16 U.S.C. § 222 — Administration, concessions, and privi-

Page 136 TITLE 16—CONSERVATION § 221d 1 See References in Text note below. River meridian, Arizona, containing 40 acres, more or less, and that portion of lot numbered 2 of section 17, township 30 north, range 4 east, Gila and Salt River meridian, Arizona, lying west of the east line of a right-of-way of a pro- posed road, described as follows: Beginning at a point on the south line of said section 17, eight hundred feet west of the quarter section corner of said section 17; thence north twenty-four de- grees forty-five minutes west, five hundred feet; thence north fourteen degrees forty-five minutes west, five hundred feet; thence north thirteen degrees five minutes west, eight hundred and thirty-one feet to the intersection of the west line of the northeast quarter of the southwest quarter of said section 17; thence south one thousand seven hundred and forty-eight feet on the east line of the west half of the southwest quarter of said section 17 to the south line of said section 17; thence east along said south line, five hundred and twenty-three and five- tenths feet to the point of beginning, containing eight and nine-tenths acres, more or less, all within the Grand Canyon National Park, is per- mitted and authorized to convey the fee simple title to said land to the United States of Amer- ica, and select in lieu of said land above de- scribed the Government land within the area de- scribed as follows: Beginning at a point on the south line of section 17, township 30 north, range 4 east, Gila and Salt River meridian, Arizona, approximately eight hundred and seventy feet east of the south quarter section corner of said section 17, which point is south of a point just east of the east bank of a draw on the south rim of the Grand Canyon; thence north approxi- mately five hundred and fifty feet to said point on the south rim of the Grand Canyon; thence northwesterly along the south rim of the Grand Canyon approximately four thousand eight hun- dred and ten feet to its intersection with the east line of the southeast quarter of the north- west quarter of said section 17; thence south on the north and south center line of said section 17 approximately three thousand seven hundred and seventy-five feet to the south line of said section 17; thence east along said south line of said section 17 approximately eight hundred and seventy feet to the point of beginning, con- taining twenty-five and eight-tenths acres, more or less, and the Secretary of the Interior is au- thorized, empowered, and directed to accept a duly executed grant deed from said owner con- veying said owner’s land above described to the United States of America, and upon acceptance of such grant deed to cause to be issued and de- livered to said owner a patent conveying abso- lutely to said owner the Government land above described: Provided, however, That the lands so conveyed by said owner shall become and be a part of the Grand Canyon National Park and be subject to all laws and regulations relating to said park. (May 10, 1926, ch. 281, § 1, 44 Stat. 497.) § 221d. Relinquishment of interest in road Upon the completion of the exchange author- ized by section 221c of this title there shall be, and is, relinquished and quit-claimed to said owner any right, title, and interest that the United States of America may have in and to the now existing road over other land of said owner in the Grand Canyon National Park, the center line of said road being described as fol- lows: Beginning at a point approximately at the south quarter section corner of section 17, town- ship 30 north, range 4 east, Gila and Salt River meridian, Arizona, thence north ten degrees eleven minutes west, five hundred feet; thence north thirty-six degrees six minutes west, one hundred and forty-five feet; thence north forty- two degrees sixteen minutes west, one thousand seven hundred feet to the east line of the west half of the west half of said section 17. (May 10, 1926, ch. 281, § 2, 44 Stat. 498.) § 221e. Additional lands The following described area is added to and made a part of the Grand Canyon National Park: Beginning at the corner common to sections 14, 15, 22, and 23, township 30 north, range 4 east, Gila and Salt River meridian; thence west along the section line between sections 15 and 22 a dis- tance of nine hundred and fifty feet; thence south a distance of one thousand three hundred and twenty feet to a point on the south line of the north tier of forties of said section 22; thence east a distance of one thousand six hun- dred and ten feet; thence north a distance of one thousand three hundred and twenty feet to a point on the line between sections 14 and 23; thence west along said section line a distance of six hundred and sixty feet to the place of begin- ning, containing an area of forty-eight and sev- enty-nine hundredths acres, more or less: Pro- vided, That livestock permitted to graze in ad- joining national forest areas shall be allowed to drift across the land described herein to private land north thereof within the park. (Mar. 7, 1928, ch. 137, § 1, 45 Stat. 234.) § 222. Administration, concessions, and privi- leges; contracts for sale of water The administration, protection, and pro- motion of Grand Canyon National Park shall be exercised under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior, by the National Park Service, sub- ject to the provisions of the Act of August twen- ty-fifth, nineteen hundred and sixteen, entitled ‘‘An Act to establish a National Park Service, and for other purposes’’.1 All concessions for ho- tels, camps, transportation, and other