Executive Order 7142—Establishing Valentine Migratory Waterfowl Refuge

NEBRASKA

By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me as President of the United States, and in order to effectuate further the purposes of the Migratory Bird Conservation Act (45 Stat. 1222), it is ordered that the following-described lands, acquired or to be acquired by the United States, in Cherry County, Nebraska, consisting of 68,910 acres, more or less, be, and they are hereby, reserved and set apart for the use of the Department of Agriculture, subject to valid existing rights, as a refuge and breeding ground for migratory birds and other wildlife: Provided, That any private lands within the areas described shall become a part of the refuge hereby established upon the acquisition of title or lease thereto by the United States

SIXTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN

T. 28 N., R. 26 W., sec. 4, lots 3 and 4;
                                sec. 5, lots 1 to 4, inclusive, S½N½, SW¼, and W½SE¼;
                                sec. 6, lots 1 to 6, inclusive, S½NE¼, SE¼NW¼, NE¼SW¼, and SE¼.

T. 29 N., R. 26 W., sec. 19, lot 4, S½NE¼, SE¼SW¼, NE¼SE¼, and S½SE¼;
                                sec. 20, SW¼ and W½SE¼;
                                sec. 27, SW¼NW¼, NW¼SW¼, and S½SW¼;
                                sec. 28, NW¼NE¼, S½NE¼, NW¼, and S½;
                                secs. 29 to 33, inclusive;
                                sec. 34, W½.

T. 28 N., R. 27 W., sec. 1, all;
                                sec. 2, lots 1 and 2, and S½NE¼;
                                secs. 4, 5, and 6;
                                sec. 7, lot 1, NE¼, E½NW¼, and SE¼;
                                sec. 8, N½;
                                sec. 12, NE¼NE¼.

T. 29 N., R. 27 W., secs. 3 to 9, inclusive;
                                sec. 10, N½NW¼ and SW¼;
                                sec. 15, NE¼NW¼, W½NW¼, and S½SW¼;
                                secs. 16 to 21, inclusive;
                                sec. 22, S½NE¼, NW¼, N½S½, and SE¼SE¼;
                                sec. 23, NW¼NW¼, S½NW¼, SW¼, NE¼SE¼, and S½SE¼;
                                sec. 24, W½SW¼ and S½SE¼;
                                sec. 25, NE¼, W½NW¼, and S½;
                                sec. 26, N½, N½SW¼, and E½SE¼;
                                secs. 28 to 33, inclusive;
                                sec. 34, S½N½ and S½;
                                sec. 35, S½NW¼ and W½SW¼;
                                sec. 36, all.

T. 30 N., R. 27 W., sec. 21, SE¼SW¼ and SW¼SE¼;
                                sec. 27, S½NW¼ and S½;
                                sec. 28, NE¼, NE¼NW¼, S½NW¼, and S½;
                                sec. 29, lots 1 to 4, inclusive, S½NE¼, and NE¼SE¼;
                                sec. 30, lots 3 to 7, inclusive, and NE¼SW¼;
                                secs. 31 to 34, inclusive;
                                sec. 35, S½NW¼ and SE¼.

T. 28 N., R. 28 W., sec. 1, all;
                                sec. 12, N½NE¼ and NE¼NW¼.

T. 29 N., R. 28 W., secs. 1 to 15, inclusive;
                                secs. 17 to 20, inclusive;
                                sec. 21, NW¼ and W½SW¼;
                                sec. 22, E½;
                                secs. 23, 24, and 25;
                                sec. 26, N½ and N½SE¼;
                                sec. 30, lot 1, W½NE¼, and E½NW¼;
                                sec. 36, all.

T. 30 N., R. 28 W., secs. 19 to 22, inclusive;
                                sec. 25, S½;
                                secs. 26 to 36, inclusive.

T. 29 N., R. 29 W., secs. 1, 2, and 3;
                                sec. 4, lots 1, 2, and 3, S½NE¼, SE¼NW¼, E½SW¼, and SE¼;
                                sec. 10, NE¼, E½NW¼, and SE¼;
                                secs. 11 to 14, inclusive;
                                sec. 15, E½;
                                sec. 22, NE¼, S½NW¼, and S½;
                                secs. 23 and 24.

T. 30 N., R. 29 W., sec. 9, S½NE¼, NW¼, and S½;
                                sec. 10, S½;
                                sec. 11, SW¼ and S½SE¼;
                                secs. 13, 14, and 15;
                                sec. 21, S½SE¼;
                                secs. 22 to 28, inclusive;
                                secs. 33 to 36, inclusive.

This refuge shall be known as the Valentine Migratory Waterfowl Refuge.

FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT

The White House,
August 14, 1935.