Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-102
§165 Value of Lands Sought to Be Exchanged
Title 16 › CHAPTER 1 — NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › SUBCHAPTER XX — GLACIER NATIONAL PARK › § 165
Summary
Secretary of the Interior must decide how to value patented park lands (timber included) and the U.S. lands offered in exchange. Owners must give title proof the Secretary accepts before an exchange is effective. Lands conveyed under this and subdivision (2) of section 164 remain part of Glacier National Park.
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Title 16, §165
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For purposes of subdivision (2) of section 164 of this title the value of all patented lands within said park, including the timber thereon, offered for exchange, and the value of other lands of the United States elsewhere situate, to be given in exchange therefor, shall be ascertained in such manner as the Secretary of the Interior may direct; and the owners of such privately owned lands within said park shall, before any exchange is effective, furnish the Secretary of the Interior evidence satisfactory to him of title to the patented lands offered in exchange; and lands conveyed to the Government under this section and subdivision (2) of section 164 of this title shall be and remain a part of the Glacier National Park.
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16 U.S.C. § 165
Title 16, Conservation
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102