Laws Relating to the National Park Ser\Tice the National Parks and Monuments
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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR HAROLD L. ICKES, Secretary NATIONAL PARK SERVICE ARNO B. CAMMERER, Director LAWS RELATING TO THE NATIONAL PARK SER\TICE THE NATIONAL PARKS AND MONUMENTS COMPILED BY HILLORY A. TOLSON Attorney, Branch of Lands and Use National Park Service UNITED STATES ·GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON : 1933 CONTENTS LAWS RELATING TO THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, THB NATIONAL PARKS AND MONUMENTS Page I. General legislation _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ __ 1 H. Legislation relating to the national parks: 1. Acadia National Park__________________________________ 215 2. Bryce Canyon National Park___________________________ 260 3. Carlsbad Caverns National Park________________________ 268 4. Crater Lake Natioilal Park __ _ _ _ __ __ __ __ _ __ __ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___ 111 5. General Grant. National Park__ _ __ __ _ _ _ __ __ __ _ __ _ __ _ _ ___ 48 6. Olacier National Park_________________________________ 137 7; Grand Canyon National Park___________________________ 205 8. Grand Teton National Park____________________________ 264 9. Great Smoky Mountains National Park__________________ 270 10. Hawaii National Park "___________________________ 169 11. Hot Springs National ParL____________________________ 219 12. Lassen Volcanic National Park__________________________ 186 13. Mesa Verde National Park_____________________________ 125 14. Mount McKinley National Park________________________ 200 15. Mount Rainier National Park___________________________ 101 16. Platt National Park_ __ __ ___ ___ __ __ ___ ____ ___ __ __ 118 17. Rocky Mountain National Park_________________________ 152 18. Sequoia National Park_________________________________ 48 19. Sullys Hill National Parkl______________________________ 277 20. Wind Cave National Park______________________________ 123 21. Yellowstone National Park __ _ _ _ __ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ __ __ __ _ ___ 25 22. Yosemite National Park n __ __ _ _ _ __ __ ___ _ __ _ _ __ __ __________ 63 23. Zion National Park _ ___ __ __ __ n 217 24. Morristown National Historical Park_ __ __ _ _ __ _ __ _ _ _ _ ____ 279 III. Legislation relating to proposed national parks: 1. Apostle Islands National Park__________________________ 291 2. Everglades National Park _ _ __________ 290 3. Grandfather Mountain National Park____________________ 283 4. Isle Royale National Park______________________________ 292 5. Mammoth Cave National Park_________________________ 287 6. Shenandoah National Park_ _____ ____ _________ 283 7. Upper Mississippi National Park ___ ___________ 291 IV. Legislation relating to the national monumenta___________________ 294 I Trau8ferred to the Department of Agr1cu1ture by Act of Maroh 8, 1931(411Btat. UOG).to be malntelned. 88 the Bull,. Hill ~a&naI Game Prmerve. m I. GENERALLEGISLATION Page Act of February 15, 1901, relating to rights of way through oartliin parkr., reservation,;, and other public lanus_ __ _ __ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ __ __ __ _ __ _ ____ 2 Excerpt from Department of Agriculture appropriation act of March 4, 1911, authorizing heads of departments to grant casements for not to exceed 50 years for rights of way through public lands o\'er which. they _ _ _ have j urisdict.ion __ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3 Act of March 3, 1\)21, amending Federal Water Power Act of June 10, 1920 (41 Stat. 1063), to provide that no permits for work under that act shall be granted in national parks and monuments without specific authorit.y of Congress ________.._________ ____________._____ 4 Act of February 6, 1905, providing for the protection of public forest reserves and national parks of the United States___________________ 4 Excerpts from act of March 4, 1909, codifying, revising, and amending the penal laws of.the United States relative to 'timber depredations, etc., on public lands _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ 5 Excerpts from act of June 25, 1910, providing punishment for t.imber depredations on reservations or Indian lands and for failure to ex- __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ __ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ tinguish fircs thereon 7 Act of June 15, 1933, amending section 289 of the Criminal Code of the Unit.ed States relative to adoption of State laws for punishment of __ _ __ __ _ _ __ __ _ _ _ __ _ __ __ wrongful acts, etc .. __ _ _ _ _ __ __ _ __ _.. _ _ _ __ _ _ .. 