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16 U.S.C. § 396b (CONSERVATION)
§ 396b. Establishment; boundaries; administration
Effective July 1, 1961, the detached portion of the Hawaii National Park which lies on the island of Maui is established as a separate unit of the national park system to be known as Haleakala̅ National Park. The park so established shall be administered in accordance with the Act entitled “An Act to establish a National Park Service, and for other purposes”, approved August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. 535),1 as amended and supplemented, and in accordance with any other applicable provision of law relating to the Maui portion of Hawaii National Park.
(Pub. L. 86–744, § 1, Sept. 13, 1960, 74 Stat. 881; Pub. L. 106–510, § 3(b)(1), Nov. 13, 2000, 114 Stat. 2363.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: References in Text
text: The Act entitled “An Act to establish a National Park Service, and for other purposes”, approved August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. 535), referred to in text, is act Aug. 25, 1916, ch. 408, 39 Stat. 535, known as the National Park Service Organic Act, which enacted sections 1, 2, 3, and 4 of this title and provisions set out as a note under section 100101 of Title 54, National Park Service and Related Programs. Sections 1 to 4 of the Act were repealed and restated as section 1865(a) of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure, and section 100101(a), chapter 1003, and sections 100751(a), 100752, 100753, and 102101 of Title 54 by Pub. L. 113–287, §§ 3, 4(a)(1), 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3094, 3260, 3272. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables. For disposition of former sections of this title, see Disposition Table preceding section 100101 of Title 54.
heading: Amendments
text: 2000—Pub. L. 106–510 substituted “Haleakala̅ National Park” for “Haleakala National Park”.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Change of Name
text: Pub. L. 106–510, § 3(b)(2), Nov. 13, 2000, 114 Stat. 2363, provided that: “Any reference in any law (other than this Act [see Short Title of 2000 Amendments note set out under section 1 of this title]), regulation, document, record, map, or other paper of the United States to ‘Haleakala National Park’ shall be considered a reference to ‘Haleakala̅ National Park’.”
heading: Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park
text: Designation of portion of Hawaii National Park situated on island of Hawaii as Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park, effective Sept. 22, 1961 see section 391d of this title.
16 U.S.C. § 396c (CONSERVATION)
§ 396c. Land acquisition; authorization of appropriations
(a) Notwithstanding any limitations on land acquisition as provided by sections 391b, 391b–1, 392b, 392c, 396, and 396a of this title, the Secretary of the Interior may acquire for addition to the park any land on the island of Maui within the boundaries of the area generally depicted on the map entitled “Haleakala̅ National Park, Segment 03,” numbered 162–30,000–G, and dated May 1972, by donation, purchase with donated or appropriated funds, or exchange. The map shall be on file and available for public inspection in the offices of the National Park Service, Department of the Interior.
(b) There is authorized to be appropriated such sums but not to exceed $920,000 as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this section.
(Pub. L. 86–744, § 2, as added Pub. L. 94–578, title III, § 313, Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2737; amended Pub. L. 106–510, § 3(b)(1), Nov. 13, 2000, 114 Stat. 2363.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Amendments
text: 2000—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 106–510 substituted “Haleakala̅ National Park” for “Haleakala National Park”.
16 U.S.C. § 396e (CONSERVATION)
§ 396e. Exchange of lands
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary is authorized and shall seek to acquire the lands described in section 396d(a) of this title by first acquiring Federal surplus lands of equivalent value from the General Services Administration and then exchanging such surplus lands for the lands described in section 396d(a) of this title with the land owners. Exchanges shall be on the basis of equal value, and any party to the exchange may pay or accept cash in order to equalize the value of the property exchanged.
(Pub. L. 96–514, title I, § 100, Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2960.)
16 U.S.C. § 397a (CONSERVATION)
§ 397a. Establishment; notice in Federal Register
Upon the vesting of title in the United States to such lands as may be designated by the Secretary of the Interior as necessary and suitable for historical park purposes in accordance with the provisions of section 397 of this title, the Puʻuhonua o Ho̅naunau National Historical Park shall be established by order of the said Secretary, which shall be published in the Federal Register. Any other lands within the area described above shall become a part of the national historical park upon the vesting of title thereto in the United States and upon publication of an appropriate supplemental order by the said Secretary in the Federal Register.
