Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73
§441j Revision of boundaries
Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 1— - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER LXI— - NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL MONUMENTS AND MEMORIALS › § 441j
Summary
Badlands National Park borders are set by map NM–BL–7021B (dated August 1967) on file with the National Park Service. The Secretary of the Interior may make small adjustments, but the park’s total acreage cannot be larger than what that map shows, and any land the United States acquires inside those borders must follow park laws and rules.
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Title 16, §441j
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In order to include lands of outstanding scenic and scientific character in the Badlands National Park, the boundaries of the park are revised as generally depicted on the map entitled “Badlands National Monument”, numbered NM–BL–7021B, dated August 1967, which is on file and available for public inspection in the offices of the National Park Service, Department of the Interior. The Secretary of the Interior may make minor adjustments in the boundaries, but the total acreage in the park may not exceed the acreage within the boundaries depicted on the map referred to herein. Lands within the boundaries of the park that are acquired by the United States shall be subject to the laws and regulations applicable to the park.
Legislative History
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Change of Name
Words “Park” and “park” substituted in text for “Monument” and “monument”, respectively, pursuant to Pub. L. 95–625, § 611, which is classified to section 441e–1 of this title and which redesignated Badlands National Monument as Badlands National Park.
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Citation
16 U.S.C. § 441j
Title 16 — Conservation
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73