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§344 Establishment; maintenance

Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 1— - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER XXXVIII— - ZION NATIONAL PARK › § 344

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Zion National Monument in Washington County, Utah is now Zion National Park for public enjoyment and will be kept up using funds for national monuments until Congress provides separate funding.

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Title 16, §344

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The Zion National Monument, in the county of Washington, State of Utah, is declared to be a national park and dedicated as such for the benefit and enjoyment of the people, under the name of the Zion National Park, under which name the aforesaid national park shall be maintained by allotment of funds heretofore or hereafter appropriated for the national monuments, until such time as an independent appropriation is made therefor by Congress.

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Editorial Notes

Codification Recitation in this section as originally enacted of the fact that Zion National Monument was established under act
June 8, 1906, ch. 3060, 34 Stat. 225, by Presidential proclamations of
July 31, 1909, 36 Stat. 2498, and Mar. 18, 1918, 40 Stat. 1760, was omitted as historically obsolete.

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Citation

16 U.S.C. § 344

Title 16Conservation

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73