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16 U.S.C. § 342b (CONSERVATION)
§ 342b. Lafayette National Park name changed to Acadia National Park; land unaffected by Federal Power Act
The area now within the Lafayette National Park, together with such additions as may hereafter be made thereto, shall be known as the Acadia National Park, under which name the aforesaid national park shall be entitled to receive and to use all moneys heretofore or hereafter appropriated for the Lafayette National Park: Provided, That the provisions of the Federal Power Act [16 U.S.C. 791a et seq.] shall not apply to or extend to any lands now or hereafter included in said park.
(Jan. 19, 1929, ch. 77, § 2, 45 Stat. 1083.)
heading: References in Text
text: The Federal Power Act, referred to in text, was in the original the “Act of June 10, 1920, entitled ‘An Act to create a Federal Power Commission, to provide for the improvement of navigation, the development of water power, the use of the public lands in relation thereto, and to repeal section 18 of the River and Harbor Appropriation Act, approved August 8, 1917, and for other purposes’ ”, was redesignated the Federal Power Act by section 791a of this title. The Federal Power Act is act June 10, 1920, ch. 285, 41 Stat. 1063, as amended, and is classified generally to chapter 12 (§ 791a et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 791a of this title and Tables.
16 U.S.C. § 343 (CONSERVATION)
§ 343. Acceptance of property on Mount Desert Island
The Secretary of the Interior is authorized, in his discretion, to accept in behalf of the United States such other property on said Mount Desert Island, including lands, easements, buildings, and moneys, as may be donated for the extension or improvement of said park.
(Feb. 26, 1919, ch. 45, § 3, 40 Stat. 1179.)
16 U.S.C. § 343a (CONSERVATION)
§ 343a. Naval radio station, Seawall, Maine, as addition to park
The Secretary of the Navy is authorized to transfer to the control and jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior as an addition to the Acadia National Park all that tract of land containing two hundred and twenty-three acres, more or less, with improvements thereon, comprising the former naval radio station at Seawall, town of Southwest Harbor, Hancock County, Maine, said tract being no longer needed for naval purposes.
(May 23, 1930, ch. 315, 46 Stat. 377.)
heading: Codification
text: Recitation in this section as originally enacted of the fact that Acadia National Park was established under act Feb. 26, 1919 (40 Stat. 1178), as amended by act Jan. 19, 1929 (Public Numbered 667, Seventieth Congress), was omitted as historically obsolete.
16 U.S.C. § 343d (CONSERVATION)
§ 343d. Exclusion of lands; disposal as surplus property
The tract of land in Acadia National Park, State of Maine, comprising approximately three hundred acres and identified as the “Green Lake Fish Hatchery Tract” is excluded from Acadia National Park, and the said tract is authorized to be disposed of in accordance with the laws relating to the disposition of Federal property.
(July 24, 1956, ch. 667, 70 Stat. 597.)
heading: References in Text
text: For laws relating to the disposition of Federal property, referred to in text, see, generally, subtitle I of Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works.
16 U.S.C. § 344 (CONSERVATION)
§ 344. Establishment; maintenance
The Zion National Monument, in the county of Washington, State of Utah, is 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 therefor by Congress.
(Nov. 19, 1919, ch. 110, § 1, 41 Stat. 356.)
heading: Codification
text: Recitation in this section as originally enacted of the fact that Zion National Monument was established under act June 8, 1906, ch. 3060, 34 Stat. 225, by Presidential proclamations of July 31, 1909, 36 Stat. 2498, and Mar. 18, 1918, 40 Stat. 1760, was omitted as historically obsolete.
16 U.S.C. § 345 (CONSERVATION)
§ 345. Administration, protection, and promotion
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 provisions of sections 1, 2, 3, and 4 of this title, and Acts additional thereto or amendatory thereof.
(Nov. 19, 1919, ch. 110, § 2, 41 Stat. 356.)
heading: Transfer of Functions
text: For transfer of functions of other officers, employees, and agencies of Department of the Interior, with certain exceptions, to Secretary of the Interior, with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1950, §§ 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
heading: Obligation of Fees for Transportation Services at Zion or Rocky Mountain National Parks
text: For provisions relating to obligation of expenditure of fees prior to receipt for transportation service contracts, see section 140 of Pub. L. 108–7, set out as a note under section 195 of this title.
16 U.S.C. § 346a–2 (CONSERVATION)
§ 346a–2. Acquisition of lands; administration
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 sections 1, 2, 3, and 4 of this title, as amended.
