Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73

§273 Establishment

Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 1— - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER XXXI— - CAPITOL REEF NATIONAL PARK › § 273

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Lands, waters, and interests inside the boundary shown on the map titled "Boundary Map, Proposed Capitol Reef National Park, Utah," number 158–91,002, dated January 1971, become Capitol Reef National Park, as long as valid existing rights remain. That map is kept on file and can be seen at National Park Service offices in the Department of the Interior. Capitol Reef National Monument is ended, and any money set aside for the monument may be used for the park. Federal lands and waters removed from the monument by this chapter will be managed by the Secretary of the Interior under the laws that apply to U.S. public lands.

Full Legal Text

Title 16, §273

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(a)Subject to valid existing rights, the lands, waters, and interests therein within the boundary generally depicted on the map entitled “Boundary Map, Proposed Capitol Reef National Park, Utah,” numbered 158–91,002, and dated January 1971, are hereby established as the Capitol Reef National Park (hereinafter referred to as the “park”). Such map shall be on file and available for public inspection in the offices of the National Park Service, Department of the Interior.

(b)The Capitol Reef National Monument is hereby abolished, and any funds available for purposes of the monument shall be available for purposes of the park. Federal lands, waters, and interests therein excluded from the monument by this subchapter shall be administered by the Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter referred to as the “Secretary”) in accordance with the laws applicable to the public lands of the United States.

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Citation

16 U.S.C. § 273

Title 16 — Conservation

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73