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assignment and transfer was executed on the 11th day of April,
1916, by the Lincoln Farm Association, a corporation, to the United
States of America, transferring and turning over all its right,
title, and interest in and to said endowment fund, heretofore
invested in certain stocks, bonds, and securities held and owned by
the Lincoln Farm Association, and more particularly identified and
described in said assignment and transfer. The title to said
endowment fund is accepted upon the terms and conditions stated in
said assignment and transfer, namely, that the United States of
America shall forever keep the said tract of land described in said
deed, together with the buildings and appurtenances thereunto
belonging, dedicated to the purpose of a national park or
reservation, and that there shall never be any charge or fee made
to or asked from the public for admission to the said park or
reservation; and further, shall forever protect, preserve, and
maintain said land, buildings, and appurtenances, and especially
the log cabin in which Abraham Lincoln was born and the memorial
hall inclosing the same, from spoliation, destruction, and further
disintegration, to the end that they may be preserved for all time,
as far as may be, as a national park or reservation.

-SOURCE-
(July 17, 1916, ch. 247, Sec. 2, 39 Stat. 385; July 26, 1947, ch.
343, title II, Sec. 205(a), 61 Stat. 501.)

-CHANGE-
CHANGE OF NAME
Department of War designated Department of the Army and title of
Secretary of War changed to Secretary of the Army by section 205(a)
of act July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, 61 Stat. 501. Section
205(a) of act July 26, 1947, was repealed by section 53 of act Aug.
10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 641. Section 1 of act Aug. 10, 1956,
enacted "Title 10, Armed Forces" which in sections 3010 to 3013
continued military Department of the Army under administrative
supervision of Secretary of the Army.

-SECREF-
SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This section is referred to in sections 215, 217, 218a of this
title.

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16 USC Sec. 213 01/19/04

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TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER XXIII - ABRAHAM LINCOLN BIRTHPLACE NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE

-HEAD-
Sec. 213. Execution of instruments necessary to carry out purposes
of gift

-STATUTE-
The President of the United States of America and the Secretary
of War are authorized to execute, in the name of the United States
of America, such instrument or instruments as may be or may become
necessary to comply with or carry out the terms and conditions of
such gift or gifts and to secure the full benefit therefrom.

-SOURCE-
(July 17, 1916, ch. 247, Sec. 3, 39 Stat. 386; July 26, 1947, ch.
343, title II, Sec. 205(a), 61 Stat. 501.)

-CHANGE-
CHANGE OF NAME
Department of War designated Department of the Army and title of
Secretary of War changed to Secretary of the Army by section 205(a)
of act July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, 61 Stat. 501. Section
205(a) of act July 26, 1947, was repealed by section 53 of act Aug.
10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 641. Section 1 of act Aug. 10, 1956,
enacted "Title 10, Armed Forces" which in sections 3010 to 3013
continued military Department of the Army under administrative
supervision of a Secretary of the Army.

-SECREF-
SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This section is referred to in sections 215, 217, 218a of this
title.

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16 USC Sec. 214 01/19/04

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TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER XXIII - ABRAHAM LINCOLN BIRTHPLACE NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE

-HEAD-
Sec. 214. Rules and regulations

-STATUTE-
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site shall be under
the control of the National Park Service and administered under
such regulations not inconsistent with law as it may from time to
time prescribed.

-SOURCE-
(July 17, 1916, ch. 247, Sec. 4, 39 Stat. 386; Ex. Ord. No. 6166,
Sec. 2, June 10, 1933; Ex. Ord. No. 6228, Sec. 1, July 28, 1933;
Mar. 2, 1934, ch. 38, Sec. 1, 48 Stat. 389; Aug. 11, 1939, ch. 686,
53 Stat. 1405; Pub. L. 86-231, Sept. 8, 1959, 73 Stat. 466.)

-COD-
CODIFICATION
As originally enacted, this section read as follows: "Upon the
passage of this Act and the vesting of the title to the property
accepted thereunder in the United States, it shall be under the
control of the Secretary of War and administered under such
regulations not inconsistent with law as he may from time to time
prescribe." Sections 211 and 212 of this title, refer to the lands
as a national park or reservation.
Prefixes making the provisions of this section effective, upon
the passage of this Act and the vesting of the title to the
property accepted, have been omitted as temporary.

-CHANGE-
CHANGE OF NAME
Pub. L. 86-231 substituted "Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National
Historic Site" for "Abraham Lincoln National Historical Park".
Act Aug. 11, 1939, substituted "Abraham Lincoln National
Historical Park" for "Abraham Lincoln National Park".


