16 U.S.C. § 398 — Establishment; administration

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This section creates Virgin Islands National Park from a scenic, nationally significant part of the U.S. Virgin Islands. The Secretary of the Interior must run and preserve it in its natural state for the public's benefit, following the same laws that govern other national parks.

This section establishes a portion of the Virgin Islands of the United States — one with outstanding scenic and other features of national significance — as the "Virgin Islands National Park," to be set up as described in section 398a of this title. The Secretary of the Interior must administer and preserve the park in its natural condition, for the public's benefit and inspiration, following the same laws that govern the administration of national parks generally.

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A portion of the Virgin Islands of the United States, containing outstanding scenic and other features of national significance, shall be established, as prescribed in section 398a of this title, as the “Virgin Islands National Park”.

The national park shall be administered and preserved by the Secretary of the Interior in its natural condition for the public benefit and inspiration, in accordance with the laws governing the administration of the national parks.

Source credit: (Aug. 2, 1956, ch. 885, § 1, 70 Stat. 940.)

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1956Enacted · Act of Aug. 2, 1956, ch. 885 · 70 Stat. 940

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