Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73
§268 Authority of Secretary to acquire lands for trailheads
Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 1— - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER XXVIII— - CUMBERLAND GAP NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK › § 268
Summary
The Secretary of the Interior may acquire up to 10 acres at White Rocks and Chadwell Gap by donation, purchase with donated or federal funds, or by land exchange, despite the Act of June 11, 1940. Those lands must be added to and managed as part of Cumberland Gap National Historical Park.
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Title 16, §268
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(a)Notwithstanding the Act of June 11, 1940 (16 U.S.C. 261 et seq.), the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to acquire by donation, purchase with donated or appropriated funds, or exchange not to exceed 10 acres of land or interests in land, which shall consist of those necessary lands for the establishment of trailheads to be located at White Rocks and Chadwell Gap.
(b)Lands and interests in lands acquired pursuant to subsection (a) shall be added to and administered as part of the Cumberland Gap National Historical Park.
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The act of
June 11, 1940, referred to in subsec. (a), is act
June 11, 1940, ch. 304, 54 Stat. 262, which is classified generally to this subchapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables. Codification Section was enacted as part of the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996, and not as part of act
June 11, 1940, ch. 304, 54 Stat. 262, which comprises this subchapter.
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16 U.S.C. § 268
Title 16 — Conservation
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
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