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§441k Acquisition of property for park

Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 1— - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER LXI— - NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL MONUMENTS AND MEMORIALS › § 441k

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary of the Interior may get land or land rights inside the park by donation, by buying with donated or appropriated money, or by exchange. Lands owned by the State of South Dakota, its political subdivisions, or the Oglala Sioux Tribe of South Dakota can be acquired only with the owner’s consent. Land run by another federal agency can be moved to the Secretary’s control without transferring funds. Land inside the park but outside the gunnery range in section 441l may only be obtained as rights-of-way or scenic easements.

Full Legal Text

Title 16, §441k

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(a)Subject to the provisions of subsection (b) hereof, the Secretary of the Interior may, within the boundaries of the park, acquire lands and interests in lands by donation, purchase with donated or appropriated funds, or exchange, except that any lands or interests in lands owned by the State of South Dakota, a political subdivision thereof, or the Oglala Sioux Tribe of South Dakota may be acquired only with the consent of owner. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, lands and interests in lands located within the park under the administrative jurisdiction of any other Federal agency may be transferred to the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary without a transfer of funds.
(b)As to lands located within the boundaries of the park but outside the boundaries of the gunnery range referred to in section 441l of this title, the Secretary of the Interior may acquire only rights-of-way and scenic easements.

Legislative History

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Change of Name

Word “park” substituted in text for “monument” 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. § 441k

Title 16Conservation

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73