-TRANS-
TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
All national parks, national monuments, and national cemeteries
consolidated in an office of National Parks, Buildings and
Reservations in Department of the Interior, at head of which should
be a Director of National Parks, Buildings and Reservations, and
cemeteries and parks of War Department transferred to Department of
the Interior by Executive Order 6166, Sec. 2, as amended by
Executive Order 6228, Sec. 1, set out in a note under section 901
of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. This service
designated the National Park Service in Department of the Interior
by act Mar. 2, 1934.
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.

-SECREF-
SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This section is referred to in sections 215, 217, 218a of this
title.

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16 USC Sec. 215 01/19/04

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TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER XXIII - ABRAHAM LINCOLN BIRTHPLACE NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE

-HEAD-
Sec. 215. Improvements and preservation of lands and buildings

-STATUTE-
For the purpose of protecting from disintegration and of
improving, beautifying, and preserving the Abraham Lincoln
Birthplace National Historic Site or Reservation established under
sections 211 to 214 of this title, the National Park Service is
authorized and directed to provide for (1) the improvement of such
existing roadways, walks, and buildings in such park or
reservation; and (2) the planting of such trees, plants, and
shrubbery; the construction of such additional roadways, walks, and
buildings, and of such fences, parking spaces, drainage structures,
culverts, and bridges; and the making of such other improvements,
as in his judgment may be necessary for the preservation,
beautification, and protection from disintegration of such park or
reservation, including the log cabin in which Abraham Lincoln was
born and the memorial hall inclosing the same, and which may serve
to render such park or reservation convenient for the appropriate
use and enjoyment by the public:

-SOURCE-
(Feb. 11, 1929, ch. 176, Sec. 1, 45 Stat. 1162; Ex. Ord. No. 6166,
Sec. 2, June 10, 1933; Ex. Ord. No. 6228, Sec. 1, July 28, 1933;
Mar. 2, 1934, ch. 38, Sec. 1, 48 Stat. 389; Aug. 11, 1939, ch. 686,
53 Stat. 1405; Pub. L. 86-231, Sept. 8, 1959, 73 Stat. 466.)

-CHANGE-
CHANGE OF NAME
Pub. L. 86-231 substituted "Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National
Historic Site" for "Abraham Lincoln National Historical Park".
Act Aug. 11, 1939, substituted "Abraham Lincoln National
Historical Park" for "Abraham Lincoln National Park".


-TRANS-
TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
All national parks, national monuments, and national cemeteries
consolidated in an office of National Parks, Buildings and
Reservations in Department of the Interior, at head of which should
be a Director of National Parks, Buildings and Reservations, and
cemeteries and parks of War Department transferred to Department of
the Interior by Executive Order No. 6166, as amended by Executive
Order No. 6228, set out in a note under section 901 of Title 5,
Government Organization and Employees. This service designated the
National Park Service in Department of the Interior by act Mar. 2,
1934.
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.

-SECREF-
SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This section is referred to in section 216 of this title.

-End-



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16 USC Sec. 216 01/19/04

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TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER XXIII - ABRAHAM LINCOLN BIRTHPLACE NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE

-HEAD-
Sec. 216. Authorization of appropriation

-STATUTE-
There is authorized to be appropriated the sum of $100,000, or so
much thereof as may be necessary, to carry out the provisions of
section 215 of this title; and authorization is also given for such
appropriations as may, in the future, be deemed necessary for the
proper protection, preservation, care, maintenance, and operation
of the said national park or reservation, including the salaries
and compensation of a superintendent and other needed employees.

-SOURCE-
(Feb. 11, 1929, ch. 176, Sec. 2, 45 Stat. 1162.)


-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. 217 01/19/04

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TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER XXIII - ABRAHAM LINCOLN BIRTHPLACE NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE

-HEAD-
Sec. 217. Change in name of Abraham Lincoln National Park

-STATUTE-
The Abraham Lincoln National Park, in the State of Kentucky,
authorized by sections 211 to 214 of this title, shall hereafter be
called and known as the "Abraham Lincoln National Historical Park",
and all moneys heretofore or hereafter appropriated for this area
under previous designations may be used in this area as
redesignated.

-SOURCE-
(Aug. 11, 1939, ch. 686, 53 Stat. 1405.)

-COD-
CODIFICATION
Portion of act Aug. 11, 1939, relating to Fort McHenry National
Monument and Historic Shrine is set out as section 440a of this
title.

