Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73

§165 Value of lands sought to be exchanged

Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 1— - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER XX— - GLACIER NATIONAL PARK › § 165

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

For land swaps under subdivision (2) of section 164 of this title, the Secretary of the Interior will decide how to figure the value of any patented private lands inside Glacier National Park, including the timber on them, and the value of the federal lands offered in exchange. Owners of those private lands must give the Secretary proof they own the land that he accepts before any swap is final. Any land given to the Government this way becomes and remains part of Glacier National Park.

Full Legal Text

Title 16, §165

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For purposes of subdivision (2) of section 164 of this title the value of all patented lands within said park, including the timber thereon, offered for exchange, and the value of other lands of the United States elsewhere situate, to be given in exchange therefor, shall be ascertained in such manner as the Secretary of the Interior may direct; and the owners of such privately owned lands within said park shall, before any exchange is effective, furnish the Secretary of the Interior evidence satisfactory to him of title to the patented lands offered in exchange; and lands conveyed to the Government under this section and subdivision (2) of section 164 of this title shall be and remain a part of the Glacier National Park.

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Citation

16 U.S.C. § 165

Title 16 — Conservation

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73