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16 U.S.C. § 111cRevision of boundaries; vested rights; administration

submitted 63 years ago by Pub. L. 88-235 to r/title-16-CONSERVATION · 244 words · no verdicts yet

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This law expands Mesa Verde National Park's boundaries to include specific described parcels of land in Colorado. The new land is managed under the same 1916 law that governs national parks generally, and existing legal rights in the land are protected.

This law adds specific parcels of land to Mesa Verde National Park. Subject to any valid existing rights, these parcels are managed as part of the park under the 1916 Act that created the National Park Service (16 U.S.C. § 1 et seq.), as later amended. The added land, all in Township 36 North, Range 14 West, New Mexico principal meridian, Colorado, is: Section 29: the parts of the south half and the southeast quarter of the northwest quarter that lie south and west of U.S. Highway 160's right-of-way. Section 32: the parts of the section lying south and west of Highway 160's right-of-way, except the park's north entrance road, the southeast quarter of the southwest quarter, and the southeast quarter of the northeast quarter of the southwest quarter. Section 33: a specific piece of the northwest quarter of the northwest quarter, described by exact boundary lines — starting 456.5 feet south of that quarter's northwest corner, running south 373 feet, then east 516.8 feet, then north 132.7 feet, then northwest along Highway 160's right-of-way back to the starting point.
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The boundaries of Mesa Verde National Park are hereby revised to include the following described lands, which, subject to valid existing rights, shall be administered as a part of the park in accordance with the Act entitled “An Act to establish a National Park Service, and for other purposes,” approved August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. 535), as amended and supplemented (16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.): 1

new mexico principal meridian, colorado

Township 36 North, Range 14 West

Section 29: All portions of the south half and the southeast quarter northwest quarter lying south and west of the right-of-way of United States Highway 160.

Section 32: Those portions of the section lying south and west of the right-of-way of United States Highway 160, except the north entrance road to the park, the southeast quarter southwest quarter, and the southeast quarter northeast quarter southwest quarter.

Section 33: That portion of the northwest quarter northwest quarter, more particularly described as follows: Beginning at a point on the west line of section 33 which is 456.5 feet south of the northwest corner of section 33, thence running south along the west line of section 33 for a distance of 373.0 feet, thence running east for a distance of 516.8 feet, thence running north for a distance of 132.7 feet, thence running north 65 degrees 06 minutes west for a distance of 570.0 feet along the southwesterly right-of-way of Highway 160 to the point of beginning.

Source credit: (Pub. L. 88–235, § 1, Dec. 23, 1963, 77 Stat. 473.)

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  • 1963Enacted · Pub. L. 88-235 · 77 Stat. 473

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 88-235 on 1963-12-23.

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