(f) The Commonwealth of Virginia has the jurisdiction and power to levy nondiscriminatory taxes on private individuals, associations, and corporations, their franchises and properties, on said lands, and on their businesses conducted thereon. (g) The courts of the Commonwealth of Virginia have concurrent jurisdiction with the courts of the United States of all civil causes of action arising on said lands to the same extent as if the cause of action had arisen in the county or city in which the land lies outside the park area, and the State officers shall have jurisdiction to enforce on said lands the judgments of said State courts and the collection of taxes by appropriate process. (h) Persons residing in or on any of the said lands embraced in said Shenandoah National Park have the right to establish a voting residence in Virginia by reason thereof, and the consequent right to vote at all elections within the county or city in which said land or lands upon which they reside are located upon like terms and conditions, and to the same extent, as they would be entitled to vote in such county or city if the said lands on which they reside had not been deeded or conveyed to the United States of America. All fugitives from justice taking refuge in the park are subject to the same laws as refugees from justice found in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Sec. CHAPTER 55-WIND CAVE NATIONAL PARK— 761. Location; continuance as park; boundaries. 762. Former Wind Cave National Game Preserve; administration; rules and regulations. 763. Disposal of surplus buffalo and elk. § 761. Location; continuance as park; boundaries Wind Cave National Park, situated in the County of Custer, State of South Dakota, established as a national park January 9, 1903, shall continue as a national park as limited by boundaries described as follows: Beginning at the southeast corner of section 13, township 6 south, range 5 east; thence west to the southwest corner of section 15, township 6 south, range 5 east; thence north to the west quarter corner of section 10, township 6 south, range 5 east; thence to the north quarter corner of section 10, township 6 south, range 5 east; thence to the west quarter corner of section 2, township 6 south, range 5 east; thence north to the northwest corner of the southwest quarter of the northwest quarter of section 11, township 5 south, range 5 east; thence to the north quarter corner of section 11, township 5 south, range 5 east; thence to the northeast corner of the southeast quarter of the southeast quarter of section 2, township 5 south, range 5 east, thence east to the northeast corner of the southwest quarter of the southwest quarter of section 6, township 5 south, range 6 east; thence in a southeasterly direction to the southeast corner of the northeast quarter of section 7, township 5 south, range 6 east along a line to be mutually acceptable to the South Dakota Game, Fish, and Parks Commission and the Secretary of the Interior; thence from the southeast corner of the northeast quarter of section 7, township 5 south, range 6 east; east to the northeast corner of the southwest quarter of section 12, township 5 south, range 6 east; thence south to the northeast corner of the southeast quarter of the southwest quarter of section 12, township 5 south, range 6 east; thence east to the northeast corner of the southwest quarter of the southwest quarter of section 7, township 5 south, range 7 east; thence south to the southeast corner of the southwest quarter of the southwest quarter of section 18, township 5 south, range 7 east; thence west to the northeast corner of section 24, township 5 south, range 6 east; thence south to the southeast corner of section 24, township 5 south, range 6 east; thence west to the southwest corner of section 24, township 5 south, range 6 east; thence south to the southeast corner of the northeast quarter of the southeast quarter of section 35, township 5 south, range 6 east; thence west to the southwest corner of the northwest quarter of the southwest quarter of section 35, township 5 south, range 6 east; thence south to the southeast corner of section 34, township 5 south, range 6 east; thence west to the southwest corner of the southeast quarter of the southwest quarter of section 33, township 5 south, range 6 east; thence north. to the northeast corner of the northwest quarter of the southwest quarter of section 28, township 5 south, range 6 east; thence west to the northwest corner of the southwest quarter of section 29, township 5 south, range 6 east; thence south to the southeast corner of section 7, township 6 south, range 6 east; thence west to the southwest corner of section 7, township 6 south, range 6 east; thence south to the southeast corner of section 13, township 6 south, range 5 east; the point of beginning, and all of those lands lying within the boundary above described, together with the south half of the northeast quarter and the west half of the northeast quarter of the northeast quarter of section 32, township 5 south, range 5 east, are a part of the Wind Cave National Park. § 762. Former Wind Cave National Game Preserve; administration; rules and regulations The Wind Cave National Game Preserve in the State of South Dakota, having been abolished July 1, 1935, and all the property, real or personal, comprising the same transferred to and made a part of the Wind Cave National Park, shall continue to be administered by the Secretary as a part of said park, subject to all laws and regulations applicable thereto, for a permanent national range for a herd of buffalo presented to the United States by the American Bison Society, and for such other native American game animals as may be placed therein. § 763. Disposal of surplus buffalo and elk (a) The Secretary may, under regulations to be prescribed by him, sell or otherwise dispose of the surplus buffalo and elk of the Wind Cave National Park herd. (b) All moneys received from the sale of any such surplus animals, or products thereof, shall be deposited in the Treasury of the United States as miscellaneous receipts. Sec. CHAPTER 57-YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK WYOMING, IDAHO AND MONTANA 791. Location; continuance as park; boundaries. 