legislation relating to proposed national parks

m. LEGISLATION RELATING TO PROPOSED NATIONAL PARKS1. GRANDFATHER MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK

Excerpt from Sundry Civil Act of June 12, 19'17, authorizing acceptanceof lands in western North Carolina for park purposes_ _____ __ _____ ___

2. SHENANDOAH NATIONAL PARK

Act of February 21, 1925, providing for the securing of lands in thesouthern Appalachian Mountains and Mammoth Cave regions ofKentucky for perpetual preservation as national parks_ h _ _ n _ n __ _ __

Act of May 22, 1926, providing for the establishment of the ShenandoahNational Park in the State of Virginia, and specifying the minimumarea (250,000 acres) to be administered and protected by the NationalPark Service ~_________________

Act of February 16, 1928, estahlishing a minimum area (327,000 acres) forthe Shenandoah National Park to be administered and protected bythe National Park Service___ _ _ n _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ n _ _ _ __

Act of February 4, 1932, establishing a minimum area (160,000 acres) forthe Shenandoah National Park to be administered and protected by theNational Park Service, and authorizing acceptance of lands tenderedwithout cost to the United States within the area of that park subjectto leases entered int~)and granted as part consideration in purchasingsaid lands for tender to the United States for park purposesnn______

Act of Legislature of Virginia, approved March 22, 1928, ceding to theUnited States exclusive jurisdiction over the Shenandoah NationalPark in the State of Virginia uh_hnnn uh____________

3. MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK

Act of February 21, 1925, providing for the securing of lands in the south-ern Appalachian Mountains and Mammoth Cave regions of Kentuckyfor perpetual preservation as national parks__ __ __ _ _ _ n _ _ _ __ _ _ h _ n __

Act of May 25, 1926, providing for the e!'tablishment of the MammothCave National Park in the State of Kentucky, and specifying the mini-mum area (20,000 acres) to be administered and protected by theNational Park Service _ _ _ n _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ n _ _ n_ _ _ __ _ _ n _ _ _ ___

Act of February 4, 1932, authorizing acceptance of lands tendered with-out cost to the United States within the area of the Mammoth CaveNational Park subject to leases entered into and granted as part con-sideration in purchasing said lands for tender to the United States forpark purposes___________________________________________________

4. .EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK

Act of March 1, 1929, authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to investi-gate and report to Congress on the advisability and practicability ofestablishing the Everglades National Park in the State of Florida _ _ __

5. ApOSTLE ISLANDS NATIONAL PARK

Act of May 9, 1930, authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to inves-tigate .and report to Congress on the advisability and practicability ofestablishing the Apostle Islands National Park in the State of Wis-consin__________________________________________________________

6. UPPER MISSISSIPPI NATIONALPARKAct of June 14, 1930, authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to investi-gate and report to Congress on the advisability and practicability ofestablishing the Upper Mississippi National Park in the States of Iowa,Illinois, Wisconsin, and Minnesota_ _ _ _ h __ _ __ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ .

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7. ISLE ROYALE NATIONAL PARKPage

Act of March 3, 1931, providing for the establishment of the Isle RoyaleNation!l-l Park in the State of Michigan____________________________

Act of February 4, 1932, authorizing the acceptance of lands tenderedwithout cost to the United States within the area of the Isle RoyaleNational Park subject to leases entered into and granted as part con-sideration in purchasing said lands for tender to the United States forpark purposeB ~_____________________----.

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1. Grandfather Mountain National ParkExcerpt from "An Act Making appropriations for sundry civil ex-penses of the Government for the fiscal year ending lune 30,1918, and for other purposes," approved lune 12, 1917 (40 Stat.152)The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to accept Acceptanceof

for Park Pur l)oses an y 'lands and ri ghts of wa y includin g lands for park, purposes.the Grandfather Mountain, near or adjacent to the Gov-ernment forest reserve in western North Carolina.(U.S. C., title 16, sec. 453.)

