16 U.S.C. § 80a — General Grant National Park abolished;

Page 72 TITLE 16—CONSERVATION § 80a Mount Reinstein and Red Mountain to the sum- mit of Mount Henry; thence in a northerly di- rection along the crest of the north spur of Mount Henry to the junction of the South Fork San Joaquin River and Piute Creek; thence across the South Fork San Joaquin River and in a northeasterly direction along the hydro- graphic divide between Piute Creek and the South Fork San Joaquin River to the summit of Pavillion Dome; thence in an easterly direction along the crest of said hydrographic divide to its intersection with Glacier Divide; thence con- tinuing southeasterly along the crest of said Glacier Divide to a point of intersection with the crest of the Sierra Nevada Range, also the boundary line between Inyo County and Fresno County; thence continuing southeasterly along the crest of said Sierra Nevada Range, passing over the summits of Mount Lamarack, Mount Darwin, Mount Haeckel, Mount Wallace, Mount Powell, Mount Thompson, Mount Gilbert, Mount Johnson, Mount Goode, Mount Winchell, North Palisade, The Thumb, Mount Bolton Brown, Split Mountain, Cardinal Mountain, Striped Mountain, Mount Perkins, Colosseum Mountain, Mount Baxter, Diamond Peak, Black Mountain, Dragon Peak, Mount Bixford, Mount Gould, Uni- versity Peak, Mount Bradley, and Mount Keith to the summit of Junction Peak, being the point of beginning; is reserved and withdrawn from settlement, occupancy, or disposal under the laws of the United States and dedicated and set apart as a public park, to be known as the Kings Canyon National Park, for the benefit and en- joyment of the people: Provided, That nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to affect or abridge any right acquired by any citizen of the United States in the above-described area: And provided further, That no grazing permits here- tofore issued and in effect on January 15, 1939, affecting the area described in this section, for whose renewal an application is made before the date of expiration shall be affected by this sub- chapter, except that they shall be subject to such terms and conditions to insure protection of the lands and for other purposes as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Interior. (Mar. 4, 1940, ch. 40, § 1, 54 Stat. 41.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries ADDITIONS TO KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARK The following provision authorized the addition of lands to Kings Canyon National Park: Pub. L. 98–425, title I, § 105(a)(1), Sept. 28, 1984, 98 Stat. 1626. § 80a. General Grant National Park abolished; lands added to Kings Canyon National Park The General Grant National Park is abolished, and the west half of section 33, township 13 south, range 28 east, and west half of section 4, all of section 8 and the northwest quarter of sec- tion 9, township 14 south, range 28 east, Mount Diablo meridian, California, together with the lands formerly within the General Grant Na- tional Park, California, and particularly de- scribed as follows, to wit: All of sections 31 and 32, township 13 south, range 28 east, and sections 5 and 6, township 14 south, range 28 east, of the same meridian, are, subject to valid existing rights, added to and made a part of the Kings Canyon National Park and such lands shall be known as the General Grant grove section of the said park. The General Grant grove section of the Kings Canyon National Park may, by procla- mation of the President, be extended to include the following described lands, to wit: Section 9, south half, section 10, southwest quarter, and that part of the east half south of Generals Highway; section 11, that part south of Generals Highway; section 13, that part south of Generals Highway; section 14, that part south of Generals Highway, section 15, east half, northwest quar- ter, and the southeast quarter of the southwest quarter, section 21, southeast quarter of the northeast quarter, and the east half of the southeast quarter; section 22, east half, east half of the northwest quarter, southwest quarter of the northwest quarter and southwest quarter; section 23; section 24, that part south of Gen- erals Highway; sections 25 and 26; section 27, east half, northwest quarter, and that part of the southwest quarter north and east of the crest of Redwood Mountain; section 34, that part east of the crest of Redwood Mountain; sections 35 and 36, township 14 south, range 28 east; all of sections 1 and 2; section 3, that part east of the crest of Redwood Mountain; section 11, that part east and north of the crest of Redwood Moun- tain; all of section 12; section 13, that part north of the Sequoia National Park boundary, town- ship 15 south, range 28 east, Mount Diablo me- ridian, which shall be subject to all laws, rules, and regulations applicable to the said park. Such extension of the General Grant grove sec- tion of the said park shall not interfere with the movement of stock and vehicular traffic without charge, under general regulations to be pre- scribed by the Secretary of the Interior, to and from national forest lands on either side of the said park extension. The Kings Canyon National Park shall receive and use all moneys prior to or after March 4, 1940, appropriated for General Grant National Park. (Mar. 4, 1940, ch. 40, § 2, 54 Stat. 43.