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[CITE: 16USC21a]

 
                         TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
 
   CHAPTER 1--NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
 
                 SUBCHAPTER V--YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK
 
Sec. 21a. Revision of boundaries; contiguous national forests; 
        jurisdiction of forests
        
    The boundary of the Yellowstone National Park is changed so as to 
read as follows:
    Beginning on the present north boundary line of Yellowstone National 
Park at its intersection with the hydrographic divide immediately north 
of Pebble Creek, approximately at park boundary monument 29 east; thence 
following said divide around the head of the drainage of Pebble Creek to 
its intersection with the present east boundary line of Yellowstone 
National Park, at a point near park boundary monument 54 north; thence 
southerly along said boundary line to its intersection with the 
hydrographic divide between Soda Butte and Cache Creeks, at a point near 
park boundary monument 51 north; thence easterly along said hydrographic 
divide to its intersection with the crest of the Absaroka Range; thence 
southerly along said crest to its intersection with the main 
hydrographic divide between Little Lamar River and the North Fork of 
Shoshone River, passing over Republic and Hoodoo Peaks; thence westerly 
along said divide passing over Notch Mountain to its intersection with 
the present east boundary line of Yellowstone National Park, at a point 
near park boundary monument 26 north; thence continuing westerly along 
said divide, now between the headwaters of Lamar River and Jones Creek; 
headwaters of Sedge, Bear, Cub, and Clear Creeks, and the headwaters of 
Jones and Crow Creeks, and between Crow Creek and Middle Creek, to its 
intersection with the present east boundary line of Yellowstone National 
Park, approximately at park boundary monument 18 north, passing over 
Pyramid and Cathedral Peaks, Mount Chittenden, and Avalanche Peak, 
thence southerly along said boundary line to its intersection with the 
hydrographic divide immediately south of Middle Creek, approximately at 
park boundary monument 15 north; thence westerly along said divide, now 
between a southern tributary of Middle Creek, headwaters of Beaverdam, 
Trappers, and Mountain Creeks, and the headwaters of Canfield and Eagle 
Creeks, to its intersection with the present east boundary line of 
Yellowstone National Park, at a point near park boundary monument 5 
north, passing over Reservation and Atkins Peaks, Mount Schurz, Mount 
Humphreys, and Eagle Peak; and
    Beginning on the present west boundary line of Yellowstone National 
Park at its intersection with the left bank of Gallatin River between 
park monuments 45 and 46 north; thence northwesterly along said bank to 
a point opposite the hydrographic divide between Daly and Tepee Creeks; 
thence northeasterly across the Gallatin River and along said divide, 
around the headwaters of Daly, Black Butte, Specimen, and Fan Creeks, to 
the intersection of said divide with the present north boundary line of 
Yellowstone National Park, at a point near park boundary monument 11 
west.
    All of those lands lying within the boundary lines above described 
and the present north, east, and west boundary lines are included in and 
made a part of the Yellowstone National Park; and all of those lands of 
the present Yellowstone National Park excluded from the park are 
included in and made a part of the contiguous national forests subject 
to all laws and regulations applicable to national forests, and upon 
acceptance thereof by appropriate action of the State, jurisdiction for 
all purposes whatsoever shall be, and is, ceded over the land excluded 
from the park to the State of Wyoming.

(Mar. 1, 1929, ch. 437, Sec. 1, 45 Stat. 1435; Apr. 19, 1930, ch. 190, 
46 Stat. 220.)


                               Amendments

    1930--Act Apr. 19, 1930, struck out ``Provided, That whereas it is 
the purpose and intent of Congress to retain the areas hereby added to 
the park in its original wilderness character, therefore, no new roads 
shall be constructed and no hotels or permanent camps shall be 
authorized or permitted to be maintained on such lands''.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 21c of this title.
