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Title 16 — Conservation

Chapter 6 — Game and Bird Preserves; Protection

§ 673b. National Elk Refuge in Wyoming

Statutory text

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.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Pub. L. 81–950 § 2 · 64 Stat. 849

    Enacted · 16 U.S.C. § 673b

    (Sept. 14, 1950, ch. 950, § 2, 64 Stat. 849.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Sept. 14, 1950, ch. 950, § 2, 64 Stat. 849.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 2. The following-described lands of the Jackson Hole National National Elk Refuge. Lands from Jackson Hole National Monument. Monument are hereby 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.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The Jackson Hole National Monument, referred to in text, was created in Wyoming by Presidential Proc. No. 2578, , 57 Stat. 731. For provisions transferring other lands of such former national monument, see sections 406d–1 and 482m of this title.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

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 set out under section 406d–1 of this title.

Repeal of Inconsistent Laws

Repeal of laws inconsistent with act , see note set out under section 406d–1 of this title.

Credits

(Sept. 14, 1950, ch. 950, § 2, 64 Stat. 849.)

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