Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-102

§227 Utilization of Areas for Government Reclamation Projects

Title 16 › CHAPTER 1 — NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › SUBCHAPTER XXIV — GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK › § 227

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary may allow areas that were in Lake Mead right before January 3, 1975 to be used for Government reclamation if that use is compatible with the park’s main purposes.

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Title 16, §227

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Whenever consistent with the primary purposes of such park, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to permit the utilization of those areas formerly within the Lake Mead National Recreation Area immediately prior to January 3, 1975, and added to the park by sections 228a to 228j of this title, which may be necessary for the development and maintenance of a Government reclamation project.

Legislative History

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Amendments

1975—Pub. L. 93–620 substituted provisions authorizing utilization of areas formerly within Lake Mead National Recreation Area and added to the Grand Canyon National Park by sections 228a to 228j of this title, for provisions authorizing utilization of areas within the Park.

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Citation

16 U.S.C. § 227

Title 16, Conservation

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102