16 U.S.C. § 228c — Acquisition of lands within enlarged boundaries by donation, purchase, or exchange; transfer of jurisdiction over Federal lands

submitted 51 years ago by Pub. L. 93-620 to r/title-16-CONSERVATION · 77 words · no verdicts yet

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The Secretary of the Interior can add land to Grand Canyon National Park by donation, purchase, or exchange. Federal land already inside the park's new boundaries automatically comes under the Secretary's control for running the park.

(a) The Secretary of the Interior — called "the Secretary" in this law — can get land and land rights within the Grand Canyon National Park's boundaries by donation, by buying it with donated or government money, or by trading for it. (b) Any federal land inside the park's boundaries is transferred to the Secretary's control, so it can be managed as part of the park.

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(a)

Within the boundaries of the Grand Canyon National Park, as enlarged by sections 228a to 228j of this title, the Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter referred to as the “Secretary”) may acquire land and interest in land by donation, purchase with donated or appropriated funds, or exchange.

(b)

Federal lands within the boundaries of such park are hereby transferred to the jurisdiction of the Secretary for the purposes of sections 228a to 228j of this title.

Source credit: (Pub. L. 93–620, § 4, Jan. 3, 1975, 88 Stat. 2090.)

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1975Enacted · Pub. L. 93-620 · 88 Stat. 2090

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