(Pub. L. 86–387, § 2, Feb. 20, 1960, 74 Stat. 5.)
16 U.S.C. § 346a–6 (CONSERVATION)
§ 346a–6. Transfer of administrative jurisdiction to National Park Service
Administrative jurisdiction over the land identified as the Watchman Wilderness on the Northeastern Washington County Wilderness Map is hereby transferred to the National Park Service, to be included in, and administered as part of Zion National Park.
(Pub. L. 111–11, title I, § 1972(d), Mar. 30, 2009, 123 Stat. 1080.)
heading: Definition
text: For definition of “Northeastern Washington County Wilderness Map”, see section 1971 of Pub. L. 111–11, set out as a note under section 460www of this title.
16 U.S.C. § 346e (CONSERVATION)
§ 346e. Authorization for park facilities to be located outside the boundaries of Zion National Park and Yosemite National Park
In order to facilitate the administration of Zion National Park and Yosemite National Park, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized, under such terms and conditions as he may deem advisable, to expend donated or appropriated funds for transportation systems or for the establishment of essential facilities for park administration and visitor use outside the boundaries, but within the vicinity, of the park. Such systems or facilities and the use thereof shall be in conformity with approved plans for the park. The Secretary shall use existing facilities wherever feasible. Such facilities may only be constructed by the Secretary upon a finding that the location of such facilities would—
(1) avoid undue degradation of natural or cultural resources within the park;
(2) enhance service to the public; or
(3) provide a cost saving to the Federal Government.
The Secretary is authorized to enter into cooperative agreements with State or local governments or private entities to undertake the authority granted under this section. The Secretary is encouraged to identify and utilize funding sources to supplement any Federal funding used for these facilities.
(Pub. L. 104–333, div. I, title VIII, § 814(c), Nov. 12, 1996, 110 Stat. 4195; Pub. L. 109–131, title I, § 102(a), Dec. 20, 2005, 119 Stat. 2567.)
heading: Amendments
text: 2005—Pub. L. 109–131 inserted “and Yosemite National Park” after “Zion National Park” in section catchline and in introductory provisions, inserted “for transportation systems or” after “appropriated funds” in introductory provisions, and substituted “systems or facilities” for “facilities” in introductory provisions.
16 U.S.C. § 348 (CONSERVATION)
§ 348. Entries under land laws not affected
Nothing herein contained shall affect any valid existing claim, location, or entry under the land laws of the United States, prior to February 26, 1917, whether for homestead, mineral, right of way, or any other purpose whatsoever, or shall affect the rights of any such claimant, locator, or entryman to the full use and enjoyment of his land.
(Feb. 26, 1917, ch. 121, § 2, 39 Stat. 938.)
heading: References in Text
text: Herein, referred to in text, is act Feb. 26, 1917, which is classified to sections 347 to 350, 351 to 353, and 354 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.
The land laws of the United States, referred to in text, are classified generally to Title 43, Public Lands.
16 U.S.C. § 349 (CONSERVATION)
§ 349. Rights-of-way
Whenever consistent with the primary purposes of Denali National Park, section 79 of this title shall be applicable to the lands included within the park.
(Feb. 26, 1917, ch. 121, § 3, 39 Stat. 938; Pub. L. 96–487, title II, § 202(3)(a), Dec. 2, 1980, 94 Stat. 2382.)
heading: References in Text
text: Section 79 of this title, referred to in text, was in the original a reference to act Feb. 15, 1901, ch. 372, 31 Stat. 790. For further details, see Codification note set out under section 79 of this title.
heading: Change of Name
text: “Denali National Park” substituted in text for “Mount McKinley National Park” pursuant to Pub. L. 96–487, § 202(3)(a), which is classified to section 410hh–1(3)(a) of this title and which added lands to the park, established additional land as the Denali National Preserve, and redesignated the whole as the Denali National Park and Preserve.
16 U.S.C. § 350 (CONSERVATION)
§ 350. Repealed. Pub. L. 94–429, § 3(b), Sept. 28, 1976, 90 Stat. 1342
text: Section, act Feb. 26, 1917, ch. 121, § 4, 39 Stat. 938, provided that nothing in sections 347 to 349, 351 to 353, and 354 of this title was to affect the mineral land laws applicable to lands in the park prior to Feb. 26, 1917.
heading: Mining Rights Existing Prior to September 28, 1976
text: Section 3 of Pub. L. 94–429 provided in part that this section was repealed in order to close area to entry and location under the Mining Law of 1872, subject to valid existing rights.
