NATIONAL PARKS AND MONUMENTS 66 Cross references: See subtitle "Protection of Forest Reserves under "Forest Reserves," p. 128; subtitle "Mount Rainier National Park, Wash.," under "Mineral Lands," p. 322; Grants to Northern Pacific Railroad" under “Railroad Grants," p. 416; subtitle "Telegraph and Telephone Lines, Electrical Plants, Canals, and Reservoirs" under "Rights of Way," p. 626; subtitle "National Parks and Monuments" under "Water Power," p. 770. NATIONAL PARK SERVICE An Act To establish a National Park Service, and for other purposes National Park Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assem- Service estabbled, That there is hereby created in the Department of lished. the Interior a service to be called the National Park Director, etc., to be appointed. Service, which shall be under the charge of a director, who shall be appointed by the Secretary * * *. The service thus established shall promote and regulate the use of the Federal areas known as national parks, monuments, and reservations hereinafter specified by such means and measures as conform to the fundamental purpose of the said parks, monuments, and reservations, which purpose is to conserve the scenery and the natural Purpose defined. and historic objects and the wild life therein and to provide for the enjoyment of the same in such manner and by such means as will leave them unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations. (U. S. C., title 16, sec. 1.) Director. monuments, etc. ments contigu SEC. 2. That the director shall, under the direction of Control of nathe Secretary of the Interior, have the supervision, man- tional parks, agement, and control of the several national parks and national monuments which are now under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior, and of the Hot Springs Reservation in the State of Arkansas, and of such other national parks and reservations of like character as may be hereafter created by Congress: Provided, That in the supervision, management, and control of National monunational monuments contiguous to national forests the ous to national Secretary of Agriculture may cooperate with said National Park Service to such extent as may be requested by Regulations for the Secretary of the Interior. (U. S. C., title 16, sec. 2.) management. SEC. 3. That the Secretary of the Interior shall make and publish such rules and regulations as he may deem necessary or proper for the use and management of the parks, monuments, and reservations under the jurisdiction of the National Park Service, and any violations of any of the rules and regulations authorized by this Act forests. Punishment for violations. shall be punished as provided for in section fifty of the Act entitled "An Act to codify and amend the penal laws of the United States," approved March fourth, nineteen hundred and nine, as amended by section six of the Act of June twenty-fifth, nineteen hundred and ten (Thirtysixth United States Statutes at Large, page eight hundred and fifty-seven). He may also, upon terms and Disposal of tim- conditions to be fixed by him, sell or dispose of timber in those cases where in his judgment the cutting of such timber is required in order to control the attacks of insects or diseases or otherwise conserve the scenery or the natural or historic objects in any such park, monument, or reservation. He may also provide in his discretion for the destruction of such animals and of such plant life as may be detrimental to the use of any of said Leases, etc., for parks, monuments, or reservations. He may also grant ber. accommodating visitors. Yellowstone Park excepted. privileges, leases, and permits for the use of land for the accommodation of visitors in the various parks, monuments, or other reservations herein provided for, but for periods not exceeding twenty years; and no natural curiosities, wonders, or objects of interest shall be leased, rented, or granted to anyone on such terms as to interfere with free access to them by the public: Provided, however, That the Secretary of the Interior may, Grazing permits. under such rules and regulations and on such terms as he may prescribe, grant the privilege to graze live stock within any national park, monument, or reservation herein referred to when in his judgment such use is not detrimental to the primary purpose for which such park, monument, or reservation was created, except that this provision shall not apply to the Yellowstone National Park. [The following provisos added by the act of March 7, 1928, 45 Stat. 200, 235.]—And provided further, That the Secretary of the Interior may grant said privileges, leases, and permits and enter into contracts relating to the same with responsible persons, firms, or corporations without advertising and without securing competitive bids: And provided further, That no contract, lease, permit, or privilege granted shall be assigned or transferred by such grantees, permittees, or licensees, without the approval of the Secretary of the Interior first obtained in writing: And provided further, That the Secretary may, in his discretion, authorize such grantees, perGrantees, etc., mittees, or licensees to execute mortgages and issue bonds, shares of stock, and other evidences of interest in or indebtedness upon their rights, properties, and franchises, for the purposes of installing, enlarging, or improving plant and equipment and extending facilities for the accommodation of the public within such national parks and monuments. (U. S. C., title 16, sec. 3.) Licenses for accommodations for visitors, without advertising, etc. Transfers to be approved by Secretary. may issue bonds, etc. Right of way not affected. SEC. 4. That nothing in this Act contained shall affect or modify the provisions of the Act approved February fifteenth, nineteen hundred and one, entitled "An Act relating to rights of way through certain parks, reservations, and other public lands." (U. S. C., title 16, sec. 4.) Approved, August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. 