An Act to amend and reenact § 46.1-299, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to devices signalling intention to turn or stop and rules therefor.
Volume 1968 Law 99
Volume | 1944 |
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Law Number | 221 |
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Chap. 221.—An ACT to ratify the action of the Governor of Virginia and the Chair-
man of the Virginia Conservation Commission in entering into a compact with
the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the State of Tennessee relating to the
establishment of the Cumberland Gap National Historical Park, and to authorize
the Virginia Conservation Commission to carry out the provisions of said com-
pact. [S 196]
Approved March 15, 1944
Whereas, the Governor of Virginia and the Chairman of the Virginia
Conservation Commission, on behalf of the Commonwealth of Virginia,
have executed a compact with the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the
State of Tennessee, which is in the words and figures following:
“Compact
“This compact, nade and entered into this twenty-eighth day of
August, nineteen hundred forty-three, by and between the Common-
wealth of Virginia, the Commonwealth of Kentucky, and the State of
Tennessee, relating to the establishment of the Cumberland Gap National
Historical Park,
“Witnesseth that:
“Whereas, the Congress of the United States of America has enacted
appropriate legislation for the establishment of the Cumberland Gap
National Historical Park, in Tennessee, Kentucky, and Virginia, and,
pursuant to and in compliance with Section ten, of Article I of the Consti-
tution of the United States, has consented that Virginia, Kentucky and
Tennessee may enter into a compact providing for the acquisition of the
property in the respective States for the establishment of such Park, and
the conveyance of title thereto to the United States ; and
‘Whereas, it is a condition precedent to the establishment of said
Park and the acceptance and administration thereof by an appropriate
agency or agencies of the United States of America that ‘title to such
lands, structures, and other property in the Cumberland Gap-Cumberland
Ford areas,’ being portions of the Warriors Path of the Indians and
Wilderness Road of Daniel Boone, within Bell and Harlan Counties,
Kentucky; Lee county, Virginia; and Claiborne county, Tennessee; de-
termined by the Secretary of Interior as necessary or desirable for Na-
tional Historical Park purposes shall have been vested in the United
States ; and that the total area of the Cumberland Gap National Historical
Park, as determined pursuant to the aforesaid legislation ‘shall comprise
not less than six thousand acres and shall not exceed fifty thousand acres,
and lands may be added to the park following its establishment within
the aforesaid limitations’ ; and
“Whereas, Virginia, ‘Kentucky, and Tennessee have each enacted
appropriate legislation consenting to the establishment of said National
Park ; and
“Whereas, by appropriate legislation Virginia has appropriated and
now has available for purchasing the required lands, structures, and other
property required in Virginia for the establishment of said Park the sum
of seventy-five thousand dollars, which may be expended for said purposes
until the thirtieth day of June, nineteen hundred forty-four ; by appropri-
ate legislation Kentucky has appropriated and now has available for pur-
chasing the required lands, structures, and other property required in
Kentucky for the establishment of said Park the sum of seventy-five
thousand dollars, to which will be added by Executive Order of the
Governor from an available appropriation an additional seventy-five
thousand dollars, or a total of one hundred fifty thousand dollars, which
may be expended for said purposes until the thirtieth day of June, nine-
teen hundred forty-four; and by appropriate legislation Tennessee has
appropriated and now has available for purchasing the required lands,
structures, and other property required in Tennessee for the establish-
ment of said Park the sum of seventy-five thousand dollars, which may
be expended for said purposes until the thirty-first day of December,
nineteen hundred forty-four ; and
“Whereas, the fund appropriated by each of the aforesaid States is
to be expended for acquiring property for the establishment of the afore-
said National Park; and said Park cannot be established unless and until
each of said States acquires and conveys title to the United States of all
of the property situated within such state which is within the minimum
boundary required for the establishment of said Park, and each of said
States respectively is willing and proposes to acquire the necessary
property for said purpose within its boundary ;
‘Now, Therefore, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual
terms, covenants, conditions, and subject to the limitations hereinafter
set forth, it is agreed by and between the Commonwealth of Virginia, the
Commonwealth of Kentucky, and the State of Tennessee, as follows.
to-wit: ,
“|. Virginia will acquire such lands, structures and other property
situated within the Commonwealth of Virginia within the minimum
boundary required by the Secretary of Interior and the National Park
Service for the establishment of the aforesaid Park, and will convey title
thereto to the United States or to such agency of the United States as may
be required for the establishment of the aforesaid Park.
