§ 445c. — Pipestone National Monument.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC445c]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1--NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER LXI--NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL MONUMENTS AND MEMORIALS
Sec. 445c. Pipestone National Monument
(a) Establishment; boundaries
The lands lying in Pipestone County, Minnesota, within the area
hereinafter described are 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 forty-four and three-
tenths feet; thence south eighty-three degrees forty-three minutes west,
four hundred and seventy-two 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; thence south 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 forty-seven one-hundredths acres, constituting a right-of-way of
the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway.
(b) Administration, protection, and development
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 sections 1,
2, 3, and 4 of this title, as amended.
(c) Quarry rights of Indians
The quarrying of the red pipestone in the lands described in
subsection (a) of this section is expressly reserved to Indians of all
tribes, under regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of the
Interior.
(Aug. 25, 1937, ch. 768, Secs. 1-3, 50 Stat. 804, 805.)
Transfer of Functions
For transfer of functions of other officers, employees, and agencies
of Department of the Interior, with certain exceptions, to Secretary of
the Interior, with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1950,
Secs. 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out in
the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 445d of this title.