2. Shenandoah National Park

An Act To provide for the securing of lands in the southern Ap-palachian Mountains and in the Mammoth Cave regions of Xen-tucky for perpetual preservation as national parks, approvedFebruary 21, 1925 (43 Stat. 958)

Be it enacted by the Se1ULte and House of Repre-sentatives of the United States of .America in OO1l-g'ressassembled, That the Secretary of the Interior is herebyautporized and directed to determine the boundaries andarea of such portion of the Blue Ridge Mountains ofVirginia lying east of the South Fork of the Shenan-doah River and between Front Royal on the north andWaynesboro on the south as may be recommended byhim to be acquired and administered as a national park, NationalParks.to be known as the Shenandoah National Park and such De.terminationof. f h S k M . I . . T ' d areas to be-ac-portIOn 0 t e mo y ountams ymg m ennessee an quiredfor Shen-North Carolina as may be recommended by him to be s~~~,~~_andacquired and administered as a national park, to be ~~. TWIll.andknown as the Smoky Mountains National Park, and in "the Mammoth Cave regions of Kentucky and also such LandsinMam-other lands in the southern Appalachian Mountains as ~~~~~rK::in his judgment should be acquired and administered as tucky.etc.national parks, and to receive definite offers of donationsof lands and moneys, and to secure such options as in his Securingoptions.jud~ent may be considered reasonable and just for the etc.purchase of lands within said boundaries, and to reportto Congress thereon: Provided, That the Secretary of Proviao.the Interior may, for the purpose of carrying out theprovisions of this Act, appoint a commission of five Commissiontobe

b d f t t . f th I t . appointed.mem ers, compose 0 a represen a lve 0 e n enor (Referredt" inDepartment and four national park experts said four sec. 4, vol. 44, p.

b . h . (U' S C 6th 616. See p. 286.mem ers to serve WIt out compensatIOn. ...,supp., title 16, sec. 403c.)SEC. 2. A sum sufficient to secure options and to pay Amountauthor-

th f th '" . t ized for expenses.e necessary expenses 0 e commIsSIOn m carrymg outhe provisions of this Act, including the salary of one

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clerk to the commission at a rate not to exceed $2,000 perannum, necessary traveling expenses of the members ofthe commission, and $10 per diem in lieu of actual costof subsistence, in all, not to exceed $20,000 is herebyauthorized to be appropriated.

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An Act To provide for the establishment of the Shenandoah :Na.tional Park in the State of Virginia and the Great Smoky Moun-tain :National Park in the States of :North Carolina and Ten-nessee, and for other purposes, approved May 22, 1926 (44 Stat.616)

NationalParke. Be it enacted. by the Senate arid House of Repre8enta-Shenandoah, Va.,.

f h U . J S f A . . 0andGr~atSmokyhves 0 t e n~tetb tates 0 1ne7"lC(/)znongress as-Mountains,N.C.,sembled That when title to lands within the areas here-andTenn.,eet , .~ar :~' w~en inafter referred to shall have been vested in the Unitedve~:d i~r<b~tedStates in fee simple there shall be, and are hereby, estab-~~~~S.intheBluelished, dedicated, and set apart as public parks for theRidge,Va. Seebenefit and enjoyment of the people, the tract of land in¥~2t~~Great the Blue Ridge, in the State of Virginia, being approxi.~:t~~:,~un~ndmately five hundred and twenty-one thousand acres rec-Tenn:

. ommended by the Secretary of the Interior in his reportof April 14, 1926, which area, or any part or parts thereofas may be accepted on behalf of the United States inaccordance with the provisions hereof, shall be known asthe Shenandoah National Park; and the tract of landin the Great Smoky Mountains in the States of NorthCarolina and Tennessee being approximately seven hun-dred and four thousand acres, recommended by the Secre-tary of the Interior in his report of April 14, 1926, whicharea, or any part or parts thereof as may be accepted onbehalf of the United States in accordance with the pro-visiQns hereof, shall be known 3S the Great SmokyMountains National Park: Provided, That the UnitedStates shall not purchase by appropriation of publicmoneys any land within the aforesaid areas, but that suchlands shall be secured by the United States only by publicor' private donation. (U.S.C., 6th supp., title 16, sec.403.)SEC. 2. The Secretary of the Interior is hereby author-

ized, in his discretion, to accept as hereinafter providedon behalf of the United States title to the lands referredto in the previous section hereof and to be purchasedwith the $1,200,000 which has been subscribed by the

