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the status of the new bypass highway and of the agreement for the
donation of the State park lands as contemplated by section
79c(b)(2) of this title; and, the status of the National Park
Service general management plan for the park.

(b) No later than January 1, 1980, the Secretary shall submit to
the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the House of
Representatives, and to the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources of the Senate, a comprehensive general management plan
for Redwood National Park, to include but not be limited to the
following:
(1) the objectives, goals, and proposed actions designed to
assure the preservation and perpetuation of a natural redwood
forest ecosystem;
(2) the type and level of visitor use to be accommodated by the
park, by specific area, with specific indications of carrying
capacities consistent with the protection of park resources;
(3) the type, extent, and estimated cost of development
proposed to accommodate visitor use and to protect the resource,
to include anticipated location of all major development areas,
roads, and trails; and
(4) the specific locations and types of foot trail access to
the Tall Trees Grove, of which one route shall, unless shown by
the Secretary to be inadvisable, principally traverse the east
side of Redwood Creek through the essentially virgin forest,
connecting with the roadhead on the west side of the park east of
Orick.

-SOURCE-
(Pub. L. 95-250, title I, Sec. 104, Mar. 27, 1978, 92 Stat. 170.)

-REFTEXT-
REFERENCES IN TEXT
Section 79c(b)(1) of this title, referred to in subsec. (a), was
in the original "section 101(a)(4) . . . of this amendment",
meaning section 101(a)(4) of Pub. L. 95-250, which amended section
79c(b)(1) of this title.
Section 79b of this title, referred to in subsec. (a), was in the
original "section 101(a)(2) of this amendment", meaning section
101(a)(2) of Pub. L. 95-250, which amended subsecs. (a) and (b),
and added subsec. (c), of section 79b of this title.
Section 79c(e) of this title, referred to in subsec. (a), was in
the original "section 101(a)(6) . . . of this amendment", meaning
section 101(a)(6) of Pub. L. 95-250, which amended section 79c(e)
of this title.
Section 79k(b) of this title, referred to in subsec. (a), was in
the original "section 102(b) of this amendment", meaning section
102(b) of Pub. L. 95-250, which enacted section 79k(b) of this
title.
This Act, referred to in subsec. (a), means Pub. L. 95-250, Mar.
27, 1978, 92 Stat. 163, as amended, which, insofar as classified to
the Code, enacted sections 79c-1, 79k to 79q of this title, amended
sections 1a-1, 79b, and 79c of this title, and enacted provisions
set out as a note under section 79k of this title. For complete
classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.
Section 79l of this title, referred to in subsec. (a), was in the
original "section 102 of this amendment", meaning section 103 of
Pub. L. 95-250, which enacted section 79l of this title.
Section 79c(b)(2) of this title, referred to in subsec. (a), was
in the original "section 101(a)(5) of this amendment", meaning
section 101(a)(5) of Pub. L. 95-250, which amended section
79c(b)(2) of this title.

-COD-
CODIFICATION
Section was not enacted as part of Pub. L. 90-545, Oct. 2, 1968,
82 Stat. 931, which comprises this subchapter.

-CHANGE-
CHANGE OF NAME
Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the House of
Representatives changed to Committee on Natural Resources of the
House of Representatives on Jan. 5, 1993, by House Resolution No.
5, One Hundred Third Congress. Committee on Natural Resources of
House of Representatives treated as referring to Committee on
Resources of House of Representatives by section 1(a) of Pub. L.
104-14, set out as a note preceding section 21 of Title 2, The
Congress.


-MISC1-
REFERENCE TO SECRETARY AS REFERENCE TO SECRETARY OF DEPARTMENT OF
THE INTERIOR; EXCEPTION
Reference to Secretary, unless otherwise indicated, as reference
to Secretary of Department of the Interior, see section 109 of Pub.
L. 95-250, set out as a note under section 79k of this title.

-FOOTNOTE-
(!1) So in original. Probably should be "the".


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16 USC Sec. 79n 01/19/04

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TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER VII - REDWOOD NATIONAL PARK

-HEAD-
Sec. 79n. Authorization of appropriations for rehabilitation
programs

-STATUTE-
Effective on October 1, 1978, there are hereby authorized to be
appropriated $33,000,000 to carry out the rehabilitation provisions
of this Act.

-SOURCE-
(Pub. L. 95-250, title I, Sec. 105, Mar. 27, 1978, 92 Stat. 171.)

-REFTEXT-
REFERENCES IN TEXT
This Act, referred to in text, means Pub. L. 95-250, Mar. 27,
1978, 92 Stat. 163, as amended, which, insofar as classified to the
Code, enacted sections 79c-1, 79k to 79q of this title, amended
sections 1a-1, 79b, and 79c of this title, and enacted provisions
set out as a note under section 79k of this title. For complete
classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.

