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Title 16 — Conservation

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

§ 273a. Acquisition of property; authority of Secretary; State property

Statutory text

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 section 273 of this title, 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.

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. 92–207 § 2 · 85 Stat. 739

    Enacted · 16 U.S.C. § 273a

    (Pub. L. 92–207, § 2, Dec. 18, 1971, 85 Stat. 739.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Pub. L. 92–207, § 2, Dec. 18, 1971, 85 Stat. 739.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 2. The Secretary is authorized to acquire by donation, purchase Land acquisition. 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 hinds 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.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Credits

(Pub. L. 92–207, § 2, , 85 Stat. 739.)

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