**Appendix D**

**Zion National Park**

**Legislation**

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**Appendix D**

**Zion National Park Legislation**

-   Mukuntuweap National Monument, Utah -- Proclamation No. 877 -- July
    31, 1909 (36 Stat. 2498)

-   Zion National Monument, Utah -- Proclamation No. 1435 -- Mar. 18,
    1918 (40 Stat. 1760)

-   An Act to establish the Zion National Park in the State of Utah,
    approved November 19, 1919 (41 Stat. 356)

-   Excerpt from "An Act to establish the Utah National Park in the
    State of Utah," approved June 7, 1924 (43 Stat. 593)

-   Executive Order, March 24, 1925, \[No. 4181\], Utah

-   An Act for the relief of the town of Springdale, Utah, approved May
    28, 1928 (45 Stat. 787)

-   Executive Order, January 28, 1929, \[No. 5037\], Utah

-   An Act to add certain lands to the Zion National Park in the State
    of Utah, and for other purposes, approved June 13, 1930 (46
    Stat. 582) (PL 351)

-   Zion National Monument Establishment - Proclamation No. 2221 -
    January 22, 1937 (50 Stat. 1809)

-   An Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain
    property to Washington County, Utah, and for other purposes,
    approved June 3, 1941 (55 Stat. 237)

-   An Act to amend the description of the area affected by the Act of
    May 28, 1928, entitled "An Act for the relief of the town of
    Springdale, Utah," and for other purposes, approved July 8, 1943 (PL
    122-78th Congress)

-   An Act to Include the present area of Zion National Monument within
    Zion National Park, in the State of Utah, and for other purposes,
    approved July 11, 1956 (70 Stat. 527) (PL 695)

-   An Act to revise the boundaries of the Zion National Park in the
    State of Utah, and for other purposes, approved February 20, 1960
    (74 Stat. 4) (PL 86-387)

-   An Act to provide for increases in appropriation ceilings and
    boundary changes in certain units of the National Park System, and
    for other purposes, October 21, 1976 (90 Stat. 2732) (PL 94-578)

-   An Act Minor Boundary Adjustments and Miscellaneous Park Amendments
    Act of 1995 (HR 694)

**Mukuntuweap National Monument, Utah**

**By the President of the United States of America**

**A Proclamation**

**\[No. 877 -- July 31, 1909 -- 36 Stat. 2498\]**

Whereas, the Mukuntuweap Canyon, through which flows the North Fork of
the Rio Virgin, or Zion River, in Southwestern Utah, is an extraordinary
example of canyon erosion and is of the greatest scientific interest,
and it appears that the public interest would be promoted by reserving
it as a National monument, with such other land as may be necessary for
its protection;

Now, therefore, I, William H. Taft, President of the United States of
America, by virtue of the power in me vested by Section 2 of the Act of
Congress approved June 8, 1906, entitled, "An Act for the Preservation
of American Antiquities", do hereby set aside, as the Mukuntuweap
National Monument, the Mukuntuweap Canyon of the North Fork of the Rio
Virgin, or Zion River, embracing sections three, four, five, six, eight,
nine, ten, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, twenty-one, twenty-two,
twenty-three, twenty-six, twenty-seven, twenty-eight, thirty-three, and
thirty-four, Township forty South, Range ten, and all of the said canyon
of the Rio Virgin, or Zion River, in Township forty-one South, Range
ten, all west of the Salt Lake Meridian, Utah, as shown upon the diagram
hereto attached and made a part of this proclamation.

Warning is hereby expressly given to all unauthorized persons not to
appropriate, injure or destroy any feature of this National Monument, or
to locate or settle upon any of the lands reserved by this proclamation.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of
the United States to be affixed. \[seal\]

Done at the city of Washington this 31^st^ day of July, in the year of
out Lord one thousand nine hundred and nine, and of the Independence of
the United States the one hundred and thirty-fourth.