-COD-
CODIFICATION
Section was not enacted as part of Pub. L. 90-545, Oct. 2, 1968,
82 Stat. 931, which comprises this subchapter.

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16 USC Sec. 79o 01/19/04

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TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER VII - REDWOOD NATIONAL PARK

-HEAD-
Sec. 79o. Repealed. Pub. L. 97-258, Sec. 5(b), Sept. 13, 1982, 96
Stat. 1068

-MISC1-
Section, Pub. L. 95-250, title I, Sec. 106, Mar. 27, 1978, 92
Stat. 171, related to payments to local government units for
entitlement lands within the Redwood National Park. See section
6905 of Title 31, Money and Finance.

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16 USC Sec. 79p 01/19/04

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TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER VII - REDWOOD NATIONAL PARK

-HEAD-
Sec. 79p. Community services and employment opportunities of
Redwoods United, Inc. to be maintained at present rate of
employment

-STATUTE-
The Secretary is further authorized, and the Congress
specifically directs that it shall be a purpose of this Act, that
the community services and employment opportunities provided by
Redwoods United, Incorporated, a nonprofit corporation located in
Manila, California, shall be maintained at the present rate of
employment to the greatest degree practicable.

-SOURCE-
(Pub. L. 95-250, title I, Sec. 107, Mar. 27, 1978, 92 Stat. 171.)

-REFTEXT-
REFERENCES IN TEXT
This Act, referred to in text, means Pub. L. 95-250, Mar. 27,
1978, 92 Stat. 163, as amended, which, insofar as classified to the
Code, enacted sections 79c-1, 79k to 79q of this title, amended
sections 1a-1, 79b, and 79c of this title, and enacted provisions
set out as a note under section 79k of this title. For complete
classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.

-COD-
CODIFICATION
Section was not enacted as part of Pub. L. 90-545, Oct. 2, 1968,
82 Stat. 931, which comprises this subchapter.


-MISC1-
REFERENCE TO SECRETARY AS REFERENCE TO SECRETARY OF DEPARTMENT OF
THE INTERIOR; EXCEPTION
Reference to Secretary, unless otherwise indicated, as reference
to Secretary of Department of the Interior, see section 109 of Pub.
L. 95-250, set out as a note under section 79k of this title.

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16 USC Sec. 79q 01/19/04

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TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER VII - REDWOOD NATIONAL PARK

-HEAD-
Sec. 79q. Pledge of full faith and credit of United States for
payment of compensation for lands, etc., taken

-STATUTE-
The Congress further acknowledges and directs that the full faith
and credit of the United States is pledged to the prompt payment of
just compensation as provided for by the fifth amendment to the
Constitution of the United States for those lands and properties
taken by this Act.

-SOURCE-
(Pub. L. 95-250, title I, Sec. 108, Mar. 27, 1978, 92 Stat. 172.)

-REFTEXT-
REFERENCES IN TEXT
This Act, referred to in text, means Pub. L. 95-250, Mar. 27,
1978, 92 Stat. 163, as amended, which, insofar as classified to the
Code, enacted sections 79c-1, 79k to 79q of this title, amended
sections 1a-1, 79b, and 79c of this title, and enacted provisions
set out as a note under section 79k of this title. For complete
classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.

-COD-
CODIFICATION
Section was not enacted as part of Pub. L. 90-545, Oct. 2, 1968,
82 Stat. 931, which comprises this subchapter.

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16 USC SUBCHAPTER VIII - KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARK 01/19/04

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TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER VIII - KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARK

-HEAD-
SUBCHAPTER VIII - KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARK

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16 USC Sec. 80 01/19/04

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TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER VIII - KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARK

-HEAD-
Sec. 80. Establishment; boundaries; preservation of rights of
citizens

-STATUTE-
The tract of land in the State of California, particularly
described as follows, to wit: Beginning at the summit of Junction
Peak, being a point on the present north boundary of Sequoia
National Park, also a point on the Tulare and Inyo County line;
thence westerly along said north boundary of said park to the crest
of the hydrographic divide between Boulder Creek and Sugarloaf
Creek; thence in a northerly direction along the crest of the
hydrographic divide between Boulder Creek and Sugarloaf Creek to
the intersection of said divide with the section line between
sections 3 and 4 of township 14 south, range 30 east, Mount Diablo
base and meridian; thence northerly along the section line between
said sections 3 and 4 and between sections 33 and 34, and sections
27 and 28 of township 13 south, range 30 east, to the northwest
corner of southwest quarter of section 27; thence northwesterly
along the ridge immediately adjacent to and lying northeast from
the headwaters of the east fork of Lightning Creek to the
intersection of said ridge with the section line between sections
21 and 28, township 13 south, range 30 east, which point lies on
the said section line three quarters of a mile more or less
westerly from the northeast corner of said section 28; thence in a
northerly direction across the easterly branch of the east fork of
Lightning Creek at Summit Meadow to the ridge north of said creek
branch; thence northeasterly along said ridge to Lookout Peak;
thence in a northeasterly direction along the ridge from said peak,
being also the crest of the hydrographic divide between Sheep Creek
and Lightning Creek to the intersection of said ridge, with the
line between section 15 and 22, township 13 south, range 30 east,
which point lies one quarter of a mile more or less westerly of the
northeast corner of said section 22; thence easterly along said
section line to the corner of sections 14, 15, 22, and 23; thence
north along the line between sections 14 and 15 to the southwest
corner of the northwest quarter of the northwest quarter of section
14; thence east to the southeast corner of the northeast quarter of
the northwest quarter of the said section; thence south to the
southwest corner of the northeast quarter of the said section;
thence east to the southeast corner of the southwest quarter of the
northeast quarter of the said section; thence south to the
southwest corner of the northeast quarter of the southeast quarter
of the said section; thence east to the northeast corner of the
southeast quarter of the southeast quarter of the said section;
thence south to the southwest corner of section 13; thence east on
the line between sections 13 and 24 to the southeast corner of
section 13; thence south to southwest corner of the northwest
quarter of the northwest quarter of section 19, township 13 south,
range 31 east; thence east along the north latitudinal
one-sixteenth section line of sections 19, 20, and 21 to the
southeast corner of the northeast quarter of the northwest quarter
of said section 21; thence north to the quarter section corner of
sections 16 and 21; thence east along the line between sections 16
and 21 to the southeast corner of said section 16; thence north
along the section line to the quarter section corner of sections 15
and 16; thence west along the latitudinal quarter section line of
sections 16, 17, and 18 to the northwest corner of the southeast
quarter of section 18; thence north to the northeast corner of the
southeast quarter of the northwest quarter of said section 18;
thence west to the northwest corner of the southwest quarter of the
northwest quarter of said section 18; thence north along the range
line between ranges 30 and 31 east, township 13 south to the
northeast corner of section 13, township 13 south, range 30 east;
thence west along the line between sections 12 and 13 to the
southeast corner of the southwest quarter of the southwest quarter
of section 12; thence north to the northeast corner of the
southwest quarter of the southwest quarter of said section 12;
thence west to the northwest corner of the southeast quarter of the
southeast quarter of section 11; thence north to the northeast
corner of the northwest quarter of the northeast quarter of said
section 11; thence west along the line between sections 2 and 11 to
the northwest corner of the northeast quarter of the northwest
quarter of said section 11; thence south to the southwest corner of
the northeast quarter of the northwest quarter of said section 11;
thence west to the northwest corner of the southwest quarter of the
northwest quarter of said section 11; thence north along the line
between sections 10 and 11 and 2 and 3 to the intersection with the
ridge of southeast spur of Stag Dome; thence in a northwesterly
direction along the crest of said spur to the summit of Stag Dome;
thence in a northerly direction along the crest of the hydrographic
divide between Lewis Creek and Deer Cove and Grizzly Creek to its
intersection with Monarch Divide at Hog-Back Peak; thence in a
westerly direction along the crest of Monarch Divide, to its
junction with the northwesterly spur of Mount Harrington; thence
northwesterly along the crest of hydrographic divide on the
southwest side of the Gorge of Despair to the intersection with the
line between sections 12 and 13, township 12 south, range 29 east;
thence continuing west along the line between sections 12 and 13,
11 and 14 to the southwest corner of the southeast quarter of the
southeast quarter of said section 11; thence northerly to the
southwest corner of the southeast quarter of the northeast quarter
of said section 11; thence east to the quarter section corner of
sections 11 and 12; thence north to the southeast corner of the
northeast quarter of the northeast quarter of said section 11;
thence east to the southeast corner of the northwest quarter of the
northwest quarter of section 12; thence north to the northeast
corner of the northwest quarter of the northwest quarter of said
section 12; thence east to the quarter section corner of sections 1
and 12; thence north to the northeast corner of the southeast
quarter of the southwest quarter of said section 1; thence east to
the southeast corner of the northwest quarter of the southeast
quarter of said section 1; thence north to the northeast corner of
the northwest quarter of the southeast quarter of said section 1;
thence east to the quarter section corner of sections 1 and 6;
thence north along the range line between the ranges 29 and 30
east, township 12 south, to the northeast corner of said section 1,
township 12 south, range 29 east; thence east along the township
line between townships 11 and 12 south range 30 east to the
southeast corner of the southwest quarter of the southwest quarter
of section 31, township 11 south, range 30 east; thence north to
the northeast corner of the southwest quarter of the southwest
quarter of said section 31; thence west to the northwest corner of
the southwest quarter of the southeast quarter of section 36,
township 11 south, range 29 east; thence south to the quarter
section corner of sections 1 and 36; thence west along the township
line between townships 11 and 12 south, range 29 east to the
northwest corner of section 1, township 12 south, range 29 east;
thence south to the southwest corner of the northwest quarter of
the northwest quarter of said section 1; thence west to the
northwest corner of the southwest quarter of the northwest quarter
of section 2; thence south to the northwest corner of the southwest
quarter of the southwest quarter of said section 2; thence west to
the northwest corner of the southeast quarter of the southeast
quarter of section 3; thence south to the southwest corner of the
southeast quarter of the southeast quarter of section 3; thence
continuing south to the intersection with the four thousand four
hundred contour; thence along the four thousand four hundred-foot
contour in a southwesterly direction to its intersection with
Tombstone Ridge; thence in a northwesterly direction along the
crest of the Tombstone Ridge to the summit of the Obelisk; thence
in a straight line in a northeasterly direction crossing Crown
Creek to the summit of Kettle Dome; thence in a northeasterly
direction along the crest of Kettle Ridge to the summit of Finger
Peak in the White Divide; thence northwesterly along the crest of
the said White Divide and the Le Conte Divide, passing over the
summits of Mount Reinstein and Red Mountain to the summit of Mount
Henry; thence in a northerly direction along the crest of the north
spur of Mount Henry to the junction of the South Fork San Joaquin
River and Piute Creek; thence across the South Fork San Joaquin
River and in a northeasterly direction along the hydrographic
divide between Piute Creek and the South Fork San Joaquin River to
the summit of Pavillion Dome; thence in an easterly direction along
the crest of said hydrographic divide to its intersection with
Glacier Divide; thence continuing southeasterly along the crest of
said Glacier Divide to a point of intersection with the crest of
the Sierra Nevada Range, also the boundary line between Inyo County
and Fresno County; thence continuing southeasterly along the crest
of said Sierra Nevada Range, passing over the summits of Mount
Lamarack, Mount Darwin, Mount Haeckel, Mount Wallace, Mount Powell,
Mount Thompson, Mount Gilbert, Mount Johnson, Mount Goode, Mount
Winchell, North Palisade, The Thumb, Mount Bolton Brown, Split
Mountain, Cardinal Mountain, Striped Mountain, Mount Perkins,
Colosseum Mountain, Mount Baxter, Diamond Peak, Black Mountain,
Dragon Peak, Mount Bixford, Mount Gould, University Peak, Mount
Bradley, and Mount Keith to the summit of Junction Peak, being the
point of beginning; is reserved and withdrawn from settlement,
occupancy, or disposal under the laws of the United States and
dedicated and set apart as a public park, to be known as the Kings
Canyon National Park, for the benefit and enjoyment of the people:
Provided, That nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to
affect or abridge any right acquired by any citizen of the United
States in the above-described area: And provided further, That no
grazing permits heretofore issued and in effect on January 15,
1939, affecting the area described in this section, for whose
renewal an application is made before the date of expiration shall
be affected by this subchapter, except that they shall be subject
to such terms and conditions to insure protection of the lands and
for other purposes as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the
Interior.

