Laws governing Mount Rainier National Park
MPG V2.7, July 2010
Being federal lands and a national park, Mount Rainier is under the operations and management of the National Park Service (NPS), Department of the Interior. But it is under the jurisdiction of Congress who pass the laws, signed by the President, which defines the appropriations (funds) and legal matters of the NP, which are translated in to regulations and the work of the NPS.
Background
Since the law establishing the of and around Mount Rainier as a National Park, there have been a number of laws have been passed and signed which govern all aspects of the National Park, including land acquistions, commercial developments, roads and trails, administration, law enforcement, and so on. And these laws add to the existing laws or replace existing laws.
Below are the laws which have governed or still govern Mount Rainier National Park.
Historical Laws
CHAPTER. 377.-An Act to set aside a portion of certain lands in the State of Washington, now known as the Pacific Forest Reserve, as a public park, to be known as the Mount Rainier National Park. (Full Text)
March 2, 1899
CHAPTER. 200.—An Act Making appropriations for sundry civil expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and nine, and for other purposes. (Full Text)
May 27, 1908
CHAPTER. 197.—An Act To accept the cession by the State of Washington of exclusive jurisdiction over the lands embraced within the Mount Rainier National Park, and for other purposes. (Full Text)
June 30, 1916
CHAPTER. 27.—An Act Making appropriations for sundry civil expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and eighteen, and for other purposes. (Full Text)
June 12, 1917
CHAPTER. 410.—An Act To revise the boundary of the Mount Rainier National Park in the State of Washington, and for other purposes. (Full Text)
May 28, 1926
CHAPTER. 47.—An Act To provide for uniform administration of the national parks by the United States Department of the Interior, and for other purposes. (Full Text)
Jan. 26, 1931
CHAPTER. 71.—An Act To extend the south and east boundaries of the Mount Rainier National Park, in the State of Washington, and for other purposes. (Full Text)
Jan. 31, 1931
CHAPTER. 970.-Authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to acquire on behalf of the United States Government all property and facilities of the Rainier National Park Company. (Full Text)
Sept. 21, 1950
PUBLIC LAW 86-521.-To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide a headquarters site for Mount Rainier National Park in the general vicinity of Ashford, Washington, and for other purposes. (Full Text)
June 27, 1960
PUBLIC LAW 100-668.-In furtherance of the purposes of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.; 78 Stat. 890), certain lands in the Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, are hereby designated as wilderness and therefore as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System. (Full Text)
Nov. 16, 1988
Current Laws
TITLE 16, CHAPTER 1, SUBCHAPTER XI.-Mount Rainier National Park. (Full List &Text)
Additional Resources
Below are sources with the full text of the historical or current laws governing the National Park Service's operation and management of Mount Rainier National Park.
- Websites
Please use the contact link to send e-mail.