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Title 16 — Conservation

Chapter 1 — National Parks, Military Parks, Monuments, and Seashores

§ 228f. Preservation and renewal of existing grazing rights within enlarged boundaries; term of re­newal

Statutory text

Where any Federal lands within the Grand Canyon National Park, as enlarged by sections 228a to 228j of this title, are legally occupied or utilized on , for grazing purposes, pursuant to a Federal lease, permit, or license, the Secretary shall permit the persons holding such grazing privileges to continue in the exercise thereof during the term of the lease, permit, or license, and periods of renewal thereafter: Provided, That no such renewals shall be extended beyond the period ending ten years from , except that any present lease, permit, or license within the boundaries of the Grand Canyon National Monument as abolished by section 228b(b) of this title may be renewed during the life of the present holder which renewals shall terminate upon the death of the present holder.

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.

  1. Pub. L. 93–620 § 7 · 88 Stat. 2089

    Enacted · 16 U.S.C. § 228f

    (Pub. L. 93–620, § 7, Jan. 3, 1975, 88 Stat. 2091.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Pub. L. 93–620, § 7, Jan. 3, 1975, 88 Stat. 2091.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 7. preservation of existing grazing rights Where any Federal lands within the Grand Canyon National 16 USC 228f. Park, as enlarged by this Act, are legally occupied or utilized on the effective, date of this Act for grazing purposes, pursuant to a Federal lease, permit, or license, the Secretary shall permit the persons holding such grazing privileges to continue in the exercise thereof during the term of the lease, permit, or license, and periods of renewal thereafter: Provided, That no such renewals shall be extended beyond the period ending ten years from the date of enactment of this Act, except that any present lease, permit, or license within the boundaries of the Grand Canyon National Monument as abolished by subsection 3(b) of this Act may be renewed during the life of the present holder which renewals shall terminate upon the death of the present holder.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Credits

(Pub. L. 93–620, § 7, , 88 Stat. 2091.)

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