‘2. The Commonwealth of Kentucky will acquire such lands, struc-
tures and other property situated within the Commonwealth of Kentucky
within the minimum boundary required by the Secretary of Interior and
the National Park Service for the establishment of the aforesaid Park,
and will convey title thereto to the United States or to such agency of
the United States as may be required for the establishment of the afore-
said Park.
“3. The State of Tennessee will acquire such lands, structures and
other property situated within the State of Tennessee within the minimum
boundary ‘required by the Secretary of Interior and the National Park
Service for the establishment of the aforesaid Park, and will convey title
thereto to the United States or to such agency of the United States as may
be required for the establishment of the aforesaid Park.
“4. Each of the aforesaid States respectively will proceed promptly
and expeditiously to acquire title to the property to be acquired respec-
tively as provided in paragraphs one, two, and three of this agreement.
and when said property shall have been acquired, shall convey the same
to the United States or to appropriate agency thereof when the same is
ready to be accepted by the United States for administration as a
National Park.
“5. This agreement shall be binding on each of the aforesaid re-
spective States to the extent, but only to the extent, of obligating each
respective State to expend, for the aforesaid purposes, money heretofore
appropriated and made available for said purpose or purposes as here-
inabove recited. If any additional money be required by said States or
either of them to complete the acquisition of the properties to be ac-
quired by the respective States, then and in that event this agreement,
as to such additional obligations or funds, shall not be valid or binding
until ratified and approved by appropriate legislative action of such
State or States requiring additional money or funds for such acquisition,
or until such additional funds are duly and regularly appropriated for said
purpose or purposes and then only to the extent of such ratification and
only to the extent of such fund or additional appropriation or appro-
priations.
“6. Each of the aforesaid States will report this compact to their
respective legislative bodies at the next regular session of the respective
legislative bodies: and the good faith of each of said States hereby is
pledged to each other respectively to seek the approval and ratification
of this compact and the appropriation of sufficient monev or funds to
complete the acquisition of the necessary property or properties for the
establishment of the aforesaid National Park.
“In witness whereof, the Commonwealth of Virginia has caused its
name to be hereunto subscribed by its appropriate agency, the Virginia
Conservation Commission, by the Honorable William A. Wright, chair-
man, duly authorized by appropriate resolution of said Virginia Con-
servation Commission, and by the Honorable Colgate W. Darden, Jr.,
Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia; the Commonwealth of
Kentucky has caused its name to be hereunto subscribed by its appropri-
ate agency, the Kentucky National Park Commission, by the Honorable
Max B. Nahm, chairman of said Kentucky National Park Commission,
duly authorized by appropriate resolution of said Kentucky National
Park Commission; and the Honorable Keen Johnson, Governor of the
Commonwealth of Kentucky, and approved by the Honorable Arch
Bennett, Commissioner of Finance of the Commonwealth of Kentucky;
and the State of Tennessee has caused its name to be hereunto subscribed
by its appropriate agency, the Department of Conservation, by the
Honorable Paul S. Mathes, Commissioner, duly authorized by appropri-
ate resolution, and by the Honorable Prentice Cooper, Governor of the
State of Tennessee, all as of the day and date first hereinabove written,
and the official seal of each of the respective States has hereunto been
affixed by the appropriate officers of each of the respective States.” ; and,
Whereas, it is desired that the entering into said compact, subject to
the ratification of the General Assembly of Virginia, by the Governor and
Chairman of the Virginia Conservation Commission be ratifed and
approved; now, therefore,
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. The action of the Governor of Virginia and the Chairman of the
Virginia Conservation Commission, in executing the said compact on
behalf of the Commonwealth of Virginia, is hereby ratified, confirmed and
approved.
2. The Virginia Conservation Commission is hereby authorized
and empowered, out of any funds which may be appropriated by the
General Assembly of Virginia for such purpose, to comply with and
carry out the terms and provisions of said compact.
3. An emergency existing, this act shall be in force from its
passage. .