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REGISTER

FEDERAL
VOLUME 6

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NUMBER 164

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Washington, Friday, August 22, 1941_
The President EXECUTIVE ORDER
E stablishing T he K odiak N ational W ildlife R efuge ALASKA

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the act of June 25, 1910, c. 421, 36
Stat. 847, as amended by the act of August 24, 1912, c. 369, 37 Stat. 497, it is ordered that, for the purpose of protect- .
ing the natural feeding and breeding ranges of the brown bears and other wild life on Uganik and Kodiak Islands, Alaska, without undue interference with the raising of cattle and other livestock thereon, both wildlife and livestock being of economic value to the inhabitants of the islands, all of the hereinafterdescribed areas of land and water of the United States lying on Uganik Island and on the western portion of Kodiak Island, Alaska, comprising 1,957,000
acres, more or less, be, and they are hereby, subject to valid existing rights, withdrawn and reserved for the use of the Department of the Interior and the Alaska Game Commission as a refuge and breeding ground for brown bears and other wildlife for carrying out the pur poses of the Alaska Game Law of January 13, 1925, 43 Stat. 739, U.S.C., title 48, secs. 192-211, as amended:
S eward M eridian
All of Uganik Island located near the north end of Kodiak Island in approximate latitude 6753 N., longitude 15321 W.;
All of that part of Kodiak Island lying west of the following-described boundary:
Beginning at an initial point at a gap on the divide between the waters of Kizhuyak Bay and Ugak Bay located approximately one mile west of the sum m it of Crown Mountain in approximate latitude 5736 N., longitude 1525630 W and from said initial point northeasterly with the main drainage course to the south end of Kizhuyak Bay, and also from said initial point with the main drain age course southerly to the .western reaches of Ugak Bay, excepting from the Above-de scribed area the proposed Indian Reservation for the inhabitants of the native village of Karluk, Alaska, authorized by section 2 of the act of May 1, 1936, 49 Stat. 1250, described as follows:

Beginning at the end of a point of land on the shore of Shelikof Strait on Kodiak Is land, said point being about one and onequarter miles east of Rocky Point and in ap proximate latitude 573940" N., longitude 1541220 W.;
Thence south approximately eight miles to latitude 573230N.;
Thence west approximately twelve and onehalf miles to the confluence of the north shore of Sturgeon River with the east shore of Shelikof Strait;
Thence northeasterly following the easterly shore of Shelikof Strait to the place of begin ning, containing approximately 35,200 acres.

CONTENTS
THE PRESIDENT
Executive Orders:
Page Alabama, Florida, etc., revoca tion of orders withdrawing public lands_____________ 4289
Alaska, Kodiak National Wild life Refuge established------- 4287
Hawaii:
Eight-hour day law suspended as to mechanics and la borers, etc_____________ 4289
Saturday half-holiday sus pended as to certain Fed eral employees-------------- 4289
Virgin Islands, land transfer from the Secretary of the Interior to the Secretary !
of War_________________ 4288

None of the above-described lands, ex cept a strip one mile in width along the shore line, shall be subject to settlement, location, sale, or other disposition under any of the public-land laws applicable to Alaska, or to classification and lease un der the provisions of the act of July 3, 1926, entitled An Act to provide for the leasing of public lands in Alaska for fur farming, and for other purposes, 44 Stat.
RULES, REGULATIONS, 821, U.S.C., title 48, secs. 360-361, or the act of March 4, 1927, entitled An Act to ORDERS
provide for the protection, development, and utilization of the public lands in T itle 7A griculture :
Agricultural Adjustment Ad Alaska by establishing an adequate sys ministration:
tem for grazing livestock thereon, 44
1941 agricultural conserva Stat. 1452, U.S.C., title 48, secs. 471-471o:
tion program, amend Provided, however, That as to the said ment _________________ 4289
strip of land one statute mile in width bordering on the shore lines, primary 1941 parity payments, amend jurisdiction thereover shall remain in the ment ------------------------- 4290
General Land Office of the Department of Agricultural Marketing Service:
the Interior, and its reservation and use California, handling of To as a part of the Kodiak National Wildlife kay grapes------------------ 4290
Refuge shall bewithout interference with T itle 8 A liens and N ationality :
the use and disposition thereof pursuant im m ig r a tio n a n d N a tu ra liza tio n to the public-land laws applicable to Service:
Alaska: Provided further, That any lands Certificate of identity for ad within the described areas that are oth mission to linited States erwise withdrawn or reserved shall be to prosecute an action un aflected by this order only so far as may der sec. 503 of National be consistent with the uses and purposes ity Act of 1940 2 docu for which such prior withdrawal or res ments____________ 4295,4296
ervation was made: And provided further, That upon the termination of any private T itle 9A nimals and A nimal right to. or appropriation of any public P roducts :
lands within the exterior limits of the Bureau of Animal Industry:
areas included in this reservation, or upon Recognition of breeds and the revocation of prior withdrawals un purebred animals, hbrses, less expressly otherwise provided in the amendment--------- :-------- 4297
order of revocation, the lands involved Continued on next page shall become a part of the refuge.
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