§ 272a. Acquisition of property

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. 1971

   Pub. L. 92–155 § 2 · 85 Stat. 422

   Enacted · 16 U.S.C. § 272a

   Pub. L. 92–155, § 2, Nov. 12, 1971, 85 Stat. 422

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 92–155, § 2, Nov. 12, 1971, 85 Stat. 422

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 2. The Secretary is authorized to acquire by donation, purchase with donated or appropriated funds, transfer from any Federal agency, exchange or otherwise, the lands and interests in lands described in the first section of this Act, except that lands or interests therein owned by the State of Utah, or any political subdivision thereof, may be acquired only with the approval of such State or political subdivision.

2. 1998

   Arches National Park Expansion Act of 1998

   Pub. L. 105–329 § 2(b) · 112 Stat. 3060

   1. Inserted · 16 U.S.C. § 272a

      Pub. L. 105–329 inserted section catchline and subsec. (a) designation and heading

   2. Added · 16 U.S.C. § 272a

      Pub. L. 105–329 added subsec. (b)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 105–329 inserted section catchline and subsec. (a) designation and heading and added subsec. (b).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (b) Inclusion of Land in Park.— Section 2 of Public Law 92–155 (16 U.S.C. 272a) is amended— (1) by striking “Sec. 2. The Secretary” and inserting the following: “SEC. 2. ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY. “(a) In General.— The Secretary”; and (2) by adding at the end the following: “(b) Lost Spring Canyon Addition.— As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall transfer jurisdiction over the Federal land contained in the Lost Spring Canyon Addition from the Bureau of Land Management to the National Park Service.”.

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