Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73
§272a Acquisition of property
Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 1— - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER XXX— - ARCHES NATIONAL PARK › § 272a
Summary
The Secretary may get the lands in section 272 by donation, purchase, transfer, or exchange, but land owned by the State of Utah or its local governments needs Utah's approval. After October 30, 1998, the Secretary must move the Lost Spring Canyon Addition federal land from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to the National Park Service (NPS).
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Title 16, §272a
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(a)The Secretary is authorized to acquire by donation, purchase with donated or appropriated funds, transfer from any Federal agency, exchange or otherwise, the lands and interests in lands described in section 272 of this title, except that lands or interests therein owned by the State of Utah, or any political subdivision thereof, may be acquired only with the approval of such State or political subdivision.
(b)As soon as practicable after October 30, 1998, the Secretary shall transfer jurisdiction over the Federal land contained in the Lost Spring Canyon Addition from the Bureau of Land Management to the National Park Service.
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1998—Pub. L. 105–329 inserted section catchline and subsec. (a) designation and heading and added subsec. (b).
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16 U.S.C. § 272a
Title 16 — Conservation
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73