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16 USC Sec. 217a 01/19/04

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TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER XXIII - ABRAHAM LINCOLN BIRTHPLACE NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE

-HEAD-
Sec. 217a. Change in name of Abraham Lincoln National Historical
Park

-STATUTE-
The Abraham Lincoln National Historical Park at Hodgenville,
Kentucky, shall on and after September 8, 1959, be known as Abraham
Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site, and any law, regulation,
document, or record of the United States in which such historical
park is designated or referred to under the name of Abraham Lincoln
National Historic Park shall be held to refer to such historical
park under and by the name of Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National
Historic Site.

-SOURCE-
(Pub. L. 86-231, Sept. 8, 1959, 73 Stat. 466.)

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16 USC Sec. 218 01/19/04

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TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER XXIII - ABRAHAM LINCOLN BIRTHPLACE NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE

-HEAD-
Sec. 218. Addition of land

-STATUTE-
The approximately six acres of land described in the following
recorded deeds to the United States are added to and made a part of
the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site in the State
of Kentucky:
(a) Deed of conveyance to the United States, dated June 15, 1945,
made and entered into by and between J. R. Howell and Mattie
Johnson Howell, his wife, and W. L. Ferrill and Minnie Ferrill, his
wife, of Hodgenville, Larue County, Kentucky, recorded on June 25,
1946, in deed book numbered 58, page 262, in the records of the
county of Larue, Kentucky; and
(b) Quitclaim deed to the United States, made and entered into by
and between Carl J. Howell and Dorothy N. Howell, his wife, of
Hodgenville, Larue County, Kentucky, recorded on April 18, 1947, in
deed book numbered 59, page 435, in the records of the county of
Larue, Kentucky.

-SOURCE-
(May 27, 1949, ch. 149, 63 Stat. 140; Pub. L. 86-231, Sept. 8,
1959, 73 Stat. 466.)

-CHANGE-
CHANGE OF NAME
Pub. L. 86-231 substituted "Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National
Historic Site" for "Abraham Lincoln National Historical Park". See
section 217a of this title.

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16 USC Sec. 218a 01/19/04

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TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER XXIII - ABRAHAM LINCOLN BIRTHPLACE NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE

-HEAD-
Sec. 218a. Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site,
Kentucky

-STATUTE-
(a) In general
Upon acquisition of the land known as Knob Creek Farm pursuant to
subsection (b) of this section, the boundary of the Abraham Lincoln
Birthplace National Historic Site, established by sections 211 to
214 of this title, is revised to include such land. Lands acquired
pursuant to this section shall be administered by the Secretary of
the Interior as part of the historic site.
(b) Acquisition of Knob Creek Farm
The Secretary of the Interior may acquire, by donation only, the
approximately 228 acres of land known as Knob Creek Farm in Larue
County, Kentucky, as generally depicted on a map entitled "Knob
Creek Farm Unit, Abraham Lincoln National Historic Site", numbered
338/80,077, and dated October 1998. Such map shall be on file and
available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the
National Park Service.
(c) Study and report
The Secretary of the Interior shall study the Knob Creek Farm in
Larue County, Kentucky, and not later than 1 year after November 6,
1998, submit a report to the Congress containing the results of the
study. The purpose of the study shall be to:
(1) Identify significant resources associated with the Knob
Creek Farm and the early boyhood of Abraham Lincoln.
(2) Evaluate the threats to the long-term protection of the
Knob Creek Farm's cultural, recreational, and natural resources.
(3) Examine the incorporation of the Knob Creek Farm into the
operations of the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic
Site and establish a strategic management plan for implementing
such incorporation. In developing the plan, the Secretary shall -

(A) determine infrastructure requirements and property
improvements needed at Knob Creek Farm to meet National Park
Service standards;
(B) identify current and potential uses of Knob Creek Farm
for recreational, interpretive, and educational opportunities;
and
(C) project costs and potential revenues associated with
acquisition, development, and operation of Knob Creek Farm.
(d) Authorization
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be
necessary to carry out subsection (c) of this section.

-SOURCE-
(Pub. L. 105-355, title V, Sec. 510, Nov. 6, 1998, 112 Stat. 3265.)

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16 USC SUBCHAPTER XXIV - GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK 01/19/04

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

-HEAD-
SUBCHAPTER XXIV - GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK

-SECREF-
SUBCHAPTER REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This subchapter is referred to in section 687 of this title.

