16 U.S.C. § 251 — Establishment; boundaries

Page 152 TITLE 16—CONSERVATION § 244 1 See References in Text note below. tablished by this subchapter, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized, in his discretion, to exchange federally owned lands within the Roo- sevelt recreational demonstration area project, located outside the boundaries of the park for State or privately owned lands of approximately equal value within the boundaries of the park, when in his opinion such action is in the inter- est of the United States, the title to any lands acquired under this section to be satisfactory to the Attorney General. Upon the vesting of title thereto in the United States, any lands acquired pursuant to this authorization shall become a part of the park and shall be subject to the laws applicable thereto. (Apr. 25, 1947, ch. 41, § 3, 61 Stat. 54.) § 244. Construction of log buildings; limitation on cost The Secretary of the Interior is further au- thorized to obtain by purchase or condemnation proceedings, as part of said Theodore Roosevelt National Park, lots 6 and 7, section 33, township 144 north, range 102 west; southeast quarter of southeast quarter, section 32, township 144 north, range 102 west; lots 4 and 5, section 4, township 143, range 102 west; and those parts of lot 1 and the southeast quarter of the northeast quarter, section 5, township 143 north, range 102 west, that lie north and east of a line running diagonally from the northwest corner of said lot 1 to the southeast corner of the southeast quar- ter of the northeast quarter of said section 5, and to reconstruct thereon the log ranch house thirty by sixty feet, the log blacksmith shop six- teen by twenty feet, one log stable sixteen by twenty feet, one log stable twenty by thirty feet, log dog house, three log rectangular cor- rals, and one log circular corral, as they existed at the time the premises were occupied by Theo- dore Roosevelt: Provided, That the total cost of such land and buildings shall not exceed $40,000. (Apr. 25, 1947, ch. 41, § 4, 61 Stat. 54; June 10, 1948, ch. 437, § 1, 62 Stat. 352; Pub. L. 95–625, title VI, § 610, Nov. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 3521.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1948—Act June 10, 1948, corrected the land description of Theodore Roosevelt’s Elkhorn Ranch. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries CHANGE OF NAME Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park redesig- nated Theodore Roosevelt National Park, pursuant to Pub. L. 95–625, title VI, § 610, Nov. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 3521, which is classified to section 241g of this title. § 245. Administration, protection, and develop- ment The Administration, protection, and develop- ment of the aforesaid park shall be exercised under the direction of the Secretary of the Inte- rior by the National Park Service, subject to the provisions of the Act of August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. 535), entitled ‘‘An Act to establish a National Park Service, and for other purposes’’,1 as amended. (Apr. 25, 1947, ch. 41, § 5, 61 Stat. 54.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The Act of August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. 535), entitled ‘‘An Act to establish 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 Procedure, 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. 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. § 246. Repealed. June 10, 1948, ch. 437, § 1, 62 Stat. 352 Section, act Apr. 25, 1947, ch. 41, § 6, 61 Stat. 54, re- lated to construction of a monument to Theodore Roo- sevelt. § 247. Homestead, mineral, and other rights un- affected That nothing herein contained shall affect any valid existing claim, location, or entry under the land laws of the United States, whether for homestead, mineral, right-of-way, or any other purposes whatsoever, or shall affect the right of any such claimant, locator, or entryman to the full use and enjoyment of his land. (Apr. 25, 1947, ch. 41, § 6, formerly § 7, 61 Stat. 54; renumbered § 6, June 10, 1948, ch. 437, § 1, 62 Stat. 352.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT Herein, referred to in text, means act Apr. 25, 1947, which was generally classified to this subchapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Ta- bles. The land laws of the United States, referred to in text, are classified generally to Title 43, Public Lands. SUBCHAPTER XXVII—OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK § 251. Establishment; boundaries The Mount Olympus National Monument es- tablished pursuant to proclamation of the Presi- dent dated March 2, 1909, is abolished, and the tracts of land in the State of Washington par- ticularly described as follows, to wit: Township 25 north, range 4 west, sections 5 to 8, 17 to 20, and 29 to 32, inclusive (unsurveyed); township 26 Page 153 TITLE 16—CONSERVATION § 251b north, range 4 west, sections 1 to 12, 17 to 20, and 29 to 32, inclusive (unsurveyed); township 27 north, range 4 west, sections 5 to 8, 17 to 20, and 29 to 36, inclusive (unsurveyed); township 28 north, range 4 west, sections 17 to 22, and 27 to 34, inclusive (unsurveyed); townships 25, 26, and 27 north, range 5 west (unsurveyed), township 28 north, range 5 west, sections 7 to 36, inclusive (unsurveyed); township 24 north, range 6 west, sections 3 to 10, 15 to 22, and 27 to 34, inclusive (unsurveyed); townships 25, 26, and 27 north, range 6 west (unsurveyed); township 28 north, range 6 west, sections 7 to 36, inclusive (unsurveyed); townships 24, 25, 26, and 27 north range 7 west (unsurveyed); township 28 north, range 7 west, sections 5 to 36, inclusive (unsurveyed); township 24 north, range 8 west, sections 1 