16 U.S.C. § 251

Establishment; boundaries

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The Mount Olympus National Monument established pursuant to proclamation of the President dated March 2, 1909, is abolished, and the tracts of land in the State of Washington particularly described as follows, to wit: Township 25 north, range 4 west, sections 5 to 8, 17 to 20, and 29 to 32, inclusive (unsurveyed); township 26 north, range 4 west, sections 1 to 12, 17 to 20, and 29 to 32, inclusive (unsurveyed); township 27 north, range 4 west, sections 5 to 8, 17 to 20, and 29 to 36, inclusive (unsurveyed); township 28 north, range 4 west, sections 17 to 22, and 27 to 34, inclusive (unsurveyed); townships 25, 26, and 27 north, range 5 west (unsurveyed), township 28 north, range 5 west, sections 7 to 36, inclusive (unsurveyed); township 24 north, range 6 west, sections 3 to 10, 15 to 22, and 27 to 34, inclusive (unsurveyed); townships 25, 26, and 27 north, range 6 west (unsurveyed); township 28 north, range 6 west, sections 7 to 36, inclusive (unsurveyed); townships 24, 25, 26, and 27 north range 7 west (unsurveyed); township 28 north, range 7 west, sections 5 to 36, inclusive (unsurveyed); township 24 north, range 8 west, sections 1 to 18, inclusive (partly surveyed); townships 25, 26, 27, and 28 north, range 8 west (unsurveyed); township 29 north, range 8 west, sections 6, 7, 18, 19 to 21, and 28 to 33, inclusive (unsurveyed); township 30 north, range 8 west, sections 18, 19, 30, and 31 (partly surveyed); township 24 north, range 9 west, sections 1 2, 11, 12, 13, and 14 (partly surveyed); township 25 north, range 9 west (unsurveyed); township 26 north, range 9 west, sections 1 to 18, inclusive (unsurveyed) each half of section 19 (unsurveyed), sections 20 to 29, and 32 to 36, inclusive (surveyed); townships 27 and 28 north, range 9 west (unsurveyed); township 29 north, range 9 west (partly surveyed); township 30 north, range 9 west, sections 13, 14, and 23 to 36, inclusive (partly surveyed); township 26 north, range 10 west, sections 1, 12, and 13 (surveyed); township 27 north, range 10 west, sections 1 to 6, inclusive, 12, 13, 24, 25, and 36 (surveyed); township 28 north, range 10 west, south half section 7, south half section 8, south half section 9, south half section 10, south half section 11, south half section 12, sections 13 to 36, inclusive (unsurveyed) all west of the Willamette meridian, in Washington, are reserved and withdrawn from settlement, occupancy, or disposal under the laws of the United States and dedicated and set apart as a public park for the benefit and enjoyment of the people and shall be known as the Olympic National Park, and all lands formerly included in the Mount Olympus National Monument and not included in the above description are transferred to and made a part of the Olympic National Forest.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 5 cases, 1982–1999 · leading case: United States v. Hicks, 587 F. Supp. 1162 (W.D. Wash. 1984).

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United States v. Hicks, 587 F. Supp. 1162 (W.D. Wash. 1984). · cites it 3× “Upon the enactment by Congress of legislation creating the Olympic National Park ( 16 U.S.C. §§ 251 , et seq. ) in 1938, if not before, the land included therein ceased to be "open and unclaimed land," thus terminating the privilege of hunting on Olympic National Park lands.”

Park Lake Resources Ltd. Liab. Co. v. United States Dep't of Agric., 197 F.3d 448 (10th Cir. 1999). “1994) (Forest Service regulated means of access to mining claims on national forest citing its authority under 16 U.S.C. § 251 and 16 U.S.C. § 478 ; declined to review mining plan of operations until BLM determined claim’s validity citing agency rule in Forest Service Manual;…”

State v. Cutler, 708 P.2d 853 (Idaho 1985). · cites it 2× “16 U.S.C. §§ 251 et seq. The question to be answered, then, was whether land within Olympic National Park is still "open and unclaimed" for purposes of hunting under Article II of the Quinault Treaty.”

Jones v. United States, 693 F.2d 1299 (9th Cir. 1982). “1241 (codified at 16 U.S.C. § 251 (1976)). Appellants argue that while the purpose of the Washington statute is to “encourage” owners to “allow” someone to use their land, that purpose is not met when, as here, the public has a right and expectation to use the land that,…”

United States v. Hicks, 587 F. Supp. 1162 (W.D. Wash. 1984). · cites it 3× “Upon the enactment by Congress of legislation creating the Olympic National Park ( 16 U.S.C. §§ 251 , et seq.) in 1938, if not before, the land included therein ceased to be “open and unclaimed land,” thus terminating the privilege of hunting on Olympic National Park lands.”

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