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16 USC Sec. 221 01/19/04

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

-HEAD-
Sec. 221. Establishment; boundaries

-STATUTE-
There 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 for the benefit and enjoyment of the people,
under the name of the "Grand Canyon National Park", the tract of
land in the State of Arizona particularly described by and included
within metes and bounds, as follows, to wit:
Beginning at a point which is the northeast corner of township 30
north, range 1 east, of the Gila and Salt River meridian, Arizona;
thence west on township line between townships 30 and 31 north,
range 1 east, to section corner common to sections 1 and 2,
township 30 north, range 1 east, and 35 and 36 township 31 north,
range 1 east; thence north on section lines to the intersection
with Tobocobya Spring-Rowe Well Road; thence northwesterly along
the southwesterly side of said Tobocobya Spring-Rowe Well Road,
passing and in relation to United States Geological Survey bench
marks stamped "Canyon" and numbered 6340, 6235, 6372, 6412, 6302,
6144, and 6129, through townships 31 and 32 north, ranges 1 east
and 1 and 2 west, to its intersection with the section line between
sections 9 and 16 in township 32 north, range 2 west; thence west
along the section lines through townships 32 north, ranges 2 and 3
west, to its intersection with upper westerly rim of Cataract
Canyon; thence northwesterly along upper rim of Cataract Canyon,
crossing Hualapai Canyon and continuing northwesterly along said
upper rim to its intersection with range line, township 33 north,
between ranges 4 and 5 west; thence north on said range line,
townships 33 and 34 north, ranges 4 and 5 west, to north bank of
the Colorado River; thence northeasterly along the north bank of
the Colorado River to junction with Tapeats Creek; thence easterly
along north bank of Tapeats Creek to junction with Spring Creek;
thence easterly along the north bank of Spring Creek to its
intersection with Gila and Salt River meridian, township 34 north,
between ranges 1 east and 1 west and between section 6, township 34
north, range 1 east, and section 1, township 34 north, range 1
west; thence south on range line between ranges 1 east and 1 west
to section corner common to sections 7 and 18, township 34 north,
range 1 east, and sections 12 and 13, township 34 north, range 1
west; thence east on section lines to section corner common to
sections 7, 8, 17, and 18, township 34 north, range 2 east; thence
south on section lines to township line between townships 33 and 34
north, range 2 east, at section corner common to sections 31 and
32, township 34 north, range 2 east, and sections 5 and 6, township
33 north, range 2 east; thence east on township line to section
corner common to sections 31 and 32, township 34 north, range 3
east, and sections 5 and 6, township 33 north, range 3 east; thence
south on section lines to section corner common to sections 17, 18,
19, and 20, township 33 north, range 3 east; thence east on section
lines to section corner common to sections 13, 14, 23, and 24,
township 33 north, range 3 east; thence north on section lines to
section corner common to sections 1, 2, 11, and 12, township 33
north, range 3 east; thence east on section lines to the
intersection with upper rim of Grand Canyon; thence northerly along
said upper rim of Grand Canyon to main hydrographic divide north of
Nankoweap Creek; thence easterly along the said hydrographic divide
to its intersection with the Colorado River, approximately at the
mouth of Nankoweap Creek; thence easterly across the Colorado River
and up the hydrographic divide nearest the junction of Nankoweap
Creek and Colorado River to a point on the upper east rim of the
Grand Canyon; thence by shortest route to an intersection with
range line, townships 33 and 34 north, between ranges 5 and 6 east;
thence south on said range line, between ranges 5 and 6 east, to
section corner common to sections 18 and 19, township 33 north,
range 6 east, and sections 13 and 24, township 33 north, range 5
east; thence east on section lines to section corner common to
sections 16, 17, 20, and 21, township 33 north, range 6 east;
thence south on section lines to section corner common to sections
8, 9, 16, and 17, township 31 north, range 6 east; thence west on
section line to section corner common to sections 7, 8, 17, and 18,
township 31 north, range 6 east; thence south on section lines to
township line between townships 30 and 31 north at section corner
common to sections 31 and 32, township 31 north, range 6 east, and
sections 5 and 6, township 30 north, range 6 east; thence west on
township line to section corner common to sections 34 and 35,
township 31 north, range 5 east, and sections 2 and 3, township 30
north, range 5 east; thence south on section line to section corner
common to sections 2, 3, 10, and 11, township 30 north, range 5
east; thence west on section lines to range line, township 30
north, between ranges 4 and 5 east, to section corner common to
sections 6 and 7, township 30 north, range 5 east, and 1 and 12,
township 30 north, range 4 east; thence south on range line,
township 30 north, between ranges 4 and 5 east, to section corner
common to sections 7 and 18, township 30 north, range 5 east, and
sections 12 and 13, township 30 north, range 4 east; thence west on
section line to section corner common to sections 11, 12, 13, and
14, township 30 north, range 4 east; thence south on section line
to section corner common to sections 13, 14, 23, and 24, township
30 north, range 4 east; thence west on section lines to section
corner common to sections 15, 16, 21, and 22, township 30 north,
range 4 east; thence south on section line to section corner common
to sections 21, 22, 27, and 28, township 30 north, range 4 east;
thence west on section lines to range line, township 30 north,
between ranges 3 and 4 east, at section corner common to sections
19 and 30, township 30 north, range 4 east, and sections 24 and 25,
township 30 north, range 3 east; thence north on range line to
section corner common to sections 18 and 19, township 30 north,
range 4 east, and sections 13 and 24, township 30 north, range 3
east; thence west on section lines to section corner common to
sections 14, 15, 22, and 23, township 30 north, range 3 east;
thence north on section line to section corner common to sections
10, 11, 14, and 15, township 30 north, range 3 east; thence west on
section lines to range line at section corner common to sections 7
and 18, township 30 north, range 3 east, and sections 12 and 13,
township 30 north, range 2 east; thence north on range line to
section corner common to sections 6 and 7, township 30 north, range
3 east, and sections 1 and 12, township 30 north, range 2 east;
thence west on section line to section corner common to sections 1,
2, 11, and 12, township 30 north, range 2 east; thence north on
section line to township line at section corner common to sections
35 and 36, township 31 north, range 2 east, and sections 1 and 2,
township 30 north, range 2 east; thence west on township line to
the northeast corner of township 30 north, range 1 east, the place
of beginning.

