Chapter 744.
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CHAP. 744.— AN ACT To revise the boundary of the Sequoia National Park, California.July 3, 1926.[[H. R. 9387](/us/bill/69/hr/9387).][[Public, No. 465](/us/pl/69/465).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Sequoia National Park, Calif.Boundaries changed. That the boundaries of the Sequoia National Park, California, are hereby changed as follows: Description.Beginning at the southwest corner of the present boundary of Sequoia National Park, being the southwest corner of township 18 south, range 30 east of the Mount Diablo base and meridian, California, thence easterly along the present south boundary of Sequoia National Park to its intersection with the hydrographic divide between the headwaters of South Fort Kaweah River and the headwaters of that branch of Little Kern River known as Pecks Canyon; thence southerly and easterly along the crest of the hydrographic divide between Pecks Canyon and Soda Creek819 to its intersection with a lateral divide at approximately the east line of section 2, township 19 south, range 31 east; thence northeasterly along said laterial divide to its intersection with the township line near the southeast corner of township 18 south, range 31 east of the Mount Diablo base and meridian; thence north approximately thirty-five degrees west to the summit of the butte next north of Soda Creek (United States Geological Survey altitude eight thousand eight hundred and eighty-eight feet); thence northerly and northwesterly along the crest of the hydrographic divide to a junction with the crest of the main hydrographic divide between the headwaters of the South Fork of the Kaweah River and the headwaters of Tattle Kern River; thence northerly along said divide now between Horse and Cow Creeks and the headwaters of East Fort Kaweah River to its intersection with the present east boundary of Sequoia National Park, approximately at Tar Gap, being the east line of township 17 south, range 30 east; thence northerly along said line to its intersection with the main hydrographic divide north of East Fork Kaweah River; thence easterly following said divide, passing through Timber Gap to the summit of Sawtooth Peak; thence southeasterly along the crest of the Great Western Divide to the summit of Coyote Peaks (United States Geological Survey bench mark, altitude ten thousand nine hundred and nineteen feet); thence northeasterly following the main hydrographic divide south of Coyote Creek to the junction of Coyote Creek and Kern River; thence due east across Kern River to the east bank; thence following said east bank of Kern River northerly to the junction of Golden Trout Creek and Kern River; thence northeasterly following the main hydrographic divide north of Golden Trout Creek, and between the headwaters of Golden Trout Creek and Rock Creek to a junction with the main crest of the Sierra Nevada, northwest of Cirque Peak; thence northerly and westerly along said main crest of the Sierra Nevada to Junction Peak (United States Geological Survey bench mark thirteen thousand nine hundred and three feet); thence westerly along the crest of the Kings-Kern Divide to a junction with the crest of the Great Western Divide at Thunder Mountain (United States Geological Survey bench mark thirteen thousand five hundred and seventy-eight feet); thence southwesterly along the crest of the Great Western Divide to Triple Divide Peak (United States Geological Survey altitude twelve thousand six hundred and fifty-one feet); thence westerly and northwesterly along the crest of the hydrographic divide between the headwaters of Roaring River and the headwaters of the Middle and Marble Forks of the Kaweah River to Kettle Peak (United States Geological Survey altitude ten thousand and thirty-eight feet); thence westerly and south-westerly along the crest of the main hydrographic divide next north of Clover Creek and Dorst Creek to the junction of Stony Creek and Dorst Creek; thence following the west bank of the North Fork Kaweah River to its junction with Cactus Creek; thence easterly along the first hydrographic divide south of Cactus Creek to its intersection with the present west boundary of Sequoia National Park, being the west line of township 16 south, range 29 east; thence southerly along said west boundary to the southwest corner of said township; thence easterly along the present boundary of Sequoia National Park, being the north line of township 17 south, range 29 east, to the northeast corner of said township; thence southerly along the present boundary of Sequoia National Park, being the west lines of townships 17 and 18 south, range 30 east, to the place of beginning; and all of those lands lying within the boundary line above described are hereby includedArea included in Roosevelt-Sequoia National Park.820 Excluded buds added to Sequoia National Forest.in and made a part of the Roosevelt-Sequoia National Park; and all of those lands excluded from the present Sequoia National Park are hereby included in and made a part of the Sequoia National Forest, subject to all laws and regulations applicable to the national forests.
