Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-102

§228c Acquisition of Lands Within Enlarged Boundaries by Donation, Purchase, or Exchange; Transfer of Jurisdiction Over Federal Lands

Title 16 › CHAPTER 1 — NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › SUBCHAPTER XXIV — GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK › § 228c

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary of the Interior may add land or land rights inside the Grand Canyon National Park as expanded by sections 228a to 228j by accepting donations, buying with donated or government money, or trading land. Any federal land inside those park boundaries is put under the Secretary’s control for the purposes of sections 228a to 228j.

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Title 16, §228c

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(a)Within the boundaries of the Grand Canyon National Park, as enlarged by sections 228a to 228j of this title, the Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter referred to as the “Secretary”) may acquire land and interest in land by donation, purchase with donated or appropriated funds, or exchange.

(b)Federal lands within the boundaries of such park are hereby transferred to the jurisdiction of the Secretary for the purposes of sections 228a to 228j of this title.

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Citation

16 U.S.C. § 228c

Title 16, Conservation

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102