privileges of every kind and nature for the accommodation or entertainment of visitors shall be let at pub- lic bidding to the best and most responsible bid- der. Under such terms and conditions as he deems advisable and consistent with the require- ments of section 9701 of title 31, the Secretary is authorized, without derogation of any of the water rights of the United States and notwith- standing any provision of law to the contrary, to sell by contract water located within Grand Canyon National Park for the use of customers within Tusayan, Arizona, to a nonprofit entity authorized to receive and distribute water with- in Tusayan, Arizona by the laws of the State of Arizona, upon his determination that such sale Page 137 TITLE 16—CONSERVATION § 226 1 See References in Text note below. is not detrimental to the protection of the re- sources of Grand Canyon National Park or its visitors and that appropriate measures to pro- vide for such protection, including a right of im- mediate termination, are included in the trans- action. (Feb. 26, 1919, ch. 44, § 2, 40 Stat. 1177; Pub. L. 95–586, title XII, Nov. 3, 1978, 92 Stat. 2495.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The Act of August twenty-fifth, nineteen hundred and sixteen, entitled ‘‘An Act to establish a National Park Service, and for other purposes’’, 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 Ta- bles. For disposition of former sections of this title, see Disposition Table preceding section 100101 of Title 54. CODIFICATION ‘‘Section 9701 of title 31’’ substituted in text for ‘‘sec- tion 483a of title 31’’ on authority of Pub. L. 97–258, § 4(b), Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1067, the first section of which enacted Title 31, Money and Finance. AMENDMENTS 1978—Pub. L. 95–586 inserted provisions authorizing the Secretary to contract for the sale of water located within the park for use of customers within Tusayan, Arizona. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries SPECIAL UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE FOR GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK Appointment by United States District Court for the District of Arizona of a special commissioner [now United States magistrate judge] for the Grand Canyon National Park, see Pub. L. 86–258, Sept. 14, 1959, 73 Stat. 546, as amended, formerly set out as a note under sec- tion 631 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure. Executive Documents TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS For transfer of functions of other officers, employees, and agencies of Department of the Interior, with cer- tain 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. § 223. Repealed. Pub. L. 93–620, § 10(f), Jan. 3, 1975, 88 Stat. 2093 Section, act Feb. 26, 1919, ch. 44, § 3, 40 Stat. 1177, enu- merated occupancy rights of the Havasupai Indians. See section 228i of this title and Codification note set out thereunder. § 224. Entries under land laws; toll road Nothing herein contained shall affect any valid claim, location, or entry existing under the land laws of the United States, prior to Feb- ruary 26, 1919, 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 enjoy- ment of his land and nothing herein contained shall affect, diminish, or impair the right and authority of the county of Coconino, in the State of Arizona, to levy and collect tolls for the passage of livestock over and upon the Bright Angel Toll Road and Trail, and the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to negotiate with the said county of Coconino for the purchase of said Bright Angel Toll Road and Trail and all rights therein. (Feb. 26, 1919, ch. 44, § 4, 40 Stat. 1177.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT Herein, referred to in text, means act Feb. 26, 1919, which is classified to sections 221, 222 to 228, and 687 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables. CODIFICATION The words ‘‘prior to February 26, 1919,’’ were in the original ‘‘existing’’, and refer to the date of enactment of act Feb. 26, 1919. A provision of the original text requiring a report to Congress as to terms upon which the toll road and trail mentioned herein might be purchased was omitted as historically obsolete. § 225. Laws applicable; easements and rights-of- way Whenever consistent with the primary pur- poses of Grand Canyon National Park, the Act of February fifteenth, nineteen hundred and one,1 applicable to the locations of rights of way in certain national parks and the national forests for irrigation and other purposes, and subse- quent Acts shall be and remain applicable to the lands included within the park. The Secretary of the Interior may, in his discretion and upon such conditions as he may deem proper, grant easements or rights of way for railroads upon or across the park. (Feb. 26, 1919, ch. 44, § 5, 40 Stat. 1178.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The Act of February fifteenth, nineteen hundred and one, referred to in text, is act Feb. 15, 1901, ch. 372, 31 Stat. 790, which is classified to section 959 of Title 43, Public Lands. The Act, insofar as it related to National Park System units, was repealed and restated as sec- tion 100902(a) of Title 54, National Park Service and Re- lated Programs, by Pub. L. 113–287, §§ 3, 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3094, 3272. § 226. Omitted Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section, act Feb. 26, 1919, ch. 44, § 6, 40 Stat. 1178, au- thorized Secretary of the Interior to permit prospecting, development, and utilization of the min- eral resources within Grand Canyon National Park. Act