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Theodore Roosevelt
At the Open Margin: The NPS's Administration of Theodore Roosevelt National Park |
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APPENDIX A:
CHRONOLOGY OF LEGISLATION AND EXECUTIVE ACTIONS
| date | legislation | description |
| 1934 | cooperative agreement | Federal Emergency Relief Administration, NPS, CCC, & state of North Dakota create Roosevelt Regional Park |
| 3-25-35 | (Harry L. Hopkins) | Federal Emergency Relief Administration director turns Roosevelt Regional Park into a Recreational Demonstration Area (RDA) |
| 4-30-35 | EO 7027 EO 7028 |
Resettlement Administration created & receives jurisdiction over RDAs from FERA |
| 11-14-36 | EO 7496 | Transfers RDAs to Department of the Interior; placed under NPS control but not official part of NP System |
| 6-6-42 | PL 77—594 (56 Stat 326) |
Secretary of the interior authorized to convey RDAs to states with proviso that land be used for recreation or conservation only |
| 8-11-42 | (Franklin D. Roosevelt) | President approves list of "special status" RDAs; Roosevelt RDA included |
| 6-1-45 | (Harry S Truman) | President releases Roosevelt RDA from "special status," clears way for transfer to Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS) |
| 2-26-46 | (Oscar L. Chapman) | Acting secretary of the interior transfers Roosevelt RDA to FWS; becomes Theodore Roosevelt National Wildlife Refuge |
| 4-25-47 | PL 80—38 (61 Stat 52) |
Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park enabling act |
| 6-10-48 | PL 80—620 (62 Stat 352) | adjusts boundaries of South Unit; eliminated provision in PL 80—38 for statue of Roosevelt in Medora |
| 6-12-48 | PL 80—631 (62 Stat 384) | adds North Unit to park; reserved stock driveway easement to ranchers |
| 6-29-48 | PL 80—827 (62 Stat 1102) | boundary description corrected |
| 3-24-56 | PL 84—438 (70 Stat 55) | boundary adjustments along U. S. Rtes. 10 & 85: 880 acres deleted from North Unit, 60 added to South Unit |
| 8-31-61 | PL 87—193 (75 Stat 423) | authorizes secretary of the interior to modernize water & sewerage facilities in Medora on reimbursable basis |
| 11-6-63 | (Stewart Udall) | Secretary of the interior deletes 398 acres of South Unit cut off by realignment of U. S. 10 & I-94; 459 acres added to South Unit from USFS, state, & private land |
| 7-8-64 | PLO 3420 | 91 acres deleted to USFS |
| 11-10-78 | PL 95—625 (92 Stat 3467) |
National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 approves North & South Unit wilderness areas; redesignates park as Theodore Roosevelt National Park; adjusts North Unit boundary |
Abbreviations | ||
| EO | Executive Order | |
| PL | Public Law (old law citation in parentheses) | |
| PLO | Public Land Order | |
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