Wm. H. Taft

By the President:

Huntington Wilson, Acting Secretary of State

**MUKUNTUWEAP**

**NATIONAL MONUMENT**

Embracing Sections 3,4,5,6,8,9,10,14,15,16,21,22, 23, 26, 27, 28, 33 and
34 in T. 40 S. R. 10; and all of the Mukuntuweap canyon in T. 41 S. R10
all west of the Salt Lake Meridian, Utah

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**[Department of the Interior]{.smallcaps}**

General Land Office

Fred Dennett, Commissioner

**Zion National Monument, Utah**

**By the President of the United States of America**

**A Proclamation**

**\[No. 1435 -- Mar. 18, 1918 -- 40 Stat. 1760\]**

Whereas, It has been established by the research of competent observers
that certain lands directly bordering upon the Mukuntuweap National
Monument, reserved by proclamation dated July 31, 1909, said monument
and adjacent lands being in the State of Utah, contain many natural
features of unusual archeologic, geologic, and geographic interest,
unknown at the time the monument was created.

And whereas, the archeologic features pertain to the prehistoric races
of America and to ancestral Indian tribes,

And whereas, the geologic features include craters of extinct volcanoes,
fossiliferous deposits of unusual nature, and brilliantly colored strata
of unique composition, among which are some believed to be the best
representatives in the world of a rare type of sedimentation,

And whereas, the features of geographic interest include a labyrinth of
remarkable canyons with highly ornate and beautifully colored walls, in
which are plainly recorded the geologic events of past ages.

And whereas, it appears that the entire area herein referred to should
be preserved intact for the purpose of scientific research and for the
enjoyment and enlightenment of the public.

And whereas, the canyon of the North Fork of the Virgin River, the
principal natural feature of geologic and geographic interest included
within the boundaries of the said Mukuntuweap National Monument, was
named "Zion Canyon" by Mormon settlers many years before the name
"Mukuntuweap" was given to this region because it was regarded as a safe
refuge in the event of Indian attacks on neighboring settlements,

And whereas, the name "Zion" is still applied to this region to the
exclusion of the name "Mukuntuweap,"

And whereas, it is desirable that the national monument embracing said
region shall bear the generally accepted name "Zion."

Now, therefore, I, Woodrow Wilson, President of the United States of
America, by virtue of the power and authority in me vested by section
two of the Act of Congress entitled "An Act for the preservation of
American antiquities," approved June 8, 1906 (34 Stat. 225), do proclaim
that there are hereby reserved from all forms of appropriation under the
public-land laws, and set apart as the Zion National Monument, certain
tracts of land particularly described as follows, to wit, all of
township forty south, range ten west; all of township forty south, range
ten and one-half west, with the exceptions of sections one and two;
sections one, eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, twenty-three,
twenty-four, twenty-five, twenty-six, thirty-five, and thirty-six of
township forty south, range eleven west; sections one, two, three, ten,
eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, twenty-two, twenty-three,
twenty-four, twenty-five, twenty-six, and twenty-seven of township
forty-one south, range eleven west; and sections one, two, three, four,
five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen,
fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, eighteen, nineteen, twenty, the north half
and southeast quarter of twenty-two, twenty-three, twenty-four,
twenty-five, twenty-six, the south half and northeast quarter of
twenty-seven, thirty, thirty-four, thirty-five and thirty-six of
township forty-one south, range ten west, all west of the Salt Lake
Meridian in the State of Utah, which tracts include the lands embraced
in the Mukuntuweap National Monument as reserved by the proclamation of
July 31, 1909, and that the boundaries of said Zion National Monument
are as shown on the diagram hereto attached and made part hereof.

Warning is hereby given to all unauthorized persons not to appropriate
or injure any natural feature of this monument or to occupy, exploit,
settle, or locate upon any of the lands reserved by this proclamation.

The Director of the National Park Service, under the direction of the
Secretary of the Interior, shall have the supervision, management, and
control of this monument, as provided in the Act of Congress entitled
"An Act to establish a National Park Service, and for other purposes,"
approved August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. 535).