535). Extract from the sundry civil appropriation Act approved June 12, 1917 (40 Stat. 105, 153) ered into the From and after July first, nineteen hundred and eight- Revenues from een, all revenues of the national parks, except Hot parks to be covSprings Reservation, Arkansas, shall be covered into the Treasury. Treasury to the credit of miscellaneous receipts; and the Secretary of the Interior is directed to submit, for the fiscal year nineteen hundred and nineteen and annually thereafter, estimates of the amounts required for the Estimates re care, maintenance, and development of the said parks. (U. S. C., title 16, sec. 452.) Extract from the sundry civil appropriation Act approved June 5, 1920 (41 Stat. 874, 917) quired hereafter. donated lands, Hereafter the Secretary of the Interior in his adminis- Acceptance of tration of the National Park Service is authorized, in his etc., for parks discretion, to accept patented lands, rights of way over and monuments. patented lands or other lands, buildings, or other property within the various national parks and national monuments, and moneys which may be donated for the purposes of the national park and monument system. (U. S. C., title 16, sec. 6.) An Act Authorizing the construction, reconstruction, and improvement of roads and trails, inclusive of necessary bridges, in the national parks and monuments under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior etc. etc., authorized 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 adminis- National parks, tration of the National Park Service, is hereby authorized Roads, trails. to construct, reconstruct, and improve roads and trails, in. inclusive of necessary bridges, in the national parks and monuments under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior. (U. S. C., title 16, sec. 8.) An Act To facilitate and simplify the work of the National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, and for other purposes 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 author National Park etc., at cost, to and monuments. ized to aid and assist visitors within the national parks or national monuments in emergencies and when no other source is available for the procurement of food or supnational parks plies, by the sale, at cost, of food or supplies in quantities sufficient to enable them to reach safely a point where such food or supplies can be purchased: Provided, That the receipts from such sales shall be deposited as a refund able for further to the appropriation or appropriations current at the date of covering in of such deposit and shall be available for the purchase of similar food or supplies. (U. S. C., 3d supp., title 16, sec. 12.) Proviso. Receipts avail purchases. Medical assistance, etc., to employees at SEC. 2. That the Secretary of the Interior, in his discretion, is authorized to provide, out of moneys approisolated stations, priated for the general expense of the several national parks and national monuments, medical attention for employees of the National Park Service located at isolated situations, including the moving of such employees to hospitals or other places where medical assistance is available, and in case of death to remove the bodies of deceased employees to the nearest place where they can be prepared for shipment or for burial. (U. S. Č., 3d supp., title 16, sec. 13.) Attention in cases of death. National parks and monuments. Central warehouses for sup plies, etc., to be maintained in. chases, distribution, etc. Approved, July 3, 1926 (44 Stat. 900). An Act To authorize the maintenance of central warehouses in national parks and national monuments and authorizing appropriations for the purchase of supplies and materials to be kept in said warehouses. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That hereafter the Secretary of the Interior, in his administration of the national parks and national monuments, is authorized to maintain central warehouses at said parks and monuments, and appropriations made for Appropriations the administration, protection, maintenance, and improveavailable for pur- ment of the said parks and monuments shall be available for the purchase of supplies and materials to be kept in said central warehouses for distribution at cost, including transportation and handling, to projects under specific appropriations, and transfers between the various appropriations made for the national parks and national monuments are hereby authorized for the purpose of charging the cost of supplies and materials, including transportation and handling, drawn from central warehouses maintained under this authority to the particular appropriation benefited; and such supplies and materials as remain therein at the end of any fiscal year shall be continuously available for issuance during subsequent fiscal years and to be charged for by such transfers of funds between appropriations made for the administration, protection, maintenance, and improvement of said parks and monuments for the fiscal year then current Supplies, etc., continuously available. Limit on without decreasing in any way the appropriations made An Act To facilitate the administration of the national parks by National Park 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 author- Service. ized to purchase personal equipment and supplies for Purchases for employees of the National Park Service, and to make thorized to be deductions therefor from moneys appropriated for sal- salaries. ary payments or otherwise due such employees. employees au deducted from motor vehicle SEC. 2. That the Secretary of the Interior, in his Allowance for administration of the National Park Service, may au- travel. thorize the payment of not to exceed 3 cents per mile for a motor cycle or 7 cents per mile for an automobile used for official business, including travel at official stations, when, in his judgment, the expense of travel can be reduced thereby: Provided, That he may authorize not to Provisos. exceed 10 cents per mile for an automobile used in localities where poor road conditions or high cost of motor Higher paysupplies prevail and he finds that the average cost to the roads. operator is in excess of 7 cents per mile: Provided fur- Toll and ferry ther, That he may authorize the payment of toll and charges, etc., ferry charges, storage, and towage for such automobiles in addition to mileage allowances. ments for poor in addition. Contracts for, SEC. 3. That the Secretary of the Interior is hereby Accommodations authorized to contract for services or other accommoda- for the public. tions provided in the national parks and national monuments for the public under contract with the Department authorized withof the Interior, as may be required in the administration out advertising. of the National Park Service, at rates approved by him for the furnishing of such services or accommodations to R. S., sec. 3709, the Government and without compliance with the provisions of section 3709 of the Revised Statutes of the United States. p. 733. U. S. C., p. 1309. gencies of sup SEC. 4. That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized in emergencies when no other source Sales in emeris available for the immediate procurement of supplies, plies, etc. materials, or special services, to aid and assist grantees, permittees, or licensees conducting operations for the benefit of the public in the national parks and national monuments by the sale at cost, including transportation and handling of such supplies, materials, or special services as may be necessary to relieve the emergency and insure uninterrupted service to the public: Provided, Proviso. That the receipts from such sales shall be deposited as a Use of receipts. 11992-31-25 |