Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73
§251l Retrocession of lands to State; Quileute Indian Reservation jurisdiction; concurrent legislative jurisdiction with State
Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 1— - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER XXVII— - OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK › § 251l
Summary
Once Washington accepts, federal authority over lands excluded by section 251e from Olympic National Park returns to the State. Restored Quileute lands have the same State/Tribal authority as trust lands, and the State gets lawmaking power over park lands revised by sections 251e–251m, as Governor and Secretary decide.
Full Legal Text
Title 16, §251l
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Effective upon acceptance thereof by the State of Washington (1) the jurisdiction which the United States acquired over those lands excluded from the boundaries of Olympic National Park by section 251e of this title is hereby retroceded to the State: Provided, That the lands restored to the Quileute Indian Reservation shall be subject to the same State and Tribal jurisdiction as all other trust lands within said Reservation; and (2) there is hereby retroceded to such State concurrent legislative jurisdiction, as the Governor of the State of Washington and the Secretary shall determine, over and within all territory within the boundaries of the park as revised by sections 251e to 251m of this title.
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section 251e of this title and sections 251e to 251m of this title, referred to in text, were in the original “subsection 1(a) of this Act” and “this Act”, respectively. “This Act” means Pub. L. 94–578.
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16 U.S.C. § 251l
Title 16 — Conservation
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73