In witness hereof, I have hereto set my hand and caused the seal of the
United States to be affixed. \[seal\]

Done in the District of Columbia this eighteenth day of March, in the
year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and eighteen, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and
forty-second.

Woodrow Wilson

By the President:

Robert Lansing, Secretary of State

**UTAH**

**Department of the Interior**

**National Park Service**

**Franklin W. Lane,
Secretary**![](media/image2.png){width="4.967361111111111in"
height="6.863888888888889in"}

**Washington County**

**An Act to establish the Zion National Park in the State of Utah,
approved November 19, 1919 (41 Stat. 356)**

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Unites
States of America in Congress assembled, That the Zion National
Monument, in the county of Washington, State of Utah, established and
designated as a national monument under the act of June 8, 1906,
entitled "An Act for the preservation of American antiquities," by
Presidential proclamation of July 31, 1909, and March 18, 1918, is
hereby declared to be a national park and dedicated as such for the
benefit and enjoyment of the people, under the name of the Zion National
Park, under which name the aforesaid national park shall be maintained
by allotment of funds heretofore or hereafter appropriated for the
national monuments, until such time as an independent appropriation is
made therefore by Congress. (USC, title 16, 5CC, § 344)

Sec. 2. That the administration, protection, and promotion of said Zion
National Park shall be exercised under the direction of the Secretary of
the Interior by the National Park Service, subject to the provision of
the Act of August 25, 1916, entitled "An Act to establish a National
Park Service, and for other purposes," and Acts additional thereto or
amendatory thereof. (USC, title 16, § 345)

**Excerpt from "An Act to establish the Utah National Park in the State
of Utah," approved June 7, 1924 (43 Stat. 593)**

The Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized to exchange, in his
discretion, alienated lands in Zion National Park for unappropriated and
unreserved public lands of equal value and approximately equal area in
the State of Utah outside of said park. (USC, title 16, § 346)

**Executive Order, March 24, 1925, \[No. 4181\], UTAH**

Under authority of the act of Congress approved June 25, 1910 (36 Stat.
847), as amended by the act of August 24, 1912 (37 Stat. 497), it is
hereby ordered that the public lands in the following described area in
Utah be, and the same are hereby, temporarily withdrawn subject to the
conditions, provisions and limitations of said acts, for the purpose of
classifying such lands and pending enactment of appropriate legislation
for their proper disposition:

Salt Lake Meridian

In unsurveyed T 42 S, R 9½ W, what will probably be when surveyed Secs.
5, 6, 7, and 8;

In T 42 S, R 10 W, SW¼ Sec. 3, NW¼ Sec. 10, and unsurveyed land which
will probably be when surveyed all Secs. 1 and 2, N½ and SE ¼ Sec 3, NE¼
and S½ Sec. 10, all Secs. 11 and 12.

Calvin Coolidge

The White House

**An Act for the relief of the town of Springdale, Utah, approved May
28, 1928 (45 Stat. 787)**

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Unites
States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the
Interior is hereby authorized and directed, under such reasonable
regulations as he may prescribe, to grant permission to the town of
Springdale, Utah, to divert through such piping facilities as may be
necessary, for domestic and other uses within the limits of said town of
Springdale, Utah, water from certain springs in the Zion National Park,
Utah, situated at the head of what is known as Oak Creek, which crosses
the main highway about one-half mile below the park boundary, and
located in approximately section 20, township 41 south, range 10 west,
Salt Lake meridian.

**Executive Order, January 28, 1929, \[No. 5037\], Utah**

It is hereby ordered under authority of the Act of Congress approved
June 25, 1910 (36 Stat. 847), as amended by the Act of August 24, 1912
(37 Stat. 497), that the public lands in the following described area in
the State of Utah be, and the same are hereby, temporarily withdrawn
from settlement, location, sale or entry, subject to the conditions and
limitations of said acts, for classification and pending determination
as to the advisability of adding same to the Zion National Park:

Salt Lake Meridian

What will probably be when surveyed, the NE ¼ of Section 4, T 42 S, R 10
W, and the E ½ of the E ½ of Section 33, and the E ½ E ½ SE ¼ of Section
28, T 41 S, R 10 W.

