Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73

§402d Extension of boundaries; laws applicable

Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 1— - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER XLV— - BRYCE CANYON NATIONAL PARK › § 402d

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The President can add land to Bryce Canyon National Park by issuing an Executive proclamation after both the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture recommend it. He may add any or all of the unsurveyed townships 37 and 38 south, range 4 west, Salt Lake meridian, that were not part of the park on June 13, 1930. Any land added this way must follow the same laws, rules, and regulations that apply inside Bryce Canyon National Park.

Full Legal Text

Title 16, §402d

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For the purpose of preserving in their natural state the outstanding scenic features to the south and west of Bryce Canyon National Park, the President of the United States is authorized, upon the joint recommendation of the Secretaries of Interior and of Agriculture, to add to the Bryce Canyon National Park, in the State of Utah, by Executive proclamation, any or all of unsurveyed townships 37 and 38 south, range 4 west, Salt Lake meridian, not included in said park, on June 13, 1930, and all the lands added to said park pursuant hereto shall be, and are, made subject to all laws, rules, and regulations applicable to and in force in the Bryce Canyon National Park.

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Citation

16 U.S.C. § 402d

Title 16 — Conservation

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73