Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73
§403h–15 Conveyances to Tennessee of lands within Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 1— - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER XLVI— - SHENANDOAH NATIONAL PARK AND GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK › § 403h–15
Summary
The Secretary of the Interior may transfer to the State of Tennessee, with any conditions needed to protect nearby park scenery, about 28 acres from the right-of-way of Tennessee State Route 72 (U.S. 129) and about 41 acres from the right-of-way of Tennessee State Route 73 east of Gatlinburg, all inside the Great Smoky Mountains National Park boundary.
Full Legal Text
Title 16, §403h–15
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The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to convey to the State of Tennessee, subject to such conditions as he may deem necessary to preserve the natural beauty of the adjacent park lands, approximately twenty-eight acres of land comprising a portion of the right-of-way of Tennessee State Route 72 (U.S. 129), and approximately forty-one acres comprising portions of the right-of-way of Tennessee State Route 73 east of Gatlinburg, which are within the boundary of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
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Citation
16 U.S.C. § 403h–15
Title 16 — Conservation
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73