-SOURCE-
(Feb. 26, 1919, ch. 44, Sec. 1, 40 Stat. 1175.)


-MISC1-
SHORT TITLE
Section 1 of Pub. L. 93-620, Jan. 3, 1975, 88 Stat. 2089,
provided that: "This act [enacting sections 228a to 228j of this
title, amending section 227 of this title, and repealing section
223 of this title] may be cited as the 'Grand Canyon National Park
Enlargement Act'."

-SECREF-
SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This section is referred to in section 221b of this title.

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16 USC Sec. 221a 01/19/04

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

-HEAD-
Sec. 221a. Boundary changed

-STATUTE-
The boundary of the Grand Canyon National Park is changed so as
to read as follows:
Beginning at a point on the present south boundary of Grand
Canyon National Park, being the northeast corner of township 30
north, range 1 east, of the Gila and Salt River meridian, Arizona;
thence westerly along north line of said township to the northwest
corner of section 1, said township; thence northerly along west
line of section 36, township 31 north, range 1 east, to a point
one-half mile south of the center line of the Supai road survey as
mapped and staked by the Bureau of Public Roads during the field
season of 1925; thence in a northwesterly direction following a
line, which maintains a uniform distance one-half mile south and
west of the center line of said road survey, to its intersection
with the projected section line between what probably will be when
surveyed sections 9 and 16, township 32 north, range 2 west; thence
westerly along projected section lines through probable townships
32 north, ranges 2, 3, and 4 west, to its intersection with the
upper west rim of Havasu (Cataract) Canyon; thence northwesterly
along said upper west rim, crossing Hualapai Canyon to Wescogame
Point and continuing northwesterly along said upper rim to
Watahomigie Point; thence due north along the top of a ridge a
distance of approximately three-fourths of a mile to the point of
said ridge, the elevation of which is given as four thousand eight
hundred and sixty-five feet; thence northwesterly, crossing Beaver
Canyon, to Yumtheska Point and continuing northwesterly, following
the lower rim of Yumtheska Point, crossing the projected range line
between ranges 4 and 5 west to the divide west of Havasu Creek;
thence northerly along said divide to the north bank of the
Colorado River; thence northeasterly along said bank to the divide
immediately west of Tapeats Creek; thence northeasterly along said
divide, including the entire drainage area on the north side of
Tapeats Creek, to the point at which this divide touches the ledge
of cross-bedded sandstone; generally known as the Coconino
sandstone; thence southerly along said sandstone ledge to its
junction with the Gila and Salt River meridian; thence southerly
along the Gila and Salt River meridian to the northwest corner of
what will probably be when surveyed section 18, township 34 north,
range 1 east; thence easterly along projected section lines to the
northeast corner of what will probably be when surveyed section 14,
township 34 north, range 2 east; thence southerly along projected
section line to the southeast corner of said section 14; thence
easterly along projected section lines, a distance of approximately
six miles to a point on the divide between South Canyon and
Thompson Canyon; thence southeasterly along said divide, including
the entire drainage area of Thompson Canyon and Neal Spring Canyon,
to the intersection with the upper rim of the Grand Canyon; thence
easterly along the main hydrographic divide north of Nankoweap
Creek and Little Nankoweap Canyon to its intersection with the
Colorado River, approximately at the mouth of Little Nankoweap
Canyon; thence due east across the Colorado River to the east bank
of the Colorado River; thence southeasterly along said bank, to the
north bank of Little Colorado River; thence easterly along said
bank of Little Colorado River to its intersection with what
probably will be when surveyed the east line of section 32,
township 33 north, range 6 east, or the east line of section 5,
township 32 north, range 6 east; thence southerly along projected
section lines to the northeast corner of what probably will be when
surveyed section 8, township 30 north, range 6 east; thence
westerly along projected section lines to the southwest corner of
what probably will be when surveyed section 6, township 30 north,
range 5 east; thence southerly to the northeast corner of section
13, township 30 north, range 4 east; thence westerly to the
northwest corner of said section 13; thence southerly to the
southwest corner of said section 13; thence westerly along section
lines to a point nine hundred and fifty feet west of the northeast
corner of section 22, said township; thence due south a distance of
one thousand three hundred and twenty feet to a point on the south
line of the north tier of forties of said section 22; thence
westerly to the west line of said section 22; thence southerly
along said west line, to the southwest corner of said section 22;
thence westerly along section lines to the southwest corner of
section 19, township 30 north, range 4 east; thence northerly to
the northwest corner of said section 19; thence westerly to the
southwest corner of section 14, township 30 north, range 3 east;
thence northerly to the northwest corner of said section 14; thence
westerly on section lines to the southwest corner of section 12,
township 30 north, range 2 east; thence northerly along section
lines to the north line of said township 30 north, range 2 east,
thence westerly along said north township line to the place of
beginning; and all of those lands lying within the boundary line
above described are included in and made a part of the Grand Canyon
National Park; and all of those lands excluded from the present
Grand Canyon National Park are included in and made a part of the
contiguous national forests, subject to all national forest laws
and regulations.

-SOURCE-
(Feb. 25, 1927, ch. 197, Sec. 1, 44 Stat. 1238.)

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16 USC Sec. 221b 01/19/04

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

-HEAD-
Sec. 221b. Various laws made applicable to added lands

-STATUTE-
The provisions of sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 221, 222, 224, 225, 227,
228, and 687 of this title and all acts supplementary to and
amendatory of said sections are made applicable to and extended
over the lands hereby added to the park: Provided, That the
provisions of the Federal Power Act [16 U.S.C. 791a et seq.] shall
not apply to or extend over such lands.

-SOURCE-
(Feb. 25, 1927, ch. 197, Sec. 2, 44 Stat. 1240.)

-REFTEXT-
REFERENCES IN TEXT
The Federal Power Act, referred to in text, was in the original
the "Act of June 10, 1920, entitled 'an Act to create a Federal
power commission; to provide for the improvement of navigation, the
development of water power; the use of the public lands in relation
thereto; and to repeal section 18 of the River and Harbor
Appropriation Act, approved August 8, 1917, and for other purposes'
", and was redesignated the Federal Power Act by section 791a of
this title. The Federal Power Act is act June 10, 1920, ch. 285, 41
Stat. 1063, as amended, and is classified generally to chapter 12
(Sec. 791a et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of
this Act to the Code, see section 791a of this title and Tables.

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16 USC Sec. 221c 01/19/04

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

-HEAD-
Sec. 221c. Exchange of lands

-STATUTE-
The owner of the land described as the northeast quarter of the
northwest quarter of section 17, township 30 north, range 4 east,
Gila and Salt River meridian, Arizona, containing 40 acres, more or
less, and that portion of lot numbered 2 of section 17, township 30
north, range 4 east, Gila and Salt River meridian, Arizona, lying
west of the east line of a right-of-way of a proposed road,
described as follows: Beginning at a point on the south line of
said section 17, eight hundred feet west of the quarter section
corner of said section 17; thence north twenty-four degrees
forty-five minutes west, five hundred feet; thence north fourteen
degrees forty-five minutes west, five hundred feet; thence north
thirteen degrees five minutes west, eight hundred and thirty-one
feet to the intersection of the west line of the northeast quarter
of the southwest quarter of said section 17; thence south one
thousand seven hundred and forty-eight feet on the east line of the
west half of the southwest quarter of said section 17 to the south
line of said section 17; thence east along said south line, five
hundred and twenty-three and five-tenths feet to the point of
beginning, containing eight and nine-tenths acres, more or less,
all within the Grand Canyon National Park, is permitted and
authorized to convey the fee simple title to said land to the
United States of America, and select in lieu of said land above
described the Government land within the area described as follows:
Beginning at a point on the south line of section 17, township 30
north, range 4 east, Gila and Salt River meridian, Arizona,
approximately eight hundred and seventy feet east of the south
quarter section corner of said section 17, which point is south of
a point just east of the east bank of a draw on the south rim of
the Grand Canyon; thence north approximately five hundred and fifty
feet to said point on the south rim of the Grand Canyon; thence
northwesterly along the south rim of the Grand Canyon approximately
four thousand eight hundred and ten feet to its intersection with
the east line of the southeast quarter of the northwest quarter of
said section 17; thence south on the north and south center line of
said section 17 approximately three thousand seven hundred and
seventy-five feet to the south line of said section 17; thence east
along said south line of said section 17 approximately eight
hundred and seventy feet to the point of beginning, containing
twenty-five and eight-tenths acres, more or less, and the Secretary
of the Interior is authorized, empowered, and directed to accept a
duly executed grant deed from said owner conveying said owner's
land above described to the United States of America, and upon
acceptance of such grant deed to cause to be issued and delivered
to said owner a patent conveying absolutely to said owner the
Government land above described: Provided, however, That the lands
so conveyed by said owner shall become and be a part of the Grand
Canyon National Park and be subject to all laws and regulations
relating to said park.

-SOURCE-
(May 10, 1926, ch. 281, Sec. 1, 44 Stat. 497.)

-SECREF-
SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This section is referred to in section 221d of this title.

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16 USC Sec. 221d 01/19/04

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

-HEAD-
Sec. 221d. Relinquishment of interest in road

-STATUTE-
Upon the completion of the exchange authorized by section 221c of
this title there shall be, and is, relinquished and quit-claimed to
said owner any right, title, and interest that the United States of
America may have in and to the now existing road over other land of
said owner in the Grand Canyon National Park, the center line of
said road being described as follows: Beginning at a point
approximately at the south quarter section corner of section 17,
township 30 north, range 4 east, Gila and Salt River meridian,
Arizona, thence north ten degrees eleven minutes west, five hundred
feet; thence north thirty-six degrees six minutes west, one hundred
and forty-five feet; thence north forty-two degrees sixteen minutes
west, one thousand seven hundred feet to the east line of the west
half of the west half of said section 17.

-SOURCE-
(May 10, 1926, ch. 281, Sec. 2, 44 Stat. 498.)

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16 USC Sec. 221e 01/19/04

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

-HEAD-
Sec. 221e. Additional lands

-STATUTE-
The following described area is added to and made a part of the
Grand Canyon National Park: Beginning at the corner common to
sections 14, 15, 22, and 23, township 30 north, range 4 east, Gila
and Salt River meridian; thence west along the section line between
sections 15 and 22 a distance of nine hundred and fifty feet;
thence south a distance of one thousand three hundred and twenty
feet to a point on the south line of the north tier of forties of
said section 22; thence east a distance of one thousand six hundred
and ten feet; thence north a distance of one thousand three hundred
and twenty feet to a point on the line between sections 14 and 23;
thence west along said section line a distance of six hundred and
sixty feet to the place of beginning, containing an area of
forty-eight and seventy-nine hundredths acres, more or less:
Provided, That livestock permitted to graze in adjoining national
forest areas shall be allowed to drift across the land described
herein to private land north thereof within the park.

-SOURCE-
(Mar. 7, 1928, ch. 137, Sec. 1, 45 Stat. 234.)

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16 USC Sec. 222 01/19/04

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

-HEAD-
Sec. 222. Administration, concessions, and privileges; contracts
for sale of water

-STATUTE-
The administration, protection, and promotion of Grand 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. All
concessions for hotels, camps, transportation, and other privileges
of every kind and nature for the accommodation or entertainment of
visitors shall be let at public bidding to the best and most
responsible bidder. Under such terms and conditions as he deems
advisable and consistent with the requirements of section 9701 of
title 31, the Secretary is authorized, without derogation of any of
the water rights of the United States and notwithstanding any
provision of law to the contrary, to sell by contract water located
within Grand Canyon National Park for the use of customers within
Tusayan, Arizona, to a nonprofit entity authorized to receive and
distribute water within Tusayan, Arizona by the laws of the State
of Arizona, upon his determination that such sale is not
detrimental to the protection of the resources of Grand Canyon
National Park or its visitors and that appropriate measures to
provide for such protection, including a right of immediate
termination, are included in the transaction.

-SOURCE-
(Feb. 26, 1919, ch. 44, Sec. 2, 40 Stat. 1177; Pub. L. 95-586,
title XII, Nov. 3, 1978, 92 Stat. 2495.)

