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Sec. 2. That said park shall be under the executive control of the 

 Secretary of the Interior, whose duty it shall be, as soon as prac- 

 ticable, to make and publish such rules and regulations not incon- 

 sistent with the laws of the United States as he may deem neces- 

 sary or proper for the care, protection, management, and improve- 

 ment of the same, which regulations shall provide for the preserva- 

 tion of the park in a state of nature so far as is consistent with the 

 purposes of this act, and for the care and protection of the fish and 

 game within the boundaries thereof. 



Further, the act safeguards preexisting land rights; permits the 

 acquisition of rights of way and the utilization of park areas by the 

 United States Reclamation Service ; authorizes the Secretary to make 

 leases and sell matured timber; and denies to railroads or other cor- 

 porations owning land within the park the right to use such owner- 

 ship as a basis for indemnity selection in any State or Territory. 



191 1 — Act of March 4, 191 1 (36 Stat. L., 1363, 1421) — An 

 Act Making appropriations for sundry civil expenses 

 of the Government for the fiscal year ending June 

 thirtieth, nineteen hundred and twelve, and for other 

 purposes. 



Permits expenditure of park revenues for park administration and 

 improvement. 



1912 — Act of February 10, 1912 (37 Stat. L., 64) — An Act 

 To authorize the sale of land within or near the town 

 of Midvale, Montana, for hotel purposes. 



Authorizes sale of not to exceed 160 acres at not less than $25 

 per acre, any hotel erected thereon to be operated under rules pre- 

 scribed by Secretary of Interior for operation of hotels in Glacier 

 Park. Withdrawal of not to exceed five acres in town of Midvale for 

 use in administrative purposes of Glacier National Park also author- 

 ized. 



1914— Act of August I, 1914 (38 Stat. L., 609, 649)— An 

 Act Making appropriations for sundry civil expenses 

 of the Government for the fiscal year ending June 

 thirtieth, nineteen hundred and fifteen, and for other 

 purposes. 



Authorization for acceptance of rights of way over patented lands 

 m Glacier Park. This authorization is repeated in 38 Stat. L 863 

 the Sundry Civil Act of March 3, 1915 for fiscal year ending'june 

 30, 1916. 



