Grand Canyon National Park Act of 1919

Grand Canyon National Park Act of 1919
Great Seal of the United States
Long title An Act to establish the Grand Canyon National Park in the State of Arizona.
Acronyms (colloquial) GCNPA
Nicknames Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona Act of 1919
Enacted by the 65th United States Congress
Effective February 26, 1919
Citations
Public law 65-277
Statutes at Large 40 Stat. 1175
Codification
Titles amended 16 U.S.C.: Conservation
U.S.C. sections created 16 U.S.C. ch. 1, subch. XXIV § 221 et seq.
Legislative history
  • Introduced in the Senate as S. 390
  • Signed into law by President Woodrow Wilson on February 26, 1919

Grand Canyon National Park Act of 1919 is a United States statute establishing Grand Canyon National Park in the state of Arizona. The Act of Congress describes geographic metes and bounds relative to the tract of land designating the Grand Canyon Park. The public law authorizes provisions for agricultural purposes, mineral prospecting rights, irrigation projects, and railroad easements. The Act provides restrictions for building on private land, game preserve exclusion, and rescinding the Grand Canyon National Monument as created by Presidential Proclamation 794 in 1908.[1]

The S. 390 legislation was passed by the 65th United States Congressional session and enacted into law by the 28th President of the United States Woodrow Wilson on February 26, 1919.

U.S. Congressional Public Land Provisions

Chronological legislation relative to U.S. Congressional revisions as pertaining to the Grand Canyon National Park.

Date of Enactment Public Law Number U.S. Statute Citation U.S. Legislative Bill U.S. Presidential Administration
May 10, 1926 P.L. 69-210 44 Stat. 497 S. 3595 Calvin Coolidge
February 25, 1927 P.L. 69-645 44 Stat. 1238 H.R. 9916 Calvin Coolidge
July 12, 1951 P.L. 82-77 65 Stat. 118 S. 109 Harry S. Truman
May 28, 1962 P.L. 87-457 76 Stat. 79 S. 383 Dwight D. Eisenhower
January 3, 1975 P.L. 93-620 88 Stat. 2089 S. 1296 Gerald R. Ford
June 10, 1975 P.L. 94-31 89 Stat. 172 H.R. 4109 Gerald R. Ford
October 30, 1992 P.L. 102-575 106 Stat. 4600 H.R. 429 George H.W. Bush
October 8, 1994 P.L. 103-351 108 Stat. 3147 S.J.Res. 221 William J. Clinton

See Also

Native American Tribes of Grand Canyon

References

  1. ↑ "Presidential Proclamation Designating Grand Canyon National Monument, Arizona". The National Archives Catalog. United States National Archives. January 11, 1908.
  • "Administrative History of Grand Canyon National Park". National Park Service. United States Department of the Interior.
  • "Grand Canyon National Monument within Grand Canyon National Forest Arizona". U.S. Library of Congress.
  • "Grand Canyon National Park". National Park Service. United States Department of the Interior.
  • "Grand Canyon National Park". The National Parks: America's Best Idea: Parks-Grand Canyon. Public Broadcasting Service (PBS).
  • "Grand Canyon Regional Geology and Geologic Maps". United States Geological Survey. United States Department of the Interior.
  • "Grand Canyon Uranium Mining". Grand Canyon Trust.
  • "Maps of Grand Canyon National Park". Mapping the National Parks ~ Articles and Essays. U.S. Library of Congress.
  • Anderson, Michael F. (2000). "Polishing the Jewel: An Administrative History of Grand Canyon National Park". Grand Canyon Association. pp. 1–116. ISBN 978-0938216728. OCLC 43864191.
  • "The Grand Canyon". Today in History - February 26. U.S. Library of Congress.
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