Editorial Notes
Amendments

2000—Pub. L. 106–510 substituted at end “park. Land (including the land depicted on the map entitled ‘NPS–PAC 1997HW’) may be acquired by the Secretary through donation, exchange, or purchase with donated or appropriated funds.” for “park: Provided, That the United States shall not purchase, by appropriation of public moneys, any land within the aforesaid area, but such lands shall be secured by the United States only by public and private donations, except for the land depicted on the map entitled ‘NPS–PAC 1997HW’, which may be purchased with donated or appropriated funds.”

1998—Pub. L. 105–380 inserted before period at end “, except for the land depicted on the map entitled ‘NPS–PAC 1997HW’, which may be purchased with donated or appropriated funds”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park

Designation of portion of Hawaii National Park situated on island of Hawaii as Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park, effective Sept. 22, 1961, see section 391d of this title.

Executive Documents
Change of Name

“National Ocean Survey” substituted for “Coast and Geodetic Survey” in second par. Coast and Geodetic Survey consolidated with National Weather Bureau in 1965 to form Environmental Science Services Administration by Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 1965, eff. July 13, 1965, 30 F.R. 8819, 79 Stat. 1318. Environmental Science Services Administration abolished in 1970 and its personnel, property, records, etc., transferred to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration by Reorg. Plan No. 4 of 1970, eff. Oct. 3, 1970, 35 F.R. 15627, 84 Stat. 2090. By order of Acting Associate Administrator of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 35 F.R. 19249, Dec. 19, 1970, Coast and Geodetic Survey redesignated National Ocean Survey. See notes under section 311 of Title 15, Commerce and Trade.

Admission of Hawaii as State

Admission of Hawaii into the Union was accomplished Aug. 21, 1959, on issuance of Proc. No. 3309, Aug. 21, 1959, 24 F.R. 6868, 73 Stat. c74, as required by sections 1 and 7(c) of Pub. L. 86–3, Mar. 18, 1959, 73 Stat. 4, set out as notes preceding section 491 of Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions.