§ 406d-1. — Establishment; boundaries; administration.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC406d-1]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1--NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER XLIX--GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK
Sec. 406d-1. Establishment; boundaries; administration
For the purpose of including in one national park, for public
benefit and enjoyment, the lands within the present Grand Teton National
Park and a portion of the lands within the Jackson Hole National
Monument, there is established a new ``Grand Teton National Park''. The
park shall comprise, subject to valid existing rights, all of the
present Grand Teton National Park and all lands of the Jackson Hole
National Monument that are not otherwise expressly provided for in this
subchapter and sections 431a, 451a, 482m, 673b, and 673c of this title,
and an order setting forth the boundaries of the park shall be prepared
by the Secretary of the Interior and published in the Federal Register.
The national park so established shall, so far as consistent with the
provisions of this subchapter and said sections, be administered in
accordance with the general statutes governing national parks, and shall
supersede the present Grand Teton National Park and the Jackson Hole
National Monument.
(Sept. 14, 1950, ch. 950, Sec. 1, 64 Stat. 849.)
References in Text
The Jackson Hole National Monument, referred to in text, was created
in Wyoming by Presidential Proc. No. 2578, Mar. 15, 1943, 57 Stat. 731.
For provisions transferring other lands of such former national
monument, see sections 482m and 673b of this title.
Provisions relating to the ``present Grand Teton National Park'',
referred to in text, were contained in former sections 406 to 406d of
this title, which sections were repealed by another provision of section
1 of act Sept. 14, 1950.
Codification
Section comprises all of section 1 of act Sept. 14, 1950, except the
final sentence thereof. The final sentence repealed sections 406 to 406d
of this title which established, and related to, the former ``Grand
Teton National Park of Wyoming''. It also contained a proviso, of which
part is set out as section 431a of this title, and the remainder, as
section 451a of this title.
Construction of Alternate Highway
Act Aug. 9, 1955, ch. 635, 69 Stat. 555, provided: ``That in order
to facilitate public use and enjoyment of the Grand Teton National Park
and to make possible an appropriate relocation and use of highways
through the park, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to
construct within the park, upon a location to be agreed upon between the
Secretary and the Governor of Wyoming, a highway which shall replace the
present U.S. Highway 89, also numbered U.S. 187 and U.S. 26. Upon
completion of the said highway, the Secretary is authorized to enter
into an agreement with the State of Wyoming, upon such terms and
conditions as he deems in the interest of the United States, for the
conveyance of the highway to the State in exchange for State and county
roads in the park area.''
Availability of Unexpended Appropriated Funds
The third sentence of section 9 of act Sept. 14, 1950, provided
that: ``The remaining unexpended balance of any funds appropriated for
the present Grand Teton National Park and the Jackson Hole National
Monument shall be available for expenditure in connection with the
administration of the Grand Teton National Park established by this Act
[this subchapter and sections 431a, 451a, 482m, 673b, and 673c of this
title]''.
Revocation of Temporary Withdrawals of Public Lands
Section 8 of act Sept. 14, 1950, provided that: ``All temporary
withdrawals of public lands made by Executive order in aid of
legislation pertaining to parks, monuments, or recreational areas,
adjacent to the Grand Teton National Park as established by this Act
[this subchapter and sections 431a, 451a, 482m, 673b, and 673c of this
title] are hereby revoked.''
Repeal of Inconsistent Laws
The second sentence of section 9 of act Sept. 14, 1950, provided:
``All provisions of law inconsistent with the provisions of this act
[this subchapter and sections 431a, 451a, 482m, 673b, and 673c of this
title] are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency''.
