Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73

§450kk–1 Establishment; publication in Federal Register; additional properties

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

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

When the Secretary of the Interior decides the United States has enough land and property, those lands must become the Fort Union National Monument and be managed under the rules for national monuments. The Secretary must publish an order in the Federal Register to announce it. More land can later be bought and added, but the monument cannot exceed 1,000 acres, excluding nearby lands covered by scenic easements.

Full Legal Text

Title 16, §450kk–1

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Upon a determination of the Secretary of the Interior that sufficient land and other property have been acquired by the United States for national-monument purposes, as provided in section 450kk of this title, such property shall be established as the “Fort Union National Monument” and thereafter shall be administered by the Secretary of the Interior in accordance with the laws and regulations applicable to national monuments. An order of the Secretary, constituting notice of such establishment, shall be published in the Federal Register. Following establishment of the national monument, additional properties may be acquired as provided in section 450kk of this title, which properties, upon acquisition of title thereto by the United States, shall become a part of the national monument: Provided, That the total area of the national monument established pursuant to this section and section 450kk of this title shall not exceed one thousand acres, exclusive of such adjoining lands as may be covered by scenic easements.

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Citation

16 U.S.C. § 450kk–1

Title 16 — Conservation

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73