-SOURCE-
(Mar. 4, 1940, ch. 40, Sec. 1, 54 Stat. 41.)


-MISC1-
ADDITIONS TO KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARK
The following provision authorized the addition of lands to Kings
Canyon National Park: Pub. L. 98-425, title I, Sec. 105(a)(1),
Sept. 28, 1984, 98 Stat. 1626.

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16 USC Sec. 80a 01/19/04

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TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER VIII - KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARK

-HEAD-
Sec. 80a. General Grant National Park abolished; lands added to
Kings Canyon National Park

-STATUTE-
The General Grant National Park is abolished, and the west half
of section 33, township 13 south, range 28 east, and west half of
section 4, all of section 8 and the northwest quarter of section 9,
township 14 south, range 28 east, Mount Diablo meridian,
California, together with the lands formerly within the General
Grant National Park, California, and particularly described as
follows, to wit: All of sections 31 and 32, township 13 south,
range 28 east, and sections 5 and 6, township 14 south, range 28
east, of the same meridian, are, subject to valid existing rights,
added to and made a part of the Kings Canyon National Park and such
lands shall be known as the General Grant grove section of the said
park. The General Grant grove section of the Kings Canyon National
Park may, by proclamation of the President, be extended to include
the following described lands, to wit: Section 9, south half,
section 10, southwest quarter, and that part of the east half south
of Generals Highway; section 11, that part south of Generals
Highway; section 13, that part south of Generals Highway; section
14, that part south of Generals Highway, section 15, east half,
northwest quarter, and the southeast quarter of the southwest
quarter, section 21, southeast quarter of the northeast quarter,
and the east half of the southeast quarter; section 22, east half,
east half of the northwest quarter, southwest quarter of the
northwest quarter and southwest quarter; section 23; section 24,
that part south of Generals Highway; sections 25 and 26; section
27, east half, northwest quarter, and that part of the southwest
quarter north and east of the crest of Redwood Mountain; section
34, that part east of the crest of Redwood Mountain; sections 35
and 36, township 14 south, range 28 east; all of sections 1 and 2;
section 3, that part east of the crest of Redwood Mountain; section
11, that part east and north of the crest of Redwood Mountain; all
of section 12; section 13, that part north of the Sequoia National
Park boundary, township 15 south, range 28 east, Mount Diablo
meridian, which shall be subject to all laws, rules, and
regulations applicable to the said park. Such extension of the
General Grant grove section of the said park shall not interfere
with the movement of stock and vehicular traffic without charge,
under general regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of the
Interior, to and from national forest lands on either side of the
said park extension. The Kings Canyon National Park shall receive
and use all moneys prior to or after March 4, 1940, appropriated
for General Grant National Park.

