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§450jj–4 Transfer of land

Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 1— - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER LXI— - NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL MONUMENTS AND MEMORIALS › § 450jj–4

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary of the Interior may, when appropriate, lease or otherwise transfer United States land he already acquired to a person or a government. Any transfer must follow the area's management plan and other applicable federal rules. The Secretary may add conditions to protect the purpose of the memorial, make sure current uses that fit the memorial can continue, protect important historic resources, and keep the Secretary the access and development rights needed for visitor use and resource management.

Full Legal Text

Title 16, §450jj–4

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Where appropriate in the discretion of the Secretary of the Interior, he may transfer by lease or otherwise, to any appropriate person or governmental entity, land owned by the United States (or any interest therein) which has been acquired by the Secretary under section 450jj–3 of this title. Any such transfer shall be consistent with the management plan for the area and with the requirements of section 100903 and 102901 of title 54 and shall be subject to such conditions and restrictions as the Secretary deems necessary to carry out the purposes of sections 450jj to 450jj–9 of this title, including terms and conditions which provide for— (1)
(2)the protection of the important historical resources of the leased area, and
(3)the retention by the Secretary of such access and development rights as the Secretary deems necessary to provide for appropriate visitor use and resource management.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

section 450jj–6 of this title, referred to in text, was in the original “section 8”, meaning section 8 of act
May 17, 1954, ch. 204, and was translated as reading “section 7” of such act, to reflect the probable intent of Congress, because section 7 related to the establishment of the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial Commission. Codification In introductory provisions, “section 100903 and 102901 of title 54” substituted for “section 5 of the Act of
July 15, 1968 (82 Stat. 356; 16 U.S.C. 460l–22)” on authority of Pub. L. 113–287, § 6(e), Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272, which Act enacted Title 54, National Park Service and Related Programs.

Prior Provisions

A prior section 5 of act May 17, 1954, contained a limitation on appropriation authorization and a prohibition on expenditure of Government funds and was classified as a note under section 450jj of this title, prior to the general amendment made by Pub. L. 85–936, Sept. 6, 1958, 72 Stat. 1794.

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Citation

16 U.S.C. § 450jj–4

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Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73