-COD-
CODIFICATION
"Section 9701 of title 31" substituted in text for "section 483a
of title 31" on authority of Pub. L. 97-258, Sec. 4(b), Sept. 13,
1982, 96 Stat. 1067, the first section of which enacted Title 31,
Money and Finance.


-MISC1-
AMENDMENTS
1978 - Pub. L. 95-586 inserted provisions authorizing the
Secretary to contract for the sale of water located within the park
for use of customers within Tusayan, Arizona.


-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.


-MISC2-
SPECIAL UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE FOR GRAND CANYON NATIONAL
PARK
Appointment by United States District Court for the District of
Arizona of a special commissioner [now United States magistrate
judge] for the Grand Canyon National Park, see Pub. L. 86-258,
Sept. 14, 1959, 73 Stat. 546, as amended, formerly set out as a
note under section 631 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial
Procedure.

-SECREF-
SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This section is referred to in section 221b of this title.

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16 USC Sec. 223 01/19/04

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

-HEAD-
Sec. 223. Repealed. Pub. L. 93-620, Sec. 10(f), Jan. 3, 1975, 88
Stat. 2093

-MISC1-
Section, act Feb. 26, 1919, ch. 44, Sec. 3, 40 Stat. 1177,
enumerated occupancy rights of the Havasupai Indians. See section
228i of this title and Codification note set out thereunder.

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16 USC Sec. 224 01/19/04

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

-HEAD-
Sec. 224. Entries under land laws; toll road

-STATUTE-
Nothing herein contained shall affect any valid claim, location,
or entry existing under the land laws of the United States, prior
to February 26, 1919, whether for homestead, mineral, right-of-way,
or any other purpose whatsoever, or shall affect the rights of any
such claimant, locator, or entryman to the full use and enjoyment
of his land and nothing herein contained shall affect, diminish, or
impair the right and authority of the county of Coconino, in the
State of Arizona, to levy and collect tolls for the passage of
livestock over and upon the Bright Angel Toll Road and Trail, and
the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to negotiate with the
said county of Coconino for the purchase of said Bright Angel Toll
Road and Trail and all rights therein.

-SOURCE-
(Feb. 26, 1919, ch. 44, Sec. 4, 40 Stat. 1177.)

-REFTEXT-
REFERENCES IN TEXT
Herein, referred to in text, means act Feb. 26, 1919, which is
classified to sections 221, 222 to 228, and 687 of this title. For
complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.
The land laws of the United States, referred to in text, are
classified generally to Title 43, Public Lands.

-COD-
CODIFICATION
The words "prior to February 26, 1919," were in the original
"existing", and refer to the date of enactment of act Feb. 26,
1919.
A provision of the original text requiring a report to Congress
as to terms upon which the toll road and trail mentioned herein
might be purchased was omitted as historically obsolete.

-SECREF-
SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This section is referred to in section 221b of this title.

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16 USC Sec. 225 01/19/04

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

-HEAD-
Sec. 225. Laws applicable; easements and rights-of-ways

-STATUTE-
Whenever consistent with the primary purposes of Grand Canyon
National Park, section 79 of this title and subsequent Acts shall
be applicable to the lands included within the park. The Secretary
of the Interior may, in his discretion and upon such conditions as
he may deem proper, grant easements or rights of way for railroads
upon or across the park.

-SOURCE-
(Feb. 26, 1919, ch. 44, Sec. 5, 40 Stat. 1178.)

-REFTEXT-
REFERENCES IN TEXT
Section 79 of this title, referred to in text, was in the
original a reference to act Feb. 15, 1901, ch. 372, 31 Stat. 790.
For further details, see Codification note set out under section 79
of this title.

-SECREF-
SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This section is referred to in section 221b of this title.

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16 USC Sec. 226 01/19/04

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

-HEAD-
Sec. 226. Omitted

-COD-
CODIFICATION
Section, act Feb. 26, 1919, ch. 44, Sec. 6, 40 Stat. 1178,
authorized Secretary of the Interior to permit prospecting,
development, and utilization of the mineral resources within Grand
Canyon National Park. Act Jan. 26, 1931, ch. 47, Sec. 1, 46 Stat.
1043, provided that no permit, license, lease for the prospecting,
development, or utilization of the mineral resources within the
Grand Canyon National Park should be granted after January 26,
1931. See section 115a of this title.

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16 USC Sec. 227 01/19/04

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

-HEAD-
Sec. 227. Utilization of areas for Government reclamation projects

-STATUTE-
Whenever consistent with the primary purposes of such park, the
Secretary of the Interior is authorized to permit the utilization
of those areas formerly within the Lake Mead National Recreation (continued)