16 U.S.C. § 350a (CONSERVATION)
§ 350a. Repealed. Pub. L. 94–429, § 3(c), Sept. 28, 1976, 90 Stat. 1342
text: Section, act Jan. 26, 1931, ch. 47, § 2, 46 Stat. 1043, provided that the Secretary of the Interior had the authority to prescribe regulations for the surface use of any mineral land locations within the boundaries of the park.
heading: Mining Rights Existing Prior to September 28, 1976
text: Section 3 of Pub. L. 94–429 provided in part that this section was repealed in order to close area to entry and location under the Mining Law of 1872, subject to valid existing rights.
16 U.S.C. § 351 (CONSERVATION)
§ 351. Control; rules and regulations
Denali National Park shall be under the executive control of the Secretary of the Interior, and it shall be the duty of the said executive authority, as soon as practicable, to make and publish such rules and regulations not inconsistent with the laws of the United States as the said authority may deem necessary or proper for the care, protection, management, and improvement of the same, the said regulations being primarily aimed at the freest use of the said park for recreation purposes by the public and for the preservation of animals, birds, and fish and for the preservation of the natural curiosities and scenic beauties thereof.
(Feb. 26, 1917, ch. 121, § 5, 39 Stat. 938; Pub. L. 96–487, title II, § 202(3)(a), Dec. 2, 1980, 94 Stat. 2382.)
heading: Change of Name
text: “Denali National Park” substituted in text for “Mount McKinley National Park” pursuant to Pub. L. 96–487, § 202(3)(a), which is classified to section 410hh–1(3)(a) of this title and which added lands to the park, established additional land as the Denali National Preserve, and redesignated the whole as the Denali National Park and Preserve.
16 U.S.C. § 352 (CONSERVATION)
§ 352. Game refuge; killing game
The said park is established as a game refuge, and no person shall kill any game in said park except under an order from the Secretary of the Interior for the protection of persons or to protect or prevent the extermination of other animals or birds.
(Feb. 26, 1917, ch. 121, § 6, 39 Stat. 939; May 21, 1928, ch. 654, § 2, 45 Stat. 622.)
heading: Amendments
text: 1928—Act May 21, 1928, struck out provision that prospectors and miners could kill game or birds needed for actual necessities when short of food.
16 U.S.C. § 353 (CONSERVATION)
§ 353. Leases
The Secretary of the Interior may, in his discretion, execute leases to parcels of ground not exceeding twenty acres in extent for periods not to exceed twenty years whenever such ground is necessary for the erection of establishments for the accommodation of visitors; may grant such other necessary privileges and concessions as he deems wise for the accommodation of visitors; and may likewise arrange for the removal of such mature or dead or down timber as he may deem necessary and advisable for the protection and improvement of the park.
(Feb. 26, 1917, ch. 121, § 7, 39 Stat. 939; May 21, 1928, ch. 654, § 1, 45 Stat. 622.)
heading: Amendments
text: 1928—Act May 21, 1928, repealed provision that no appropriation for the maintenance of the park in excess of $10,000 annually should be made unless expressly authorized by law.
16 U.S.C. § 353a (CONSERVATION)
§ 353a. Repealed. Pub. L. 97–468, title VI, § 615(a)(1), Jan. 14, 1983, 96 Stat. 2577
text: Section, act Mar. 12, 1914, ch. 37, § 1, as added Mar. 29, 1940, ch. 74, 54 Stat. 80; Dec. 2, 1980, Pub. L. 96–487, title II, § 202(3)(a), 94 Stat. 2382, authorized appropriation of not to exceed $30,000 for construction and operation of facilities for visitors and residents to Denali National Park in Alaska.
heading: Effective Date of Repeal
text: Repeal effective on date of transfer of Alaska Railroad to the State [Jan. 5, 1985], pursuant to section 1203 of Title 45, Railroads, see section 615(a) of Pub. L. 97–468.
16 U.S.C. § 355a (CONSERVATION)
§ 355a. Laws applicable to added lands
The provisions of sections 1, 2, 3, and 4 of this title and this subchapter, together with all Acts supplementary to and amendatory of said sections and subchapter are made applicable to and extended over the lands added to the park by section 355 of this title.