~crPtf'ice3t . State of Virginia and the Shenandoah National Parks~e~;ndo~hP~~kAssociation of Virginia and with other contributions forarea In Hrgima. the purchase of lands in the Shenandoah National Park

area, and with the $1,066,693 which has been subscribed byIn.SmokyMoun:the State of Tennessee and the Great Smoky Mountains~~~nn~~:~d InConservation Association and by the Great Smoky Moun-NorthCarolina. tains (Incorporated ) (North Carolina) and with other

contributions for the purchase of lands in the GreatSmoky Mountains National Park area. (U.S.C., 6thsupp., title 16, sec. 403a.)SEC. 3. That the adnlinistration, protection, and de-

velopment of the -aforesaid parks shall be exercised under

""avila.Lands to be ee-cured only bydonation.

LEGISLATION RELATING TO PROPOSED NAT. PARKS 285the direction of the Secretary of the Interior by theNational Park Service, subject to the provisions of the Nal1al P kAct of August 25, 1916, entitled "An Act to establish a servfc~toa':fmt...National Park Service and for other Pur poses" as iater,etc.,

., Vol.39,p, 535.amended: Pr()Vided, That the provisions of the Act ap- ~~~.proved June 10, 1920, known as the Federal Water Power WaterP~werAct

Act shall not app ly to these Parks: And P1'ovid.ed nvotl applicable., 0 . 41, p. 1068.fwrther, That the minimum area to be administered andprotected'by the National Park Service shall be for theShenandoah National Park area two hundred and fiftythousand acres 1 and for the Great Smoky MountainsNational Park area one hundred and fifty thousand acres:Provided further, That no general development of either Minimumanaof these areas shall be undertaken until a major portion Tecift:od'bof the remainder in such area shall have been accepted by cer:edbJo:eo-said Secretary. (U.S. C., 6th supp., title 16, sec. 403b.) ~!de.developmentSEC. 4. The Secretary of the Interior may £01' the pllr- crmmlssionem.

pose of carrying out the provisions of this Act employ ~o~~~i,p,968.the commission authorized by the Act approved February Seep,288.21, 1925. (U.S.C., 6th supp., title 16, sec. 403c.)

An Act To establish a minimum area for a Shenandoah NationalPark, for administration, protection, and general development bythe National Park Service, and for other purposes, approved Feb-ruary 16, 1928 (411Stat. 109)Be it enacted by the Senate and HOWle of Representa-

tives of the United States of America in Oongres8 as-bl d Th t t1. .. f d " t t ' Shenandoab Na.sem e, a Jle minimum area or a minis ra lon,_pro- tionalParkVa.

tection, and general development by the National Park M~bf;:: ~~of,Service in the Shenandoah National Park l the estab- ~ol.u, ~.'616,lishment of which is provided for by the ct of Con- m~ded BeePogress approved May 22, 1926 (Forty-fourth Statutes,page 616)~ be, and the same is hereby, established asthree hundred and twenty-seven thousand acres, and somuch of the said Act of May 22 1926, as is inconsistentherewith is hereby repealed. (U.S.C., 6th supp., title16, sec. 403d.)SEC. 2. That the Secretary of the Interior is hereby ~o:u~~

authorized to lease lands within the Shenandoah Na- G~ts0J~ndaIntional Park and Great Smoky Mountains National Park O=Smoty8Dfor periods not exceedin~ two years, upon such condi- MonntainsParks.tions as he may in his discretion deem J,>roper, to per-sons and educational or religious institutIOns occupyingsame or who had or claim to have had some interest inthe title to the same prior to the establishment of thepark. (U.S. C., 6th supp., title 16, sec. 403e.)An Act To establish a minimum area for a Shenandoah NationalPark, for administration, protection, and general development bythe National Park Service, and for other purposes, approved Feb-ruary 4, 1932 (47 Stat. 37)Be it enacted by the Senate and HOWle of Representa-

tives of the United States of America in Oonqress as-sembled, That the minimum area for administration,

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:;jtl~oahk.Na. protection, and general development by the NationalA~ foradevelOP'Park Service in the Shenandoah National Park, the~:: ~~~~~ establishment of which is provided for by the Act of~~li~ed. 616 Congress approved May 22, 1926 (44 Stat. 616), be, ands~'P. 2St . the same is hereby, established as one hundred and sixty:~p~~8R: 109. thousand acres, and so much of the said Act of May 22,

1926, and of the Act of February 16, 1928 (45 Stat. 109),as is inconsistent herewith is hereby repealed. (U.S.C.,6th supp., title 16, sec. 403d.)

