upon only one member shall be appointed on the part of the United States. Any vacancy in the Commission on the part of any State shall be filled by the President on the recommendation of the Governor of such State, but such vacancy or vacancies shall remain unfilled until after the last seat of said State is vacant, whereupon only one member shall be appointed therefor. The members of the Commission shall receive no compensation or expenses, except actual traveling expenses incurred in attending meetings of the Commission upon call of the Secretary.

§ 1140. Spanish War Memorial Park, Florida

(a) Establishment authorized

When the Secretary designates lands located on Davis Island in the City of Tampa, Florida, as necessary and suitable for the purpose, and when said lands so designated are donated to the United States by the City of Tampa, and title is accepted by the Secretary on behalf of the United States, said area shall be set apart as the Spanish War Memorial Park, for the benefit and inspiration of the people.

(b) Monument; construction authorized

There may be located and constructed within said memorial park a suitable monument or memorial to commemorate the patriotic services of the American forces in the War with Spain. The cost of establishing such monument or memorial, of constructing suitable sidewalks and approaches, and of landscaping such site, may be paid from any fund or moneys available for such purpose, except from the general fund of the Treasury; and the Secretary may determine a suitable location, plan, and design for said monument or memorial, by and with the advice of the National Commission of Fine Arts.

(c) Employment of landscape artists, architects, engineers or other experts

In the discharge of his duties hereunder, the Secretary, through the National Park Service, may employ, by contract or otherwise, landscape architects, architects, artists, engineers, and/or other expert consultants in accordance with the usual customs of the several professions without reference to civil-service requirements or without regard for laws providing plans for the classification of employees and fixing basic rates of compensation. Expenditures for such employment shall be deemed included in any ap

propriations for work authorized under the objectives of this section.

(d) Memorials; erection authorized

The Secretary may, by and with the advice of the Commission of Fine Arts, authorize and permit the erection in said memorial park of suitable memorials in harmony with the monument and/or memorial herein authorized that Spanish War organizations, States, and/or foreign governments may desire to construct. The design and location of such memorials must be approved by the Secretary, by and with the advice of the Commission of Fine Arts, before construction is undertaken.

§ 1141. Statue of Liberty National Memorial, New York; continuance as national memorial

The Statue of Liberty National Memorial, situated in the county of Richmond, State of New York, established October 15, 1924, by Presidential Proclamation as a national monument, shall continue as a national memorial as limited by boundaries established or changed conformably to law.

§ 1142. Thomas Jefferson National Memorial, District of Columbia; continuance as national memorial

The Thomas Jefferson National Memorial, situated in the District of Columbia, authorized June 26, 1934, and dedicated April 13, 1943, shall continue as a national memorial as limited by boundaries established or changed conformably to law.

§ 1143. Tupelo National Memorial, Mississippi; continuance as national memorial

The Tupelo National Memorial, established February 21, 1929, as a battlefield site, and located in the County of Lee, State of Mississippi, shall continue as a national memorial consisting of approxinately one acre of ground; a fence; an approach; and a marker, for the purpose of commemorating the Battle of Tupelo, Mississippi. § 1144. Verendrye National Memorial, North Dakota; continuance as national memorial

The Verendrye National Memorial, situated in the County of Mountrail, State of North Dakota, established June 29, 1917, by Presidential Proclamation as a national monument, shall continue as a national memorial as limited by boundaries established or changed conformably to law.

§ 1145. Washington Monument National Memorial, District of Columbia; continuance as national memorial

The Washington Monument National Memorial, situated in the District of Columbia, authorized August 2, 1876, and dedicated February 21, 1885, shall continue as a national memorial as limited by boundaries established or changed conformably to law.

§ 1146. White Plains National Memorial, New York

The Secretary may erect and maintain at some suitable point upon the battlefield of White Plains, in the State of New York, tablets or markers to indicate the position of the Revolutionary Army then under the immediate command of General Washington upon that momentous occasion, and to place thereon a suitable inscription. § 1147. Wright Brothers National Memorial, North Carolina; continuance as national memorial

The Wright Brothers National Memorial, situated in the County of Dare, State of North Carolina, established March 2, 1927, as the Kill Devil Hill National Memorial, shall continue as a national memorial under the name of Wright Brothers National Memorial as limited by boundaries established or changed conformably to law.

