Chapter 437. To revise the north, northeast, and east boundaries of the Yellowstone National Park in the States of Montana and Wyoming and for other purposes
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Chap. 437: To revise the north, northeast, and east boundaries of the Yellowstone National Park in the States of Montana and Wyoming and for other purposes. Chapter 437 45 Stat. 1435 1929-03-01 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2025-01-24 70 2 public 1435 Chapter 437.— An Act To revise the north, northeast, and east boundaries of the Yellowstone National Park in the States of Montana and Wyoming and for other purposes.
March 1, 1929.[[S. 3001](/us/bill/70/s/3001).][[Public, No. 888](/us/pl/70/888).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That the boundary Yellowstone National Park.Boundaries changed.of the Yellowstone National Park is hereby changed so as to read as follows: " “Beginning on the present north boundary line of Yellowstone Description.National Park at its intersection with the hydrographic divide immediately north of Pebble Creek, approximately at park boundary monument 29 east; thence following said divide around the head of the drainage of Pebble Creek to its intersection with the present east boundary line of Yellowstone National Park, at a point near park boundary monument 54 north; thence southerly along said boundary line to its intersection with the hydrographic divide between Soda Butte and Cache Creeks, at a point near park boundary monument 51 north; thence easterly along said, hydrographic divide to its intersection with the crest of the Absaroka Range; thence southerly along said crest to its intersection with the main hydrographic divide between Little Lamar River and the North Fork of Shoshone River, passing over Republic and Hoodoo Peaks; thence westerly along said divide passing over Notch Mountain to its intersection with the present east boundary line of Yellowstone National Park, at a point near park boundary monument 26 north; thence continuing westerly along said divide, now between the headwaters of Lamar River and Jones Creek; headwaters of Sedge, Bear, Cub, and Clear Creeks, and the headwaters of Jones and Crow Creeks, and between Crow Creek and Middle Creek, to its intersection with the present east boundary line of Yellowstone National Park, approximately at park boundary monument 18 north, passing over Pyramid and Cathedral Peaks, Mount Chittenden, and Avalanche Peak, thence southerly along said boundary line to its intersection with the hydrographic divide immediately south of Middle Creek, approximately at park boundary monument 15 north; thence westerly along said divide, now between a southern tributary of Middle Creek, headwaters of Beaverdam, Trappers, and Mountain Creeks, and the headwaters of Canfield and Eagle Creeks, to its intersection with the present east boundary line of Yellowstone National Park, at a point near park boundary monument 5 north, passing over Reservation and Atkins Peaks, Mount Schurz, Mount Humphreys, and Eagle Peak; and “Beginning on the present west boundary line of Yellowstone National Park at its intersection with the left bank of Gallatin River between park monuments 45 and 46 north; thence northwesterly along said bank to a point opposite the hydrographic divide between Daly and Tepee Creeks; thence northeasterly across the Gallatin River and along said divide, around the headwaters of Daly, Black Butte, Specimen, and Fan Creeks, to the intersection of said divide with the present north boundary line of Yellowstone National Park, at a point near park boundary monument 11 west.
“All of those lands lying within the boundary lines above described and the present north, east, and west boundary lines are hereby included in and made a part of the Yellowstone National Excluded lands added to contiguous national forests.Park; and all of those lands of the present Yellowstone National Park excluded from the park are hereby included in and made a part of the contiguous national forests subject to all laws and regulations applicable to national forests, and upon acceptance thereof by appropriate action of the State, jurisdiction for all pur-1436poses whatsoever shall be, and is hereby, ceded over the land hereby *Proviso.*No new roads, hotels, etc., permitted on added areas.excluded from the park to the State of Wyoming: *Provided,* That whereas it is the purpose and intent of Congress to retain the areas hereby added to the park in its original wilderness character, therefore, no new roads shall be constructed and no hotels or permanent camps shall be authorized or permitted to be maintained on such lands.
” " Laws made applicable.Vol. 17, p. 32.Vol. 26, p. 222.Vol. 28, p. 73.Vol. 39, p. 535. Sec. 2. That the provisions of the Act of March 1, 1872, reserving lands for park purposes, the Act of July 10, 1890, admitting the State of Wyoming into the Union, the Act of May 7, 1894, entitled “An Act to protect the birds and animals in the Yellowstone National Park and to punish crimes in said park, and for other purposes,” the Act of August 25, 1916, entitled “An Act to establish a National Park Service, and for other purposes,” and all Acts supplementary to and amendatory of said Acts are made applicable to and extended *Proviso.*Water power Act not applicable.Vol. 41, p. 1063.over the lands hereby added to the park: *Provided,* That the provisions of 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,” shall not apply to or extend over such lands.
Exchange of lands with private owners, authorized.Vol. 42, p. 465.U. S. Code, p. 420. Sec. 3. That the provisions of the Act of March 20, 1922 (title 16, section 485, United States Code), as amended, shall continue to be applicable to the areas included within the Yellowstone National Park by this Act, and any lands within such areas acquired by exchange thereunder shall thereupon become a part of the Yellowstone National Park. Valid existing claims, etc., not affected. Sec. 4.
That nothing herein contained shall affect any valid existing claim, location, or entry under the land laws of the United States, whether for homestead, mineral right of way, or any other purposes whatsoever, or shall affect the right of any such claimant, locator, or entryman to the full use and enjoyment of his land. Approved, March 1, 1929.
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