16 U.S.C. § 110c — Boundary adjustments

Page 88 TITLE 16—CONSERVATION § 109 1 See References in Text note below. Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The Act of March 2, 1899, entitled, ‘‘An Act to set aside a portion of certain lands in the State of Wash- ington, now known as the ‘Pacific Forest Reserve,’ as a public park, to be known as the ‘Mount Rainier Na- tional Park,’ ’’, referred to in text, is act Mar. 2, 1899, ch. 377, 30 Stat. 993, which enacted sections 91, 92, and 93 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables. The Act of June 10, 1916, entitled ‘‘An Act to accept the cession by the State of Washington of exclusive ju- risdiction over the lands embraced within the Mount Rainier National Park, and for other purposes,’’, re- ferred to in text, probably means act of June 30, 1916, ch. 197, 39 Stat. 243, which enacted sections 95, 98, and 99, and former sections 96, 97, and 100 to 105, of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables. The Act of August 25, 1916, entitled ‘‘An Act to estab- lish 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 Sections 1 to 4 of the Act were repealed and restated as section 1865(a) of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Proce- dure, and section 100101(a), chapter 1003, and sections 100751(a), 100752, 100753, and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. 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 Appro- priation Act, approved August 8, 1917, and for other purposes’ ’’, and 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, and is classi- fied 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. § 109. Additional lands The tract of land within the following-de- scribed boundaries is excluded from the Rainier National Forest and is added to and made a part of the Mount Rainier National Park, in the State of Washington: Beginning at a point on the present east boundary of Mount Rainier National Park one and one-quarter miles southerly from the north- east corner of the said park as fixed by section 107 of this title, thence extending east to the summit of the hydrographic divide between Sil- ver Creek and White River; thence along the summit of Crystal Mountain to the summit of the Cascade Mountains; thence southerly along the summit of the Cascade Mountains to a point in section 20, township 15 north, range 11 east, Willamette meridian, whence flow the waters of Bumping River to the east and Carlton and Cou- gar Creeks to the south and west; thence south- westerly along the summit of the divide between Carlton Creek and the waters flowing into the main fork of Ohanapecosh River to the quarter section line of section 9, township 14 north, range 10 east, Willamette meridian; thence west- erly along the quarter section line of sections 9, 8, and 7 to the west boundary of said township; thence due west to the right or west bank of Muddy Fork of the Cowlitz River; thence north- erly along the right bank of said Muddy Fork to a point exactly due east of post numbered 34 on the south boundary of Mount Rainier National Park as surveyed in 1908; thence due west to said post numbered 34; thence along the boundary of said park as surveyed in 1908 to post numbered 35; thence easterly along the south boundary of said national park as surveyed in 1908 to the southeast corner thereof; thence northerly along the east boundary of said national park as sur- veyed in 1908 to post numbered 59; thence along the east boundary of said park as revised by sec- tion 107 of this title, northerly to the point of beginning. (Jan. 31, 1931, ch. 71, § 1, 46 Stat. 1047.) § 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 exclu- sively by the State of Washington. (Jan. 31, 1931, ch. 71, § 2, 46 Stat. 1048.) § 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 head- quarters 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.) § 110b. Administration of headquarters site The headquarters site provided pursuant to section 110a of this title shall constitute a part of Mount Rainier National Park and be adminis- tered in accordance with the laws applicable thereto. (Pub. L. 86–521, § 2, June 27, 1960, 74 Stat. 219.) § 110c. Boundary adjustments (a) Park boundary adjustments The boundaries of the Mount Rainier National Park as established in the Act of March 2, 1899 (30 Stat. 993), as amended; (16 U.S.C. 91–110b),1 are further revised to add to the Park approxi- mately two hundred and forty acres, and to ex- clude from the park approximately thirty-one and one-half acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Mount Rainier National Park Proposed 1987 Boundary Adjustments’’, num- bered 105–80,010B and dated January 1987, which Page 89 TITLE 16—CONSERVATION § 110d shall be on file and available for public inspec- tion in the Washington office of the National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior and at Mount Rainier National Park. (b) Forest boundary adjustment The boundaries of the Snoqualmie National Forest and of the Gifford Pinchot National