-SOURCE-
(Mar. 4, 1940, ch. 40, Sec. 2, 54 Stat. 43.)


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NATION'S CHRISTMAS TREE
Joint Res. Mar. 29, 1956, ch. 98, 70 Stat. 57, provided: "That
the General Grant tree, which is located in the Kings Canyon
National Park, in Fresno County, California, and which was
dedicated by the Federal Government in 1926 as the Nation's
Christmas Tree, is hereby declared to be a national shrine in
memory of the men and women of the Armed Forces who have served and
fought and died to keep this Nation free and to preserve the
spiritual, human, and civil rights which are the essence of our
American heritage. The Secretary of the Interior, through the
National Park Service, shall make appropriate provision for the
perpetual care and maintenance of such shrine.
"Sec. 2. Nothing in this Act shall be deemed to change the name
of the General Grant tree."

ADJUSTMENT OF BOUNDARIES AND RIGHTS
Act June 5, 1942, ch. 333, Secs. 1, 2, 56 Stat. 310, authorized
the Secretary of the Interior to adjust the boundaries of privately
owned lands in the General Grant grove section of Kings Canyon
National Park in accordance with a survey made by the county
surveyor of Tulare County, California; to amend existing patents or
relinquish or grant parcels of land therein according to said
survey; and to pay from departmental appropriations expenses of
surveys and investigations necessary to carry out provisions of
this act.

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16 USC Sec. 80a-1 01/19/04

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TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER VIII - KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARK

-HEAD-
Sec. 80a-1. Lands excluded from Kings Canyon National Park and
added to Sequoia National Forest

-STATUTE-
For the purpose of improving the boundary of Kings Canyon
National Park, California, and excluding therefrom certain land
that is no longer needed for park purposes, that particular area of
the park, comprising approximately 160 acres, lying west of the
section line between sections 21 and 22, and lying west of the
section line between sections 27 and 28, township 13 south, range
30 east, Mount Diablo meridian, is excluded from the park.
Land excluded from the park by this section on and after August
14, 1958 shall be a part of the Sequoia National Forest.

-SOURCE-
(Pub. L. 85-666, Sec. 1, Aug. 14, 1958, 72 Stat. 616.)

-COD-
CODIFICATION
Section was not enacted as part of act Mar. 4, 1940, ch. 40, 54
Stat. 41, which comprises this subchapter.

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16 USC Sec. 80a-2 01/19/04

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TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER VIII - KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARK

-HEAD-
Sec. 80a-2. Lands excluded from Sequoia National Forest and added
to Kings Canyon National Park

-STATUTE-
For the purpose of facilitating park road maintenance, and to
include in the park certain property that is desirable for future
use and development, the following land situated in section 7,
township 14 south, range 28 east, Mount Diablo meridian, is
excluded from the Sequoia National Forest and added to the Kings
Canyon National Park:
East half northeast quarter, east half west half northeast
quarter, northeast quarter southeast quarter, east half northwest
quarter southeast quarter, and those portions of the southeast
quarter southeast quarter and of the east half southwest quarter
southeast quarter, lying north of the right-of-way of State Highway
180.

-SOURCE-
(Pub. L. 85-666, Sec. 2, Aug. 14, 1958, 72 Stat. 617.)

-COD-
CODIFICATION
Section was not enacted as part of act Mar. 4, 1940, ch. 40, 54
Stat. 41, which comprises this subchapter.