to 18, inclusive (partly surveyed); townships 25, 26, 27, and 28 north, range 8 west (unsurveyed); township 29 north, range 8 west, sections 6, 7, 18, 19 to 21, and 28 to 33, inclusive (unsurveyed); township 30 north, range 8 west, sections 18, 19, 30, and 31 (partly surveyed); township 24 north, range 9 west, sections 1 2, 11, 12, 13, and 14 (partly surveyed); township 25 north, range 9 west (unsurveyed); township 26 north, range 9 west, sections 1 to 18, inclusive (unsurveyed) each half of section 19 (unsurveyed), sections 20 to 29, and 32 to 36, in- clusive (surveyed); townships 27 and 28 north, range 9 west (unsurveyed); township 29 north, range 9 west (partly surveyed); township 30 north, range 9 west, sections 13, 14, and 23 to 36, inclusive (partly surveyed); township 26 north, range 10 west, sections 1, 12, and 13 (surveyed); township 27 north, range 10 west, sections 1 to 6, inclusive, 12, 13, 24, 25, and 36 (surveyed); town- ship 28 north, range 10 west, south half section 7, south half section 8, south half section 9, south half section 10, south half section 11, south half section 12, sections 13 to 36, inclusive (unsurveyed) all west of the Willamette merid- ian, in Washington, are reserved and withdrawn from settlement, occupancy, or disposal under the laws of the United States and dedicated and set apart as a public park for the benefit and en- joyment of the people and shall be known as the Olympic National Park, and all lands formerly included in the Mount Olympus National Monu- ment and not included in the above description are transferred to and made a part of the Olym- pic National Forest. (June 29, 1938, ch. 812, § 1, 52 Stat. 1241.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries SHORT TITLE OF 2010 AMENDMENT Pub. L. 111–323, § 1, Dec. 22, 2010, 124 Stat. 3532, pro- vided that: ‘‘This Act [enacting provisions set out as a note under this section] may be cited as the ‘Hoh In- dian Tribe Safe Homelands Act’.’’ QUILEUTE TRIBE—REDESIGNATIONS AND CONVEYANCES Pub. L. 112–97, Feb. 27, 2012, 126 Stat. 257, provided for removal of certain Federal land in the Olympic Na- tional Park from the National Wilderness Preservation System and placement of certain land in trust for the benefit of the Quileute Indian Tribe to grant the Tribe access to land outside the tsunami zone and resolve a dispute over the northern boundary of their Reserva- tion. HOH INDIAN TRIBE SAFE HOMELANDS Pub. L. 111–323, §§ 2, 3(a)(1), Dec. 22, 2010, 124 Stat. 3532, provided that, effective Dec. 22, 2010, a parcel of Federal land of approximately 37 acres, administered by the Na- tional Park Service, and depicted on the Hoh Indian Tribe Safe Homelands Act Land Acquisition Map, is considered held in trust by the United States for the benefit of the Tribe and shall be excluded from the boundaries of Olympic National Park. LAND EXCHANGE WITH CITY OF TACOMA, WASHINGTON Pub. L. 102–436, title I, Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2217, pro- vided that if the city of Tacoma offered to convey to the United States approximately 45 acres of land lo- cated in the Soleduck and Quileute areas within the boundary of Olympic National Park, in exchange for approximately 30 acres of land adjacent to Lake Cushman as depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Proposed Boundary Revision Olympic National Park’’ and dated July 29, 1991, then the Secretary of the Interior was to carry out such exchange, provided Tacoma could de- liver clear and unencumbered title, and subject to the laws and regulations applicable to exchanges of land in the National Park System, adjustment of the Olympic National Park boundaries, and additional provisions excluding such exchange from affecting the operating level of Cushman Reservoir, rights of possible interve- nors in the Cushman Project, or fishing rights of the Skokomish Tribe or any other Indian tribe. [Pub. L. 104–134, title I, § 101(c) [title I, § 116], Apr. 26, 1996, 110 Stat. 1321–156, 1321–178; renumbered title I, Pub. L. 104–140, § 1(a), May 2, 1996, 110 Stat. 1327, re- quired the Department of the Interior to issue a spe- cific schedule for the completion of title I of Pub. L. 102–436 (formerly set out above) within 30 days after Apr. 26, 1996, and to complete the land exchange not later than Sept. 30, 1996.] ACQUISITION OF CERTAIN BUILDINGS, ETC.; APPROPRIATION Act Dec. 6, 1944, ch. 506, 58 Stat. 793, authorized the Secretary of the Interior to purchase buildings and fix- tures of the Olympic Recreation Company and the Olympic Chalet Company, and appropriated $35,000 for that purpose. § 251a. Additional lands Title to State, county, and private lands situ- ated north of the line between townships 27 and 28 north, Willamette base and meridian, Wash- ington, and within the boundaries of the Olym- pic National Park as now or hereafter estab- lished by proclamation of the President of the United States, shall be subject to acceptance under the provisions of section 485 of this title, and such lands when vested in the ownership of the United States shall be a part of the Olympic National Park subject to all laws and regula- tions applicable thereto. (Dec. 22, 1942, ch. 800, 56 Stat. 1070.) § 251b. Exchange of lands The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to exchange approximately six thousand six hun- dred eight and ninety-six one-hundredths acres of land adjacent to the Queets Corridor and Ocean Strip portions of Olympic National Park, which were originally acquired by the Federal Government for public works purposes, for lands and interest in lands not in Federal ownership within the exterior boundaries of the park: Pro- vided, That the lands so exchanged shall be of approximately equal value. (Pub. L. 85–455, § 1, June 11, 1958, 72 Stat. 185.)