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries NATION’S CHRISTMAS TREE Joint Res. Mar. 29, 1956, ch. 98, 70 Stat. 57, provided: ‘‘That the General Grant tree, which is located in the Kings Canyon National Park, in Fresno County, Cali- fornia, and which was dedicated by the Federal Govern- ment in 1926 as the Nation’s Christmas Tree, is hereby declared to be a national shrine in memory of the men and women of the Armed Forces who have served and fought and died to keep this Nation free and to preserve the spiritual, human, and civil rights which are the es- sence of our American heritage. The Secretary of the Interior, through the National Park Service, shall make appropriate provision for the perpetual care and maintenance of such shrine. ‘‘SEC. 2. Nothing in this Act shall be deemed to change the name of the General Grant tree.’’ ADJUSTMENT OF BOUNDARIES AND RIGHTS Act June 5, 1942, ch. 333, §§ 1, 2, 56 Stat. 310, authorized the Secretary of the Interior to adjust the boundaries of privately owned lands in the General Grant grove section of Kings Canyon National Park in accordance with a survey made by the county surveyor of Tulare County, California; to amend existing patents or relin- quish or grant parcels of land therein according to said survey; and to pay from departmental appropriations Page 73 TITLE 16—CONSERVATION § 80d expenses of surveys and investigations necessary to carry out provisions of this act. § 80a–1. Lands excluded from Kings Canyon Na- tional Park and added to Sequoia National Forest For the purpose of improving the boundary of Kings Canyon National Park, California, and ex- cluding therefrom certain land that is no longer needed for park purposes, that particular area of the park, comprising approximately 160 acres, lying west of the section line between sections 21 and 22, and lying west of the section line be- tween sections 27 and 28, township 13 south, range 30 east, Mount Diablo meridian, is ex- cluded from the park. Land excluded from the park by this section on and after August 14, 1958 shall be a part of the Sequoia National Forest. (Pub. L. 85–666, § 1, Aug. 14, 1958, 72 Stat. 616.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was not enacted as part of act Mar. 4, 1940, ch. 40, 54 Stat. 41, which comprises this subchapter. § 80a–2. Lands excluded from Sequoia National Forest and added to Kings Canyon National Park For the purpose of facilitating park road maintenance, and to include in the park certain property that is desirable for future use and de- velopment, the following land situated in sec- tion 7, township 14 south, range 28 east, Mount Diablo meridian, is excluded from the Sequoia National Forest and added to the Kings Canyon National Park: East half northeast quarter, east half west half northeast quarter, northeast quarter south- east quarter, east half northwest quarter south- east quarter, and those portions of the southeast quarter southeast quarter and of the east half southwest quarter southeast quarter, lying north of the right-of-way of State Highway 180. (Pub. L. 85–666, § 2, Aug. 14, 1958, 72 Stat. 617.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was not enacted as part of act Mar. 4, 1940, ch. 40, 54 Stat. 41, which comprises this subchapter. § 80a–3. Lands excluded from Sierra National Forest and Sequoia National Forest and added to Kings Canyon National Park All lands in Tehipite Valley within the Sierra National Forest lying north of a line described as follows: Beginning at a point on the existing west boundary of the Kings Canyon National Park on the hydrographic divide on the southwest side of the Gorge of Despair in section 13, township 12 south, range 29 east, Mount Diablo base and meridian, being the crest of a ridge designated as Silver Spur; thence following the crest of Silver Spur westerly to the intersection with the west line of section 14, township 12 south, range 29 east; thence northwesterly in a straight line across the middle fork of the Kings River to the point of intersection of the right bank of a stream or intermittent stream and the 4,400-foot con- tour north of Tombstone Ridge, in section 15, township 12 south, range 29 east, being a point on the existing west boundary of the park; and all lands in the Cedar Grove area of the Se- quoia National Forest lying east of the west sec- tion lines of sections 11 and 14, township 13 south, range 30 east, Mount Diablo base and me- ridian, are hereby excluded from the said na- tional forests and made a part of the Kings Can- yon National Park, subject to all the laws and regulations applicable to such park. (Pub. L. 89–111, Aug. 6, 1965, 79 Stat. 446.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was not enacted as part of act Mar. 4, 1940, ch. 40, 54 Stat. 41, which comprises this subchapter. § 80b. Administration for public recreational pur- poses The National Park Service shall, under the rules and regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of the Interior, administer for public recreational purposes the lands withdrawn. (Mar. 4, 1940, ch. 40, § 3, 54 Stat. 44.) 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. § 80c. Motor-vehicle licenses for Sequoia National Park as applicable; limitation of privileges within park Any motor-vehicle license issued for Sequoia National Park shall be applicable to Kings Can- yon National Park, and vice versa: Provided, That in order to insure the permanent preserva- tion of the wilderness character of the Kings Canyon National Park the Secretary of the Inte- rior may, in his discretion, limit the character and number of privileges that he may grant within the Kings Canyon National Park. (Mar. 4, 1940, ch. 40, § 4, 54 Stat. 44; Aug. 17, 1950, ch. 730, 64 Stat. 458.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1950—Act Aug. 17, 1950, struck out last sentence which restricted concessionaires to a five-year term. § 80d. Administration, protection, and develop- ment The administration, protection, and develop- ment of the Kings Canyon National Park shall be exercised under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior by the National Park Service, subject to the provisions of the Act of August 25,