16 U.S.C. § 402a — Utah National Park; change of name to

Page 222 TITLE 16—CONSERVATION § 402 Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries CHANGE OF NAME ‘‘Utah National Park’’ changed to ‘‘Bryce Canyon Na- tional Park’’ by section 1 of act Feb. 25, 1928, classified to section 402a of this title. § 402. Existing claims, locations, or entries not af- fected; exchange of lands Nothing herein contained shall affect any valid claim, location, or entry existing under the land laws of the United States prior to June 7, 1924, whether for homestead, mineral, right- of-way, or any other purpose whatsoever, or shall affect the rights of any such claimant, lo- cator, or entryman to the full use and enjoy- ment of his land. The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to exchange, in his discretion, alienated lands in Bryce Canyon National Park for unappropriated and unreserved public lands of equal value and approximately equal area in the State of Utah outside of said park. (June 7, 1924, ch. 305, § 3, 43 Stat. 594; Feb. 25, 1928, ch. 102, § 1, 45 Stat. 147.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT Herein, referred to in text, means act June 7, 1924, which is classified to sections 346, 401 and 402 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables. The land laws of the United States, referred to in text, are classified generally to Title 43, Public Lands. CODIFICATION The last sentence of this section as originally enacted is expressly applicable also to Zion National Park. See section 346 of this title. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries CHANGE OF NAME ‘‘Utah National Park’’ changed to ‘‘Bryce Canyon Na- tional Park’’ by section 1 of act Feb. 25, 1928, classified to section 402a of this title. § 402a. Utah National Park; change of name to Bryce Canyon National Park The area within the State of Utah described in section 401 of this title, providing for the estab- lishment of the Utah National Park, shall be, when established as a national park, known as the Bryce Canyon National Park. (Feb. 25, 1928, ch. 102, § 1, 45 Stat. 147.) § 402b. Additions to park The east half east half section 25, township 36 south, range 4 west; the east half and southwest quarter section 20, and all of sections 21, 29, and 30, township 36 south, range 3 west; all of sec- tions 24 and 25, township 37 south, range 4 west; and all of sections 19 and 30, township 37 south, range 3 west, Salt Lake meridian, are excluded from the Powell National Forest and made a part of the Bryce Canyon National Park, subject to the provisions of sections 346, 401, and 402 of this title. (Feb. 25, 1928, ch. 102, § 2, 45 Stat. 147; May 12, 1928, ch. 533, § 2, 45 Stat. 502.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1928—Act May 12, 1928, corrected description of land in section 20 by inserting ‘‘and’’ between ‘‘east half’’ and ‘‘southwest quarter’’. § 402c. Further additions to park Unsurveyed sections 28 and 33, township 36 south, range 3 west, and section 20, township 37 south, range 3 west, Salt Lake meridian, public lands of the United States, are added to and made a part of the Bryce Canyon National Park subject to the provisions of sections 346, 401, and 402 of this title. (Feb. 25, 1928, ch. 102, § 3, 45 Stat. 147.) § 402d. Extension of boundaries; laws applicable For the purpose of preserving in their natural state the outstanding scenic features to the south and west of Bryce Canyon National Park, the President of the United States is authorized, upon the joint recommendation of the Secre- taries of Interior and of Agriculture, to add to the Bryce Canyon National Park, in the State of Utah, by Executive proclamation, any or all of unsurveyed townships 37 and 38 south, range 4 west, Salt Lake meridian, not included in said park, on June 13, 1930, and all the lands added to said park pursuant hereto shall be, and are, made subject to all laws, rules, and regulations applicable to and in force in the Bryce Canyon National Park. (June 13, 1930, ch. 480, § 1, 46 Stat. 582.) § 402e. Application of Federal Power Act The provisions of the Federal Power Act [16 U.S.C. 791a et seq.] shall not apply to lands in- cluded in the Bryce Canyon National Park on June 13, 1930, nor to any lands added to said park under the authority of section 402d of this title. (June 13, 1930, ch. 480, § 2, 46 Stat. 583.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The Federal Power Act, referred to in text, was in the original the ‘‘Act of June 10, 1920, known as the Federal Water Power Act,’’ and was redesignated as 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 classified 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. § 402f. Further additions to park For the purpose of preserving in their natural state the outstanding scenic features thereon and for the purpose of rounding out the bound- ary of the Bryce Canyon National Park, the President of the United States is authorized, upon the joint recommendation of the Secre- taries of Interior and of Agriculture, to add to said park by Executive proclamation any or all of the following-described lands in the State of Utah, which shall thereupon become and be a part of said park subject to all laws and regula- tions applicable thereto, to wit: South half southwest quarter section 2, south half south