16 U.S.C. § 228a — Enlargement of boundaries; statement of purpose

This section explains why the group of laws that follows it (sections 228a through 228j) exists. Purpose. Congress states that these sections aim to formally recognize that the entire Grand Canyon — running from the mouth of the Paria River to the Grand Wash Cliffs, and including its tributary side canyons and the surrounding plateaus — is a natural feature of national and international significance. Because of that, Congress says these sections provide for further protecting and interpreting the Grand Canyon in a way that matches its true importance. This section does not itself create specific rules; it states the goal the later sections carry out.