2. Coronado International Memorial project Establishment of memorial authorized....................Act of August 18, 1941 Coronado Inter- Description of area. Page 142 An Act To provide for the establishment of the Coronado Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That for the purpose of permanently commemorating the explorations of Francisco Vásquez de Coronado, the President of the United States is authorized to declare, by proclamation, any lands within the following-described area, subject to all valid existing rights, to be established as the "Coronado International Memorial": Gila and Salt River meridian: Township 24 south, range 20 east, section 10, south half southwest quarter, south half southeast quarter; section 11, south half southwest quarter; section 13, southwest quarter northwest quarter, south half; section 14, northwest quarter, south half, northwest quarter northeast quarter, south half northeast quarter; section 15, all; section 22, all; section 23, all; section 24, all; township 24 south, range 21 east, section 17, south half southwest quarter; section 18, southwest quarter, south half southeast quarter; section 19, all; section 20, lots 3 and 4; aggregating approximately two thousand eight hundred and eighty acres: Provided, That said proclamation shall not be issued until the President of the United States shall have been advised through official channels that the Government of Establishment of Mexico has established, or provided for the establishment of, an area of similar type and size adjoining the area described herein. (16 U.S.C. sec. 450y.) Proviso. adjoining area by Mexico. Regulation, etc., by National Park Service. 16 U.S.C. secs. 1-4. Proviso. Development within strip north of international boundary. SEC. 2. The National Park Service, under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior, shall promote and regulate the use of the Coronado International Memorial for the benefit and enjoyment of the people of the United States. Insofar as applicable and not in conflict with this Act, the Act of August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. 535), providing for the establishment of a National Park Service, as amended and supplemented, shall govern the promotion and regulation of the designated memorial area: Provided, That nothing in this Act shall be construed to authorize any recreational or other development by the National Park Service within the sixty-foot strip north of the international boundary between the United States and Mexico withdrawn by proclamation. of the President dated May 27, 1907 (35 Stat., part II, p. 2136), unless such development has received the prior approval of the Secretary of State. (16 U.S.C. sec. 450y-1.) SEC. 3. The Secretary of the Interior, under such regulations as shall be prescribed by him, which regulations shall be substantially similar to those now in effect, shall permit (a) Grazing of livestock within the memorial area to the extent now permitted within the said area when such grazing will not interfere with recreational development authorized by this Act; and (b) Prospecting and mining within the memorial area, when not inconsistent with the public uses thereof. Rights to minerals in the area shall not extend to the lands containing such minerals, but the Secretary of the Interior shall grant rights to use so much of the surface of the lands as may be required for all purposes reasonably incident to the mining and removal of the minerals. (16 U.S.C. sec. 450y-2.) fences, roads, Construction of etc. Cattle under Stock-watering SEC. 4. In the administration of the memorial area the Secretary shall not permit the construction of fences except (a) along the international boundary, (b) beside memorial roads or approach roads, and (c) around memorial areas within which improvements have been located by the Na- Provisos. tional Park Service: Provided, That any roads constructed within the memorial area by the National Park Service shall include necessary cattle underpasses properly located for passes. the passage of cattle across such roads: And provided further, That the right to the exclusive beneficial consumptive use for stock-watering purposes of any water heretofore de- rights. veloped or used for such purposes within the memorial area shall remain in the present holders thereof, their heirs, assigns, successors, and administrators, so long as such water continues to be used exclusively for such purposes: And provided further, That nothing in this Act shall be construed to alter or affect any water right in the State of Arizona or the jurisdiction of said State over its waters: And provided further, That neither roads nor public campgrounds shall be constructed by the National Park Service within the south half southwest quarter of said section 10. (16 U.S.C. sec. 450y-3.) SEC. 5. Upon submission of title satisfactory to him, the Secretary of the Interior, on behalf of the United States, may accept lands and interests in lands which are within the memorial area but are not in Federal ownership