What will probably be when surveyed, all of Sections 5, 6, 7, 8, 17 and
18, T 42 S, R 9 W

SW ¼ of Section 22, the NW ¼ of Section 27, and all of Section 21, T 41
S, R 10 W.

This order shall continue in full force and effect unless arid until
revoked by the President or by act of Congress.

Calvin Coolidge, The White House

**An Act to add certain lands to the Zion National Park in the State of
Utah, and for other purposes, approved June 13, 1930 (46 Stat. 582) (PL
351)**

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Unites
States of America in Congress assembled, That sections 7, 17, 18, 19,
20, 29, 30, 31, and 32, township 41 south, range 9 west; unsurveyed
sections 5, 6, 7, 8, 17, and 18, township 42 south, range 9 west;
unsurveyed sections 5, 6, 7, and 8, township 42 south, range 9½ west;
unsurveyed sections 1 and 2, and the north half and southeast quarter
section 3; northeast quarter section 4, east half section 10, sections
11 and 12, township 42 south, range 10 west; all of section 21,
southwest quarter section 22, northwest quarter section 27, southeast
quarter unsurveyed section 28; east half unsurveyed section 33, township
41 south, range 10 west; and all of sections 34, 35, and 36, township 41
south, range 11 west, all with reference to the Salt Lake meridian, be,
and the same are hereby, added to and made part of Zion National Park in
the State of Utah, subject to all laws and regulations applicable to and
governing said park. (USC, 6^th^ supp., title 16, § 346a.)

**Zion National Monument**

**Establishment: Proclamation (No. 2221) of January 22, 1937**

**By the President of the United States of America**

**A Proclamation**

**\[No. 2221 -- January 22, 1937 -- 50 Stat. 1809\]**

Whereas certain public lands in the State of Utah contain volcanic
phenomena of unusual scientific value, and have situated thereon various
other objects of geological and scientific interest; and

Whereas it appears that it would be in the public interest to reserve
such land as a national monument, to be known as the Zion National
Monument.

Now, therefore, I, Franklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States
of America, under and by virtue of the authority vested in me by section
2 of the act of June 8, 1906, ch. 3060, 34 Stat. 225 (USC, title 16, §
431), do proclaim that, subject to all valid existing rights, the
following-described lands in Utah are hereby reserved from all forms of
appropriation under the public-land laws and set apart as the Zion
National Monument:

Salt Lake Meridian

T39S, R10W, sec. 31, lots 4 to 14, and 19 to 30, inclusive.

T40S, R10½W, sec. 1 and unsurveyed fractional sec. 2.

T38S, R11W, secs. 31, 32, and 33.

T39S, R11W, secs. 4 to 9, and 16 to 21, inclusive, partly surveyed;

sec. 24, NE¼ and S½;

secs. 25 to 29, and 33 to 36, inclusive.

T40S, R11W, secs. 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 15, 16, 21, 22, 27, 28, 33, and 34.

T41S, R11W, sec. 4;

sec. 5, E½;

sec. 8, NE¼;

secs. 9, 16, and 21.

T38S, R12W, sec. 10, lots 3 to 10, inclusive;

sec. 11, S½;

sec. 12, S ½;

secs. 13, 14, and 15;

sec. 21, E½;

> secs. 22 to 28, inclusive;

sec. 29, lot 1 and lots 3 to 8, inclusive;

secs 33 to 36, inclusive.

T39S, R12W, secs. 1 to 4, and 9 to 15, inclusive, partly unsurveyed;

sec. 16, E½;

secs. 22, 23, and 24, partly unsurveyed, containing approximately 49,150
acres.

Warning is hereby expressly given to all unauthorized persons not to
appropriate, injure, destroy, or remove any feature of this monument and
not to locate or settle upon any of the lands thereof.