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CHAPTER 69-NATIONAL CEMETERIES

1181. Cemeteries under jurisdiction of the National Park Service transferred and abolished.

§ 1181. Cemeteries under jurisdiction of the National Park Service transferred and abolished

All national cemeteries under the jurisdiction of the National Park Service are abolished and their areas merged with parks as follows: (a) Antietam National Cemetery with Antietam National Historical Park;

(b) Battleground National Cemetery with National Capital Parks;

(c) Fort Donelson National Cemetery with Fort Donelson National Historical Park;

(d) Fredericksburg National Cemetery with Fredericksburg National Historical Park;

(e) Gettysburg National Cemetery with Gettysburg National Historical Park;

(f) Poplar Grove National Cemetery with Petersburg National Historical Park;

(g) Shiloh National Cemetery with Shiloh National Historical Park;

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(h) Stones River National Cemetery with Stones River National Historical Park;

(i) Vicksburg National Cemetery with Vicksburg National Historical Park;

(j) Yorktown National Cemetery with Colonial National Historical Park.

CHAPTER 71-NATIONAL PARKWAYS

1201. Location of parkways; administration.

1202. Appropriations; expenditure.

1203. Blue Ridge Parkway.

1204. George Washington Memorial Parkway.

1205. Natchez Trace Parkway.

§ 1201. Location of parkways; administration

The location of parkways upon public lands, national forests, or other Federal reservations shall be determined by agreement between the department or commission having jurisdiction over such lands and the National Park Service. They shall be administered and maintained by the Secretary through the National Park Service.

§ 1202. Appropriations; expenditure

Appropriations for the construction and maintenance of parkways shall be administered in conformity with regulations approved by the Secretary.

§ 1203. Blue Ridge Parkway

(a) Continuance

The Blue Ridge Parkway, projected in a southwesterly direction through the Shenandoah and Great Smoky Mountains National Parks, shall continue under such designation as a national parkway comprising all lands and easements conveyed to the United States by the States of Virginia and North Carolina for the right-of-way for the said parkway between the Shenandoah and Great Smoky Mountains National Parks, together with sites acquired or to be acquired for recreational areas in connection therewith, and a right-of-way for said parkway of a width sufficient to include the highway and all bridges, ditches, cuts, and fills appurtenant thereto, but not exceeding a maximum of two hundred feet through Government-owned lands (except that where small parcels of Government-owned lands would otherwise be isolated, or where topographic conditions or scenic requirements are such that bridges, ditches, cuts, fills, parking overlooks, landscape development, recreational and other facilities requisite

to public use of said parkway could not reasonably be confined to a width of two hundred feet, the said maximum may be increased to such width as may be necessary, with the written approval of the department or agency having jurisdiction over such lands) as designated on maps approved by the Secretary. (b) Acceptance of title to lands authorized

The Secretary may, in his discretion, approve and accept, on behalf of the United States, title to any lands and interests in land conveyed to the United States for the purposes of the Blue Ridge Parkway, or for recreational areas in connection therewith. (c) Licenses or permits for rights-of-way over parkway lands

In the administration of the Blue Ridge Parkway, the Secretary may issue revocable licenses or permits for rights-of-way over, across, and upon parkway lands, or for the use of parkway lands by the owners or lessees of adjacent lands, for such purposes and under such nondiscriminatory terms, regulations, and conditions as he may determine to be not inconsistent with the use of such lands for parkway purposes.

(d) Connection of other roads and trails authorized

The Secretary of Agriculture may, with the concurrence of the Secretary of the Interior, connect with said parkway such roads and trails as may be necessary for the protection, administration, or utilization of adjacent and nearby national forests and the resources thereof.

(e) Coordination of recreational developments

The Forest Service and the National Park Service shall, insofar as practicable, coordinate such recreational developments as each may plan, construct, or permit to be constructed, on lands within their respective jurisdictions, which, by mutual agreement, should be given special treatment for recreational purposes.

(f) Transfer of lands

When in the Secretary's judgment the public interest will be served thereby, he may, upon concurrence of the Secretary of Agriculture, transfer to the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Agriculture for national forest purposes lands or interests in lands acquired for or in connection with the Blue Ridge Parkway. Lands transferred under this subsection shall become national forest lands subject to all laws, rules, and regulations applicable to lands acquired pursuant to chapters 83 and 85 of this title.