Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-102
§228f Preservation and Renewal of Existing Grazing Rights Within Enlarged Boundaries; Term of Renewal
Title 16 › CHAPTER 1 — NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › SUBCHAPTER XXIV — GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK › § 228f
Summary
People lawfully grazing on Federal land inside the enlarged Grand Canyon National Park on January 3, 1975 may continue under their existing federal authorization (lease, permit, or license) and its renewals. Renewals cannot extend beyond ten years from January 3, 1975, except permits in the abolished Grand Canyon National Monument, which end at the holder’s death.
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Title 16, §228f
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Where any Federal lands within the Grand Canyon National Park, as enlarged by sections 228a to 228j of this title, are legally occupied or utilized on January 3, 1975, for grazing purposes, pursuant to a Federal lease, permit, or license, the Secretary shall permit the persons holding such grazing privileges to continue in the exercise thereof during the term of the lease, permit, or license, and periods of renewal thereafter: Provided, That no such renewals shall be extended beyond the period ending ten years from January 3, 1975, except that any present lease, permit, or license within the boundaries of the Grand Canyon National Monument as abolished by section 228b(b) of this title may be renewed during the life of the present holder which renewals shall terminate upon the death of the present holder.
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16 U.S.C. § 228f
Title 16, Conservation
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102