Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73
§408d Addition of lands purchased within boundaries for conservation or forestation purposes
Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 1— - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER LII— - ISLE ROYALE NATIONAL PARK › § 408d
Summary
Land bought with funds set aside by Executive order or other sources for conservation or tree planting inside the Isle Royale National Park boundaries is made part of the park, just like land bought originally for that purpose. A prior rule that might be read to stop using those funds to buy park land does not apply to these purchases.
Full Legal Text
Title 16, §408d
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All lands purchased from funds heretofore allocated and made available by Executive order, or otherwise, for the acquisition of lands for conservation or forestation purposes within the maximum boundaries of the Isle Royale National Park, as authorized by sections 408 to 408b of this title, are made a part of the said park as fully as if originally acquired for that purpose and the proviso at the end of section 408 of this title shall not be construed so as to prohibit the acquisition of lands in the park area with the aforesaid funds.
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Citation
16 U.S.C. § 408d
Title 16 — Conservation
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73