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16 U.S.C. § 110 (CONSERVATION)
§ 110. Laws and regulations applicable to added lands; free use of roads maintained by State
All laws applicable to and in force within the Mount Rainier National Park as of January 31, 1931, and all regulations issued pursuant thereto, are made applicable to and extended over the land added to the said park by section 109 of this title: Provided, That no fee or charge shall be made by the United States for the use of any roads in said park built or maintained exclusively by the State of Washington.
(Jan. 31, 1931, ch. 71, § 2, 46 Stat. 1048.)
16 U.S.C. § 110a (CONSERVATION)
§ 110a. Headquarters site; acquisition of lands
In order to apply the present headquarters site in Mount Rainier National Park to public use for which it is more suitable and to provide a headquarters for the park, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to provide a park headquarters in the general vicinity of Ashford, Washington, and for such purpose to acquire in this vicinity, by such means as he may deem to be in the public interest, not more than three hundred acres of land, or interest therein.
(Pub. L. 86–521, § 1, June 27, 1960, 74 Stat. 219.)
16 U.S.C. § 110d (CONSERVATION)
§ 110d. Mount Rainier National Park Boundary Adjustment
(a) Boundary adjustment
The boundary of Mount Rainier National Park is modified to include the area within the boundary generally depicted on the map entitled “Mount Rainier National Park, Carbon River Boundary Adjustment”, numbered 105/92,002B, and dated June 2003. The Secretary of the Interior shall keep the map on file in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service.
(b) Land acquisition
The Secretary of the Interior may acquire, only with the consent of the owner, by donation, purchase with donated or appropriated funds, or exchange—
(1) land or interests in land, totaling not more than 800 acres, and improvements thereon within the boundary generally depicted on the map referred to in subsection (a) for development of camping and other recreational facilities; and
(2) land or interests in land, totaling not more than one acre, and improvements thereon in the vicinity of Wilkeson, Washington, for a facility to serve visitors to public lands along the Carbon and Mowich Corridors.
(c) Administration of acquired lands
Lands acquired under this section shall be administered by the Secretary of the Interior as part of Mount Rainier National Park in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.
(Pub. L. 108–312, § 3, Oct. 5, 2004, 118 Stat. 1194.)
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Short Title
text: For short title of Pub. L. 108–312, which enacted this section, as the Mount Rainier National Park Boundary Adjustment Act of 2004, see section 1 of Pub. L. 108–312, set out as a note under section 91 of this title.
heading: Findings
text: Pub. L. 108–312, § 2, Oct. 5, 2004, 118 Stat. 1194, provided that:
“The Congress finds the following:
“(1) The Carbon River watershed within Pierce County in the State of Washington has unique qualities of ecological, economic, and educational importance, including clean water, productive salmon streams, important wildlife habitat, active geologic processes, outdoor recreational opportunities, scenic beauty, educational opportunities, and diverse economic opportunities.
“(2) Mount Rainier National Park is one of the premier attractions in the State of Washington, providing recreational, educational, and economic opportunities that will be enhanced by the construction of new campgrounds and visitor contact facilities in the Carbon River valley outside old-growth forest habitats and above the flood plain.
“(3) Coordination of management across national forest and national park lands in this corridor will enhance the conservation of the forest ecosystem and public enjoyment of these public lands.
“(4) Protection and development of historic and recreational facilities in the Carbon River valley, such as trails and visitor centers, can be facilitated by the National Park Service.”
16 U.S.C. § 111a (CONSERVATION)
§ 111a. Authorization for acquisition of additional lands
For the purpose of protecting the scenery along the Point Lookout Road between the north boundary of the Mesa Verde National Park and this road’s juncture with the Cortez-Mancos Road, the President of the United States is authorized, upon the recommendation of the Secretary of the Interior, to add to the said Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado, by executive proclamation, a strip of land two hundred and sixty feet wide along and including said Point Lookout Road, and the triangle formed by the fork in said road and such other public land along or adjacent to said road and right-of-way and lands as may be acquired by gift or by exchanges as hereinafter provided, which lands shall thereupon become and be a part of said park subject to all laws and regulations applicable thereto.
