Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-102

§179 Donations of Buildings and Other Property

Title 16 › CHAPTER 1 — NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › SUBCHAPTER XX — GLACIER NATIONAL PARK › § 179

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary of the Interior may accept donations of buildings, money, or other property to help manage and improve Glacier National Park, and may also accept donated patented lands or rights‑of‑way over patented lands inside the park.

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Title 16, §179

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The Secretary of the Interior is authorized, in his discretion, to accept buildings, moneys, or other property which may be useful in the betterment of the administration and affairs of the Glacier National Park under his supervision, and which may be donated for park purposes. He may accept patented lands or rights-of-way over patented lands in the Glacier National Park that may be donated for park purposes.

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Editorial Notes

Codification The first sentence of this section is from section 1 of act

June 12, 1917, and the last sentence from section 1 of act

July 1, 1916.

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Citation

16 U.S.C. § 179

Title 16, Conservation

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102