16 U.S.C. § 110d — Mount Rainier National Park Boundary

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 Page 90 TITLE 16—CONSERVATION § 111 part of Mount Rainier National Park in accord- ance with applicable laws and regulations. (Pub. L. 108–312, § 3, Oct. 5, 2004, 118 Stat. 1194.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries SHORT TITLE For short title of Pub. L. 108–312, which enacted this section, as the Mount Rainier National Park Boundary Adjustment Act of 2004, see section 1 of Pub. L. 108–312, set out as a note under section 91 of this title. FINDINGS Pub. L. 108–312, § 2, Oct. 5, 2004, 118 Stat. 1194, provided that: ‘‘The Congress finds the following: ‘‘(1) The Carbon River watershed within Pierce County in the State of Washington has unique quali- ties of ecological, economic, and educational impor- tance, including clean water, productive salmon streams, important wildlife habitat, active geologic processes, outdoor recreational opportunities, scenic beauty, educational opportunities, and diverse eco- nomic opportunities. ‘‘(2) Mount Rainier National Park is one of the pre- mier attractions in the State of Washington, pro- viding recreational, educational, and economic oppor- tunities that will be enhanced by the construction of new campgrounds and visitor contact facilities in the Carbon River valley outside old-growth forest habi- tats and above the flood plain. ‘‘(3) Coordination of management across national forest and national park lands in this corridor will enhance the conservation of the forest ecosystem and public enjoyment of these public lands. ‘‘(4) Protection and development of historic and recreational facilities in the Carbon River valley, such as trails and visitor centers, can be facilitated by the National Park Service.’’ SUBCHAPTER XII—MESA VERDE NATIONAL PARK § 111. Establishment; boundaries There is reserved from settlement, entry, sale, or other disposal and set apart as a public res- ervation, all those certain tracts, pieces and parcels of land lying and being situated in the State of Colorado, within the boundaries de- scribed as follows: Beginning at a point on the north boundary of the Southern Ute Indian Reservation in south- western Colorado where the north quarter cor- ner of unsurveyed fractional section 2, township 34 north, range 15 west, ‘‘south of the Ute bound- ary’’, intersects the same; thence south to the south quarter corner of unsurveyed section 26, said township; thence west to the southwest cor- ner of unsurveyed section 25, township 34 north, range 16 west; thence north to the northwest corner of unsurveyed fractional section 1 said township and range; thence west to the south- east corner of fractional section 12, township 34 north, range 16 west, ‘‘north of the Ute bound- ary’’; thence north to the northwest corner of section 19, township 35 north, range 15 west; thence east to the southwest corner of the southeast quarter of section 16, said township; thence north to the northwest corner of the southeast quarter of said section; thence east to the southwest corner of the northeast quarter of section 13, said township; thence north to the northwest corner of the northeast quarter of said section; thence east to the southwest corner of section 7, township 35 north, range 14 west; thence north to the northwest corner of said sec- tion; thence east to the southwest corner of sec- tion 5, said township; thence north to the north- west corner of said section; thence east to the northeast corner of said section; thence south to the southeast corner of the northeast quarter of said section; thence east to the northeast corner of the southwest quarter of section 4, said town- ship; thence south to the northwest corner of the southeast quarter of section 16, said town- ship; thence east to the northeast corner of the southeast quarter of said section; thence south to the northwest corner of section 22, said town- ship; thence east to the northeast corner of said section; thence south to the northwest corner of section 26, said township; thence east along the north section line of section 26 to the east bank of the Rio Mancos: thence in a southeasterly di- rection along the east bank of the Rio Mancos to its intersection with the northern boundary line of the Southern Ute Indian Reservation, thence west along said Indian reservation boundary to its intersection with the range line between ranges 14 and 15 west, the place of be- ginning. Said park shall be known as Mesa Verde Na- tional Park. (June 29, 1906, ch. 3607, §§ 1, 2, 34 Stat. 616, 617; June 30, 1913, ch. 4, § 1, 38 Stat. 83.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section is based on sections 1 and 2 of act June 29, 1906, and a portion of section 1 of act June 30, 1913. The first sentence to the colon is from a part of sec- tion 1 of act June 29, 1906. The second paragraph is from section 1 of act June 30, 1913. It extended the park on the south and described the boundaries as thus changed, thereby superseding the description contained in section 1 of act June 29, 1906. Section 1 of act June 30, 1913, also recited that the lands added to the park by its provisions were lands re- linquished by Indians pursuant to an agreement incor- porated and ratified therein. The agreement was one dated May 10, 1911, with the Wiminuche Band of South- ern Ute Indians. The last sentence of this section is taken from sec- tion 2 of act June 29, 1906, which is also the source of section 112 of this title. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries MESA VERDE NATIONAL PARK BOUNDARY CHANGE Pub. L. 110–161, div. F, title I, § 133, Dec. 26, 2007, 121 Stat. 2123, provided that: ‘‘(a) ACQUISITION OF LAND.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may acquire the land or an interest in the land described in subsection (b) for addition to the Mesa Verde National Park. ‘‘(2) MEANS.—An acquisition of land under para- graph (1) may be made by donation, purchase from a willing seller with donated or appropriated funds, or exchange. ‘‘(b) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The land referred to in subsection (a)(1) is the approximately 360 acres of land adjacent to the Park, as generally depicted on the map, entitled ‘Mesa Verde National Park Proposed Boundary Adjustment’, numbered 307/80,180, and dated March 1, 2007. ‘‘(c) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map shall be on file and available for inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service. ‘‘(d) BOUNDARY MODIFICATION.—The boundary of the Park shall be revised to reflect the acquisition of the land under subsection (a).