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16 U.S.C. § 251Establishment; boundaries

submitted 88 years ago by ch. 812 to r/title-16-CONSERVATION · 481 words · no verdicts yet

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This law abolishes the old Mount Olympus National Monument in Washington State. It creates Olympic National Park instead, covering a large area described by specific townships and land sections. Monument land left out of the new park becomes part of Olympic National Forest.

This section abolishes the Mount Olympus National Monument, which the President created by proclamation on March 2, 1909. In its place, it sets aside a large area of land in Washington State as a public park, called Olympic National Park. The park's boundary is defined by a long, detailed list of townships, ranges, and sections, measured from the Willamette meridian. The land includes parts of townships 24 through 30 north, across ranges 4 through 10 west — with many sections marked in the original description as unsurveyed, partly surveyed, or fully surveyed at the time. Specifically, the boundary runs through: townships 25 to 28 north in range 4 west; townships 25 through 28 north in range 5 west; township 24 north and townships 25 through 28 north in range 6 west; townships 24 through 28 north in range 7 west; township 24 north and townships 25 through 30 north in range 8 west; township 24 north and townships 25 through 30 north in range 9 west; and townships 26 through 28 north in range 10 west — each covering the specific sections listed in the statute. All of this land is withdrawn from settlement, occupancy, or disposal under other federal land laws, and is instead reserved and dedicated as a public park for the people's benefit and enjoyment. Any land that used to be part of the Mount Olympus National Monument, but that isn't included in this new park boundary, instead becomes part of the Olympic National Forest.
the actual law source: uscode.house.gov ↗public domain

The Mount Olympus National Monument established pursuant to proclamation of the President dated March 2, 1909, is abolished, and the tracts of land in the State of Washington particularly described as follows, to wit: Township 25 north, range 4 west, sections 5 to 8, 17 to 20, and 29 to 32, inclusive (unsurveyed); township 26 north, range 4 west, sections 1 to 12, 17 to 20, and 29 to 32, inclusive (unsurveyed); township 27 north, range 4 west, sections 5 to 8, 17 to 20, and 29 to 36, inclusive (unsurveyed); township 28 north, range 4 west, sections 17 to 22, and 27 to 34, inclusive (unsurveyed); townships 25, 26, and 27 north, range 5 west (unsurveyed), township 28 north, range 5 west, sections 7 to 36, inclusive (unsurveyed); township 24 north, range 6 west, sections 3 to 10, 15 to 22, and 27 to 34, inclusive (unsurveyed); townships 25, 26, and 27 north, range 6 west (unsurveyed); township 28 north, range 6 west, sections 7 to 36, inclusive (unsurveyed); townships 24, 25, 26, and 27 north range 7 west (unsurveyed); township 28 north, range 7 west, sections 5 to 36, inclusive (unsurveyed); township 24 north, range 8 west, sections 1 to 18, inclusive (partly surveyed); townships 25, 26, 27, and 28 north, range 8 west (unsurveyed); township 29 north, range 8 west, sections 6, 7, 18, 19 to 21, and 28 to 33, inclusive (unsurveyed); township 30 north, range 8 west, sections 18, 19, 30, and 31 (partly surveyed); township 24 north, range 9 west, sections 1 2, 11, 12, 13, and 14 (partly surveyed); township 25 north, range 9 west (unsurveyed); township 26 north, range 9 west, sections 1 to 18, inclusive (unsurveyed) each half of section 19 (unsurveyed), sections 20 to 29, and 32 to 36, inclusive (surveyed); townships 27 and 28 north, range 9 west (unsurveyed); township 29 north, range 9 west (partly surveyed); township 30 north, range 9 west, sections 13, 14, and 23 to 36, inclusive (partly surveyed); township 26 north, range 10 west, sections 1, 12, and 13 (surveyed); township 27 north, range 10 west, sections 1 to 6, inclusive, 12, 13, 24, 25, and 36 (surveyed); township 28 north, range 10 west, south half section 7, south half section 8, south half section 9, south half section 10, south half section 11, south half section 12, sections 13 to 36, inclusive (unsurveyed) all west of the Willamette meridian, in Washington, are reserved and withdrawn from settlement, occupancy, or disposal under the laws of the United States and dedicated and set apart as a public park for the benefit and enjoyment of the people and shall be known as the Olympic National Park, and all lands formerly included in the Mount Olympus National Monument and not included in the above description are transferred to and made a part of the Olympic National Forest.

Source credit: (June 29, 1938, ch. 812, § 1, 52 Stat. 1241.)

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  • 1938Enacted · Act of June 29, 1938, ch. 812 · 52 Stat. 1241

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 812 on 1938-06-29.

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