~~:~ced ofb- SEC. 2. That the Secretary of the Interior be, and heJecttoIe:.&.BUis hereby, authorized in his discretion to accept title to

lands tendered without cost to the United States withihthe areas of the Shenandoah National Park, the GreatSmoky Mountains National Park, Mammoth Cave Na-tional Park, and the Isle Royale National Park, subjectto leases entered into and granted as part considerationin connection with the purchase of said land for tenderto the United States for park purposes, but not excMd-ing in length of term t4e life of the particular grantor

PrOWOI, or grantors: Provided, That said leases and the terms:M;v~ r~eBi:and conditions thereof shall have previously been sub-terior,required.mitted to and approved by said Secretary: And providedtutb'iri~to further, That he may lease upon such terms and condi,easean tions as he deems proper any lands within the aforesaid

areas when such use shall not be deemed by him incon-sistent with the purposes for which the lands were ac-quired on behalf of the United States, to persons, edu-cational or religious institutions, private corporations,associations, and partnerships previously occupyin~ suchland for terms not exceeding the particular lifetime inthe case of natural persons, and not exceeding twentyyears in all other cases, which latter leases may be re-newed in the discretion of said Secretary: And provided

Acceptance of f urther , That the Secretar y 0. f the Interior ma y acce p tlands subject toeasementa,etc. lands for these parks subject to reservations of rights ofway and easements. (U.S.C., 6th supp., title 16, sec.403f. )Act of General Assembly of Virginia ceding to the United Statesexclusive Jurisdiction over the Shenandoah National Park inthe State of Virginia, approved March 22, 1928 (Acts ofAssembly of Virginia, 1928, p. 983)

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia asfollow8 :

. * * * .SEC.7. The United States of America is authorized to

acquire by deed or conveyance pursuant to this act landor lands within the area specified and described in sec-tions three (3) and four (4) of this act, and exclusivejurisdiction shall be and the same is hereby ceded to theUnited States of America over and within all the terri-tory in the State of Virginia which is included ,withinthe area described in sections three (3) and four (4) of

LEGISLATION RELATING TO PROPOSED NAT, PARKS 287this act, and deeded and conveyed to it, pursuant to theterms and conditions of section six (6) of this act; saving,however, to the State of Virginia the right to serve civilor criminal process within the limits or the land or landsthus deeded or conveyed, in snits ar prosecutions for oron account of rights acquired, obligations incurred, orcrimes committed in said State outside of said land orlands, and on account of rights acquired, obligations in-curred, or crimes committed, on or within said lands,prior to the date of the giving or service of notice ashereinafter provided, of the assumption of police juris-diction over such land or lands by the United States; and,saving further, to the said State, the right to tax salesof gasoline and other motor vehicle fuels and oil for usein motor vehicles, and to tax persons and corporations,their franchises and properties, on land or lands deededor conveyed as aforesaia; and saving, also, to personsresiding in or on any of the land or lands deeded or con-veyed as aforesaid the right. to vote at all elections withinthe county in which said land or lands are located, uponlike terms and conditions and to the same extent as theywould be entitled to vote in such county had not suchlands been deeded or conveyed, as aforesaid, to the UnitedStates of America; provided, nevertheless, that suchjurisdiction shall not vest in the United States of Americaunless and until it, through the proper officer or officers,notifies the governor and through him the State ofVirginia, that the United States of America assumespolice jurisdiction o.ver the land or lands thus deeded andconveyed. Power is hereby expressly conferred on thecongress of the United States to enact such laws as itmay deem necessary for the acquisition of the said landswithin the area prescribed in sections three (3) and four(4) of this act, and further, to enact such laws and tomake and provide for the making o.f such rules and regu-lations, of both civil and criminal nature, and to provIdepunishment therefor, as in its judgment may be proper inthe exercise of the jurisdiction hereby conveyed.

