said areas and improvements 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 "Pioneer National Monument". (16 U.S.C. sec. 448.) 177 donations, etc. SEC. 2. That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is Acceptance of 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 maintanence 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. 449.) Purchase of tracts from funds donated. SEC. 3. That the administration, protection, and develop- Administration. ment 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. 450.) Monument established....... Pipestone National Monument, Minn. Establishment. Description. Administration. 39 Stat. 535. 16 U.S.C. sec. 1. An Act To establish the Pipestone National Monument in the State of Minnesota, approved August 25, 1937 (50 Stat. 804) Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the lands lying in Pipestone County, Minnesota, within the area hereinafter described are hereby dedicated and set apart as a national monument for the benefit and enjoyment of the people of the United States, under the name of the "Pipestone National Monument": Beginning at a point twenty-two and four-tenths feet north and forty-five and eight one-hundredths feet west of the southwest corner of section 1, township 106 north, range 46 west, fifth principal meridian; thence north one thousand six hundred and fifty-five feet; thence north eighty-nine degrees fifteen minutes east seven hundred and eight feet; thence north no degrees forty-five minutes west, six hundred and seven and three-tenths feet; thence north sixty-two degrees five minutes east, nine hundred and eighty-seven and one-tenth feet; thence south twenty-seven degrees fifty-five minutes east, two hundred and sixty-four and five-tenths feet; thence south eighty-eight degrees nineteen minutes east, nine hundred and sixty-seven and five-tenths feet; thence south no degrees twenty-four minutes east, one hundred and fortyfour and three-tenths feet; thence south eighty-three degrees forty-three minutes west, four hundred and seventytwo and four-tenths feet; thence south two degrees seventeen minutes east, two thousand two hundred and forty-nine feet; thence south eighty-nine degrees twenty minutes west, four hundred and fifty-eight and two-tenths feet; thencesouth no degrees no minutes east, one hundred and one and one-tenth feet; thence south ninety degrees no minutes west, one hundred and thirty-seven and two-tenths feet; thence north no degrees no minutes west, one hundred feet; thence south eighty-nine degrees twenty minutes west, one thousand six hundred and eighty-three and eight-tenths feet to the point of beginning; containing approximately one hundred and fifteen and eighty-six one-hundredths acres, including concourse, excluding from the area described herein fortyseven one-hundredths acres, constituting a right-of-way of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway. (16 U.S.C. sec. 445c.) SEC. 2. The administration, protection, and development of such 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 entitled "An Act to establish a National Park Service, and for other pur X. NATIONAL MONUMENTS - PIPESTONE poses", approved August 25, 1916, as amended. (16 U.S.C. sec. 445c.) SEC. 3. The quarrying of the red pipestone in the lands described in section 1 is hereby expressly reserved to Indians of all tribes, under regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of the Interior. (16 U.S.C. sec. 445c.) 179 Page White Sands Recreational Demonstration Project, addition to monument................. Excerpt from Act of June 6, 1942 180 Excerpt from “An Act To authorize the disposition of recreational demonstration projects, and for other purposes," approved June 6, 1942 (56 Stat. 327) SEC. 2. From and after the date of this Act, the lands acquired for the Acadia, French Creek, Shenandoah, and White Sands recreational demonstration projects shall be added to and become a part of Acadia National Park, Hopewell Village National Historic Site, Shenandoah National Park, and White Sands National Monument, in the order named above, subject to all laws, rules, and regulations applicable to the respective areas to which such recreational 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.) 26. Whitman National Monument Page Establishment of monument authorized......................Act of June 29, 1936 181 An Act To provide for the establishment of the Whitman National Monument, approved June 29, 1936 (49 Stat. 2028) 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, the site of the Indian mission established in 1836 by Marcus Whitman on the Walla Walla River in what is now Walla Walla County, Washington, together with such additional land, including a right-of-way to the nearest highway, as the Secretary may deem necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act. (16 U.S.C. sec. 433k.) Whitman Na tional MonuAcquisition of ment, Wash. site of Indian Mission, etc. Establishment. SEC. 2. The property acquired under the provisions of section 1 of this Act shall constitute the Whitman National Monument and shall be a public national memorial to Marcus Whitman and his wife, Narcissa Prentiss Whitman, who here established their Indian mission and school, and ministered to the physical and spiritual needs of the Indians until massacred with twelve other1 persons in 1847. The Director of the National Park Service, under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior, shall have the super- etc. vision, management, and control of such national monument, and shall maintain and preserve it for the benefit and enjoyment of the people of the United States. (16 U.S.C. sec. 433k.) SEC. 3. Any State, or political subdivision thereof, organization, or individual may, with the approval of the Secretary of the Interior, erect monuments or place tablets within the boundaries of the Whitman National Monument. (16 U.S.C. sec. 4331.) Administration, Erection of monuments or placing of tablets. Appropriation SEC. 4. There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this authorized. Act. (16 U.S.C. sec. 433m.) 1 So in original. |