Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73not60
§115 Leases and Permits; Prehistoric Ruins Not Included
Title 16 › Chapter 1— NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › Subchapter XII— MESA VERDE NATIONAL PARK › § 115
Summary
The Secretary of the Interior can grant leases and permits to use land or develop resources in Mesa Verde National Park under terms the Secretary sets. Money from those leases must go to the U.S. Treasury, and the leases cannot cover prehistoric ruins or keep the public from free, convenient access to them.
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Title 16, §115
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The Secretary of the Interior may, upon terms and conditions to be fixed by him, grant leases and permits for the use of the land or development of the resources thereof, in the Mesa Verde National Park, and the funds derived therefrom shall be covered into the Treasury of the United States. Such leases or grants shall not include any of the prehistoric ruins in said park or exclude the public from free or convenient access thereto.
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16 U.S.C. § 115
Title 16 — Conservation
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60