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16 USC Sec. 80a-3 01/19/04

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TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER VIII - KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARK

-HEAD-
Sec. 80a-3. Lands excluded from Sierra National Forest and Sequoia
National Forest and added to Kings Canyon National Park

-STATUTE-
All lands in Tehipite Valley within the Sierra National Forest
lying north of a line described as follows:
Beginning at a point on the existing west boundary of the Kings
Canyon National Park on the hydrographic divide on the southwest
side of the Gorge of Despair in section 13, township 12 south,
range 29 east, Mount Diablo base and meridian, being the crest of
a ridge designated as Silver Spur;
thence following the crest of Silver Spur westerly to the
intersection with the west line of section 14, township 12 south,
range 29 east; thence northwesterly in a straight line across the
middle fork of the Kings River to the point of intersection of
the right bank of a stream or intermittent stream and the
4,400-foot contour north of Tombstone Ridge, in section 15,
township 12 south, range 29 east, being a point on the existing
west boundary of the park;

and all lands in the Cedar Grove area of the Sequoia National
Forest lying east of the west section lines of sections 11 and 14,
township 13 south, range 30 east, Mount Diablo base and meridian,
are hereby excluded from the said national forests and made a part
of the Kings Canyon National Park, subject to all the laws and
regulations applicable to such park.

-SOURCE-
(Pub. L. 89-111, Aug. 6, 1965, 79 Stat. 446.)

-COD-
CODIFICATION
Section was not enacted as part of act Mar. 4, 1940, ch. 40, 54
Stat. 41, which comprises this subchapter.

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16 USC Sec. 80b 01/19/04

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TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER VIII - KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARK

-HEAD-
Sec. 80b. Administration for public recreational purposes

-STATUTE-
The National Park Service shall, under the rules and regulations
to be prescribed by the Secretary of the Interior, administer for
public recreational purposes the lands withdrawn.

-SOURCE-
(Mar. 4, 1940, ch. 40, Sec. 3, 54 Stat. 44.)


-TRANS-
TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
For transfer of functions of other officers, employees, and
agencies of Department of the Interior, with certain exceptions, to
Secretary of the Interior, with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan
No. 3 of 1950, Secs. 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.

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16 USC Sec. 80c 01/19/04

-EXPCITE-
TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER VIII - KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARK

-HEAD-
Sec. 80c. Motor-vehicle licenses for Sequoia National Park as
applicable; limitation of privileges within park

-STATUTE-
Any motor-vehicle license issued for Sequoia National Park shall
be applicable to Kings Canyon National Park, and vice versa:
Provided, That in order to insure the permanent preservation of the
wilderness character of the Kings Canyon National Park the
Secretary of the Interior may, in his discretion, limit the
character and number of privileges that he may grant within the
Kings Canyon National Park.

-SOURCE-
(Mar. 4, 1940, ch. 40, Sec. 4, 54 Stat. 44; Aug. 17, 1950, ch. 730,
64 Stat. 458.)


-MISC1-
AMENDMENTS
1950 - Act Aug. 17, 1950, struck out last sentence which
restricted concessionaires to a five-year term.

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16 USC Sec. 80d 01/19/04

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TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER VIII - KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARK

-HEAD-
Sec. 80d. Administration, protection, and development

-STATUTE-
The administration, protection, and development of the Kings
Canyon National Park shall be exercised under the direction of the
Secretary of the Interior by the National Park Service, subject to
the provisions of sections 1, 2, 3, and 4 of this title, as
amended.

-SOURCE-
(Mar. 4, 1940, ch. 40, Sec. 5, 54 Stat. 44.)


-TRANS-
TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
For transfer of functions of other officers, employees, and
agencies of Department of the Interior, with certain exceptions, to
Secretary of the Interior, with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan
No. 3 of 1950, Secs. 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.

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16 USC Sec. 80d-1 01/19/04

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TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER VIII - KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARK

-HEAD-
Sec. 80d-1. Use of appropriations for road construction

-STATUTE-
After June 22, 1946, no part of appropriations made for the
National Park Service shall be available for road construction in
Kings Canyon National Park, California, except on the floor of the
canyon of the South Fork of the Kings River and the Grant Grove
section of that park.

-SOURCE-
(July 1, 1946, ch. 529, Sec. 1, 60 Stat. 377.)

-COD-
CODIFICATION
Section was not enacted as part of act Mar. 4, 1940, ch. 40, 54
Stat. 41, which comprises this subchapter.


-TRANS-
TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
For transfer of functions of other officers, employees, and
agencies of Department of the Interior, with certain exceptions, to
Secretary of the Interior, with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan
No. 3 of 1950, Secs. 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.

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16 USC Secs. 80e to 80h 01/19/04

-EXPCITE-
TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER VIII - KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARK

-HEAD-
Secs. 80e to 80h. Repealed. June 25, 1948, ch. 646, Sec. 39, 62
Stat. 992, eff. Sept. 1, 1948

-MISC1-
Section 80e, act Apr. 23, 1946, ch. 202, Sec. 1, 60 Stat. 119,
related to appointment and jurisdiction of commissioner. See
provisions covering United States magistrate judges in section 631
et seq. of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.
Section 80f, act Apr. 23, 1946, ch. 202, Sec. 2, 60 Stat. 119,
related to arrests for violations of rules and petty offenses.
Section 80g, act Apr. 23, 1946, ch. 202, Sec. 3, 60 Stat. 120,
related to arrests for criminal offenses, and is now covered by
section 3041 of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure, and rules
4, 5(c), and 9 of Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, Title 18,
Appendix.
Section 80h, act Apr. 23, 1946, ch. 202, Sec. 4, 60 Stat. 120,
related to payment and disposition of fees, costs, and expenses.

