Title 54 — National Park Service and Related ProgramsRelease 119-73
§100736 Acquisition of land by Secretary
Title 54 › Subtitle Subtitle I— - National Park System › Chapter CHAPTER 1007— - RESOURCE MANAGEMENT › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - MINING ACTIVITY WITHIN SYSTEM UNITS › § 100736
Summary
The Secretary may get land or land rights inside any System unit. If an owner in Glacier Bay, Death Valley, Organ Pipe Cactus, or Mount McKinley offers to sell a valid right or property because keeping it causes or would cause undue hardship, the Secretary must promptly and carefully consider the offer.
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Title 54, §100736
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Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to limit the authority of the Secretary to acquire land and interests in land within the boundary of any System unit. The Secretary shall give prompt and careful consideration to any offer made by the owner of any valid right or other property in Glacier Bay National Monument, Death Valley National Monument, Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, or Mount McKinley National Park to sell the right or other property if the owner notifies the Secretary that the continued ownership of the right or property is causing, or would result in, undue hardship.
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Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 10073616 U.S.C. 1911.Pub. L. 94–429, § 12, Sept. 28, 1976, 90 Stat. 1344.
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54 U.S.C. § 100736
Title 54 — National Park Service and Related Programs
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73