An Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to establish the John D. Rockefeller, Junior, Memorial Parkway, and for other purposes
PL 92-404 (S.3159), enacted 08/22/1972

64 Stat. 980. 
86 STAT. ] 
PUBLIC LAW 92-404-AUG. 25, 1972 
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Public Law 92-403 
AN ACT 
August 22, 1972 
To require that international agreements other tlian treaties, hereafter entere<l 
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into by the United States, be transmitted to the Congress within sixty days 
after the execution thereof. 
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Be It riKicted hy the Senate and House of RepresentativeH of the 
United states of America in Congress assembled, That title 1, United 
u-s. intema-
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 112a the folloAving ^otherKhl^t^l"^^^ 
new section: 
ties. 
Transmittal to 
"§112b. United States international agreements; transmission to congress. 
Congress 
"The Secretary of State shall transmit to the Congress the text of 
any international agreement, other than a treaty, to which the United 
States is a party as soon as practicable after such agreement has 
entered into force with respect to the United States but in no event 
later than sixty days thereafter. However, any such agreement the 
immediate public disclosure of which would, in the opinion of the 
President, be prejudicial to the national security of the United States 
shall not be so transmitted to the Congress but shall be transmitted 
to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Com- 
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mittee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives under 
an appropriate injunction of secrecy to be removed only upon due 
notice from the President." 
SEC. 2. The analysis of chapter 2 of title 1, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting immediately betw'een items 112a and 113 the 
following: 
''112b. United States international agreement; transmission to Congress." 
Approved August 22, 1972. 
Public Law 92-404 
AN ACT 
August 25, 1972 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to establish the .Tohn J). Rockefeller, 
[S.3159] 
•Junior, Memorial Parkway, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatices 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, (a) That for the 
John D. Rocke-
purpose of commemorating the many significant contributions to the nii^'arkway! wy'o. 
cause of conservation in the United States, which have been made by 
Establishment. 
John D. Rockefeller, Junior, and to provide both a symbolic and desir-
able physical connection between the world's first national park, Yel-
lowstone, and the Grand Teton National Park, which was made 
possible through the efforts and generosity of this distinguished citi- 
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zen, the Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter referred to as the Secre-
tary) is authorized to establish the John D. Rockefeller, Junior, 
Memorial Parkway (hereinafter referred to iis the "parkway") to 
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[86 STAT. 
Notice and 
boundary revi-
sions, publica-
tion in Federal 
Register. 
Land acquisi-
tion. 
Administration. 
Hunting and 
fishing regula-
tions. 
Appropriation. 
consist of those lands and interests in lands, in Teton County, Wyo-
ming, as generally depicted on a drawing entitled "Boundary Map, 
John D. Rockefeller, Junior, Memorial Parkway, Wyoming", num-
bered PKY-JDRM-20,000, and dated August 1971, a copy of which 
shall be on file and available for inspection in the Offices of the 
National Park Service, Department of the Interior. The Secretary 
shall establish the parkway by publication of a notice to that effect in 
the Federal Register, at such times as he deems advisable. The Secre-
tary may make minor revisions in the boundary of the parkway from 
time to time, with the concurrence of the Secretary of Agriculture 
where national forest lands are involved, by publication of a revised 
drawing or other boundary description in the Federal Register. 
(b) The Secretary shall also take such action as he may deem 
necessary and appropriate to designate and identify as "Rockefeller 
Parkway-' the existing and future connecting roadways within the 
parkway, and between West Thumb in Yellowstone National Park, 
and the south entrance of Grand Teton National Park: Provided^ That 
any sections of the parkway located within Yellowstone National Park 
or Grand Teton National Park shall be administered and managed in 
the same manner and in accordance with the same regulations and 
policies as the other portions of such parks. 
SEC. 2. Within the boundaries of the parkway, the Secretary may 
acquire lands and interests in lands by donation, purchase, exchange, 
or transfer from another Federal agency. Lands and interests in lands 
owned by the State of Wyoming or a political subdivision thereof may 
be acquired only by donation. Lands under the jurisdiction of another 
Federal agency shall, upon request of the Secretary, be transferred 
without consideration to the jurisdiction of the Secretary for the 
purposes of the parkway. 
SEC. 3. (a) The Secretary shall administer the parkway as a unit of 
the national park system in accordance with the authority contained in 
the Act of August 25,1916 (39 Stat. 535; 16 U.S.C. 1, 2-4), as amended 
and supplemented. 
(b) The Secretary shall permit hunting and iishing within the area 
described by section 1(a) of this Act in accordance with applicable 
laws of the United States and the State of Wyoming, except that the 
Secretary may designate zones where, and periods when, no hunting 
or fishing shall be permitted for reasons of public safety, administra-
tion, or public use and enjoyment. Except in emergencies, any regula-
tions of the Secretary pursuant to this section shall be put into effect 
only after consultation with the apjjvopriate State fish and game 
department. 
(c) The lands within the parkway, subject to Aalid existing rights. 
are hereby withdrawn from location, enti-y and joatent under tlie 
TTnited States mining laws. 
SEC. 4. For the purposes of this Act, there are authorized to be 
appropriated not more than $25,000 for the acquisition of lands and 
interests in lands and not more than $3,092,000 for development. 
Approved August 25, 1972.