Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73
§450oo–9 Administration, protection, and development
Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 1— - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER LXI— - NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL MONUMENTS AND MEMORIALS › § 450oo–9
Summary
Once the monument is established, the Secretary of the Interior must manage, protect, and develop it following the National Park Service Act approved August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. 535), as amended.
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Title 16, §450oo–9
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When establishment of the monument has been effected, pursuant to sections 450oo to 450oo–10 of this title, the Secretary of the Interior shall administer, protect, and develop the monument in accordance with the provisions of the Act entitled “An Act to establish a National Park Service, and for other purposes” approved August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. 535),11 See References in Text note below. as amended.
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The Act entitled “An Act to establish a National Park Service, and for other purposes” approved August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. 535), referred to in text, is act Aug. 25, 1916, ch. 408, 39 Stat. 535, known as the National Park Service Organic Act, which enacted section 1, 2, 3, and 4 of this title and provisions set out as a note under section 100101 of Title 54, National Park Service and Related Programs. Sections 1 to 4 of the Act were repealed and restated as section 1865(a) of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure, and section 100101(a), chapter 1003, and section 100751(a), 100752, 100753, and 102101 of Title 54 by Pub. L. 113–287, §§ 3, 4(a)(1), 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3094, 3260, 3272. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables. For disposition of former sections of this title, see Disposition Table preceding section 100101 of Title 54.
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16 U.S.C. § 450oo–9
Title 16 — Conservation
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Apr 6, 2026
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