16 U.S.C. § 241c: Additional extension of lands

Summary

Adds certain parcels in the village of Medora, North Dakota, to Theodore Roosevelt National Park. The boundary begins in block 11 at a point 160 feet west of the northwest corner of Third Avenue and Main Street, then runs north 140 feet, east 10 feet, north 20 feet, east 150 feet to Main Street, north 40 feet to a point 200 feet north of that corner, and east 970 feet to the northwest corner of lot 3 in block 8. From there it goes south 200 feet along lots 3–10 to Third Avenue, follows Third Avenue east to the west sixteenth line of section 26, then goes through section lines and measured offsets including points 600 feet, 390.5 feet, 421.7 feet, and 360 feet from various section lines, reaches block 4 (including a point 150 feet west of Main Street extended), cuts southwest through block 4 to the southerly line of Second Avenue, goes west to the northeasterly line of U.S. Highway 10, follows that southeasterly to its junction with Third Avenue, and returns east to the starting point. Also included is all of block 12 that lies west of a line 140 feet west of Main Street. All of the area is in township 140 north, range 102 west, fifth principal meridian. Land and buildings in block 6 that are now managed and used by the U.S. Forest Service will not become part of the park until the Secretary of Agriculture transfers them to the Department of the Interior.

Title 16, §241c

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The following-described lands are made a part of the Theodore Roosevelt National Park, subject to all laws and regulations applicable thereto: Beginning at a point in block 11 of the village of Medora, North Dakota, said point being on the northerly right-of-way line of Third Avenue a distance of 160 feet westerly from the northwest corner of the intersection of Third Avenue and Main Street; thence northerly a distance of 140 feet to a point on a line parallel to and 160 feet westerly of the westerly right-of-way line of Main Street; thence easterly 10 feet along a line parallel to and 140 feet northerly of the northerly right-of-way line of Third Avenue to a point 150 feet westerly of the westerly right-of-way line of Main Street; thence northerly 20 feet along a line parallel to and 150 feet westerly of the westerly right-of-way line of Main Street to a point on a line parallel to and 160 feet northerly of the northerly right-of-way line of Third Avenue: thence easterly along said line a distance of 150 feet to a point on the westerly right-of-way line of Main Street; thence northerly a distance of 40 feet along said westerly right-of-way line of Main Street to a point 200 feet northerly from the northwest corner of the intersection of Third Avenue and Main Street; thence easterly along a line parallel to and 200 feet northerly of the northerly right-of-way line of Third Avenue a distance of 970 feet to the northwesterly corner of lot 3 in block 8; thence southerly along the westerly line of lots 3 to 10, inclusive, in block 8 a distance of 200 feet to a point on the northerly right-of-way line of Third Avenue; thence along the northerly right-of-way line of Third Avenue extended easterly to a point on the west sixteenth line of section 26; thence northerly along said sixteenth line to a point on the section line common to section 23 and 26; thence westerly along said section line to a point which is 600 feet easterly of the section corner common to section 22, 23, 26, and 27; thence northerly along a line parallel to and 600 feet easterly from the section line common to section 22 and 23 to a point on the south sixteenth line of section 23; thence westerly along said sixteenth line a distance of 600 feet to a point on the section line common to section 22 and 23; thence southerly along said section line to the section corner common to section 22, 23, 26, and 27; thence southerly along the section line common to section 26 and 27 a distance of 390.5 feet; thence westerly a distance of 421.7 feet to a point on a line parallel to and 390.5 feet southerly from the section line common to section 22 and 27; thence southerly a distance of 360 feet to a point in block 4 on a line parallel to and 150 feet westerly from the westerly right-of-way line of Main Street extended northerly; thence southwesterly on a straight line through the southwesterly corner of block 4 to a point on the southerly right-of-way line of Second Avenue extended westerly; thence westerly along said westerly extension of the southerly right-of-way line of Second Avenue to a point on the northeasterly right-of-way line of United States Highway Numbered 10; thence southeasterly along said northeasterly right-of-way line of United States Highway Numbered 10 to the intersection or juncture of said right-of-way line with the northerly right-of-way line of Third Avenue; thence easterly to the point of beginning; and all of that part of block 12 in the village of Medora that lies westerly of a line parallel to and westerly a distance of 140 feet from the westerly right-of-way line of Main Street; all in township 140 north, range 102 west, fifth principal meridian: Provided, That the lands and improvements thereon located in block 6 in the village of Medora now administered and used by the United States Forest Service, Department of Agriculture, shall not become a part of the park pursuant to this section until such time as they are transferred to the Department of the Interior by the Secretary of Agriculture.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Codification Section was not enacted as part of act Apr. 25, 1947, ch. 41, 61 Stat. 52, which comprises this subchapter.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park redesignated Theodore Roosevelt National Park pursuant to Pub. L. 95–625, title VI, § 610, Nov. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 3521, which is classified to section 241g of this title.

§241c Additional Extension of Lands