§ 47d. — Acquisition of certain lands for protection of park deer.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC47d]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1--NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER VI--SEQUOIA AND YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARKS
Sec. 47d. Acquisition of certain lands for protection of park
deer
For the purpose of protecting park deer along the western boundary
of the Yosemite National Park, the Secretary of the Interior is
authorized to acquire as part of said park, by exchange as hereinafter
provided, title in fee for and on behalf of the United States of America
to all that land in sections 21 and 28 in township 3 south, range 20
east, Mount Diablo meridian, lying between the abandoned railroad grade
running from a point in the Wawona Road near Chinquapin to the top of
the abandoned incline hoist in the northeast quarter of the southwest
quarter of section 21, and the east and west center line of section 21,
and in sections 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, and 27 lying between said abandoned
railroad grade and the existing park boundary, containing one thousand
three hundred and fifty acres, more or less, now held in private
ownership, which lands upon acquisition shall be, and are, added to the
park; and in exchange therefor the said Secretary is authorized to issue
patent to the owner of said lands, for the Government lands described as
follows: That part of the north half of northeast quarter lying south of
abandoned railroad grade hereinbefore mentioned, north half of southwest
quarter of northeast quarter, southwest quarter of southwest quarter of
northeast quarter, southwest quarter, west half of northeast quarter of
southeast quarter, and southwest quarter of southeast quarter of section
25, township 3 south, range 20 east; north half section 36, township 3
south, range 20 east; southwest quarter northeast quarter, south half
northeast quarter northwest quarter, west half northwest quarter,
southeast quarter northwest quarter, northwest quarter southeast
quarter, and west half southwest quarter southeast quarter section 32,
township 3 south, range 21 east; and northwest quarter section 5,
township 4 south, range 21 east; containing one thousand and ten acres,
more or less, which lands upon issuance of patent shall be, and are
eliminated from said park.
(May 28, 1928, ch. 817, 45 Stat. 787.)