The Director of the National Park Service, under the direction of the
Secretary of the Interior, shall have the supervision, management, and
control of this monument as provided in the act of Congress entitled "An
Act to Establish a National Park Service, and for other purposes",
approved August 25, 1916 (ch. 408, 39 Stat. 535, USC, title 16, § 1 and
2), and acts supplementary thereto or amendatory thereof.

The reservation made by this proclamation supersedes as to any of the
above-described lands affected thereby the temporary withdrawals for
classification and other purposes made by Executive Orders No. 5573 of
March 7, 1931, and No. 6910 of November 26, 1934, as amended, and
Executive Order of April 17, 1926, creating Public Water Reserve No.
107.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of
the United States to be affixed. \[seal\]

Done at the City of Washington, this 22^nd^ day of January, in the year
of our lord nineteen hundred and thirty-seven and of the Independence of
the United States of America the one hundred and sixty-first.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

By the President:

Cordell Hull, The Secretary of State

**An Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain
property to Washington County, Utah, and for other purposes, approved
June 3, 1941 (55 Stat. 237)**

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the
Interior, in his discretion, is hereby authorized to convey, by
quitclaim deed to Washington County, Utah, of the authorized agents or
representatives of said county, certain land in improvements thereon,
said land being described as follows:

Salt Lake Meridian

A part of lot 1 in block 9, and a part of lot 2 in block 3 of Rockville
Townsite Survey, described as follows: Beginning at the southeast corner
of said lot 2 in block 3, which point is approximately north six hundred
and thirty-nine feet and west nine hundred and twenty-three feet from
the southeast corner of section1, township 42 south, range 11 west, and
running thence north thirty feet, thence west eighty feet, thence south
three hundred and twenty-five feet, thence east eighty feet, thence
north two hundred and ninety-five feet to the place of beginning,
containing twenty-six thousand square feet, more or less.

**An Act to amend the description of the area affected by the Act of May
28, 1928, entitled "An Act for the relief of the town of Springdale,
Utah," and for other purposes, approved July 8, 1943 (Public Law
122-78th Congress)**

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assembled, That the Act of May 28. 1928
(45 Stat. 787, ch. 818), is hereby amended by substituting the following
language in lieu of the language in the Act following the words "to
grant permission to the town of Springdale, Utah." "to convey through
such piping facilities as may he necessary, for domestic and other uses
within the limits of said town of Springdale, Utah, water from certain
springs in the Zion National Park, Utah, located in sections 17, 22, and
27, township 41 south, range 10 west, Salt Lake base and meridian".

**An Act to Include the present area of Zion National Monument within
Zion National Park, in the State of Utah, and for other purposes,
approved July 11, 1956 (70 Stat. 527) (PL 695) (HR 10535)**

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assembled, That for the purpose of
combining Zion National Park and Zion National Monument, Utah, in a
single national park unit, in the interest of efficient administration
and to preserve adequately the features thereof, Zion National Park
hereafter shall comprise the present area of the National Park and the
present area of Zion National Monument: Provided, That the enactment of
this Act shall not affect adversely any valid rights or privileges
heretofore existing within the areas hereby established as the Zion
National Park. (16 USC, § 346b)

Sec. 2. The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to administer Zion
National Park as hereby established in accordance with his authority
over the park heretofore granted by the Congress and in accordance with
the general laws governing areas of the national park system. (16 USC, §
346c)

Sec. 3. All funds heretofore made available for purposes of Zion
National Park and Zion National Monument may be used for purposes of
Zion National Park as established by this Act. (16 USC, § 346d)

**An Act to revise the boundaries of the Zion National Park in the State
of Utah, and for other purposes, approved February 20, 1960 (74 Stat. 4)
(PL 86-387) (S 713)**

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assembled, That the boundaries of the Zion
National Park are hereby revised to include the following described
lands:

Salt Lake Meridian

T39S, R10 W, sec. 30, those portions of lots 1 to 7, inclusive, lying
south of Kolob Creek and lots 8 to 32, inclusive;

sec. 31, lots 1, 2, 3, 15, 16, 17, 18, 31, and 32.

