16 U.S.C. § 192b — Addition of lands

Page 117 TITLE 16—CONSERVATION § 192b quarter of the southeast quarter of said section; thence southerly, passing through the southwest corner of the southeast quarter of the southeast quarter of said section, to the southwest corner of the northeast quarter of the northeast quar- ter of section 29, said township; thence easterly to the southeast corner of the northeast quarter of the northeast quarter of said section; thence southerly to the southwest corner of the north- west quarter of section 28, said township; thence easterly to the southeast corner of the south- west quarter of the northwest quarter of said section; thence northerly to the northeast cor- ner of the southwest quarter of the northwest quarter of said section; thence easterly, passing through the southeast corner of the northeast quarter of the northeast quarter of said section, to the southeast corner of the northeast quarter of the northeast quarter of section 27, said town- ship; thence northerly along section line to the northeast corner of said section; thence westerly along section line to the southeast corner of the southwest quarter of the southwest quarter of section 22, said township; thence northerly to the northeast corner of the northwest quarter of the northwest quarter of said section; thence westerly along section lines to the southeast corner of the southwest quarter of section 16, said township; thence northerly to the northeast corner of the southeast quarter of the southwest quarter of said section; thence westerly to the northwest corner of the southwest quarter of the southwest quarter of said section; thence north- erly along section line to the center line of the north branch of Fall River; thence northwest- erly along the center line of the north branch of Fall River to the west line of the east half of the east half of section 17, said township; thence southerly to the northeast corner of the south- west quarter of the southeast quarter of said section; thence westerly to the northwest corner of the southwest quarter of the southeast quar- ter of said section; thence southerly to the southwest corner of the southeast quarter of said section; thence westerly along section line to the southeast corner of section 18, said town- ship; thence northerly along section line to the northeast corner of said section; thence easterly along section line to the northwest corner of section 16, said township; thence southerly along section line to the southwest corner of the northwest quarter of the northwest quarter of said section; thence easterly to the northwest corner of the southwest quarter of the northeast quarter of said section; thence southerly to the southwest corner of the northeast quarter of said section; thence easterly, passing through the southeast corner of the northeast quarter of said section, to the northwest corner of the northeast quarter of the southwest quarter of section 15, said township; thence southerly to the southwest corner of the northeast quarter of the southwest quarter of said section; thence easterly to the southeast corner of the northeast quarter of the southwest quarter of said section; thence northerly to the southwest corner of the northeast quarter of said section; thence eas- terly on midsection lines to the southeast cor- ner of the northwest quarter of section 18, town- ship 5 north, range 72 west; thence northerly to the southwest corner of the northwest quarter of the northeast quarter of said section; thence easterly to the southeast corner of the northeast quarter of the northeast quarter of said section; thence northerly along section lines to the northeast corner of section 7, said township; thence westerly along section line to the south- east corner of the southwest quarter of section 6, said township; thence northerly to the north- east corner of the southeast quarter of the southwest quarter of said section; thence west- erly to the northwest corner of the southwest quarter of the southwest quarter of said section; thence northerly to the northwest corner of said section, being a point on the present east bound- ary line of Rocky Mountain National Park and the end of the change of said boundary: Provided, however, That the following lands shall remain and be a part of the Rocky Mountain National Park: The northwest quarter of the northeast quarter and the east half of the northeast quar- ter of the northwest quarter of section 34, town- ship 5 north, range 73 west; all of that portion of the following described lands located in town- ship 4 north, range 73 west, lying west of the hy- drographic divide that forms the eastern bound- ary of the watershed of Cow Creek and of Aspen Brook; the east half of the northeast quarter of section 35; the east half of the southeast quarter and the southeast quarter of the northeast quar- ter of section 26; section 24; section 25; the east half of section 23: Provided further, That those portions of the following-described lands that are hereby excluded from the Rocky Mountain National Park, are transferred to and made a part of the Colorado National Forest, subject to all laws and regulations applicable to National Forests; the northwest quarter of the northeast quarter and northeast quarter of the northwest quarter, section 33, township 7 north, range 74 west; section 6, township 5 north, range 72 west; the southeast quarter of the southeast quarter of section 34, township 5 north, range 73 west; sections 3, 10, and 15, township 4 north, range 73 west. (June 9, 1926, ch. 515, § 1, 44 Stat. 712.) § 192b. Addition of lands The President of the United States is author- ized, upon the recommendation of the Secretary of the Interior, and with respect to lands located in a national forest upon the joint recommenda- tion of the Secretaries of the Interior and of Ag- riculture, to add to the Rocky Mountain Na- tional Park, in the State of Colorado, by Execu- tive proclamation any or all of the following-de- scribed lands, to wit: Sections 5 and 6, township 3 north, range 75 west. All of section 3 except the northeast quarter northeast quarter; all of section 4; north half, north half southeast quarter, southwest quarter southeast quarter section 5; north half, north- west quarter southwest quarter section 9; north half, northeast quarter southwest quarter, southeast quarter section 10; northeast quarter, north half southeast quarter section 15, in town- ship 4 north, range 73 west. North half, southwest quarter, northwest quarter southeast