Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73
§251a Additional lands
Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 1— - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER XXVII— - OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK › § 251a
Summary
The United States can accept ownership of state, county, or private lands north of the line between townships 27 and 28 north, Willamette base and meridian, in Washington that lie within Olympic National Park under section 485; once owned by the United States, those lands become part of the park and follow its laws.
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Title 16, §251a
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Title to State, county, and private lands situated north of the line between townships 27 and 28 north, Willamette base and meridian, Washington, and within the boundaries of the Olympic National Park as now or hereafter established by proclamation of the President of the United States, shall be subject to acceptance under the provisions of section 485 of this title, and such lands when vested in the ownership of the United States shall be a part of the Olympic National Park subject to all laws and regulations applicable thereto.
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16 U.S.C. § 251a
Title 16 — Conservation
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73