Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73
§450oo–10 Reversion upon abandonment
Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 1— - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER LXI— - NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL MONUMENTS AND MEMORIALS › § 450oo–10
Summary
If the Grand Portage National Monument is abandoned after establishment, lands given under section 450oo–1 automatically go back to the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe and the Grand Portage Band of Chippewa Indians, their successors or assigns, as fee simple ownership unless the United States holds title in trust for the tribes.
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Title 16, §450oo–10
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In the event the Grand Portage National Monument is abandoned at any time after its establishment, title to the lands relinquished by the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe and the Grand Portage Band of Chippewa Indians, Minnesota, pursuant to section 450oo–1 of this title shall thereupon automatically revert to the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe and the Grand Portage Band of Chippewa Indians, Minnesota, their successors or assigns. In such event, the title will be taken in a fee simple status unless the United States holds other lands in trust for the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe or the Grand Portage Band of Chippewa Indians, Minnesota, in which event the title shall revert to the United States in trust for the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe or the Grand Portage Band of Chippewa Indians, Minnesota.
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Citation
16 U.S.C. § 450oo–10
Title 16 — Conservation
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73