* * * * *SEC. 9. An emergency existing, this act shall be inforce from its passage.

3. Mammoth Cave National ParkAn Act To provide for the securing of lands in the southern Ap-palachian Mountains and in the Mammoth Cave regions of Ken-tucky for perpetual preservation as national parks, approvedFebruary 21, 1925 (43 Stat, 958)Be it enacted by the Senate and H Oltse of Repl'e8cnta- NationalP~l'k.,,

f th U 't d S f A . , 0 DetelminatlOnt~ve8 0 "e 'm e tates 0 mcnca ~n ongl'CS8 as- of areas 10besembled, That the Secretary of the Interior is hereby Sh~~~r::o:~r Va

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Virginia lying east of the South Fork of the Shenan-doah River and between Front Royal on the north and'Vaynesboro on the south as may be recommended byhim to be acquired and administered as a national parlr,to be known as the Shenandoah National Park, and suchportion of the Smoky Mountains lying in Tennessee andNorth Carolina as may be recommended by him to beacquired and administered as a national park, to beknown as the Smoky Mountains National Park, andin the Mammoth Cave regions of Kentucky and alsosuch other lands'in the southern Appalachian Mountainsas in his judgment should be acquired and administeredas national parks, and to receive definite offers of dona-

Securingoptionstions of lands and moneys, and to secure such options asetc. 'in his judgment may be considered reasonable and just

:for the purchase of lands within said boundaries, andProvis/? to report to Congress thereon: Provided, That the Sec-Comrmssion to t f th I . f h :f .be allpointed. re ary 0 e ntenor may, or t e purpose 0 carrymg(Referredto In out the Provisions of this Act app omt a commission ofsee. 4, vol. U, ,p. 635. See five members, composed of a representative of the In-p.289.) terior Department and four national park exper~~ said

:four members to serve without compensation. ( U.S.C.,6th supp., title 16, sec. 403c.)

Amoi~at SEC. 2. A sum sufficient to secure options and to pay:~~:s. or ex-the necessary expenses of the commission in carrying out

the provisions of this Act, including the salary of oneclerk to the, commission at a rate not to exceed $2,000per annum, necessary traveling expenses of the membersof the commission, and $10 per diem in lieu of actualcost of subsistence, in all, not to exceed $20,000 is herebya.uthorized to be appropriated.

An Act To provide for the establishment of the Mammoth CaveNational Park in the State of Kentucky, and for other purposes,approved May 25, 1928 (44 Stat. 835)

National Park. Be it enacted by the Senate and lIouse Of Re presenta-Mammotb Cave, . . .l{y.,.et apart tives of the United States of Amerwa ~n Oongress as-~h~~e~obre~~~~~sembled, That when title to lands within the area here-in UnitedStates.inafter referred to shall have been vested in the Unitf\d