(July 26, 1955, ch. 385, § 2, 69 Stat. 379; Pub. L. 95–625, title III, § 305, Nov. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 3477; Pub. L. 106–510, § 3(d)(1), Nov. 13, 2000, 114 Stat. 2364.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Amendments
text: 2000—Pub. L. 106–510 substituted “Puʻuhonua o Ho̅naunau National Historical Park” for “Puuhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park”.
1978—Pub. L. 95–625 redesignated as “Puuhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park” the park previously designated “City of Refuge National Historical Park”.
16 U.S.C. § 397b (CONSERVATION)
§ 397b. Procurement of lands
The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to procure, by donation or purchase, with any funds that may be available for that purpose, lands and interests in lands which may be needed for the Puʻuhonua o Ho̅naunau National Historical Park within the area described in section 397 of this title.
(July 26, 1955, ch. 385, § 3, 69 Stat. 379; Pub. L. 95–625, title III, § 305, Nov. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 3477; Pub. L. 106–510, § 3(d)(1), Nov. 13, 2000, 114 Stat. 2364.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Amendments
text: 2000—Pub. L. 106–510 substituted “Puʻuhonua o Ho̅naunau National Historical Park” for “Puuhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park”.
1978—Pub. L. 95–625 redesignated as “Puuhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park” the park previously designated “City of Refuge National Historical Park”.
16 U.S.C. § 397c (CONSERVATION)
§ 397c. Acquisition of lands by Governor of the Territory of Hawaii
In order to cooperate with the Secretary of the Interior in consolidating in Federal ownership lands within the area described in section 397 of this title, and to facilitate acquisition of the lands needed for the national historical park, the Governor of the Territory of Hawaii is also authorized to acquire lands for said park, at the expense of the Territory of Hawaii by exchange or otherwise, in accordance with procedure prescribed by section 392 of this title.
(July 26, 1955, ch. 385, § 4, 69 Stat. 379.)
heading: Executive Documents
heading: Admission of Hawaii as State
text: Admission of Hawaii into the Union was accomplished Aug. 21, 1959, on issuance of Proc. No. 3309, Aug. 21, 1959, 24 F.R. 6868, 73 Stat. c74, as required by sections 1 and 7(c) of Pub. L. 86–3, Mar. 18, 1959, 73 Stat. 4, set out as notes preceding former section 491 of Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions.
16 U.S.C. § 397d (CONSERVATION)
§ 397d. Administration
The Puʻuhonua o Ho̅naunau National Historical Park shall be administered by the Secretary of the Interior subject to the provisions of the Act of August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. 535; 16 U.S.C., 1946 edition, secs. 1–4),1 as amended and supplemented, and such additional authority compatible therewith as is contained in the Act of August 21, 1935 (49 Stat. 666; 16 U.S.C., 1946 edition, secs. 461–467),1 with regard to preservation of historic sites and objects of national significance.
(July 26, 1955, ch. 385, § 5, 69 Stat. 379; Pub. L. 95–625, title III, § 305, Nov. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 3477; Pub. L. 106–510, § 3(d)(1), Nov. 13, 2000, 114 Stat. 2364.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: References in Text
text: The Act of August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. 535; 16 U.S.C., 1946 edition, secs. 1–4), referred to in text, is act Aug. 25, 1916, ch. 408, 39 Stat. 535, known as the National Park Service Organic Act, which enacted sections 1, 2, 3, and 4 of this title and provisions set out as a note under section 100101 of Title 54, National Park Service and Related Programs. Sections 1 to 4 of the Act were repealed and restated as section 1865(a) of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure, and section 100101(a), chapter 1003, and sections 100751(a), 100752, 100753, and 102101 of Title 54 by Pub. L. 113–287, §§ 3, 4(a)(1), 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3094, 3260, 3272. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables. For disposition of former sections of this title, see Disposition Table preceding section 100101 of Title 54.
