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§445d Acquisition of additional lands, Pipestone School Reserve and non-Federal land; redefining of boundaries; quarry rights of Indians

Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 1— - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER LXI— - NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL MONUMENTS AND MEMORIALS › § 445d

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Interior Secretary may add up to 250 acres from the Pipestone school reserve and may buy or take up to 10 acres of non‑Federal land to protect archaeological sites and improve Monument boundaries; added lands must follow subsections (b) and (c) of section 445c.

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Title 16, §445d

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The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to add to the Pipestone National Monument such part of the Pipestone school reserve, not exceeding two hundred and fifty acres, as he deems necessary to protect archeological remains, to acquire by purchase or condemnation not exceeding ten acres of non-Federal land, as he deems necessary to improve the boundary and administration of the Pipestone National Monument Federal land, and to redefine the exterior boundaries of the Pipestone National Monument to include the lands so transferred and acquired pursuant to this section. All lands added to the Pipestone National Monument pursuant to this section shall be subject to the provisions of subsections (b) and (c) of section 445c of this title.

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16 U.S.C. § 445d

Title 16Conservation

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73