§ 272. Establishment of park

Statutory text

In general

Initial boundaries

Subject to valid existing rights, the lands, waters, and interests therein within the boundary generally depicted on the map entitled “Boundary Map, Proposed Arches National Park, Utah,” numbered RPSSC–138–20, 001E and dated September 1969, are hereby established as the Arches National Park (hereinafter referred to as the “park”).

Expanded boundaries

Effective on October 30, 1998, the boundary of the park shall include the area consisting of approximately 3,140 acres and known as the “Lost Spring Canyon Addition”, as depicted on the map entitled “Boundary Map, Arches National Park, Lost Spring Canyon Addition”, numbered 138/60,000–B, and dated April 1997.

Maps

The maps described in paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be on file and available for public inspection in the offices of the National Park Service, Department of the Interior.

Abolition of Arches National Monument; funds of monument available for park; administration of lands excluded from monument

The Arches National Monument is hereby abolished, and any funds available for purposes of the monument shall be available for purposes of the park. Federal lands, waters, and interests therein excluded from the monument by this subchapter shall be administered by the Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter referred to as the “Secretary”) in accordance with the laws applicable to the public lands of the United States.

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.

1971
Pub. L. 92–155 § 1 · 85 Stat. 422
Enacted · 16 U.S.C. § 272
Pub. L. 92–155, § 1, Nov. 12, 1971, 85 Stat. 422
Source evidence
Code source credit
Pub. L. 92–155, § 1, Nov. 12, 1971, 85 Stat. 422
1998
Arches National Park Expansion Act of 1998
Pub. L. 105–329 § 2(a) · 112 Stat. 3060
1. Inserted · 16 U.S.C. § 272
  Pub. L. 105–329 inserted section designation and catchline and in subsec. (a) inserted subsec. heading
2. Inserted · 16 U.S.C. § 272
  Pub. L. 105–329 inserted par. (1) designation and heading before first sentence
3. Added · 16 U.S.C. § 272
  Pub. L. 105–329 added par. (2)
4. Inserted · 16 U.S.C. § 272
  Pub. L. 105–329 inserted par. (3) designation and heading before second sentence
5. Substituted · 16 U.S.C. § 272
  Pub. L. 105–329 substituted “The maps described in paragraphs (1) and (2)” for “Such map”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 105–329 inserted section designation and catchline and in subsec. (a) inserted subsec. heading, inserted par. (1) designation and heading before first sentence, added par. (2), inserted par. (3) designation and heading before second sentence and substituted “The maps described in paragraphs (1) and (2)” for “Such map”.
Enacted provision · exact public law section
(a) Boundary Expansion.— The first section of Public Law 92–155 (16 U.S.C. 272) is amended— (1) by striking “That (a) subject to” and inserting the following: “SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF PARK. “(a) In General.— “(1) Initial boundaries.— Subject to”; and (2) by striking “Such map” and inserting the following: “(2) Expanded boundaries.— Effective on the date of enactment Effective date. of this paragraph, the boundary of the park shall include the area consisting of approximately 3,140 acres and known as the ‘Lost Spring Canyon Addition’, as depicted on the map entitled ‘Boundary Map, Arches National Park, Lost Spring Canyon Addition’, numbered 138/60,000–B, and dated April 1997. “(3) Maps.— The maps described in paragraphs (1) and (2)”.

5 of 6 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1998—Pub. L. 105–329 inserted section designation and catchline and in subsec. (a) inserted subsec. heading, inserted par. (1) designation and heading before first sentence, added par. (2), inserted par. (3) designation and heading before second sentence and substituted “The maps described in paragraphs (1) and (2)” for “Such map”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Short Title of 1998 Amendment

Pub. L. 105–329, § 1, Oct. 30, 1998, 112 Stat. 3060, provided that: “This Act [enacting section 272g of this title, amending this section and sections 272a, 272b, and 272d of this title, and enacting provisions set out as a note under section 272g of this title] may be cited as the ‘Arches National Park Expansion Act of 1998’.”

Credits

1971–1998 · 2 acts

1971Pub. L. 92–155, § 1, Nov. 12, 1971, 85 Stat. 422
1998Pub. L. 105–329, § 2(a), Oct. 30, 1998, 112 Stat. 3060.

Show as published

(Pub. L. 92–155, § 1, Nov. 12, 1971, 85 Stat. 422; Pub. L. 105–329, § 2(a), Oct. 30, 1998, 112 Stat. 3060.)