(Feb. 26, 1931, ch. 308, § 1, 46 Stat. 1422.)
16 U.S.C. § 111b (CONSERVATION)
§ 111b. Donations or exchanges of lands
For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this section and section 111a of this title the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to accept donations of land or right-of-way, or to acquire title to any land along or adjacent to the said Point Lookout Road as may be deemed desirable by him for the protection of said road, by exchange for any unappropriated public lands within sections 29 and 32, township 36 north, range 14 west, New Mexico principal meridian, of equal value; the value of the lands offered for exchange hereunder and the value of the lands of the United States to be selected therefor shall be ascertained in such manner as the Secretary of the Interior may direct; and the owners of lands offered to the United States pursuant hereto shall, before the exchange is effective, furnish the Secretary of the Interior evidence satisfactory to him of title to the lands offered in exchange.
(Feb. 26, 1931, ch. 308, § 2, 46 Stat. 1423.)
16 U.S.C. § 111c (CONSERVATION)
§ 111c. Revision of boundaries; vested rights; administration
The boundaries of Mesa Verde National Park are hereby revised to include the following described lands, which, subject to valid existing rights, shall be administered as a part of the park in accordance with the Act entitled “An Act to establish a National Park Service, and for other purposes,” approved August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. 535), as amended and supplemented (16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.): 1
new mexico principal meridian, colorado
Township 36 North, Range 14 West
Section 29: All portions of the south half and the southeast quarter northwest quarter lying south and west of the right-of-way of United States Highway 160.
Section 32: Those portions of the section lying south and west of the right-of-way of United States Highway 160, except the north entrance road to the park, the southeast quarter southwest quarter, and the southeast quarter northeast quarter southwest quarter.
Section 33: That portion of the northwest quarter northwest quarter, more particularly described as follows: Beginning at a point on the west line of section 33 which is 456.5 feet south of the northwest corner of section 33, thence running south along the west line of section 33 for a distance of 373.0 feet, thence running east for a distance of 516.8 feet, thence running north for a distance of 132.7 feet, thence running north 65 degrees 06 minutes west for a distance of 570.0 feet along the southwesterly right-of-way of Highway 160 to the point of beginning.
(Pub. L. 88–235, § 1, Dec. 23, 1963, 77 Stat. 473.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: References in Text
text: The Act entitled “An Act to establish a National Park Service, and for other purposes,” approved August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. 535), as amended and supplemented (16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.), referred to in text, is act Aug. 25, 1916, ch. 408, 39 Stat. 535, known as the National Park Service Organic Act, which enacted sections 1, 2, 3, and 4 of this title and provisions set out as a note under section 100101 of Title 54, National Park Service and Related Programs. Sections 1 to 4 of the Act were repealed and restated as section 1865(a) of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure, and section 100101(a), chapter 1003, and sections 100751(a), 100752, 100753, and 102101 of Title 54 by Pub. L. 113–287, §§ 3, 4(a)(1), 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3094, 3260, 3272. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables. For disposition of former sections of this title, see Disposition Table preceding section 100101 of Title 54.
16 U.S.C. § 111d (CONSERVATION)
§ 111d. Acquisition of lands within boundaries of park
The Secretary of the Interior may acquire by purchase, with donated or appropriated funds, lands and interests in lands within the boundaries of Mesa Verde National Park as revised by section 111c of this title.
(Pub. L. 88–235, § 2, Dec. 23, 1963, 77 Stat. 474.)
16 U.S.C. § 111e (CONSERVATION)
§ 111e. Authorization of appropriations
There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums, but not more than $193,233 as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of sections 111c to 111e of this title.
(Pub. L. 88–235, § 3, Dec. 23, 1963, 77 Stat. 474; Pub. L. 94–578, title I, § 101(8), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2732.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Amendments
text: 1976—Pub. L. 94–578 substituted “$193,233” for “$125,000”.