quarter section 17; south half southwest quarter, southwest quarter southeast Page 118 TITLE 16—CONSERVATION § 192b–1 quarter section 20; south half northeast quarter, southeast quarter northwest quarter, south half section 28; all of section 29 except northeast quarter northeast quarter; east half section 32; all of section 33; southwest quarter northeast quarter, northwest quarter northwest quarter, south half northwest quarter, southwest quar- ter, west half southeast quarter, southeast quar- ter southeast quarter section 34, in township 5 north, range 73 west. All of sections 6, 7, and 18; that portion of sec- tion 19 lying outside of park boundary, in town- ship 5 north, range 75 west. All of sections 1, 2, 11, 12, 13, 14, 23, and 24; those portions of sections 3 and 10 lying east of the Continental Divide; that portion of section 15 lying east of the Continental Divide and on the eastern slope of Mount Nimbus; and that portion of section 22 lying on the eastern slope of Baker Mountain, in township 5 north, range 76 west. All of sections 19, 30, and 31; that portion of section 20 lying outside of the park boundary and south of the boundary line between Larimer and Grand Counties; that part of sections 17 and 18 lying south of the boundary line between Larimer and Grand Counties and the Conti- nental Divide and that part of section 29 lying outside the park boundary, in township 6 north, range 75 west. All of sections 25, 26, 35, and 36; those portions of sections 13, 22, 23, 24, 27, and 34 lying east of the Continental Divide, in township 6 north, range 76 west; and all the lands added to said park pursuant hereto are made subject to all laws, rules, and regulations applicable to and in force in the Rocky Mountain National Park. (June 21, 1930, ch. 561, § 1, 46 Stat. 791.) Executive Documents PROC. NO. 3144. ENLARGING ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK Proc. No. 3144, June 27, 1956, 21 F.R. 4783, provided: NOW, THEREFORE, I, DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER, President of the United States of America, do proclaim that the lands hereinafter described are hereby added to the Rocky Mountain National Park, in the State of Colorado, and shall, upon acquisition of title thereto by the United States, become subject to the provisions of the act entitled ‘‘An Act to establish a National Park Service, and for other purposes,’’ approved August 25, 1916, 39 Stat. 535 ([former] 16 U.S.C. §§ 1–3) [see 18 U.S.C. 1865(a), 54 U.S.C. 100101(a), 100301 et seq., 100751(a), 100752, 100753, 102101], and all acts supplementary there- to and amendatory thereof, and all other laws and rules and regulations applicable to such park: SIXTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN T. 5 N., R. 73 W., Sec. 33, S1⁄2NE1⁄4, SE1⁄4SE1⁄4, and N1⁄2SE1⁄4; Sec. 34, N1⁄2SW1⁄4NE1⁄4, N1⁄2SE1⁄4NW1⁄4, SW1⁄4NW1⁄4, and NW1⁄4SW1⁄4. PROC. NO. 3374. ENLARGING ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK Proc. No. 3374, Sept. 23, 1960, 25 F.R. 9284, provided: NOW, THEREFORE, I, DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER, President of the United States of America, under and by virtue of the authority vested in me by the said act of June 21, 1930 [this section], do proclaim that the lands hereinafter described shall be, and they are here- by, added to and reserved as a part of the Rocky Moun- tain National Park, in the State of Colorado; and such lands shall be subject to the provisions of the act enti- tled ‘‘An Act to establish a National Park Service, and for other purposes,’’ approved August 25, 1916, 39 Stat. 535 ([former] 16 U.S.C. 1–3) [see 18 U.S.C. 1865(a), 54 U.S.C. 100101(a), 100301 et seq., 100751(a), 100752, 100753, 102101], and all acts supplementary thereto and amend- atory thereof, and all other laws and rules and regula- tions applicable to such park: SIXTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN T. 4 N., R. 73 W., section 9, northwest quarter southwest quarter. § 192b–1. Exchange of lands Upon submission of satisfactory evidence of title the Secretary of the Interior is authorized, in his discretion, to accept title on behalf of the United States to the following described land conveyed to William W. Kiskadden by warranty deed numbered 174403 from Mrs. Arah Chapman, recorded August 24, 1916, in book 339, page 231, records of Larimer County, Colorado: Beginning at the northeast corner of the southwest quarter of section 31, township 5 north, range 73 west, sixth principal meridian, Colorado; thence south four hundred and eighty feet; thence west two hundred feet; thence north 27 degrees 30 minutes west five hundred and forty-one feet; thence east four hundred and fifty feet to the place of begin- ning, containing approximately three and fifty- eight one-hundredths acres, and in exchange therefor to issue a patent for that portion of the northeast quarter of the southwest quarter and that portion of the southeast quarter of the northwest quarter of section 31, township 5 north, range 73 west, sixth principal meridian, Colorado, more particularly described as fol- lows: Beginning at a point from whence the cen- ter quarter-section corner of section 31 bears south 79 degrees no minutes east, three hundred and sixty and nine-tenths feet; thence south four hundred and eighty feet to a point from whence the east quarter corner of section 31 bears north 79 degrees 22 minutes east, two thousand six hundred and seventy-three and six-tenths feet; thence west two hundred feet; thence north 27 degrees 30 minutes west, five hundred and forty- one feet; thence east four hundred and fifty feet to the point of beginning, containing approxi- mately three and five-tenths acres: Provided, That the land conveyed to the United States, other than the land to be patented, shall, upon acceptance of title thereto, become a part of the Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, and become subject to all laws and regulations appli- cable to said park. (July 14, 1945, ch. 296, 59 Stat. 466.) § 192b–2. Addition of lands The following-described lands, comprising ap- proximately one hundred and forty acres, are added to Rocky Mountain National Park and shall be subject to all laws and regulations ap- plicable to said park: SIXTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN Township 5 north, range 73 west, section 27, southwest quarter northwest quarter, and west half southwest quarter; section 34, west half northeast quarter northwest quarter. (Aug. 24, 1949, ch. 501, § 1, 63 Stat. 626.)