The Act of August 21, 1935 (49 Stat. 666; 16 U.S.C., 1946 edition, secs. 461–467), referred to in text, is act Aug. 21, 1935, ch. 593, 49 Stat. 666, known as the Historic Sites Act of 1935 and also as the Historic Sites, Buildings, and Antiquities Act, which enacted sections 461 to 467 of this title. The Act was repealed and restated as section 1866(a) of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure, and sections 102303 and 102304 and chapter 3201 of Title 54, National Park Service and Related Programs, by Pub. L. 113–287, §§ 3, 4(a)(1), 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3094, 3260, 3272. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables. For disposition of former sections of this title, see Disposition Table preceding section 100101 of Title 54.
heading: Amendments
text: 2000—Pub. L. 106–510 substituted “Puʻuhonua o Ho̅naunau National Historical Park” for “Puuhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park”.
1978—Pub. L. 95–625 redesignated as “Puuhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park” the park previously designated “City of Refuge National Historical Park”.
16 U.S.C. § 398 (CONSERVATION)
§ 398. Establishment; administration
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.
(Aug. 2, 1956, ch. 885, § 1, 70 Stat. 940.)
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Installation of Plaque Commemorating Slave Rebellion on St. John
text: Pub. L. 117–328, div. DD, title VI, § 621, Dec. 29, 2022, 136 Stat. 5608, provided that:
“(a) In General.—
Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 29, 2022], the Secretary [of the Interior] shall install, in an appropriate location in the area of the Ram Head trail at the peak of Ram Head in the Virgin Islands National Park on St. John, United States Virgin Islands, a suitable plaque to commemorate the slave rebellion that began on St. John on November 23, 1733.
“(b) Contents of Plaque.—
The plaque installed under subsection (a) shall include information regarding—
“(1) important facts about the slave rebellion that began on St. John in 1733;
“(2) the collective suicide that occurred during the slave rebellion in the vicinity of Ram Head on St. John in 1734; and
“(3) the significance of the slave rebellion to the history of St. John, the United States Virgin Islands, and the United States.”
16 U.S.C. § 398a (CONSERVATION)
§ 398a. Conditions and limitations
The Secretary of the Interior is authorized subject to the following conditions and limitations, to proceed in such manner as he shall find to be necessary in the public interest to consummate the establishment of the Virgin Islands National Park:
(a) The acreage of the national park shall be limited to a total of not more than nine thousand five hundred acres of land area, such total to be comprised of not more than fifteen acres on the island of Saint Thomas, and not more than nine thousand four hundred and eighty-five additional acres to be comprised of portions of the island of Saint John and such small islands, rocks, and cays not in excess of five hundred acres in the general vicinity thereof as may be desirable for inclusion within the park;
(b) Tentative exterior boundary lines, to include land not in excess of the aforesaid acreage limitations, may be selected for the park in order to establish the particular areas in which land may be acquired pursuant to this section and section 398 of this title, such tentative boundaries to be selected and adjusted as may be necessary by the Secretary of the Interior;
(c) The Secretary, on behalf of the United States, is authorized to accept donations of real and personal property within the areas selected for the park until such time as the aforesaid total of nine thousand five hundred acres shall have been acquired for the park by the United States, and he may also accept donations of funds for the purposes of this section and section 398 of this title. Notwithstanding the acreage limitations and boundary designations contained in this section, the Secretary is authorized to accept through donation, or purchase from a willing seller, the real and personal property located on Lots 251–252 Estate Contant Enighed, Parcels 86B and 86AA Cruz Bay Quarter;
(d) Any Federal properties situated within the areas selected for the park, upon agreement by the particular agency administering such properties that such properties should be made available for the park, may be transferred without further authorization to the Secretary by such agency for purposes of this section and section 398 of this title;
(e) Establishment of the Virgin Islands National Park, in its initial phase, shall be and is declared to be accomplished and effective for purposes of administration when a minimum acreage of not less than five thousand acres in Federal ownership for purposes of this section and section 398 of this title shall have been acquired by the United States in specific areas containing such acquired lands to be designated by the Secretary; and
(f) Notice of the establishment of the park as authorized and prescribed by this section and section 398 of this title shall be published in the Federal Register.