16 U.S.C. § 112 (CONSERVATION)
§ 112. Control; regulations; prehistoric ruins
Mesa Verde National Park shall be under the exclusive control of the Secretary of the Interior, whose duty it shall be to prescribe such rules and regulations and establish such service as he may deem necessary for the care and management of the same. Such regulations shall provide specifically for the preservation from injury or spoliation of the ruins and other works and relics of prehistoric or primitive man within said park.
(June 29, 1906, ch. 3607, § 2, 34 Stat. 617.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Codification
text: As enacted by act June 29, 1906, this section began with a clause naming the park which was stricken out and inserted as the last sentence of section 111 of this title.
16 U.S.C. § 113 (CONSERVATION)
§ 113. Examinations, excavations, and gathering objects of interest
The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to permit examinations, excavations, and other gathering of objects of interest within said park by any person or persons whom he may deem properly qualified to conduct such examinations, excavations, or gatherings, subject to such rules and regulations as he may prescribe: Provided always, That the examinations, excavations, and gatherings shall be undertaken only for the benefit of some reputable museum, university, college, or other recognized scientific or educational institution, with a view to increasing the knowledge of such objects and aiding the general advancement of archaeological science.
(June 29, 1906, ch. 3607, § 3, 34 Stat. 617.)
16 U.S.C. § 114 (CONSERVATION)
§ 114. Removal, disturbance, destruction, or molestation of ruins
Any person or persons who may otherwise in any manner willfully remove, disturb, destroy, or molest any of the ruins, mounds, buildings, graves, relics, or other evidences of an ancient civilization or other property from said park shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction before any court having jurisdiction of such offenses shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than twelve months, or such person or persons may be fined and imprisoned, at the discretion of the judge, and shall be required to restore the property disturbed, if possible.
(June 29, 1906, ch. 3607, § 4, 34 Stat. 617.)
16 U.S.C. § 115 (CONSERVATION)
§ 115. Leases and permits; prehistoric ruins not included
The Secretary of the Interior may, upon terms and conditions to be fixed by him, grant leases and permits for the use of the land or development of the resources thereof, in the Mesa Verde National Park, and the funds derived therefrom shall be covered into the Treasury of the United States. Such leases or grants shall not include any of the prehistoric ruins in said park or exclude the public from free or convenient access thereto.
(June 25, 1910, ch. 385, § 1, 36 Stat. 796.)
16 U.S.C. § 115a (CONSERVATION)
§ 115a. Mineral resources; exploitation
After January 26, 1931, no permit, license, lease, or other authorization for the prospecting, development, or utilization of the mineral resources within the Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado, shall be granted or made.
(Jan. 26, 1931, ch. 47, § 1, 46 Stat. 1043.)
16 U.S.C. § 117 (CONSERVATION)
§ 117. Exclusive jurisdiction ceded to United States by Colorado; saving provisions; fugitives from justice
Sole and exclusive jurisdiction is assumed by the United States over the territory embraced and included within the Mesa Verde National Park, saving, however, to the State of Colorado the right to serve civil or criminal process within the limits of the aforesaid park in suits or prosecutions for or on account of rights acquired, obligations incurred, or crimes committed outside of said park; and saving further to the said State the right to tax persons and corporations, their franchises and property on the lands included in said tracts: and saving also to the persons residing in said park now or after April 25, 1928, the right to vote at all elections held within the county or counties in which said tracts are situated. All the laws applicable to places under the sole and exclusive jurisdiction of the United States shall have force and effect in said park. All fugitives from justice taking refuge in said park shall be subject to the same laws as refugees from justice found in the State of Colorado.
(Apr. 25, 1928, ch. 434, § 1, 45 Stat. 458.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Codification
text: A provision accepting the act of the Colorado Legislature which ceded to the United States exclusive jurisdiction over the territory referred to in this section has been omitted as executed.
