Federal
Legislation
JANUARY
9, 1903 -- Establishment Act
- established
boundaries
- provided
authorization to Secretary of the Interior to manage the lands
and underlying caverns as well as to establish such services as
deemed necessary
AUGUST 10,
1912 -- National Game Preserve Act
- established
a National Game Preserve at Wind Cave NP
- established
a national range for a herd of bison to be presented by the American
Bison Society
MARCH 4,
1931 -- Boundary Expansion
- expanded
the park boundaries by 1,200 acres to provide water resources
for the reserve's wildlife
- stated that
Wind Cave NP now subject to all laws and regulations applicable
to such a park
AUGUST 28,
1931 -- Water Source Purchase
- purchased
deed to 101 acres, 10-foot right-of-way and access easement for
domestic water supply
JUNE 15,
1935 -- End of Dual Management
- abolished
National Game Preserve effective July 1, 1935, transferring land
to Wind Cave NP
- stated that
lands still subject to laws and regulations expressed in the act
to establish the game preserve
JUNE 16,
1938 -- Surplus Wildlife Disposal Act
- authorized
the Secretary of Interior to sell or otherwise dispose of surplus
buffalo and elk
- stated the
all monies received from the sale would be deposited in the US
Treasury as miscellaneous receipts
- stated that
most of the surplus animals would be given to Indians or charitable
institutions for food or for starting herds of their own
AUGUST 9,
1946 -- Boundary Expansion
- expanded
the park form 11,718 to 28,059 acres from former Recreation Demonstration
Lands
- conveyed
Section 25 to the State of South Dakota as State School Lands
- provided
for a minimum of 10,000 gallons of water per day to pass from
Custer State Park to Wind Cave NP
NOVEMBER
10,1978 -- Boundary Expansion
- added approximately
232 acres to the southern boundary
- Congress
appropriated funds in 1980 and 1987
- property
purchased in November, 1987 subject to egress and ingress and
a right-of-way easements
State
of South Dakota Legislation
MARCH 8,
1947 -- Highways Relinquished to Wind Cave NP
- relinquished
to US use, construction and maintenance of the portions of public
highways within Wind Cave NP
- ceded the
jurisdiction of the highways to the US
FEBRUARY
27, 1980 -- Concurrent Jurisdiction
- ceded to
Wind Cave NP, Mount Rushmore NM, Badlands NP and Jewel Cave NM
concurrent jurisdiction
- accepted
by the NPS through letter to governor
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