Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73
§228e Cooperative agreements for protection and unified interpretation of enlarged park; scope of agreements
Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 1— - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER XXIV— - GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK › § 228e
Summary
The Secretary may and is encouraged to make cooperative agreements with federal, state, and local agencies and with interested tribes to protect the enlarged Grand Canyon and to provide a single, consistent interpretation of the whole area, including creating and running interpretive centers or programs off park if the landowner agrees.
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Title 16, §228e
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In the administration of the Grand Canyon National Park, as enlarged by sections 228a to 228j of this title, the Secretary is authorized and encouraged to enter into cooperative agreements with other Federal, State, and local public departments and agencies and with interested Indian tribes providing for the protection and interpretation of the Grand Canyon in its entirety. Such agreements shall include, but not be limited to, authority for the Secretary to develop and operate interpretative facilities and programs on lands and waters outside of the boundaries of such park, with the concurrence of the owner or administrator thereof, to the end that there will be a unified interpretation of the entire Grand Canyon.
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16 U.S.C. § 228e
Title 16 — Conservation
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73