For- est, are hereby revised to include in the Snoqualmie National Forest approximately thir- ty-one and one-half acres, to exclude from the Snoqualmie National Forest approximately thir- ty acres, and to exclude from the Gifford Pin- chot National Forest approximately two hun- dred and ten acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Mount Rainier National Park Proposed 1987 Boundary Adjustments’’, num- bered 105–80,010B, and dated January 1987, which shall be on file and available for public inspec- tion in the Washington, District of Columbia of- fice of the Forest Service, United States Depart- ment of Agriculture and at the Snoqualmie and Gifford Pinchot National Forests. (c) Administration of park land (1) Federal lands, and interests therein for- merly within the boundary of the Snoqualmie National Forest and the Gifford Pinchot Na- tional Forest, which are included within the boundary of the Mount Rainier National Park pursuant to this Act are, subject to valid exist- ing rights, hereby transferred to the administra- tive jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior for administration as part of the Park, and shall be subject to all the laws and regulations of the Park. (2) The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to accept either concurrent or exclusive juris- diction over lands and waters included within Mount Rainier National Park by this Act. The Secretary shall notify in writing the Governor of the State of Washington of the acceptance of any such jurisdiction ceded to the United States by the State. The existing exclusive Federal ju- risdiction, where it exists in the Park, shall re- main in effect until such time as the Secretary and the Governor shall agree upon the terms and conditions of concurrent legislative jurisdiction for said Park pursuant to section 251l of this title. (3) AUTHORIZATION OF LAND ACQUISITION.—The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to ac- quire from willing sellers by donation, purchase with donated or appropriated funds, exchange, bequest, or otherwise all non-Federal lands, wa- ters, and interests therein included within the boundary of the Mount Rainier National Park pursuant to this Act. (d) Administration of forest land (1) Federal lands, and interests therein for- merly within the boundary of the Mount Rainier National Park, which are excluded therefrom and are included within the boundaries of the Snoqualmie National Forest pursuant to this Act are, subject to valid existing rights, hereby transferred to the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary of Agriculture for administration as part of the Forest, and shall be subject to all the laws and regulations applicable to the Na- tional Forest System. (2) For the purposes of sections 100506(c) and 200306 of title 54, the boundaries of the Snoqualmie National Forest and the Gifford Pinchot National Forest, as modified pursuant to this Act, shall be treated as if they were the boundaries of those national forests on January 1, 1965. (3) Effective upon acceptance thereof by the State of Washington, the jurisdiction which the United States acquired over those lands ex- cluded from the boundaries of the Mount Rainier National Park by this Act is hereby retroceded to the State. (Pub. L. 100–668, title III, § 302, Nov. 16, 1988, 102 Stat. 3965.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT Act of March 2, 1899 (30 Stat. 993), as amended, re- ferred to in subsec. (a), is act Mar. 2, 1899, ch. 377, 30 Stat. 993, which enacted sections 91, 92, and 93 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables. This Act, referred to in subsecs. (c) and (d), is Pub. L. 100–668, Nov. 16, 1988, 102 Stat. 3961, which enacted sec- tion 110c of this title, amended sections 90b, 90c–1, 90d–4, 251n, 256b, 256c, and 1274 of this title, and enacted provisions listed in a table of Wilderness Areas set out under section 1132 of this title and provisions set out as notes under sections 90, 90b, and 251n of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title of 1988 Amendment note set out under sec- tion 90 of this title and Tables. CODIFICATION In subsec. (d)(2), ‘‘sections 100506(c) and 200306 of title 54’’ substituted for ‘‘section 7 of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (78 Stat. 903, as amended; 16 U.S.C. 460l–9)’’ on authority of Pub. L. 113–287, § 6(e), Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272, which Act enacted Title 54, National Park Service and Related Programs. § 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 Inte- rior shall keep the map on file in the appro- priate 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 there- on within the boundary generally depicted on the map referred to in subsection (a) for devel- opment of camping and other recreational fa- cilities; and (2) land or interests in land, totaling not more than one acre, and improvements there- on 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 ad- ministered by the Secretary of the Interior as