Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73
§460dd–1 Acquisition of property
Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 1— - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER LXXXVIII— - GLEN CANYON NATIONAL RECREATION AREA › § 460dd–1
Summary
Secretary may acquire recreation-area lands by donation, purchase, or exchange; state-owned lands (including Utah and Arizona) only by donation or exchange; tribal trust lands only with tribal council consent; Navajo mineral rights under section 2 of Act of September 2, 1958 (72 Stat. 1686), and Parcel B use rights unaffected.
Full Legal Text
Title 16, §460dd–1
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(a)Within the boundaries of the recreation area, the Secretary may acquire lands and interests in lands by donation, purchase, or exchange. Any lands owned by the States of Utah or Arizona, or any State, political subdivisions thereof, may be acquired only by donation or exchange. No lands held in trust for any Indian tribe may be acquired except with the concurrence of the tribal council.
(b)Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to affect the mineral rights reserved to the Navajo Indian Tribe under section 2 of the Act of September 2, 1958 (72 Stat. 1686), or the rights reserved to the Navajo Indian Tribal Council in said section 2 with respect to the use of the lands there described under the heading “Parcel B”.
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Act of September 2, 1958 (72 Stat. 1686), referred to in subsec. (b), provided for exchange of lands between United States and Navajo Tribe and for other purposes, and was not classified to the Code.
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Citation
16 U.S.C. § 460dd–1
Title 16 — Conservation
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73