and which are offered to the United States without cost. (16 U.S.C. sec. 450y-4.) Water rights, Arizona. Restriction. Acceptance of lands, etc. non-Federal X. LEGISLATION RELATING TO NATIONAL MONUMENTS 1. Ackia Battleground National Monument Establishment of monument authorized.................Act of August 27, 1935 An Act To provide for the commemoration of the two hundredth anniversary of the Battle of Ackia, Mississippi, and the establishment of the Ackia Battleground National Monument, and for other purposes, approved August 27, 1935 (49 Stat. 897) Page 145 ground Nation Commission; Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That a national commission to be known as the "Ackia Ackia BattleBattle Memorial Commission" and which shall be composed al Monument; of five commissioners to be appointed by the Secretary of establishment. the Interior, one member to represent the Chickasaw Indi- appointment, ans and one the French-speaking people of the United composition. States, be, and is hereby, authorized and established to prepare plans and programs for the commemoration in May 1936 of the two hundredth anniversary of the Battle of Ackia. That said commissioners shall receive no compensation for their services. of site. SEC. 2. That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is Acquisition hereby, authorized in his discretion to acquire, by purchase or by condemnation and/or accept by donation in behalf of the United States, such lands, easements, and buildings not to exceed fifty acres, and when title satisfactory to the Secretary of the Interior shall have been vested in the United States such area or areas shall be, upon proclamation of the President, established, dedicated, and set apart as a public monument for the benefit and enjoyment of the people and shall be known as the "Ackia Battleground National Monument": Provided, That such area shall include the site of the Battle of Ackia.1 (16 U.S.C. sec. 450r.) Proviso. Area to include battleground. thorized. SEC. 3. That there is hereby authorized to be appropri- Sum auated, out of moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $15,000 to carry out the provisions of this Act. (16 U.S.C. sec. 450s note.) SEC. 4. The administration, protection, and development Supervision, etc. of the aforesaid national monument shall be exercised under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior by the National Park Service, subject to the provisions of the Act of August 25, 1916, entitled "An Act to establish a National Park Service, and for other purposes", as amended. (16 U.S.C. sec. 450t.) 1 See proclamation No. 2307 of Oct. 25, 1938 (3 CFR, CUM.SUPP., 56; 53 Stat. 2494), establishing the monument. 2. Andrew Johnson National Monument Establishment of monument authorized................Act of August 29, 1935 Andrew Johnson National Monument; establishment. Acquisition of land, etc. Administration. Page 146 An Act To provide for the Andrew Johnson Homestead National Monument, approved August 29, 1935 (49 Stat. 958) Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That when title to the site of the Andrew Johnson Homestead and the site of the tailor shop in which Andrew Johnson worked (now owned and administered by the State of Tennessee), located in Greeneville, Tennessee, together with such buildings and property located thereon as may be designated by the Secretary of the Interior as necessary or desirable for national-monument purposes shall have been vested in the United States, said area and improvements, if any, together with the burial place of Andrew Johnson, now administered as a national cemetery, shall be designated and set apart by proclamation of the President for preservation as a national monument for the benefit and inspiration of the people and shall be called the "Andrew Johnson National Monument."1 (16 U.S.C. sec. 4500.) SEC. 2. That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized to acquire on behalf of the United States out of any funds allotted and made available for this project by proper authority or out of any donated funds, by purchase at prices deemed by him reasonable, or by condemnation under the provisions of the Act of August 1, 1888 (25 Stat. 357), or to accept by donation, such land, interest in land, and/or buildings, structures, and other property within the boundaries of said national monument as determined and fixed hereunder, and he is further authorized to accept donations of funds for the purchase and/or maintenance thereof. (16 U.S.C. sec. 450p.) SEC. 3. That the administration, protection, and development of the aforesaid national monument shall be exercised under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior by the National Park Service, subject to the provisions of the Act of August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. 535), entitled "An Act to establish a National Park Service, and for other purposes", as amended. (16 U.S.C. sec. 450q.) 1 See proclamation No. 2554 of April 27, 1942 (3 CFR, CUM.SUPP., 302), establishing the monument. |