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tional demonstration projects are added: Provided, That within six months after the date of this Act the Secretary of the Interior shall file with The National Archives a map of each recreational demonstration project enumerated in this section. (16 U.S.C. sec. 459s.)

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Addition to the park of the Wind Cave National Game Preserve....
.Excerpt from Act of June 15, 1935 98
..Act of June 16, 1938 98

Disposal of surplus buffalo and elk...

Wind Cave

National Game
Preserve,

S. Dak.

Abolished; trans-
fer of property
to Interior
Department.

Wind Cave
National Park.

Disposition of surplus buffalo and elk.

Deposit of receipts.

Excerpt from “An Act To amend the Migratory Bird Hunt-
ing Stamp Act of March 16, 1934, and certain other Acts
relating to game and other wildlife, administered by the
Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes," ap-
proved June 15, 1935 (49 Stat. 378, 383)

TITLE VI-TRANSFER OF WIND CAVE NATION-
AL GAME PRESERVE TO THE DEPARTMENT
OF THE INTERIOR.

SECTION 601. That, effective July 1, 1935, the Wind Cave National Game Preserve in the State of South Dakota, be, and the same is hereby, abolished, and all the property, real or personal, comprising the same is hereby transferred to and made a part of the Wind Cave National Park and the same shall hereafter be administered by the Secretary of the Interior as a part of said park, subject to all laws and regulations applicable thereto, for the purposes expressed in the Act of August 10, 1912 (37 Stat. 268-293), establishing said game preserve. (16 U.S.C. sec. 141b.)

An Act To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to dispose of surplus buffalo and elk of the Wind Cave National Park herd and for other purposes, approved June 16, 1938 (52 Stat. 708)

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Interior is authorized, in his discretion and under regulations to be prescribed by him, to sell or otherwise dispose of the surplus buffalo and elk of the Wind Cave National Park herd.

SEC. 2. All moneys received from the sale of any such surplus animals, or products thereof, shall be deposited in the Treasury of the United States as miscellaneous receipts. (16 U.S.C. sec. 141c.)

21. Yellowstone National Park'

Division of the waters of the Yellowstone River...........

..........Act of June 15, 1940

An Act Granting the consent of Congress to the States of Montana, North Dakota, and Wyoming to negotiate and enter into a compact or agreement for division of the waters of the Yellowstone River, approved June 15, 1940 (54 Stat. 399)

River.

Page

99

Yellowstone Consent given to tiate, etc.. for division of

N. Dak. to nego

waters.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Act of Congress approved August 2, 1937 (50 Stat. 551), granting the consent of Congress to the States of Montana and Wyoming to negotiate and enter into a compact or agreement for division of the waters of the Yellowstone River be, and it is hereby, amended to provide that the consent of Congress is given to the State of North Dakota to negotiate and to enter into the compact or agreement therein authorized providing for an equitable division and an apportionment between the States of the water supply of the Yellowstone River and of the streams tributary thereto, upon condition that the representative appointed by the President of the United States under the Act of August 2, 1937, to participate in said negotiations as the representative of the United States and to report to Congress of proceedings and of any compact or agreement entered into, shall continue to represent the United States and to report under this Act: Provided, That such Act of August 2, 1937, is amended by striking out "June 1, 1939" and inserting in lieu thereof “June 1, 1943":2 Provided, That such compact or agreement shall not be binding or obligatory upon any of the parties thereto unless and until the same shall have been approved by the legislatures of each of the said States and by the Congress of the United States: Provided further, That nothing in this Act shall apply to any waters within or tributary to the Yellowstone National Park or shall establish any right or nonapplication to interest in or to any lands within the boundaries thereof.

Federal repreto Congress.

sentative; report

Provisos.
Approval.

Time extension.

Yellowstone
National Park,

waters within, etc.

1 See proclamation No. 2013 of October 20, 1932 (47 Stat. 2537), adding certain lands to Yellowstone National Park, pursuant to Act of May 26, 1926 (44 Stat. 655, 657).

2 Act of March 16, 1944 (Public Law 257-78th Congress) amended this Act by striking out "June 1, 1943" and inserting in lieu thereof "June 1, 1947."

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Authorization to acquire additional lands for park..Act of July 9, 19372 100

Yosemite
National Park,
Calif.

Lands added.
Condemnation
proceedings.