(Aug. 2, 1956, ch. 885, § 2, 70 Stat. 940; Pub. L. 95–348, § 7(b)(6), Aug. 18, 1978, 92 Stat. 495.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Amendments
text: 1978—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 95–348 inserted provisions relating to acceptance through donation or purchase of the real and personal property located on Lots 251–252 Estate Contant Enighed.
16 U.S.C. § 398b (CONSERVATION)
§ 398b. Repealed. Pub. L. 85–404, May 16, 1958, 72 Stat. 112
text: Section, act Aug. 2, 1956, ch. 885, § 3, 70 Stat. 941, authorized an appropriation for capital improvements and an annual appropriation for administration of the Virgin Islands National Park.
16 U.S.C. § 398e (CONSERVATION)
§ 398e. Bathing and fishing rights protected
(a) Regulations
Nothing in sections 398c to 398f of this title shall be construed as authorizing any limitation on customary uses of or access to the areas specified in section 398c of this title for bathing and fishing (including setting out of fishpots and landing boats), subject to such regulations as the Secretary of the Interior may find reasonable and necessary for protection of natural conditions and prevention of damage to marine life and formations.
(b) Admission fee prohibited
Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, no fee or charge shall be imposed for entrance or admission into the Virgin Islands National Park.
(Pub. L. 87–750, § 3, Oct. 5, 1962, 76 Stat. 747; Pub. L. 95–348, § 7(b)(4), Aug. 18, 1978, 92 Stat. 495.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Amendments
text: 1978—Pub. L. 95–348 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and added subsec. (b).
16 U.S.C. § 401 (CONSERVATION)
§ 401. Establishment; boundaries; administration
There is reserved and withdrawn from settlement, occupancy, or disposal under the laws of the United States and dedicated and set apart as a public park for the benefit and enjoyment of the people, under the name of the “Bryce Canyon National Park,” the tract of land in the State of Utah particularly described by and included within metes and bounds, as follows, to wit:
Unsurveyed sections 31 and 32, township 36 south, range 3 west; surveyed section 36, township 36 south, range 4 west; north half, southwest quarter and west half of the southeast quarter of partially surveyed section 5; unsurveyed sections 6 and 7, west half, west half of the northeast quarter, and west half of the southeast quarter of partially surveyed section 8, partially surveyed section 17, and unsurveyed section 18, township 37 south, range 3 west; and unsurveyed sections 1, 12, and 13, township 37 south, range 4, all west of the Salt Lake meridian in the State of Utah. All the land within the exterior boundaries of the aforesaid tract shall first become the property of the United States. The administration, protection, and promotion of said Bryce Canyon 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, entitled “An Act to establish a National Park Service, and for other purposes.” 1
(June 7, 1924, ch. 305, §§ 1, 2, 43 Stat. 593, 594; Feb. 25, 1928, ch. 102, § 1, 45 Stat. 147; May 12, 1928, ch. 533, § 1, 45 Stat. 502.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: References in Text
text: The Act of August 25, 1916, entitled “An Act to establish a National Park Service, and for other purposes.”, referred to in text, is act Aug. 25, 1916, ch. 408, 39 Stat. 535, known as the National Park Service Organic Act, which enacted sections 1, 2, 3, and 4 of this title and provisions set out as a note under section 100101 of Title 54, National Park Service and Related Programs. Sections 1 to 4 of the Act were repealed and restated as section 1865(a) of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure, and section 100101(a), chapter 1003, and sections 100751(a), 100752, 100753, and 102101 of Title 54 by Pub. L. 113–287, §§ 3, 4(a)(1), 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3094, 3260, 3272. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables. For disposition of former sections of this title, see Disposition Table preceding section 100101 of Title 54.
heading: Codification
text: The last sentence of this section is from section 2 of act June 7, 1924.
heading: Amendments
text: 1928—Act May 12, 1928, changed description of land in section 8 from “west half of the southwest quarter” to “west half of the southeast quarter”.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Change of Name
text: “Utah National Park” changed to “Bryce Canyon National Park” by section 1 of act Feb. 25, 1928, classified to section 402a of this title.
