Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73
§346a–5 Zion National Park boundary adjustment
Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 1— - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER XXXVIII— - ZION NATIONAL PARK › § 346a–5
Summary
The Interior Secretary may swap two pieces of land in Washington County, Utah: get about 5.48 acres and give up about 5.51 acres. After the swap, Zion National Park’s boundary will be changed to add the 5.48 acres and remove the 5.51 acres, and the added land must be managed as part of the park. The authority for this swap ends 2 years after November 12, 1996.
Full Legal Text
Title 16, §346a–5
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(a)The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to acquire by exchange approximately 5.48 acres located in the SW¼ of section 28, Township 41 South, Range 10 West, Salt Lake Base and Meridian. In exchange therefor the Secretary is authorized to convey all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to approximately 5.51 acres in Lot 2 of section 5, Township 41 South, Range 11 West, both parcels of land being in Washington County, Utah. Upon completion of such exchange, the Secretary is authorized to revise the boundary of Zion National Park to add the 5.48 acres in section 28 to the park and to exclude the 5.51 acres in section 5 from the park. Land added to the park shall be administered as part of the park in accordance with the laws and regulations applicable thereto.
(b)The authority granted by this section shall expire 2 years after November 12, 1996.
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Citation
16 U.S.C. § 346a–5
Title 16 — Conservation
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73