States in fee simple, there shall be, and there is hereby,established, dedicated, and set apart as a public park forthe benefit and enjoyment of the people, the tract of landin the Mammoth Cave region in the State of Kentucky,being approximately seventy thousand six hundred andeighteen acres, recommended as a National Park by theSouthern Appalachian National Park Commission to the

~~~'1~:i~~'958.Secretary of the Interior, in its report of April 8, 1926,Seep.287. and made under authority of the Act of February 21,1925; which area, or any part or parts thereof as maybe accepted on behalf of the United States in accordancewith the provisions hereof, shall be known as the Mam-moth Cave National Park: Provided, That the UnitedStates shall not purchase by appropriation of public

Lands in Mam.motb Cave re-gions of Ken.tucky. etc.

ProlliBo.Lands to be se-cured only bydonation.

LEGISLATION RELATING TO PROPOSED NAT. PARKS 289moneys any land within the aforesaid area, but suchlands shall be secured by the United States only by pub-lic or private donation. (U.S.C., 6th supp., title 16, sec.404.)SEC. 2. The Secretary of the Interior is hereby author- Acceptance01

ized, in his discretion, to accept, as hereinafter provided, ~~~e~l~~~on behalf of the United States, title to the lands referred thorized.'to in the previous section hereof, pnd to be purchasedwith the funds which may be subscribed by or throughthe Mammoth Cave National Park Association of Ken-tucky, and with other contributions for the purchase oflands in the Mammoth Cave National Park area: Pro- b~ov;~o.vided, That any of said lands may be donated directly to a.:~ ac:~~~:the United States and conveyed to it, cost free, by' fee-simple title, in cases where such donations may be madewithout the necessity of purchase; (U.S.C., 6th supp.,title 16, sec. 404a.)SEC. 3. The administration, protection, and develop- NationalPark

ment of the aforesaid park shall be exercised under the Set':i~eto ~-direction of the Secretary of the Interior by the National mm. er, e .Park Service, subject to the provisions of the Act of.August 25, 1916, entitled "An Act to establish a National :01. 3:. p. 585.Park Service, and for other purposes," as amended: Pro- P~:,\''':'o;vided, That the provisions of the Act approved June 10, ~~t:~~i';bi~ct1920, known as the Federal Water Power Act, shall notapply to this park: And provided further, That the min- V<.>I..n, p. 1063.imum area to be administered' and protected by the N a- ::'l'::;;~:d':'areational Park Service shall be, for the said Mammoth CaveNational Park, twenty thousand acres, including all ofthe caves: Provided further, That no general develop-ment of said area shall be undertaken until a major por- Areato betion of the remainder in such area shall have been acceptedbelore. . anydevelopmentaccepted by said Secretary. (U.S.C., 6th supp., title 16, made.sec. 404b.)SEC. 4. The Secretary of the Interior may, for the pur-

pose of carrying out the provisions of this Act, employ Commissionthe commission authorized by the Act approved Febru- employed.ary 21,1925. (U.S. C., 6th supp., title 16, sec. 404c.)

~:~/:8l' 959.An Act To establish a minimum area for a Shenandoah NationalPark, for administration, protection, and general developmentby the National Park Service, and for other purposes, approvedFebruary 4, 1932 (47 Stat. 37)Be it e11.actedby the Senate and House of RepJ'esenta- ShenRndoahNa-

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' 0 tiona! Park.loVeS 0 lie n1, e a es 0 menca zn O11.gl'ess assem- Area for de-ble~, That the minimum area for administr~tion, pro- ~~~i~':::ln~~:ktectlOn, and general development by the Nahonal Park 8.mice,estab-Service in the Shenandoah National Park, the establish- hsheu.ment of which is provided for by the Act of Congressapproved May 22, 1926 (44 Stat. 616), be, and the sameis hereby, established as one hundred and sixty thousand Vol.44,p. 616.acres, and so much of the said Act of May 22, 1926, and Seep.284.of the Act of February 16, 1928 (45 Stat. 109), as is Vol.45,p. 109.inconsistent herewith is hereby repealed. Seep.285.


Aceeptanceof SEC. 2. That the Secretary of the Interior be, and hetiUeto land, is hereby, authorized in his discretion to accept title toIUbjectto leases.lands tendered without cost to the United States within

the areas of the Shenandoah National Park, the GreatSmoky Mountains National- Pllrk, Mammoth Cave Nit-tional Park, and the Isle Royale National Park, subjectto leases entered into and granted as part considerationin connection with the purchase of said land for tenderto the United States for park purposes, but not exceed-ing in length of term the life of the particular gr,antor

ProNo or grantors: Provided, That said leases and the termsAPPIOV~of and conditions thereof shall have previously been sub-=;I~~le~f themitted to and approved by said Secretary: .And pro-T~d"t to vided further, That he may lease upon such terms andle:.e1)1~~s. conditions as he deems proper any lands within the afore-