(Mar. 19, 1932, ch. 88, § 2, 47 Stat. 69.)
heading: Codification
text: Section was not enacted as part of act Feb. 26, 1917, ch. 121, 39 Stat. 938, which comprises this subchapter.
16 U.S.C. § 361c (CONSERVATION)
§ 361c. Additions to park
The boundaries of the Hot Springs National Park in the State of Arkansas are extended to include the following land, to wit: Lot 11, block 101; lot 5, block 185; lot 6, block 186; lots 5, 6, and 7, block 187; and lots 1, 2, 3, 6, and 15, block 188, United States Hot Springs Reservation, as surveyed, mapped, and plotted by the United States Hot Springs Commission, and any of such lands when acquired by the Secretary of the Interior on behalf of the United States shall be and remain a part of the Hot Springs National Park, subject to all laws and regulations applicable thereto.
(June 15, 1936, ch. 554, § 1, 49 Stat. 1516; Aug. 10, 1939, ch. 639, 53 Stat. 1341.)
heading: Amendments
text: 1939—Act Aug. 10, 1939, repealed proviso which limited expenditure of funds.
16 U.S.C. § 361c–1 (CONSERVATION)
§ 361c–1. Omitted
heading: Codification
text: Section, act June 15, 1936, ch. 554, § 2, as added Aug. 10, 1939, ch. 639, 53 Stat. 1342, appropriated $8,000 for purchase of lands described in section 361c of this title.
16 U.S.C. § 362 (CONSERVATION)
§ 362. Leases of bathhouses and sites; supply of water
The Secretary of the Interior is authorized and empowered to execute leases to the bathhouses and bathhouse sites in the Hot Springs National Park for periods not exceeding twenty years, and at an annual rental of not less than $30 per tub for each tub used in any bathhouse. Said annual rental shall be payable quarterly in advance, at the office of the Government superintendent of said property, in Hot Springs, Arkansas. The same rate for water rent shall be charged for the water to all parties receiving the same, whether in or outside said park. After the Army and Navy hospital bathhouse, the public bathhouse, the bathhouses which are authorized in the said park, the Arlington Hotel, and the bathhouses outside said park authorized on or before March 3, 1891, to be supplied with hot water, in the order herein named, if there shall still be a surplus of hot water the Secretary of the Interior may, in his discretion and under such regulations as he may prescribe, cause hot water to be furnished to bathhouses, hotels, and families outside the said park. Such bathhouses, hotels, and families shall cause all connections for obtaining such hot water to be made at their own expense. All water furnished to any hotel or family for other use than bathing shall be paid for at such reasonable price, as shall be fixed by the Secretary of the Interior. The Secretary of the Interior shall at the expiration of each period of five years during the continuance of each lease readjust the terms and amounts of payment provided for therein as may be just, but not less than the minimum herein provided.
(Mar. 3, 1891, ch. 533, § 1, 26 Stat. 842; Mar. 4, 1921, ch. 161, § 1, 41 Stat. 1407.)
heading: Change of Name
text: “Hot Springs National Park” substituted in text for “Hot Springs Reservation” pursuant to act Mar. 4, 1921.
heading: Arlington Hotel Site
text: Section 2 of act Mar. 3, 1891, authorized the leasing of the Arlington Hotel site for a term which has expired. Provision for leasing this property was made by act Aug. 24, 1912, ch. 355, § 1, 37 Stat. 459.
Act Feb. 14, 1931, ch. 180, 46 Stat. 1109, incorporated in section 370a of this title, provided that upon the expiration on Mar. 6, 1932, of the existing lease of the Arlington Hotel Company, the property or site should be kept, retained and maintained by the United States for park and landscaping purposes, and that no new lease shall be granted for the erection of another hotel, bathhouse or other structure thereon.
heading: Leases Pursuant to 1878 Act
text: For prior provisions relating to leases of ground, bathhouses, etc., made by act Dec. 16, 1878, ch. 5, 20 Stat. 258, see Codification notes set out under section 361 of this title.