T41 S, R10W, sec. 28, NE¼, that portion of the NE¼ lying east of the
North Fork of the Virgin River and lot 9 of the O.D. Gifford survey, the
ownership of which is recorded on page 247 of deed book U12 in
Washington County, Utah;

sec. 29, W½;

sec. 31;

sec. 32 (partly surveyed), NE¼NW¼ and W½NW¼.

T39S, R11W, sec. 13, SE¼SE¼;

Sec. 32, N½ and SE¼.

T40S, R11W, sec. 5, lots 1 and 2 and S½NE¼.

T38S, R12W, sec. 29, those portions of lot 2 and of the SW¼ lying east
of the easterly right-of-way line of the United States Highway 91,
identified as project numbered I-01-1 (1), Washington County, Utah, said
line being 150 feet from and parallel the centerline of such highway, as
constructed. (16 USC, § 346a-1 \[Supp. II\].))

Sec. 2. Privately owned land, or interests therein, within the aforesaid
revised boundary may be acquired by the Secretary of the Interior by
purchase, donation, with donated funds, or by such other means as the
Secretary may consider to be in the public interest. When acquired, such
land and interests in land shall be administered as a part of the Zion
National Park in accordance with the provisions of the Act of August 25,
1916 (39 Stat. 535), as amended. (16 USC, § 346a-2 \[Supp.II\].)

Sec.3. The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to convey to the Utah
State Road Commission under such terms and conditions as he may deem
necessary such lands or interests in land in lot 3, section 29, T38S,
R12W, Salt Lake meridian, containing approximately four and one-half
acres, as are required by the Commission for the realignment and
construction of United States Highway 91: *Provided*, That, in exchange,
the State of Utah constructs an interchange of design, type, and
location acceptable to the Secretary which will provide vehicular access
between the said highway and Zion National Park. Such conveyed lands
shall thereafter be considered as excluded from the Zion National Park
and the easterly right-of-way line of United States Highway 91,
identified as project numbered I-01-1 (1), Washington County, Utah,
shall become the westerly boundary of the Zion National Park in lot 3,
section 29, T38S, R12W, Salt Lake meridian. (16 USC, § 346a-3
\[Supp.II\].)

**An Act to provide for increases in appropriation ceilings and boundary
changes in certain units of the National Park System, and for other
purposes, October 21, 1976 (90 Stat. 2732) (PL 94-578) (HR 13713)**

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assembled,

Title III -- Miscellaneous Provisions

Zion National Park

Sec. 318. The boundary of Zion National Park is hereby revised to
include the area as generally depicted on the map entitled "Land
Ownership Types, Zion National Park, Utah", numbered 116-80, 003, which
map shall be on file and available for public inspection in the offices
of the National Park Service, Department of the Interior. The Secretary
of the Interior may acquire the property included by this section by
donation only.

**An Act Entitled the "Minor Boundary Adjustments and Miscellaneous Park
Amendments Act of 1995" (HR 694) (104^th^ Congress)**

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assembled,

Title I -- Minor Boundary Adjustments

Sec. 102. Zion National Park Boundary Adjustment.

\(a\) Acquisition and Boundary Change. -- The Secretary of the Interior
is authorized to acquire by exchange approximately 5.48 acres, in
Washington County, Utah, that are located in the SW¼ of Section 28,
Township 41 South, Range 10 West, Salt Lake Base and Meridian. In
exchange therefore the Secretary is authorized to convey all right,
title, and interest of the United States in and to approximately 5.51
acres, in Washington County, Utah, that are located in Lot 2 of Section
5, Township 41 South, Range 11 West. Upon completion of the exchange,
the Secretary is authorized to revise the boundary of Zion National Park
to add to the park approximately 5.48 acres acquired by the Secretary
under this subsection and to delete from the park the approximately 5.51
acres conveyed by the Secretary under this subsection. Land added to the
park under this subsection shall be administered as part of the park in
accordance with the laws and regulations applicable thereto.

> \(b\) Expiration. -- The authority granted by this section shall
> expire upon the expiration of the two-year period beginning on the
> date of the enactment of this Act
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