said areas when such use shall not be deemed by himinconsistent with the purposes for which the lands wereacquired on behalf of the United States, to persons,educational or religious institutions, private corpora-tions, associations, and partnerships previously occupy-ing such land for terms not exceeding the particular life-time in the case of natural persons, and not exceedingtwenty years in all other cases, which latter leases maybe renewed in the discretion of said Secretary: .And pro-vided fw,the?', That the Secretary of the Interior mayaccept lands for these parks subJect to reservations ofrights of way and easements. (U.S.C., 6th supp., title16, sec. 404d.)

Acceptance oflands subjectto easements.ete.

4. Everglades National Park

An Act To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to investigateand report to Congress on the advisability and practicability ofestablishing a national park to be known as the Tropic Ever-glades National Park in the State of Florida, and for other pur-poses, approved March 1, 1929 (45 Stat. 1443)

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InveBtigation IS ere y, Irecte to mvesttgate an report to ongress::~i"::~ t~!.ad as to the desirability and practicability of establishing a=gWt1 of national park, to be known as the Tropic EvergladesIS Dg. National Park, in the everglades of Dade, Monroe, and

Collier Counties of the State of Florida, for the benefitand enjoyment of the people of the United States andto preserve said area in its natural state, including in hisreport full information as to the ownership, value, esti-mated cost to acquire and character of the lands involvedand his opinion as to whether such areas measure up to

Expensesfrom national park standards. Any appropriations for ther:~f;e~lPark National Park Service shall be available for the neces-

sary expenses of such investigation.

LEGISLATION RELATING TO PROPOSED NAT. PARKS 291-S. Apostle Islands National Park

An Act To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to investigateand report to Congress on the advisabillty and practicabillt:y ofestablishing a national park to be known as the Apostle IslandsNational Park in the State of Wisconsin, and for other purposes,approved Kay 9, 1930 (48 Stat. 284)Be it enacted by the Sen<de and House of Repre-

sentatives of the United St<des of America in Oongressassembled, That the Secretary of the Interior b~ and he ~post1eIs!

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anais hereby, directed to investigate and report to lJongress ~i~onalPark,as ~o the desirability and practicability of establishing a ~:d~~::~o:. tonatIOnal park to be known as the Apostle Islands N.a- deslrabillt7oftional Park, located in the northern part of the counties :~~~":r'of Ashland and Bayfield, in the State of Wisconsin, andknown as the Apostle Island Group in Lake Superior,for. the benefit and enjoyment of the people of the UnitedStates and to preserve said area in its natural state,including in his report full information as to the owner-ship, value, estimated cost to acquire, and character ofthe lands involved and his opinion as to whether suchareas measure up to national park standards.

6. Upper :Mississippi National ParkAn Act To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to investigateand report to Congress on the advisabillt:y and practicability ofestablishing a national park to be known as the Upper Missis-sippi National Park in the States of Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin,and Minnesota, approved lune 14, 1930 (48 Stat. 588)Be it enacted by the Sen<de and House of Representa- ~~:rrN~h~

tives of the United States of America in Oongress as- Park.sembled, That the Secretary of the Interior be, and heis hereby, directed to investigate and report to Congress Investigation,as to the desirability and practicability of establishing ::~bMt~~ra national park, to be known as the Upper Mississippi =-~~~~i~National Park, along the Mississippi River in the coun- InterIor.ties of Jackson, Dubuque, Cl'8.yton, and Allamakee of AreaIncluded.the State of Iowa; the county of J 0 Daviess of the Stateof Illinois; the counties of Grant, Crawford, Vernon,La Crosse, Trempealeau, Buffalo, Pepin, and Pierce ofthe State of Wisconsin; and the counties of Houston,Winona, Wabasha, Goodhue, Dakota, and Washingtonof the State of Minnesota and vicinity' for the benefitand enjoyment of the people of the United States andto preserve said area in its natural state, including in Ene t f "-his report full information as to the ownership, value, u 0 repoestimated cost to acquire, and character of the landsinvolved and his opimon as to whether such areas meas-ure up to national-park standards.

An Act To provide tor the establishment ot the Isle Royale Na-tional Park, in the State ot Michigan, and tor other purposes,approved March 3, 1931 (46 Stat. 1514)

