Grand Canyon National Park Act of 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]

Grand Canyon National Park Act of 1919
Long titleAn Act to establish the Grand Canyon National Park in the State of Arizona.
Acronyms (colloquial)GCNPA
NicknamesGrand Canyon National Park, Arizona Act of 1919
Enacted bythe 65th United States Congress
EffectiveFebruary 26, 1919
Citations
Public lawPub.L. 65–277
Statutes at Large40 Stat. 1175
Codification
Titles amended16 U.S.C.: Conservation
U.S.C. sections created16 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

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
Antiquities ActHistory of the Grand Canyon area
Bright Angel TrailHualapai Mountains
Cataract CanyonNankoweap Formation
Geology of the Grand Canyon areaNankoweap Trail
Gila and Salt River meridianTapeats Creek
Grand CanyonThe Evolution of the Conservation Movement, 1850–1920
Grand Canyon Forest ReserveUranium mining in Arizona
Native American Tribes of Grand Canyon
HavasupaiNavajo
HopiSouthern Paiute
HualapaiZuni

References
  1. "Presidential Proclamation Designating Grand Canyon National Monument, Arizona". The National Archives Catalog. United States National Archives. January 11, 1908.
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