Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73

§228c Acquisition of lands within enlarged boundaries by donation, purchase, or exchange; transfer of jurisdiction over Federal lands

Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 1— - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER XXIV— - GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK › § 228c

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Interior Secretary may acquire land inside Grand Canyon National Park (as enlarged by sections 228a–228j) by donation, purchase, or exchange; federal lands there fall under the Secretary's control.

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Title 16, §228c

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(a)Within the boundaries of the Grand Canyon National Park, as enlarged by sections 228a to 228j of this title, the Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter referred to as the “Secretary”) may acquire land and interest in land by donation, purchase with donated or appropriated funds, or exchange.

(b)Federal lands within the boundaries of such park are hereby transferred to the jurisdiction of the Secretary for the purposes of sections 228a to 228j of this title.

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Citation

16 U.S.C. § 228c

Title 16 — Conservation

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73