16 U.S.C. § 162 — Control; regulations; leases; sale and removal of timber

This section gives the Secretary of the Interior control over Glacier National Park and lists specific powers. Exclusive control. Glacier National Park is under the exclusive control of the Secretary of the Interior. As soon as practicable, the Secretary must make and publish rules and regulations that don't conflict with United States law, as needed for the care, protection, management, and improvement of the park. These regulations must provide for preserving the park in a state of nature, as far as that fits the purposes of this section and section 161 of this title. They must also provide for the care and protection of the fish and game within the park's boundaries. Leases for visitor buildings. The Secretary may, at their discretion, lease parcels of ground not exceeding ten acres at any one place to any one person or company, for up to twenty years, when that ground is needed for buildings that accommodate visitors. Leases for summer homes. The Secretary may also lease parcels of ground not exceeding one acre, for up to twenty years, to people who have already built — or whom the Secretary may authorize to build — summer homes or cottages. Timber sales. The Secretary may also sell and permit the removal of matured, dead, or down timber, whenever the Secretary deems it necessary or advisable for protecting or improving the park.