Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73
§410kkk–4 Private property protection
Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 1— - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER LIX–II— - LEWIS AND CLARK NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK › § 410kkk–4
Summary
Protects private property owners. They do not have to let the public or government onto their land. Laws about access or use of private land stay the same. Declaring the area a park does not make owners responsible for injuries or change government power to set land-use rules.
Full Legal Text
Title 16, §410kkk–4
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(a)Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to—
(1)require any private property owner to permit public access (including Federal, State, or local government access) to such private property; or
(2)modify any provision of Federal, State, or local law with regard to public access to or use of private lands.
(b)Designation of the park shall not be considered to create any liability, or to have any effect on any liability under any other law, of any private property owner with respect to any persons injured on such private property.
(c)Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to modify any authority of Federal, State, or local governments to regulate the use of private land within the boundary of the park.
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This subchapter, referred to in subsecs. (a) and (c), was in the original “this title”, meaning title I of Pub. L. 108–387, Oct. 30, 2004, 118 Stat. 2234, which is classified principally to this subchapter. For complete classification of title I to the Code, see
Short Title
note set out under section 410kkk of this title and Tables.
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Citation
16 U.S.C. § 410kkk–4
Title 16 — Conservation
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73