Public Law 92–404

That for the

John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Memorial Parkway, Wyo.

Establishment.

purpose of commemorating the many significant contributions to the cause of conservation in the United States, which have been made by John D. Rockefeller, Junior, and to provide both a symbolic and desirable physical connection between the world’s first national park, Yellowstone, and the Grand Teton National Park, which was made possible through the efforts and generosity of this distinguished citizen, the Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter referred to as the Secretary) is authorized to establish the John D. Rockefeller, Junior, Memorial Parkway (hereinafter referred to as the “parkway”) to consist of those lands and interests in lands, in Teton County, Wyoming, as generally depicted on a drawing entitled “Boundary Map, John D. Rockefeller, Junior, Memorial Parkway, Wyoming”, numbered PKY–JDRM–20,000, and dated August 1971, a copy of which shall be on file and available for inspection in the Offices of the

Notice and boundary revisions, publication in Federal Register.

National Park Service, Department of the Interior. The Secretary shall establish the parkway by publication of a notice to that effect in the Federal Register, at such times as he deems advisable. The Secretary may make minor revisions in the boundary of the parkway from time to time, with the concurrence of the Secretary of Agriculture where national forest lands are involved, by publication of a revised drawing or other boundary description in the Federal Register.

The Secretary shall also take such action as he may deem necessary and appropriate to designate and identify as “Rockefeller Parkway” the existing and future connecting roadways within the parkway, and between West Thumb in Yellowstone National Park, and the south entrance of Grand Teton National Park: Provided, That any sections of the parkway located within Yellowstone National Park or Grand Teton National Park shall be administered and managed in the same manner and in accordance with the same regulations and policies as the other portions of such parks.

The Secretary shall administer the parkway as a unit of the national park system in accordance with the authority contained in the Act of August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. 535; 16U.S.C. 1,2–4), as amended and supplemented.

The Secretary shall permit hunting and fishing within the area described by section 1(a) of this Act in accordance with applicable laws of the United States and the State of Wyoming, except that the Secretary may designate zones where, and periods when, no hunting or fishing shall be permitted for reasons of public safety, administration, or public use and enjoyment. Except in emergencies, any regulations of the Secretary pursuant to this section shall be put into effect only after consultation with the appropriate State fish and game department.

The lands within the parkway, subject to valid existing rights, are hereby withdrawn from location, entry and patent under the United States mining laws.