Sec. 2. Exclusive control of park tinder Secretary of the Interior. That said park shall be under the exclusive control of the Secretary of the Interior, whose duty it shall be, as soon as Regulations to be made.practicable, to make and publish such reasonable rules and regulations, not inconsistent with the laws of the United States, as he may deem necessary or proper for the care, protection, management, and improvement of the same, such regulations being primarily aimed at the freest use of said park for recreation purposes by the public and for the preservation from injury or spoliation of all timber, natural curiosities, or wonders within said park and their retention in their natural condition as far as practicable, and for the preservation of said park in a state of nature so far as is Fishing by hook and line permitted.consistent with the purposes of this Act.
Such rules and regulations shall permit the taking of fish by hook and line from the streams or lakes in said park, but at such seasons, during such times, and in such manner as may be directed by the Secretary of the Interior. Protection of wild life.Such rules and regulations however, shall provide against the destruction of the wild life within said park, and the Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized to take all such measures as shall be necessary to fully carry out the objects and purposes of this Act.
Leases for accommodation of visitors.Said Secretary may, in his discretion, execute leases to parcels of ground not exceeding ten acres in extent at any one place to any one person or persons or company for not to exceed twenty years, when such ground is necessary for the erection of buildings for the accommodation of visitors. Such leases or privileges may be renewed or extended at the expiration of the terms thereof: *Proviso*.Existing leases continued.*Provided*, That existing leases from the Department of Agriculture may be continued, in the discretion of the Secretary of the Interior, for so long as such extension is not detrimental to the public purposes for which the park is created.
Sec. 3. Valid claims, etc., not affected. That nothing herein contained shall affect any valid existing claim, location, or entry heretofore established under the land laws of the United States, 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 *Provisos*.Use of timber.enjoyment of his land: *Provided*, That under rules and regulations to be prescribed by him the Secretary of the Interior may issue permits to any bona fide claimant, entryman, landowner, or lessee of land within the boundaries herein established to secure timber Grazing permits.for use on and for the improvement of his land; and he shall also have authority to issue, tinder rules and regulations to be prescribed by him, grazing permits and authorize the grazing of livestock on the lands within said park at fees not to exceed those charged by the Forest Service on adjacent, areas, so long as such timber cutting and grazing are not detrimental to the primary purpose for which Restriction on dams, etc., for power.such park is created: *Provided*, That no permit, license, lease, or authorization for dams, conduits, reservoirs, power houses, transmission lines, or other works for storage or carriage of water, or for the development, transmission, or utilization of power within the limits of said park as herein constituted, shall be granted or made without specific authority of Congress.
Sec. 4. Privileges limited. That no exclusive privilege shall be granted within said park, or on or over the roads and trails therein, except upon ground leased for the erection of buildings or camps thereon. Sec. 5. Punishment for violating rules, etc. That any person found guilty of violating any of the provisions of this Act or any rule or regulation that may be821 promulgated by the Secretary of the Interior with reference to the management and care of the park, or for tire protection of the property therein, for the preservation from injury or spoliation of timber, natural curiosities, or other objects within said park or for the protection of the animals, birds, and fish in said park, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be subjected to a line of not more than $500 or imprisonment not exceeding six months or both.
Sec. 6. That all parts of township 17 south, ranges 31 and 32Sequoia National Game Refuge.Lands designated as, east, and township 18 south, range 31 east, Mount Diablo base and meridian, which are north of the hydrographic divide passing through Farewell Gap, and which are not added to and made part of the Sequoia National Park by the provisions of this Act, are hereby designated as the Sequoia National Game Refuge, andUnauthorized hunting, etc., in, of birds or wild animals, unlawful. the hunting, trapping, killing, or capturing of birds and game or other wild animals upon the lands of the United States within the limits of the said area shall be unlawful, except under such regulations as may be prescribed from time to time by the Secretary of Agriculture; and any persons violating such regulations or thePunishment for. provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall, upon conviction in any United States court of competent jurisdiction, be fined in a sum not exceeding $1,000, or by imprisonment for a period not exceeding one year, or shall suffer both fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court: *Provided*,*Provisos*.Purposes of section declared.
That it is the purpose of this section to protect from trespass the public hinds of the United States and the game animals which may be thereon, and not to interfere with the operation of the local game laws as affecting private or State lands: *Provided further*, That the lands included in said game refuge shall continue to beLands to continue in Sequoia National Forest, for uses thereof. parts of the Sequoia National Forest and nothing contained in this section shall prevent the Secretary of Agriculture from permitting other uses of said lands under and in conformity with the laws and the rules and regulations applicable thereto so far as may be consistent with the purposes for which said game refuge is established.
Approved, July 3, 1926.