§ 221c. — Exchange of lands.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC221c]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1--NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER XXIV--GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK
Sec. 221c. Exchange of lands
The owner of the land described as the northeast quarter of the
northwest quarter of section 17, township 30 north, range 4 east, Gila
and Salt River meridian, Arizona, containing 40 acres, more or less, and
that portion of lot numbered 2 of section 17, township 30 north, range 4
east, Gila and Salt River meridian, Arizona, lying west of the east line
of a right-of-way of a proposed road, described as follows: Beginning at
a point on the south line of said section 17, eight hundred feet west of
the quarter section corner of said section 17; thence north twenty-four
degrees forty-five minutes west, five hundred feet; thence north
fourteen degrees forty-five minutes west, five hundred feet; thence
north thirteen degrees five minutes west, eight hundred and thirty-one
feet to the intersection of the west line of the northeast quarter of
the southwest quarter of said section 17; thence south one thousand
seven hundred and forty-eight feet on the east line of the west half of
the southwest quarter of said section 17 to the south line of said
section 17; thence east along said south line, five hundred and twenty-
three and five-tenths feet to the point of beginning, containing eight
and nine-tenths acres, more or less, all within the Grand Canyon
National Park, is permitted and authorized to convey the fee simple
title to said land to the United States of America, and select in lieu
of said land above described the Government land within the area
described as follows: Beginning at a point on the south line of section
17, township 30 north, range 4 east, Gila and Salt River meridian,
Arizona, approximately eight hundred and seventy feet east of the south
quarter section corner of said section 17, which point is south of a
point just east of the east bank of a draw on the south rim of the Grand
Canyon; thence north approximately five hundred and fifty feet to said
point on the south rim of the Grand Canyon; thence northwesterly along
the south rim of the Grand Canyon approximately four thousand eight
hundred and ten feet to its intersection with the east line of the
southeast quarter of the northwest quarter of said section 17; thence
south on the north and south center line of said section 17
approximately three thousand seven hundred and seventy-five feet to the
south line of said section 17; thence east along said south line of said
section 17 approximately eight hundred and seventy feet to the point of
beginning, containing twenty-five and eight-tenths acres, more or less,
and the Secretary of the Interior is authorized, empowered, and directed
to accept a duly executed grant deed from said owner conveying said
owner's land above described to the United States of America, and upon
acceptance of such grant deed to cause to be issued and delivered to
said owner a patent conveying absolutely to said owner the Government
land above described: Provided, however, That the lands so conveyed by
said owner shall become and be a part of the Grand Canyon National Park
and be subject to all laws and regulations relating to said park.
(May 10, 1926, ch. 281, Sec. 1, 44 Stat. 497.)
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 221d of this title.