16 U.S.C. § 402 (CONSERVATION)
§ 402. Existing claims, locations, or entries not affected; exchange of lands
Nothing herein contained shall affect any valid claim, location, or entry existing under the land laws of the United States prior to June 7, 1924, whether for homestead, mineral, right-of-way, or any other purpose whatsoever, or shall affect the rights of any such claimant, locator, or entryman to the full use and enjoyment of his land. The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to exchange, in his discretion, alienated lands in Bryce Canyon National Park for unappropriated and unreserved public lands of equal value and approximately equal area in the State of Utah outside of said park.
(June 7, 1924, ch. 305, § 3, 43 Stat. 594; Feb. 25, 1928, ch. 102, § 1, 45 Stat. 147.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: References in Text
text: Herein, referred to in text, means act June 7, 1924, which is classified to sections 346, 401 and 402 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.
The land laws of the United States, referred to in text, are classified generally to Title 43, Public Lands.
heading: Codification
text: The last sentence of this section as originally enacted is expressly applicable also to Zion National Park. See section 346 of this title.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Change of Name
text: “Utah National Park” changed to “Bryce Canyon National Park” by section 1 of act Feb. 25, 1928, classified to section 402a of this title.
16 U.S.C. § 402a (CONSERVATION)
§ 402a. Utah National Park; change of name to Bryce Canyon National Park
The area within the State of Utah described in section 401 of this title, providing for the establishment of the Utah National Park, shall be, when established as a national park, known as the Bryce Canyon National Park.
(Feb. 25, 1928, ch. 102, § 1, 45 Stat. 147.)
16 U.S.C. § 402b (CONSERVATION)
§ 402b. Additions to park
The east half east half section 25, township 36 south, range 4 west; the east half and southwest quarter section 20, and all of sections 21, 29, and 30, township 36 south, range 3 west; all of sections 24 and 25, township 37 south, range 4 west; and all of sections 19 and 30, township 37 south, range 3 west, Salt Lake meridian, are excluded from the Powell National Forest and made a part of the Bryce Canyon National Park, subject to the provisions of sections 346, 401, and 402 of this title.
(Feb. 25, 1928, ch. 102, § 2, 45 Stat. 147; May 12, 1928, ch. 533, § 2, 45 Stat. 502.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Amendments
text: 1928—Act May 12, 1928, corrected description of land in section 20 by inserting “and” between “east half” and “southwest quarter”.
16 U.S.C. § 402c (CONSERVATION)
§ 402c. Further additions to park
Unsurveyed sections 28 and 33, township 36 south, range 3 west, and section 20, township 37 south, range 3 west, Salt Lake meridian, public lands of the United States, are added to and made a part of the Bryce Canyon National Park subject to the provisions of sections 346, 401, and 402 of this title.
(Feb. 25, 1928, ch. 102, § 3, 45 Stat. 147.)
16 U.S.C. § 402d (CONSERVATION)
§ 402d. Extension of boundaries; laws applicable
For the purpose of preserving in their natural state the outstanding scenic features to the south and west of Bryce Canyon National Park, the President of the United States is authorized, upon the joint recommendation of the Secretaries of Interior and of Agriculture, to add to the Bryce Canyon National Park, in the State of Utah, by Executive proclamation, any or all of unsurveyed townships 37 and 38 south, range 4 west, Salt Lake meridian, not included in said park, on June 13, 1930, and all the lands added to said park pursuant hereto shall be, and are, made subject to all laws, rules, and regulations applicable to and in force in the Bryce Canyon National Park.
(June 13, 1930, ch. 480, § 1, 46 Stat. 582.)
16 U.S.C. § 402e (CONSERVATION)
§ 402e. Application of Federal Power Act
The provisions of the Federal Power Act [16 U.S.C. 791a et seq.] shall not apply to lands included in the Bryce Canyon National Park on June 13, 1930, nor to any lands added to said park under the authority of section 402d of this title.
(June 13, 1930, ch. 480, § 2, 46 Stat. 583.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: References in Text
text: The Federal Power Act, referred to in text, was in the original the “Act of June 10, 1920, known as the Federal Water Power Act,” and was redesignated as the Federal Power Act by section 791a of this title. The Federal Power Act is act June 10, 1920, ch. 285, 41 Stat. 1063, and is classified generally to chapter 12 (§ 791a et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 791a of this title and Tables.