~~~i~~a~ark. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-Mlch. tives of the United States of .Am.erica in Oongress as-sembled, That when title to all alienated lands withinIsle Royale in Lake Superior, Keweenaw County, Michi-gan, and immediately surrounding islands as shall bedesignated by the Secretary of the Interior in the exer-cise of his judgment and discretion as necessary or desir-able for national-park purposesl shall have been vest.edin the United States and exclusIve jurisdiction over the~~blishment.same shall have been ceded by the State of Michigan tothe United States, said area shall be, and is hereby, es-tablished). dedicated, and set apart as a public park forthe benent and enjoyment of the people, and shall beknown as the Isle Royale National Park: Provided, Thatthe United States shall not purchase by appropriationof public moneys any lands within the aforesaid area,but such lands shall be secured by the United States onlyby public or private donation. (U.S.C., 6th supp., title16, sec. 408.) .SEC. 2. The Secretary of the Interior is hereby author-

ized, in his discretion and upon submission of evidence~IT:~tanceof of title satisfactory to him, to accept on behalf of the

United States title to any lands located on said islandsoffered to the United States, without cost, as may bedeemed by him necessary or desirable for national-parkpurposes. (U.S.C., 6th supp., title 16, sec. 408a.)

Administration S 3 Th d " t t . t t . d d IbyNationalPark EC.. e a mlnlS.fa lOn, proec lon, an eve op-Service. ment of the aforesaid park shall be exercised under the

direction of the Secretary of the Interior by the N a-tional Park Service, subject to the provisions of the ActVol. 89, p. 585.of Au gust 25 1916 (39 Stat. 535 ) entitled "An Act toSeep.9. , ,establish a National Park Service, and for other pur-

~~~'water poses," as amended: Provided, That the provisions ofPOifr~ct not the Act approved June 10, 1920, known as the Federal~~. c:1.ep. Water Power Act, shall not apply to this park. (U.S.C.,1068. 6th supp., title 16, sec. 408b.)

An Act To establish a minimum area tor a Shenandoah NationalPark, for administration, protection, and general developmentby the National Park Service, and for other purposes, approvedFebruary 4, 1932 (47 Stat. 37)Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-

tives of the United States of .America in Oongress as-sembled, That the minimum area for administration,protection, and general development by the NationalPark Service in the Shenandoah National Park, the estab-

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PrOfJi,o.Lands to be se-cured withoutFedet'lll cost.

Sbenandoab Na-tional Park.

Area for de-velopment by

LAWS FOR NAT. PARK SERVICE, PARKS, & MONUMENTS

7. Isle Royale National Park

LEGISLATION RELATING TO PROPOSED NAT. PARKS 293lishment of which is provided for by the Act of Congr~ NationalPukapproved May 22, 1926 (44 Stat. 616)-, be, and the same ~~~estab-

is hereby, established as one hundred and sixty thousand :~p'4:8l' 818.acres, and so much of the said Act of May 22, 1926, .and of the Act of February 16, 1928 (45 Stat. 109), Vot 45.Po100.as in inconsistent herewith is hereby repealed. Seep.185.SEC. 2. That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he

is hereby, authorized in his discretion to accept title to ~~~~rlands tendered without cost to the United States within rbject to .the areas of the ShenandoahNational Park, the Great -Smoky Mountains National Park, Mammoth Cave Na-tional Park, and the Isle Royale National Park, sub-ject to leases entered into and granted as part considera-tion in connection with the purchase of said land fortender to the United States for park purposes, but notexceeding in length of term the life of the particulargrantor or grantors: Provided, That said leases and I"roftIoa.the terms and conditions thereof shall have previously A al f thbeen submitted to and approved by said Secretary: .And S~~ry~fth:provided further, That he may lease upon such terms and ~~:r.r re-conditions as he deems proper any lands within the Authoritytoaforesaid areas when such use shall not be deemed by leaseland8.him inconsistent with the purposes for which the landswere acquired on behalf of the United States, to persons,educational or religious institutions, private corpora-tions, associations, and partnerships previously occupy-ing such land for terms not exceedmg the particularlifetime in the case of natural persons, and not exceed-ing twenty years in all other cases, which latter leasesmay be renewed in the discretion of said Secretary: .Andprovided further, That the Secretary of the Interior mayaccept lands for these parks subject to reservations of =~gj~ torights of wa.y and easements. (U.S.C., 6th supp., title easements,eto.16, sec. 40Rc.)

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