The Director of the National Park Service is authorized to grant permission to the Department of Agriculture for the temporary occupation of such area or areas of Potomac Park, not exceeding a total of seventy-five acres in extent, as may not be needed in any one season for the reclamation or park improvement, the said areas to be used by the Department of Agriculture as testing grounds: Provided, That nothing herein contained shall be construed to change the essential character of the lands so used, which lands shall continue to be a public park, as provided in section 86 of this title: And provided further, That said area or areas shall be vacated by the Department of Agriculture at the close of any season upon the request of the said director: And provided further, That the entire park shall remain under the charge of the said director.
(Mar. 3, 1899, ch. 458, §2, 30 Stat. 1378; Feb. 26, 1925, ch. 339, §3, 43 Stat. 983; Ex. Ord. No. 6166, §2, eff. June 10, 1933; Mar. 2, 1934, ch. 38, 48 Stat. 389.)
Section 86 of this title, referred to in text, was omitted from the Code.
Duties imposed upon Secretary of War in relation to grounds, parks, etc., in District of Columbia transferred to Director of Public Buildings and Public Parks of National Capital by act Feb. 26, 1925.
Office of Public Buildings and Public Parks of National Capital abolished and its functions transferred to Office of National Parks, Buildings, and Reservations of Department of the Interior by Ex. Ord. No. 6166. Name of latter office changed to “National Park Service” by act Mar. 2, 1934.