demonstration Area was renamed Catoctin Mountain
Park
;
(5)
the proximity of Catoctin
Mountain Park, Camp David, and Cunningham Falls State Park and the difference
between management of the parks by the Federal and State government has caused
longstanding confusion to visitors to the parks;
(6)
Catoctin Mountain Park is 1
of 17 units in the National Park System and 1 of 9 units in the National
Capital Region that does not have the word National
in the
title; and
(7)
the history, uses, and
resources of Catoctin Mountain Park make the park appropriate for designation
as a national recreation area.
(b)
It is the purpose of this Act
to designate Catoctin Mountain Park as a national recreation area to—
(1)
clearly identify the park as
a unit of the National Park System; and
(2)
distinguish the park from
Cunningham Falls State Park.
3.
(a)
The term map
means the map entitled Catoctin Mountain National Recreation
Area
, numbered 841/80444, and dated August 14, 2002.
(b)
The term recreation
area means the Catoctin Mountain National Recreation Area designated by
section 4(a).
(c)
The term
Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior.
4.
Catoctin Mountain National Recreation Area
(a)
Catoctin Mountain Park in the
State of Maryland shall be known and designated as the Catoctin Mountain
National Recreation Area
.
(b)
Any reference in a law, map,
regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to Catoctin
Mountain Park shall be deemed to be a reference to the Catoctin Mountain
National Recreation Area.
(c)
(1)
The recreation area shall
consist of land within the boundary depicted on the map.
(2)
The map shall be on file and
available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park
Service.
(3)
The Secretary may make minor
adjustments in the boundary of the recreation area consistent with section 7(c)
of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of
1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l–9(c)).
(d)
The Secretary may acquire any
land, interest in land, or improvement to land within the boundary of the
recreation area by donation, purchase with donated or appropriated funds, or
exchange.
(e)
The Secretary shall
administer the recreation area—
(1)
in accordance with this Act
and the laws generally applicable to units of the National Park System,
including—
(A)
the Act of August 25, 1916
(16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.); and
(B)
the Act of August 21, 1935
(16 U.S.C. 461 et seq.); and
(2)
in a manner that protects and
enhances the scenic, natural, cultural, historical, and recreational resources
of the recreation area.
5.
Authorization of appropriations
There are authorized to be
appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this Act.