Title 16 — Conservation
Chapter 1 — National Parks, Military Parks, Monuments, and Seashores
§ 228a. Enlargement of boundaries; statement of purpose
Statutory text
It is the object of sections 228a to 228j of this title to provide for the recognition by Congress that the entire Grand Canyon, from the mouth of the Paria River to the Grand Wash Cliffs, including tributary side canyons and surrounding plateaus, is a natural feature of national and international significance. Congress therefore recognizes the need for, and in sections 228a to 228j of this title provides for, the further protection and interpretation of the Grand Canyon in accordance with its true significance.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Pub. L. 93–620 § 2 · 88 Stat. 2089
Enacted · 16 U.S.C. § 228a
(Pub. L. 93–620, § 2, Jan. 3, 1975, 88 Stat. 2089.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 93–620, § 2, Jan. 3, 1975, 88 Stat. 2089.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
Sec. 2. declaration of policy It is the object of this Act to provide for the recognition by 16 USC 228a. Congress that the entire Grand Canyon, from the mouth of the Paria River to the Grand Wash Cliffs, including tributary side canyons and surrounding plateaus, is a natural feature of national and international significance. Congress therefore recognizes the need for, and in this Act provides for, the further protection and interpretation of the Grand Canyon in accordance with its true significance.
1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Short Title
For short title of sections 228a to 228j of this title as the “Grand Canyon National Park Enlargement Act”, see Short Title note set out under section 221 of this title.