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<br />to ful II' carry out the objectives and
<br />purposes of this sectlon.85/
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<br />These statutes state that the reservation for park purposes Includes the
<br />preservation of natural resources and natural curiosities, and public
<br />enjoyment thereof. In United States v. New Mexico, suora at 709-1 I, the
<br />Court Intlm3ted In dictum that the early park legislation's express
<br />concern for the natural curiosities and biotic elements would al low
<br />the assertion of reserved water rights I'equlred to fulfl I I such purposes.
<br />But see Id., at 74, fn. 19. LIke the 1916 Act discussed below, these
<br />broadly articulated purposes support a variety of reserved water rights,
<br />both consumptive and non-consumptive, and the priority date for such
<br />claims Is the pre-1916 date of each area's enabling leglslatlon.86/
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<br />2. The National Park Service's Orqanic Act of 1916
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<br />When the early parks and monuments were established, there was little
<br />coordination of pOlicy and no continuity of personnel. The National
<br />Park Service's 1916 organl~ act provIded a centralized administration,
<br />and contains an enduring statement of purpose.
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<br />The service thus established shal I promote
<br />and regulate the use of . . . national parks,
<br />monuments, and reservations hereInafter
<br />specifIed. . . by such means and measures
<br />as conform to the fundamental puroose of
<br />said parks, monuments, and reservations,
<br />whlcn puroose Is to conserve the scenery
<br />and the natural and historic objects and
<br />the wi Idl Ite therein and to provide for the
<br />enjoyment of the same in such manner and by
<br />such means as will leave Them unimoalred
<br />for the enjoyment of future oeneratlons.87/
<br />(emphasis added)
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<br />85/ Act of March 1,1872,17 Stat. 32-33,16 U,S,C, H 21,22 (1970);
<br />see also Act of Sept. 25, 1890, 26 Stat. 478. 16 U.S.C. H 41, 43 (1970)
<br />(Sequoia); Act of March 2, 1899, 30 Stat. 993, 16 U.S.C. H 91-93 <(970)
<br />(Mount Rainier); Act of May 22, 1902, 32 Stat. 202, 16 U.S.C, H 121, 123
<br />(1970) (Crater Lake),
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<br />86/ The specifIc reserved water rights applicable to these pre-1916
<br />National Parks are the water rights described below In subsectlon 2,
<br />supplemented by any additional reservation purposes stated In the
<br />Individual park enabling legislation. See page 49, below, on the
<br />"relation-back" provIsions of 16 U.S.C, 5 I to pre-1916 National Parks.
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