16 U.S.C. § 158 — Administration, protection, and development

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The National Park Service, under the Secretary of the Interior, runs, protects, and develops Big Bend National Park. This follows the general 1916 law that created the National Park Service. One exception: the Federal Power Act does not apply to this park.

The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the National Park Service, is in charge of administering, protecting, and developing Big Bend National Park. This follows the rules set out in the Act of August 25, 1916 — the law that created the National Park Service — as that law has since been amended. There is one exception: the Federal Power Act does not apply to this park.

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The administration, protection, and development of the Big Bend National Park shall be exercised under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior by the National Park Service, subject to the provisions of the Act of August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. 535), entitled “An Act to establish a National Park Service, and for other purposes”,1 as amended: Provided, That the provisions of the Federal Power Act [16 U.S.C. 791a et seq.] shall not apply to this park.

Source credit: (June 20, 1935, ch. 283, § 3, 49 Stat. 394.)

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1935Enacted · Act of June 20, 1935, ch. 283 · 49 Stat. 394

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