25 Stat. 357.
40 U.S.C.
sec. 257.

Description.

Additions to become part of park.

Proviso.

Existing rights not affected.

Federal Water Power Act of 1920.

Provisions not to apply.

41 Stat. 1063. 16 U.S.C.

secs. 791-823.

An Act To provide for the acquisition of certain lands for, and the addition thereof to, the Yosemite National Park, in the State of California, and for other purposes, approved July 9, 1937 (50 Stat. 485)

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized to acquire, by purchase when purchasable at prices deemed by him reasonable-otherwise by condemnation under the provisions of the Act of August 1, 1888, on behalf of the United States under any fund or moneys available for such purpose, at the time of the passage of this Act, except from the general fund of the Treasury, any of the following-described lands in the State of California now in private ownership, to wit: Section 25, lots 3, 4, 5, 8, and 9, section 34, northeast quarter, southeast quarter of the northwest quarter, lots 1 to 10, inclusive, section 35, section 36, township 1 south, range 19 east; southeast quarter northwest quarter, east half southwest quarter, southeast quarter, lots 2, 3, and 4, section 30, section 31, township 1 south, range 20 east; sections 1, 2, and 3, east half section 10, sections 11 and 12, north half section 14, northeast quarter section 15, township 2 south, range 19 east; southeast quarter northwest quarter, east half southwest quarter, lots 3 to 7, inclusive, section 6, township 2 south, range 20 east, Mount Diablo meridian. (16 U.S.C. sec. 47e.)

SEC. 2. When title to the aforesaid privately owned lands has been vested in the United States, all of the lands described in section 1 hereof shall be added to and become a part of the Yosemite National Park and shall be subject to all laws and regulations applicable thereto: Provided, That nothing in this Act shall be construed to affect any valid existing rights. (16 U.S.C. sec. 47e.)

SEC. 3. The provisions of the Act approved June 10, 1920, as amended, known as the Federal Water Power Act, shall not apply to any of the lands added to the Yosemite National Park pursuant to the provisions of this Act. (16 U.S.C. sec. 47f.)

1 See proclamations No. 1904 of April 14, 1930 (46 Stat. 3017) and No. 2005 of August 13, 1932 (47 Stat. 2527), adding certain lands to Yosemite National Park, pursuant to Acts of March 2, 1929 (45 Stat. 1486) and February 14, 1931 (46 Stat. 1115, 1154).

2 See Executive order No. 7898 of May 26, 1938 (3 Fed. Reg. 1028), relating to withdrawal of public land authorized to be added to the park.

23. Zion National Park

Virgin River Bridge property, conveyance to Washington County, Utah
..Act of June 3, 1941
Springdale, Utah, use of water from springs in park..........

Page

101

...Act of July 8, 1943

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An Act To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain property to Washington County, Utah, and for other purposes, approved June 3, 1941 (55 Stat. 237)

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Interior, in his discretion, is hereby authorized to convey, by quitclaim deed, to Washington County, Utah, or the authorized agents or representatives of said county, certain land and the improvements thereon, said land being described as follows:

SALT LAKE MERIDIAN

Washington

County, Utah.

Conveyance to.

A part of lot 1 in block 9, and a part of lot 2 in block 3 Description. of Rockville Townsite Survey, described as follows: Beginning at the southeast corner of said lot 2 in block 3, which point is approximately north six hundred and thirtynine feet and west nine hundred and twenty-three feet from the southeast corner of section 1, township 42 south, range 11 west, and running thence north thirty feet, thence west eighty feet, thence south three hundred and twenty-five feet, thence east eighty feet, thence north two hundred and ninety-five feet to the place of beginning, containing twentysix thousand square feet, more or less.

An Act To amend the description of the area affected by the Act of May 28, 1928, entitled "An Act for the relief of the town of Springdale, Utah," and for other purposes, approved July 8, 1943 (Public Law 122-78th Congress)

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Act of May 28, 1928 (45 Stat. 787, ch. 818), is hereby amended by substituting the following language in lieu of the language in the Act following the words "to grant permission to the town of Springdale, Utah," "to convey through such piping facilities as may be necessary, for domestic and other uses within the limits of said town of Springdale, Utah, water from certain springs in the Zion National Park, Utah, located in sections 17, 22, and 27, township 41 south, range 10 west, Salt Lake base and meridian".

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