Title 54National Park Service and Related ProgramsRelease 119-73

§100501 Areas included in System

Title 54 › Subtitle Subtitle I— - National Park System › Chapter CHAPTER 1005— - AREAS OF NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM › § 100501

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Title 54, §100501

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The System shall include any area of land and water administered by the Secretary, acting through the Director, for park, monument, historic, parkway, recreational, or other purposes.

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Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 10050116 U.S.C. 1c(a).Aug. 8, 1953, ch. 384, § 2(a), 67 Stat. 496; Pub. L. 91–383, § 2(b), Aug. 18, 1970, 84 Stat. 826. The words “now or hereafter” are omitted as obsolete.

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54 U.S.C. § 100501

Title 54National Park Service and Related Programs

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Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73