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16 USC SUBCHAPTER IX - COLONIAL NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK 01/19/04

-EXPCITE-
TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER IX - COLONIAL NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK

-HEAD-
SUBCHAPTER IX - COLONIAL NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK

-End-



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16 USC Sec. 81 01/19/04

-EXPCITE-
TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER IX - COLONIAL NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK

-HEAD-
Sec. 81. Establishment; statement of purposes

-STATUTE-
Upon proclamation of the President, as herein provided,
sufficient of the areas hereinafter specified for the purposes of
this subchapter shall be established and set apart as the Colonial
National Historical Park for the preservation of the historical
structures and remains thereon and for the benefit and enjoyment of
the people.

-SOURCE-
(July 3, 1930, ch. 837, Sec. 1, 46 Stat. 855; June 5, 1936, ch.
525, Sec. 2, 49 Stat. 1483.)

-COD-
CODIFICATION
Section was formerly classified to section 443 of this title.

-CHANGE-
CHANGE OF NAME
Section 2 of act June 5, 1936, provided: "That the area now
within the Colonial National Monument, together with such additions
as may hereafter be made thereto, pursuant to section 1 hereof
[section 81b of this title], shall be known as the 'Colonial
National Historical Park', under which name the aforesaid national
park shall be entitled to receive and to use all moneys heretofore
or hereafter appropriated for the Colonial National Monument."


-MISC1-
JAMESTOWN 400TH COMMEMORATION COMMISSION
Pub. L. 106-565, Dec. 23, 2000, 114 Stat. 2812, provided that:

"SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
"This Act may be cited as the 'Jamestown 400th Commemoration
Commission Act of 2000'.

"SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
"(a) Findings. - Congress finds that -
"(1) the founding of the colony at Jamestown, Virginia in 1607,
the first permanent English colony in the New World, and the
capital of Virginia for 92 years, has major significance in the
history of the United States;
"(2) the settlement brought people from throughout the Atlantic
Basin together to form a multicultural society, including
English, other Europeans, Native Americans, and Africans;
"(3) the economic, political, religious, and social
institutions that developed during the first 9 decades of the
existence of Jamestown continue to have profound effects on the
United States, particularly in English common law and language,
cross cultural relationships, and economic structure and status;
"(4) the National Park Service, the Association for the
Preservation of Virginia Antiquities, and the Jamestown-Yorktown
Foundation of the Commonwealth of Virginia collectively own and
operate significant resources related to the early history of
Jamestown; and
"(5) in 1996 -
"(A) the Commonwealth of Virginia designated the
Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation as the State agency responsible
for planning and implementing the Commonwealth's portion of the
commemoration of the 400th anniversary of the founding of the
Jamestown settlement;
"(B) the Foundation created the Celebration 2007 Steering
Committee, known as the Jamestown 2007 Steering Committee; and
"(C) planning for the commemoration began.
"(b) Purpose. - The purpose of this Act is to establish the
Jamestown 400th Commemoration Commission to -
"(1) ensure a suitable national observance of the Jamestown
2007 anniversary by complementing the programs and activities of
the State of Virginia;
"(2) cooperate with and assist the programs and activities of
the State in observance of the Jamestown 2007 anniversary;
"(3) assist in ensuring that Jamestown 2007 observances provide
an excellent visitor experience and beneficial interaction
between visitors and the natural and cultural resources of the
Jamestown sites;
"(4) assist in ensuring that the Jamestown 2007 observances are
inclusive and appropriately recognize the experiences of all
people present in 17th century Jamestown;
"(5) provide assistance to the development of Jamestown-related
programs and activities;
"(6) facilitate international involvement in the Jamestown 2007
observances;
"(7) support and facilitate marketing efforts for a
commemorative coin, stamp, and related activities for the
Jamestown 2007 observances; and
"(8) assist in the appropriate development of heritage tourism
and economic benefits to the United States.

"SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.
"In this Act:
"(1) Commemoration. - The term 'commemoration' means the
commemoration of the 400th anniversary of the founding of the
Jamestown settlement.
"(2) Commission. - The term 'Commission' means the Jamestown
400th Commemoration Commission established by section 4(a).
"(3) Governor. - The term 'Governor' means the Governor of the
State.
"(4) Secretary. - The term 'Secretary' means the Secretary of
the Interior.
"(5) State. -
"(A) In general. - The term 'State' means the State of
Virginia.
"(B) Inclusions. - The term 'State' includes agencies and
entities of the State.

