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. (16 U.S.C. § 406d-1 note.) 8. Great Smoky Mountains National Park Boundary between the park and the Cherokee-Pisgah-Nantahala National An Act To adjust and define the boundary between Great Smoky Mountains Page 1 129 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the portion of the boundary of the Great Great Smoky Smoky Mountains National Park that is common to and National Park. between the park and the Cherokee-Pisgah-Nantahala National Forests hereafter shall be as follows: boundaries. 50 Stat. 1745. 16 U.S.C. 8403-403c. (a) Between the Pisgah National Forest and Great Certain Smoky Mountains National Park the boundary shall be as follows: Beginning at a point where North Carolina State Highway Numbered 284 first crosses the Cataloochee Divide, said point being common to the boundary of said forest as described in Proclamation Numbered 2187 of July 10, 1936, and the boundary of said park, as authorized by the Act of May 22, 1926 (44 Stat. 616), as amended; thence following the divide northeasterly to the summit of Bent Knee Knob; thence northwesterly and northerly following Trail Ridge and White Oak Mountain to a point where the present national forest boundary leaves White Oak Mountain and running with same northwesterly across Cataloochee Creek to the southeast corner of a tract of national park land and northwesterly through the same following the crest of the ridge next south of the east boundary of the said tract to the old road on the summit of Longarm Mountain; thence southwesterly and northwesterly following the said road running with the top of Scottish Mountain and through a tract of national forest land to the south boundary of a tract of national park land just east of Mount Sterling Gap; thence northerly following the south and east boundaries of the said tract of national park land to the northeast corner thereof; thence northeasterly through a tract of national forest land, following the crest of the ridge parallel to and east of Mount Sterling Creek to the summit of the ridge terminated by the juncture of Mount Sterling Creek with its south prong; thence northwesterly across Mount Sterling Creek to the summit northeast of Ivy Gap; thence westerly to a point where the westerly boundary of a tract of Forest 50 Stat. 1742. 50 Stat. 1735. 16 U.S.C. §§ 403-408c. Service land diverges from North Carolina State Highway Numbered 284; thence with the highway northerly to a point where North Carolina Highway Numbered 284 joins Tennessee Highway Numbered 75 at the State line; (b) Between Nantahala National Forest and Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the boundary shall follow the boundary of said forest as described in Proclamation Numbered 2185 of July 9, 1936; (c) Between Cherokee National Forest (Unaka Division) and Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the boundary shall follow the boundary of said forest as described in Proclamation Numbered 2183 of July 8, 1936. (16 U.S.C. § 403k.) SEC. 2. That, subject to valid existing rights, all lands within the boundaries of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, as redefined by this Act, hereafter shall be a part of the national park and shall be subject to all laws, rules, and regulations applicable to the national park. All federally owned lands eliminated from the national park by this Act shall hereafter be a part of the Pisgah National Forest and shall be subject to all laws, rules, and regulations relating to such national forest. (16 U.S.C. § 403k-1.) SEC. 3. That so much of the twenty-five-acre tract of land in Forney's Creek Township, Swain County, North Carolina, lying north of Lake Cheoah, proposed to be donated to the United States by the Carolina Aluminum Company, as now lies outside of the park boundaries authorized by the Act of May 22, 1926 (44 Stat. 616), as amended, shall, upon acceptance by the Secretary of the Interior, become a part of Great Smoky Mountains National Park and shall be subject to all laws, rules, and regulations applicable to said park. (16 U.S.C. $ 403k-2.) An Act To amend title 28 of the United States Code so as to provide for two United States commissioners for Great Smoky Mountains National Park, approved July 9, 1952 (66 Stat. 509) Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 631 (a) of title 28 of the United National Park. State Code is amended by striking out "Great Smoky Mountains" and by inserting after the second paragraph of such section the following new paragraph: Great Smoky 62 Stat. 915. "Two United States commissioners may be appointed for Great Smoky Mountains National Park. One, whose jurisdiction shall be limited to the portion of the park situated in Tennessee, shall be appointed by the district court for the eastern district of Tennessee; the other, whose jurisdiction shall be limited to the portion of the park situated in North Carolina, shall be ap pointed by the district court for the western district of North Carolina." SEC. 2. The jurisdiction of the United States commissioner holding office as commissioner of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park on the date of enactment of this Act shall be limited to the portion of the park situated in North Carolina. (28 U.S.C. § 631 and note.) An Act To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to consummate desirable land exchanges, approved May 16, 1958 (72 Stat. 115) Mountains Land Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Interior is authorized Great Smoky to accept from grantors title to non-Federal land and National Park. interests in land, together with improvements thereon, exchange. situated within or adjacent to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, and in exchange therefor, to convey by deed on behalf of the United States to the aforesaid grantors, land or interests therein, together with improvements thereon, situated within the Great Smoky Mountains National Park: Provided, That such exchanges may be made without additional compensation by either party to the exchange when the properties to be exchanged are of approximately equal value; however, when the properties are not of approximately equal value, as may be determined by the Secretary, an additional payment of funds shall be required by the Secretary or by the grantor of non-Federal properties, as the case may be, in order to make an equal exchange, and the Secretary is authorized to use any land acquisition funds relating to the National Park System for such purposes: Provided further, That not more than two hundred acres of park land shall be conveyed pursuant to the aforesaid exchange authority. All properties acquired by the United States pursuant to this Act shall become a part of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park upon acquisition thereof. Properties conveyed by the United States pursuant to this Act shall thereafter be excluded from the park and any Federal regulation or control thereof for park purposes. (16 U.S.C. § 403g-1.) 9. Haleakala National Park Establishment authorized. Haleakala National Park, An Act To designate and establish that portion of the Hawaii National Park on the island of Maui, in the State of Hawaii, as the Haleakala National Park, and for other purposes, approved September 13, 1960 (74 Stat. 881) Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That, effective July 1, 1961, the detached portion of the Hawaii National Park which lies on the Establishment. island of Maui is hereby established as a separate unit of the national park system to be known as Haleakala National Park. The park so established shall be administered 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, and in accordance with any other applicable provision of law relating to the Maui portion of Hawaii National Park. (16 U.S.C. § 396b [Supp. II].) 16 U.S.C. 1-4, passim. |