Establishment of monument authorized................Act of August 21, 1935 Fort Stanwix Proclamation. Area to include State reservation. Acceptance of donations. Acquisition of land. Administration, etc. Page 162 An Act To provide for the establishment of a national monument on the site of Fort Stanwix in the State of New York, approved August 21, 1935 (49 Stat. 665) 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 or portion thereof at Fort Stanwix, in the State of New York, together with such buildings and other 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, 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 "Fort Stanwix National Monument": Provided, That such area shall include at least that part of Fort Stanwix now belonging to the State of New York. (16 U.S.C. sec. 4501.) SEC. 2. That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized to accept donations of land, interests in land and/or buildings, structures, and other property within the boundaries of said national monument as determined and fixed hereunder, and donations of funds for the purchase and/or maintenance thereof, the title and evidence of title to lands acquired to be satisfactory to the Secretary of the Interior: Provided, That he may acquire on behalf of the United States 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, such tracts of land within the said national monument as may be necessary for the completion thereof. (16 U.S.C. sec. 450m.) 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, entitled "An Act to establish a National Park Service, and for other purposes", as amended. (16 U.S.C. sec. 450n.) 13. George Washington Carver National Monument project Establishment of monument authorized...... Page ..........Act of July 14, 1943 163 An Act To provide for the establishment of the George Washington Carver National Monument, approved July 14, 1943 (57 Stat. 563) 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 and directed to acquire, on behalf of the United States, by gift or purchase, the site of the birthplace of George Washington Carver, distinguished Negro scientist, located near Diamond, Missouri, together with such additional land or interests in land and any improvements thereon as the Secretary may deem necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act. In the event the Secretary is unable to acquire such property, or any part thereof, at a reasonable price, he is authorized and directed to condemn such property, or any part thereof, in the manner provided by law. (16 U.S.Č. sec. 450aa.) Establishment; SEC. 2. The property acquired under the provisions of section 1 of this Act shall constitute the George Washington Carver National Monument and shall be a public national memorial to George Washington Carver. The Direc- maintenance. tor of the National Park Service, under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior, shall have the supervision, management, and control of such national monument, and shall maintain and preserve it in a suitable and enduring manner which, in his judgment, will provide for the benefit and enjoyment of the people of the United States. (16 U.S.C. sec. 450aa-1.) SEC. 3. The Secretary of Interior is authorized to (1) Maintain, either in an existing structure acquired under the provisions of section 1 of this Act or in a building constructed by him for the purpose, a museum for relics and records pertaining to George Washington Carver, and for other articles of national and patriotic interest, and to accept, on behalf of the United States, for installation in such museum, articles which may be offered as additions to the museum; and (2) Construct roads and mark with monuments, tablets, or otherwise, points of interest within the boundaries of the George Washington Carver National Monument. (16 U.S.C. sec. 450aa-2.) Museum. Roads, etc. SEC. 4. There are authorized to be appropriated such sums not to exceed $30,000 as may be necessary to carry Appropriation out the provisions of this Act. (16 U.S.C. sec. 450aa note.) authorized. Mining permitted within monument... Glacier Bay Permission for mining within, granted. Use of surface land. Page ............Act of June 22, 1936 164 An Act To permit mining within the Glacier Bay National Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That in the area within the Glacier Bay National Monument in Alaska, or as it may hereafter be extended, all mineral deposits of the classes and kinds now subject to location, entry, and patent under the mining laws of the United States shall be, exclusive of the land containing them, subject to disposal under such laws, with right of occupation and use of so much of the surface of the land as may be required for all purposes reasonably incident to the mining or removal of the minerals and under such general regulations as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Interior. 15. The Homestead National Monument of America Establishment of monument authorized....................Act of March 19, 1936 An Act To establish The Homestead National Monument of America in Gage County, Nebraska, approved March 19, 1936 (49 Stat. 1184) National Page 165 The Homestead Establishment. Description. 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 and directed to acquire, on behalf of the United States, by gift, purchase, or condemnation, the south half of the northwest quarter, the northeast quarter of the northwest quarter, and the southwest quarter of the northeast quarter section 26, township 4 north, range 5 east, of the sixth principal meridian, Gage County, Nebraska, the same being the first homestead entered upon under the General Homestead Act of May 20, 1862, by Daniel Freeman, and that when so acquired, the said area be designated "The Homestead National Monument of America." (16 U.S.C. sec. 450u.) SEC. 2. That there is authorized to be appropriated a sum Appropriation not to exceed $24,000, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the purpose of acquiring said tract. (16 U.S.C. sec. 450v note.) 1 authorized. purpose, etc. buildings, etc. SEC. 3. It shall be the duty of the Secretary of the In- Design, terior to lay out said land in a suitable and enduring manner so that the same may be maintained as an appropriate monument to retain for posterity a proper memorial emblematical of the hardships and the pioneer life through which the early settlers passed in the settlement, cultivation and civilization of the great West. It shall be his duty Erection of to erect suitable buildings to be used as a museum in which shall be preserved literature applying to such settlement and agricultural implements used in bringing the western plains to its present high state of civilization, and to use the said tract of land for such other objects and purposes as in his judgment may perpetuate the history of the country mainly developed by the homestead law. (16 U.S.C. sec. 450w.) SEC. 4. For the purpose of carrying out the suggestions and recommendations of the Secretary of the Interior, the authorized. necessary annual appropriations therefor are hereby authorized. (16 U.S.C. sec. 450x.) Annual appropriations 1 So designated by Order of Jan. 3, 1939 (4 Fed. Reg. 402) Conveyance of monument lands to State of Montana for purposes of a Montana. Description. Reversionary provisions. 16 U.S.C. sec. 431. Mineral reservation. Page 166 An Act Authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain land to the State of Montana to be used for the purposes of a public park and recreational site, approved August 24, 1937 (50 Stat. 746) 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 and directed to convey to the State of Montana, upon the conditions and limitations hereinafter expressed, the following-described land of the United States in the State of Montana, to be held and used by such State for the purposes of a State public park and recreational site: MONTANA PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN Township 1 north, range 2 west, section 7, west half; section 8, south half southwest quarter and southwest quarter southeast quarter; section 17, lots 1, 2, 10, 11, and 12, and north half northwest quarter; section 18, northeast quarter northeast quarter, northwest quarter, northeast quarter southwest quarter, lot 3 or northwest quarter southwest quarter, and north half southeast quarter; section 20, northwest quarter northeast quarter northeast quarter and northwest quarter northeast quarter. Township 1 north, range 3 west, section 12, southeast quarter northeast quarter and east half southeast quarter (lots 7 and 12); section 13, east half northeast quarter (lots 1 and 4), and northwest quarter northeast quarter lot 2). In the event the State shall fail to devote such lands to the purposes of a State public park and recreational site within five years after the date of enactment of this Act, or fail to maintain such land as a public park and recreational site for any period of five consecutive years subsequent to its devotion to such use, or devote such lands or any part thereof to another use, such land and all improvements thereon shall revert to the United States; and in such event the Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized and empowered to declare such a forfeiture of the grant, and to assume jurisdiction of lot 12, section 17, township 1 north, range 2 west, for national-monument purposes under the Act of June 8, 1906 (34 Stat. 225). Any patent issued hereunder shall contain a reservation to the United States of all mineral deposits in the land patented: Provided, That such minerals so reserved shall be prospected for, mined, and removed only in accordance with regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of the Interior. |