792. Jurisdiction over park; fugitives from justice. 793. Disposition of surplus elk, buffalo, bear, beaver, and predatory animals. 794. Provision of feed and range facilities for game animals. 795. Exchange for State or private lands authorized. 796. Reservation of timber, minerals, or easements by owners on exchange. 797. Private use of electricity from lighting and power plant. 798. Reimbursement of school district furnishing facilities for dependents of park employees. 799. Cooperation with local agencies in operation and construction of school facilities. 800. Funds for reimbursement of school district. 801. Detail of troops for protection of park. 802. Jail. § 791. Location; continuance as park; boundaries The Yellowstone National Park, situated in the States of Idaho, Montana and Wyoming, and established as a national park March 1, 1872, shall continue as a national park as limited by the following described boundaries: Beginning at the junction of the Gardiner River with the Yellowstone River near the town of Gardiner, Montana; thence east to an 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 meridian ten miles east of the easternmost point of Yellowstone Lake, at a point near park boundary monument 54 north; thence southerly along said meridian 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, then 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 meridian ten miles east of the easternmost point of Yellowstone Lake, approximately at park boundary monument 18 north, passing over Pyramid and Cathedral Peaks, Mount Chittenden, and Avalanche Peak; thence southerly along said meridian 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 meridian aforesaid, at a point near park boundary monument 5 north, passing over Reservation and Atkins Peaks, Mount Schurz, Mount Humphreys, and Eagle Peak; thence south along said meridian to the parallel of latitude passing ten miles south of the most southern point of Yellowstone Lake; thence west along said parallel to the meridian passing fifteen miles west of the most western point of Madison Lake; thence north along said meridian to 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 parallel of latitude of the junction of the Gardiner and Yellowston Rivers; thence east along said parallel to the divide between Reese Creek and Mol Heron Creek; thence northeasterly along said divide to the junction of said divide with the branch divide north and west of Reese Creek; thence along said branch divide in a northeasterly and easterly direction around the drainage of Reese Creek, to the Yellowstone River; thence southerly and southeasterly along the west branch of the Yellowstone River to the line marking the western limits of the town of Gardiner, Montana; thence south on said town-limits line to the parallel of latitude of the junction of the Gardiner and Yellowstone Rivers; thence east along said parallel to said junction, the place of beginning. § 792. Jurisdiction over park; fugitives from justice The Yellowstone National Park is under the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States. All the laws applicable to places under the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States, shall have force and effect in said park. Nothing in this section shall be construed to forbid the service in the park of any civil or criminal process of any court having jurisdiction in the States of Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming. fugitives from justice taking refuge in said park shall be subject to the same laws as refugees from justice found in the State of Wyoming. § 793. Disposition of surplus elk, buffalo, bear, beaver, and predatory animals All The Secretary may, under regulations to be prescribed by him, give surplus elk, buffalo, bear, beaver, and predatory animals inhabiting Yellowstone National Park to Federal, State, county, and municipal authorities for preserves, zoos, zoological gardens, and parks. He may sell or otherwise dispose of the surplus buffalo or elk of the Yellowstone National Park herds, and all moneys received from the sale of any such surplus buffalo or elk shall be deposited in the Treasury of the United States as miscellaneous receipts. § 794. Provision of feed and range facilities for game animals As a means of providing within township 8 south, ranges 7 and 8 east, and township 9 south, ranges 7, 8 and 9 east, Montana principal meridian, the winter range and winter feed facilities indispensable for the adequate and proper protection, preservation, and propagation of the elk, antelope, and other game animals of the Yellowstone National Park and adjacent lands, the Secretary, subject to the limitation hereinafter prescribed, may perform the following acts: (a) Accept and deposit in a special fund in the Treasury, and expend for the acquisition of lands as herein authorized, private funds donated for such purpose. (b) Acquire by purchase, or by acceptance of donations or bequests, such lands in private or State ownership within the townships above described as he may deem necessary to carry out the purpose of sections 794-796 of this title. |