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tries, states that the mineral land laws shall remain in force as regards 

 the park ; permits locations of rights of way under the act of February 

 IS, 1901 (31 Stat. L., 790) ; establishes park as a game refuge, with 

 the proviso that killing for actual food necessities is permitted; pro- 

 vides for the execution of leases of not to exceed twenty acres for 

 not to exceed twenty years ; and limits maintenance appropriations to 

 $10,000 annually unless previously authorized by law. 



Grand Canyon 



1919 — ^Act of February 26, 1919 (40 Stat. L., 1175) — ^An Act 

 To establish the Grand Canyon National Park in the 

 State of Arizona. 



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Sec. 2. That the administration, protection, and promotion of said 

 Grand Canyon National Park shall be exercised, under the direction 

 of the Secretary of the Interior, by the National Park Service, sub- 

 ject to the provisions of the act of August twenty-fifth, nineteen 

 hundred and sixteen, entitled "An Act to establish a National Park 

 Service, and for other purposes" : Provided, That all concessions for 

 hotels, camps, transportation, and other privileges of every kind and 

 nature for the accommodation or entertainment of visitors shall be 

 let at public bidding to the best and most responsible bidder.^ 



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Sec. 4. That nothing herein contained shall affect any valid ex- 

 isting claim, location, or entry under the land laws of the United 

 States, whether for homestead, mineral, right of way, or any other 

 purposes whatsoever, or shall affect the rights of any such claimant, 

 locator, or entryman to the full use and enjoyment of his land and 

 nothing herein contained shall affect, diminish, or impair the right 

 and authority of the county of Coconino, in the State of Arizona, to 

 levy and collect tolls for the passage of live stock over and upon the 

 Bright Angel Toll Road and Trail, and the Secretary of the Interior 

 is hereby authorized to negotiate with the said County of Coconino 

 for the purchase of said Bright Angel Toll Road and Trail and all 

 rights therein, and report to Congress at as early a date as possible 

 the terms upon which the property can be procured. 



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Sec. 6. That whenever consistent with the primary purposes of 

 said park, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized, under general 

 regulations to be prescribed by him, to permit the prospecting, de- 

 velopment, and utilization of the mineral resources of said park upon 

 such terms and for specified periods, or otherwise, as he may deem 

 to be for the best interests of the United States. 



Sec. 7. That, whenever consistent with the primary purposes of 

 said park, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to permit the 



1 See Sect. 3 of Act of August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. L., 535) the National 

 Park Service Act. 



