§80a–3 Lands Excluded From Sierra National Forest and Sequoia National Forest and Added to Kings Canyon National Park

Summary

Certain lands are removed from Sierra National Forest and Sequoia National Forest and added to Kings Canyon National Park. All land in Tehipite Valley inside Sierra National Forest that lies north of a boundary line beginning on the park’s west boundary at the hydrographic divide on the southwest side of the Gorge of Despair in section 13, township 12 south, range 29 east, Mount Diablo base and meridian; following the crest of Silver Spur west to the west line of section 14, T12S R29E; then running northwest across the Middle Fork of the Kings River to the right bank of a stream at the 4,400‑foot contour north of Tombstone Ridge in section 15, T12S R29E, is included. Also included are the lands in the Cedar Grove area of Sequoia National Forest that lie east of the west section lines of sections 11 and 14, township 13 south, range 30 east, Mount Diablo base and meridian. These lands are no longer part of the forests and must follow the laws and rules that apply to Kings Canyon National Park.