8 Excerpt from Sundry Civil Act of August 24, 1912, limiting cost of build- ings in the national parks to $1,000, except under express authority of _ _ _ __ __ __ _ _ _ Congress_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 8 Excerpt from Sundry Civil Act of July I, 1918, increasing limitation of cost of buildings in the national parks to $] ,500, except under express authority of Congress __________ ________________________ 8 Excerpt from Sundry Civil Act of August 24, 1912, authorizing certain officers of the national parks and other Government reservations, etc., to administer oaths to expense accounts __ ___ ___ __ __ __ _ __ ___ ____ 9 Act of August 25,1916, establishing the National Park Service_________ 9 Excerpt from act of June 2, 1920, relative to punishment for violation of rules and regulations authorized by act of August 25, 1916, establishing _ the National Park Service_ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ~ __ ___ _ __ ____ 11 Excerpt from Interior Department Appropriation Act of March 7, 1928, relative to I1;ranting of privileges, leases, and permits for accommoda- tion of public within national parks and national monuments_ _____~_ 11 Excerpt from Sundry Civil Act of June 12, 1917, providing that all revenues of na.tional parks, except Hot. Springs Reserva.tion, shall be covered into the Treasury to the credit of miscellaneous receipts______.._______ 12 Excerpt from Interior Department Appropriation Act of May 24, 1922, providing that all revenues of Hot Springs National Park shall be cov- ered into the Treasury to the credit of miscellaneous receipts_ _________ 12 Act of July 3, 1926, to facilitate and simplify the work of the National Park ServicC\_ _ _ _._ ______ ____ _.. _______________.. __________________ 12 Excerpt. from act of February 25, 1920, promoting the. mining of coal, phosphate, potassium, oil, oil shale, gas, and helium on the public domain________________________________________________________ 13 Excerpt from Sundry Civil Act of June 5, 1920, authorizin!l; acceptance of donated lands, etc., for national parks and monument.s_:_____________ 13 Excerpt from act of November 9, 1921, providing that highways .in national parks or in military or naval reservations shah not be taken over by the Secretary of Agriculture_ __ __ ___ ___ __ _____ ______ 13 Excerpts from act of April 9, 1924, authorizing construction, reconstruc- t.ion, and improvement of roads and trails, inclusive of necessary bridges, in national parks and monuments, and for the transfer of Army road material distributed under the Highway Act________________________ 14 1 2 LAWS FOR NAT. PARK SERVICE, PARKS, & MONUMENTS Pare Act of January 31, 1931, amending "ct of April 9, ~924, so as to provide for national park approaches_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _____________ 14 Exceryt from deficiency act of March 4, 1931, providing" for inclusion of natIonal monument approaches in provisions of act of April 9; 1924, as amended by act of January 31, 1931-______________________________ 15 Exceryt from act of July 21, 1932, providing for construction of roads in natIonal parkt! and monuments and approach roads thereto of not less than 8 miles which cross lands wholly or to extent of 90 per centum owned by the United States______________________________________ 16 Act of September 20, 1922, providing for the protection of timber owned by the United States from fire, disease, or ravages of beetles or other insects_________________________________________________________ 16 Excerpts from Interior Department Appropriation Act of January 24, 1923, providing for purchases of supplies and services not exceeding $50 by the National Park Service in the open market without advertising and for exchanges for new equipment__ __ _________ _____ 16 Excerpt from Interior Department Appropriation Act of January 12, 1927, providing for purchases of supplies and services not exceeding $100 by the National Park Service in the open market without adver- tising__________________________________________________________ 17 Excerpts from Interior Department Appropriation Act of May 10,1926, authorizing contracts for medical attention and service. for National Park employees, and making appropriations for administration, etc., of national parks and monuments available for expense of depositing public moneys_ _ _ __ ___ _ __ __ _ _ ~_ ___ __ __ _ _ _ _ _ ___ _ ___ __ _ _ __ _ ___ _ ___ 17 Act of February I, 1928, concerning actions on account of death or personal injury within places under exclusive jurisdiction of the United States__ 17 Excerpt from Interior Department Appropriation Act of March 7, 1928, providing that funds available for equipment purchases may be used to purchase waterproof footwear.