(CONSERVATION)
§§ 117a, 117b. Repealed. June 25, 1948, ch. 646, § 39, 62 Stat. 992, eff. Sept. 1, 1948
text: Section 117a, act Apr. 25, 1928, ch. 434, § 2, 45 Stat. 459, related to inclusion of park in a judicial district. See section 85 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.
text: Section 117b, act Apr. 25, 1928, ch. 434, § 3, 45 Stat. 459, related to applicability of Colorado laws to offenses. See section 13 of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure.
16 U.S.C. § 117d (CONSERVATION)
§ 117d. Forfeiture of property used for unlawful purpose
All guns, traps, teams, horses, or means of transportation of every nature or description used by any person or persons within said park limits when engaged in killing, trapping, ensnaring, or capturing such wild beasts, birds, or animals shall be forfeited to the United States and may be seized by the officers in said park and held pending the prosecution of any person or persons arrested under charge of violating the provisions of this Act, and upon conviction under this Act of such person or persons using said guns, traps, teams, horses, or other means of transportation, such forfeiture shall be adjudicated as a penalty in addition to the other punishment provided in this Act. Such forfeited property shall be disposed of and accounted for by and under the authority of the Secretary of the Interior.
(Apr. 25, 1928, ch. 434, § 5, 45 Stat. 460.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: References in Text
text: This Act, referred to in text, is act Apr. 25, 1928, which is classified to sections 117 to 117j of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.
16 U.S.C. § 117e...117j (CONSERVATION)
§§ 117e to 117j. Repealed. June 25, 1948, ch. 646, § 39, 62 Stat. 992, eff. Sept. 1, 1948
text: Section 117e, acts Apr. 25, 1928, ch. 434, § 6, 45 Stat. 460; June 28, 1938, ch. 778, § 1, 52 Stat. 1213, related to appointment and jurisdiction of commissioner. See provisions covering United States magistrate judges in section 631 et seq. of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.
text: Section 117f, act Apr. 25, 1928, ch. 434, § 7, 45 Stat. 460, related to criminal offenses. See sections 3041 and 3141 of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure, and rules 4, 5(c), and 9 of Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, Title 18, Appendix.
text: Section 117g, act Apr. 25, 1928, ch. 434, § 8, 45 Stat. 460, related to issuance of process.
text: Section 117h, acts Apr. 25, 1928, ch. 434, § 9, 45 Stat. 461; June 28, 1938, ch. 778, § 1, 52 Stat. 1213, related to salary of commissioner [now magistrate judge].
text: Section 117i, act Apr. 25, 1928, ch. 434, § 10, 45 Stat. 461, related to fees, costs, and expenses against the United States.
text: Section 117j, act Apr. 25, 1928, ch. 434, § 11, 45 Stat. 461, related to disposition of fines and costs.
16 U.S.C. § 118 (CONSERVATION)
§ 118. Appropriations; availability for operation of Aileen Nusbaum Hospital
Appropriations made for Mesa Verde National Park shall be available for the operation of the Aileen Nusbaum Hospital and the furnishing of the necessary service in connection therewith at rates to be fixed by the Secretary of the Interior.
(May 14, 1930, ch. 273, § 1, 46 Stat. 315.)
16 U.S.C. § 119a (CONSERVATION)
§ 119a. Boundaries
The Petrified Forest National Park, authorized to be established pursuant to section 119 of this title, shall comprise the following described lands:
gila and salt river meridian
Township 20 north, range 23 east: Sections 1, 2, 3, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 34, 35, 36, all.
Township 20 north, range 24 east: All.
Township 20 north, range 25 east: Sections 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 16, 17, 18, all.
Township 19 north, range 23 east: Sections 1, 2, 3, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, all.
Township 19 north, range 24 east: Sections 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, all; section 11, northwest quarter and north half northeast quarter; sections 16, 17, 18, 21, 28, 33, all.
Township 18 north, range 24 east: Sections 4, 9, all; section 10, southwest quarter; sections 13, 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 33, 34, 35, 36, all.
Township 17 north, range 24 east: Sections 2, 11, 14, 23, 26, west halves; sections 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, all.
Township 17 north, range 23 east: Sections 34, 35, 36, all.
