Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-102
§157b Additional Lands Within Park Boundaries
Title 16 › CHAPTER 1 — NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › SUBCHAPTER XVII — BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK › § 157b
Summary
Despite other laws, the Secretary may acquire non‑Federal lands in Big Bend National Park in the public interest.
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Title 16, §157b
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Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to procure, in such manner as he may consider to be in the public interest, the remaining non-Federal land and interests in land within the boundaries of Big Bend National Park.
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16 U.S.C. § 157b
Title 16, Conservation
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102