(f) NATIONAL ELK REFUGE, WYOMING Act of March 4, 1913 (37 Stat. 293), as amended (16 U.S.C. 673) WYOMING ELK RESERVE There is established a winter game (elk) reserve in the State of Wyoming, which shall be located in that section of Wyoming lying south of the Yellowstone Park, and shall include not less than two thousand acres in township 41 north, ranges 115 and 116 west, and the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to purchase said lands with improvements, to erect necessary building and inclosures, and to incur other expenses necessary for the maintenance of the reserve. The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to include in said refuge and to inclose not more than one thousand acres of unoccupied public lands, which when selected shall be made to conform to the lines of the public surveys, and shall be adjacent to or partly inclosed by said refuge. (Aug. 10, 1912, c. 284, 37 Stat. 293; Mar. 4, 1913, c. 145, 37 Stat. 847; 1939 Reorg. Plan No. II, § 4(f), eff. July 1, 1939, 4 F.R. 2731, 53 Stat. 1433.) HISTORICAL NOTE Section is a combination provision, the first sentence being from Act Aug. 10, 1912, and the last from Act Mar. 4, 1913. As originally enacted, the first sentence was in the form of an appropriation for the purposes thereof as was also the second sentence which began with the following words: "For the establishment and maintenance of a winter elk refuge in the State of Wyoming, $5,000, to be available until expended, and the Secretary, etc." Res. Feb. 25, 1927, c. 205, 44 Stat. 1246, authorized the acceptance of title to certain lands in accordance with this section. * Act of September 14, 1950 (64 Stat. 849; 16 U.S.C. 673b) * * * * * NATIONAL ELK REFUGE IN WYOMING SEC. 2. The following-described lands of the Jackson Hole National Monument are made a part of the National Elk Refuge and shall be administered hereafter in accordance with the laws applicable to said refuge: SIXTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN Township 42 north, range 116 west: Those portions of sections 24, 25, 26, and 35 lying east of the east right-of-way line of United States Highway Numbered 187, and lying south and east of the north and west bank of the Gros Ventre River. Township 42 north, range 115 west: Those portions of sections 8, 9, 10, 17, 18, and 19 lying south and east of the north and west bank of the Gros Ventre River; section 20; section 29, northwest quarter; section 30, north half. Township 41 north, range 116 west: Entire portion now in Jackson Hole National Monument except that portion in section 2 lying west of the east right-of-way line of United States Highway Numbered 187. Containing in all six thousand three hundred and seventy-six acres, more or less. (Sept. 14, 1950, c. 950, § 2, 64 Stat. 849.) HISTORICAL NOTE References in Text.-The Jackson Hole National Monument, referred to in the text, was created in Wyoming by Presidential Proc. No. 2578, Mar. 15, 1943. For provisions transferring other lands of the former national monument, see sections 406d-1 and 482m of Title 16, U.S. Code. Revocation of Temporary Withdrawals of Public Lands.Revocation of temporary withdrawals of public lands in aid of legislation pertaining to parks, monuments, etc., adjacent to Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming. See note under section 406d-1 of Title 16, U.S. Code. Act of February 25, 1927 (44 Stat. 1246), as amended (16 U.S.C. 673a) ADDITION TO WYOMING ELK RESERVE The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to accept, on behalf of and without expense to the United States, from the Izaak Walton League of America, or its authorized trustees, a gift of certain lands in Teton County, Wyoming, described as the south half of section 4; the east half of the southeast quarter of section 5; the southwest quarter of the southeast quarter of section 5; the south half of the southwest quarter of section 5; the southeast quarter of the northeast quarter of section 7; the east half of the southeast quarter of section 7; the southwest quarter of the southeast quarter of section 7, and lot 4 of section 7; all of section 8; the north half of the northeast quarter of section 9; the north half of the northwest quarter of section 9; and the southwest quarter of the northwest quarter of section 9; the north half of the northeast quarter of section 17; lot 1 of section 18; and the east half of the northwest quarter of section 18; all in township 41 north, range 115 west, of the sixth principal meridian, including all the buildings and improvements thereon, and all rights, easements, and appurtenances thereunto appertaining, subject to the conditions that they be used and administered by the United States, under the supervision and control of the Secretary of the Interior, for the grazing of, and as a refuge for, American elk and other big game animals, and that they be known as the Izaak Walton League addition to the winter elk refuge: Provided, That upon the conveyance of said lands to the United States, as herein provided, they shall become a part of the winter elk refuge established pursuant to the authority contained in the Act of August 10, 1912 (Thirty-seventh Statutes at Large, p. 293), and shall be subject to any laws governing the administration and protection of said refuge. (Feb. 25, 1927, c. 205, 44 Stat. 1246; 1939 Reorg. Plan No. II, § 4(f), eff. July 1, 1939, 4 F.Ř. 2731, 53 Stat. 1433.) (g) OKEFENOKEE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE Act of July 26, 1956 (70 Stat 668) PROTECTION OF REFUGE FROM FIRE AND DROUGHT; COOPERATION SECTION 1. (a) For the purpose of protecting the natural features and the very substantial public values represented in the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Georgia, from disastrous fires such as those which swept over 80 per centum of the area between October 1954 and June 1955, and for the purpose of safeguarding the forest resources on more than four hundred thousand acres of adjoining lands recently damaged by wildfires originating in or sustained by the desiccated peat deposits in the Okefenokee Swamp, the Secretary of the Interior shall construct a continuous perimeter road around the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge with additional fire access roads (leading from such perimeter road) in and around such refuge; and for the purpose of protecting such refuge against damage from drought he shall construct a sill and dike in the Suwanee River near the point where the river leaves the refuge together with additional sills in the Old Saint Marys River Canal and at such other points within the refuge as he may determine to be necessary to prevent drainage of the Ökefenokee Swamp during periods of drought such as those which occurred in 1953-1955 and other years. (b) The Secretary of the Interior is authorized and directed to conduct such surveys as he deems necessary to provide more adequate protection for the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, through the development and construction of perimeter and fire access roads and the installation of water controls as described in subsection (a), against the damaging effects of fire and drought. (c) The Secretary of the Interior is authorized and directed to cooperate with State and local authorities in protecting public and private lands from wildfires originating in or sustained by the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge by integrating the perimeter road and fire access roads with existing woods roads in such manner as he determines will best carry out the purpose of this Act. APPROPRIATIONS AUTHORIZATION SEC. 2. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act (1) the sum of $453,500 for the construction of a continuous perimeter road around the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge and approximately one hundred and sixty-two miles of fire access roads, together with necessary bridges and culverts, in and around such refuge, and (2) the sum of $275,000 for the construction of a sill and dike in the Suwanee River and sills at other appropriate points in the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge. (h) PARKER RIVER NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE Act of June 3, 1948 (62 Stat. 293) TABLE OF CONTENTS Sec. 1. Reduction of refuge area. Sec. 2. Reconveyance to prior owner. Sec. 5. Propagation and taking of clams. REDUCTION OF REFUGE AREA SECTION 1. The Parker River National Wildlife Refuge in Essex County, Massachusetts, is hereby reduced in area by eliminating therefrom those portions of the refuge designated and known as the Crane Pond, Downfall, and Mill Creek Areas, and the Secretary of the Interior is authorized and directed to dispose of all of the interests of the United States in such areas in accordance with the provisions of this Act. RECONVEYANCE TO PRIOR OWNER SEC. 2. (a) Within ninety days following the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall mail, to each prior owner of such lands within the three areas designated in section 1 as have been acquired by the United States by direct purchase or the ownership of which has been determined and compensation therefor paid to the prior owner thereof in the condemnation proceeding entitled "United States v. 12,367.47 Acres More or Less of Land Situate in Essex County, Massachusetts, Civil No. 7010, in the District Court of the United States for the District of Massachusetts", or in any other condemnation proceeding instituted by the United States for the acquisition of lands for the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, a notice stating in effect that title to the lands acquired from such prior owner will be reconveyed to that prior owner upon payment to the United States, within sixty days after the receipt of such notice, of an amount equal to the purchase price paid by the United States for such lands. Upon receipt of payment from the prior owner of the lands in question, the Secretary of the Interior shall convey all right, title, and interest of the United States in such land to the prior owner thereof. (b) With respect to such other lands as lie within the three areas designated in section 1 and are included in the condemnation proceeding or proceedings referred to, and compensation for the taking of which has not been paid to the prior owners thereof, the Attorney General of the United States is authorized and directed to exclude the same from the condemnation proceedings entitled "United States v. 12,367.47 Acres More or Less of Land Situate in Essex County, Massachusetts, Civil No. 7010, in the District Court of the United States for the District of Massachusetts", or any other condemnation proceeding instituted by the United States for the acquisition of lands for the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, in accordance with the provisions of the Act of October 21, 1942 (56 Stat. 797; 40 U.S.C., Supp. 258f), within ninety days following the date of enactment of this Act or within such additional period as the court in such proceeding may determine to be necessary to effectuate the purposes of this Act. (c) Such lands lying within the boundaries of the areas designated in section 1, the title to which cannot be returned to the prior owners thereof in accordance with the provisions of this section, shall be disposed of in such manner and at such prices as the Secretary of the Interior may deem to be in the best interests of the United States. CREDIT TO CERTAIN APPROPRIATIONS SEC. 3. All moneys paid to the United States in accordance with the provisions of section 2, for the reconveyance of lands to prior owners or in connection with the deposition of such lands as provided therein, all moneys on deposit with the District Court of the United States for the District of Massachusetts for payment as compensation. for the taking of lands within the three areas designated in section 1 as are excluded by stipulation from such condemnation proceeding or proceedings, in accordance with the provisions of section 2, shall be credited to the then current appropriation for carrying out the provisions of section 4 of the Act of March 16, 1934 (48 Stat. 451; 16 U.S.C. 718-718h), as amended, and shall remain available for such purposes until expended. EDIBLE CLAM RESOURCES SEC. 4. In the administration of the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, the Secretary of the Interior is directed to provide assistance to and cooperate with Federal, State, and public or private agencies and organizations in protecting, developing, and maintaining the edible clam resources found within and adjacent to the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, all in accordance with the provisions of section 1 of the Act of August 14, 1946 (Public Law Numbered 732, Seventy-ninth Congress, second session), and Acts supplementary thereto within the limits of available appopriations. PROPAGATION AND TAKING OF CLAMS SEC. 5. Management and administration of the propagation and taking of clams within the boundaries of the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge shall continue to be exercised in accordance with State and local laws and ordinances, but subject to the provisions of section 10 of the Migratory Bird Conservation Act of February 18, 1929 (45 Stat. 1222), as amended. |