16 U.S.C. § 364 (CONSERVATION)
§ 364. Investigation of applicant for lease or contract
The Secretary of the Interior, before executing any lease to bathhouses or bathhouse sites in the park or contracts for the use of hot water for bathhouses outside said park, may make due investigation to ascertain whether the person, persons, or corporation applying for such lease or contract are not, directly or indirectly, interested in any manner whatever in any other bathhouse, lease, interest, or privilege at or near Hot Springs, Arkansas, or whether he or they belong to any pool, combination, or association so interested, or whether he or they are members or stockholders in any corporation so interested, or, if a corporation, whether its members or any of them are members or stockholders of any other corporation or association interested in any other bathhouse, lease, interest, or privilege as aforesaid, and in order to arrive at the facts in any such case he is authorized to send for persons and papers, administer oaths to witnesses, and require affidavits from applicants; and any such person making a false oath or affidavit in the premises shall be deemed guilty of perjury, and, upon conviction, subject to all the pains and penalties of perjury under the statutes of the United States; and whenever, either at the time of leasing or other time it appears to the satisfaction of the said Secretary that such interest in other bathhouse, lease, interest, or privilege exists, or at any time any pool or combination exists between any two or more bathhouses or he deems it for the best interests of the management of the Hot Springs National Park and waters, or for the public interest, he may refuse such lease, license, permit, or other privilege, or forfeit any lease or privilege wherein the parties interested have become otherwise interested as aforesaid.
(Mar. 3, 1891, ch. 533, § 4, 26 Stat. 843; Mar. 4, 1921, ch. 161, § 1, 41 Stat. 1407.)
heading: Change of Name
text: “Hot Springs National Park” substituted in text for “Hot Springs Reservation” pursuant to act Mar. 4, 1921.
16 U.S.C. § 365 (CONSERVATION)
§ 365. Taxation, under State laws
The consent of the United States is given for the taxation, under the authority of the laws of the State of Arkansas applicable to the equal taxation of personal property in that State, as personal property of all structures and other property in private ownership on the Hot Springs National Park.
(Mar. 3, 1891, ch. 533, § 5, 26 Stat. 844; Mar. 4, 1921, ch. 161, § 1, 41 Stat. 1407.)
heading: Change of Name
text: “Hot Springs National Park” substituted in text for “Hot Springs Reservation” pursuant to act Mar. 4, 1921.
16 U.S.C. § 366 (CONSERVATION)
§ 366. Collection of water on reservation
The authority conferred upon the Secretary of the Interior to collect the hot water upon said Hot Springs National Park shall be so construed as to require water to be collected only where such collection is necessary for its proper distribution, and not where by gravity the same can be properly utilized.
(Mar. 3, 1891, ch. 533, § 6, 26 Stat. 844; Mar. 4, 1921, ch. 161, § 1, 41 Stat. 1407.)
heading: Change of Name
text: “Hot Springs National Park” substituted in text for “Hot Springs Reservation” pursuant to act Mar. 4, 1921.
16 U.S.C. § 367 (CONSERVATION)
§ 367. Sale of lots
The Secretary of the Interior may direct the public sale of all unsold Government lots in Hot Springs National Park, and not permanently reserved on March 3, 1891, at the city of Hot Springs, after having had the same reappraised, and also advertised as required by law, and no lot shall be sold at less than the appraised price.
(Mar. 3, 1891, ch. 533, § 7, 26 Stat. 844; Mar. 4, 1921, ch. 161, § 1, 41 Stat. 1407.)
heading: Change of Name
text: “Hot Springs National Park” substituted in text for “Hot Springs Reservation” pursuant to act Mar. 4, 1921.
16 U.S.C. § 369 (CONSERVATION)
§ 369. Charges assessable against bath attendants and masseurs and physicians prescribing use of hot waters
The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to assess and collect from physicians who desire to prescribe the hot waters from the Hot Springs National Park reasonable fees for examination and registration; and he is also authorized to assess and collect from bath attendants and masseurs operating in bathhouses receiving hot water from the park reasonable annual charges to cover the cost of physical examinations.
(June 5, 1920, ch. 235, § 1, 41 Stat. 918; Mar. 4, 1921, ch. 161, § 1, 41 Stat. 1407; Mar. 2, 1931, ch. 365, 46 Stat. 1462.)
heading: Codification
text: As originally enacted, this section authorized reasonable charges against physicians, including fees for examination and registration. It also authorized collection of reasonable charges from bath attendants and masseurs, and provided that the moneys received should be used in the protection and improvement of the park.
heading: Amendments
text: 1931—Act Mar. 2, 1931, struck out provision that moneys received from the assessment and collection of fees were to be used for the protection and improvement of the park.
heading: Change of Name
text: “Hot Springs National Park” substituted in text for “Hot Springs Reservation” pursuant to act Mar. 4, 1921.