Township 16 north, range 24 east: Sections 3 and 10, west halves; sections 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, all.
Township 16 north, range 23 east: Sections 1, 2, 11, 12, all; sections 3, 10, east halves.
Township 19 north, range 24 east: the southwest quarter of the southwest quarter of section 27.
(Pub. L. 85–358, § 2, Mar. 28, 1958, 72 Stat. 69; Pub. L. 99–250, § 1, Feb. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 13.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Amendments
text: 1986—Pub. L. 99–250 inserted “Township 19 north, range 24 east: the southwest quarter of the southwest quarter of section 27.”
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Effective Date of 1986 Amendment
text: Pub. L. 99–250, § 2, Feb. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 13, provided that: “The provisions of this Act [amending this section] shall not take effect until the Secretary of the Interior determines that fee simple title to the property described in section 1 has vested in the United States. Such determination of the Secretary shall be published in the Federal Register.”
16 U.S.C. § 121 (CONSERVATION)
§ 121. Establishment; boundaries
In order to preserve for the benefit, education, and inspiration of the people of the United States certain unique and ancient volcanic features, including Crater Lake, together with significant forest and fish and wildlife resources, there is hereby established the Crater Lake National Park in the State of Oregon. The boundary of the park shall encompass the lands, waters, and interests therein within the area generally depicted on the map entitled, “Crater Lake National Park, Oregon”, numbered 106–80–001–A, and dated March 1981, which shall be on file and available for public inspection in the office of the National Park Service, Department of the Interior. Lands, waters, and interests therein within the boundary of the park which were within the boundary of any national forest are excluded from such national forest and the boundary of such national forest is revised accordingly.
(May 22, 1902, ch. 820, § 1, 32 Stat. 202; Pub. L. 96–553, § 1(a), Dec. 19, 1980, 94 Stat. 3255; Pub. L. 97–250, § 1(a), Sept. 8, 1982, 96 Stat. 709.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Amendments
text: 1982—Pub. L. 97–250 substituted “numbered 106–80–001–A, and dated March 1981” for “numbered 106–80,001, and dated February 1980”.
1980—Pub. L. 96–553 substituted provisions relating to establishment and map depicting boundaries of Crater Lake National Park for provisions setting out latitude and longitude of Crater Lake National Park and dedication of such Park.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Disposition of Excluded Lands, Water, and Interests
text: Pub. L. 97–250, § 1(b), Sept. 8, 1982, 96 Stat. 709, provided that: “Lands, water, and interests therein excluded from the boundary of Crater Lake National Park by subsection (a) [amending this section] are hereby made a part of the Rogue River National Forest, and the boundary of such national forest is revised accordingly.”
16 U.S.C. § 122 (CONSERVATION)
§ 122. Control; regulations
Crater Lake National Park shall be under the control and custody of the Secretary of the Interior, whose duty it shall be to establish rules and regulations and cause adequate measures to be taken for the preservation of the natural objects within said park, and also for the protection of the timber from wanton depredation, the preservation of all kinds of game and fish, the punishment of trespassers, the removal of unlawful occupants and intruders, and the prevention and extinguishment of forest fires.
(May 22, 1902, ch. 820, § 2, 32 Stat. 202.)
16 U.S.C. § 122a (CONSERVATION)
§ 122a. Water quality of Crater Lake; studies and investigations; report to Congress
The Secretary of the Interior is authorized and directed to promptly instigate studies and investigations as to the status and trends of change of the water quality of Crater Lake, and to immediately implement such actions as may be necessary to assure the retention of the lake’s natural pristine water quality. Within two years of the effective date of this provision, and biennially thereafter for a period of ten years, the Secretary shall report the results of such studies and investigations, and any implementation actions instigated, to the appropriate committees of the Congress.
(Pub. L. 97–250, § 1(c), Sept. 8, 1982, 96 Stat. 709.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: References in Text
text: The effective date of this provision, referred to in text, probably means the date of enactment of Pub. L. 97–250, which was approved Sept. 8, 1982.