"SEC. 4. JAMESTOWN 400TH COMMEMORATION COMMISSION.
"(a) In General. - There is established a commission to be known
as the 'Jamestown 400th Commemoration Commission'.
"(b) Membership. -
"(1) In general. - The Commission shall be composed of 16
members, of whom -
"(A) four members shall be appointed by the Secretary, taking
into consideration the recommendations of the Chairperson of
the Jamestown 2007 Steering Committee;
"(B) four members shall be appointed by the Secretary, taking
into consideration the recommendations of the Governor;
"(C) two members shall be employees of the National Park
Service, of which -
"(i) one shall be the Director of the National Park Service
(or a designee); and
"(ii) one shall be an employee of the National Park Service
having experience relevant to the commemoration, to be
appointed by the Secretary; and
"(D) five members shall be individuals that have an interest
in, support for, and expertise appropriate to, the
commemoration, to be appointed by the Secretary.
"(2) Term; vacancies. -
"(A) Term. - A member of the Commission shall be appointed
for the life of the Commission.
"(B) Vacancies. -
"(i) In general. - A vacancy on the Commission shall be
filled in the same manner in which the original appointment
was made.
"(ii) Partial term. - A member appointed to fill a vacancy
on the Commission shall serve for the remainder of the term
for which the predecessor of the member was appointed.
"(3) Meetings. -
"(A) In general. - The Commission shall meet -
"(i) at least twice each year; or
"(ii) at the call of the Chairperson or the majority of the
members of the Commission.
"(B) Initial meeting. - Not later than 30 days after the date
on which all members of the Commission have been appointed, the
Commission shall hold the initial meeting of the Commission.
"(4) Voting. -
"(A) In general. - The Commission shall act only on an
affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the
Commission.
"(B) Quorum. - A majority of the Commission shall constitute
a quorum.
"(5) Chairperson. - The Secretary shall appoint a Chairperson
of the Commission, taking into consideration any recommendations
of the Governor.
"(c) Duties. -
"(1) In general. - The Commission shall -
"(A) plan, develop, and execute programs and activities
appropriate to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the
founding of Jamestown;
"(B) generally facilitate Jamestown-related activities
throughout the United States;
"(C) encourage civic, patriotic, historical, educational,
religious, economic, and other organizations throughout the
United States to organize and participate in anniversary
activities to expand the understanding and appreciation of the
significance of the founding and early history of Jamestown;
"(D) coordinate and facilitate for the public scholarly
research on, publication about, and interpretation of,
Jamestown; and
"(E) ensure that the 400th anniversary of Jamestown provides
a lasting legacy and long-term public benefit by assisting in
the development of appropriate programs and facilities.
"(2) Plans; reports. -
"(A) Strategic plan; annual performance plans. - In
accordance with the Government Performance and Results Act of
1993 (Public Law 103-62; 107 Stat. 285) [see Short Title of
1993 Amendment note set out under section 1101 of Title 31,
Money and Finance], the Commission shall prepare a strategic
plan and annual performance plans for the activities of the
Commission carried out under this Act.
"(B) Final report. - Not later than September 30, 2008, the
Commission shall complete a final report that contains -
"(i) a summary of the activities of the Commission;
"(ii) a final accounting of funds received and expended by
the Commission; and
"(iii) the findings and recommendations of the Commission.
"(d) Powers of the Commission. - The Commission may -
"(1) accept donations and make dispersions of money, personal
services, and real and personal property related to Jamestown and
of the significance of Jamestown in the history of the United
States;
"(2) appoint such advisory committees as the Commission
determines to be necessary to carry out this Act;
"(3) authorize any member or employee of the Commission to take
any action that the Commission is authorized to take by this Act;
"(4) procure supplies, services, and property, and make or
enter into contracts, leases or other legal agreements, to carry
out this Act (except that any contracts, leases or other legal
agreements made or entered into by the Commission shall not
extend beyond the date of termination of the Commission);
"(5) use the United States mails in the same manner and under
the same conditions as other Federal agencies;
"(6) subject to approval by the Commission, make grants in
amounts not to exceed $10,000 to communities and nonprofit
organizations to develop programs to assist in the commemoration;
"(7) make grants to research and scholarly organizations to
research, publish, or distribute information relating to the
early history of Jamestown; and
"(8) provide technical assistance to States, localities, and
nonprofit organizations to further the commemoration.
"(e) Commission Personnel Matters. -
"(1) Compensation of members of the commission. -
"(A) In general. - Except as provided in subparagraph (B), a
member of the Commission shall serve without compensation.
"(B) Federal employees. - A member of the Commission who is
an officer or employee of the Federal Government shall serve
without compensation in addition to the compensation received
for the services of the member as an officer or employee of the
Federal Government.
"(C) Travel expenses. - A member of the Commission shall be
allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of
subsistence, at rates authorized for an employee of an agency (continued)