Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73not60

§243 Exchange of Lands

Title 16 › Chapter 1— NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › Subchapter XXVI— THEODORE ROOSEVELT NATIONAL PARK › § 243

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary of the Interior can trade federal land in the Roosevelt recreational demonstration area project that lies outside the park for State or private land inside the park. He may only make the swap if the lands are about equal in value and he believes it is in the United States' interest. Any land the United States receives must have a title the Attorney General approves. Once the United States holds clear title, the new land becomes part of the park and follows its laws.

Full Legal Text

Title 16, §243

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That for the purposes of acquiring non-Federal lands within the boundaries of said park as established by this subchapter, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized, in his discretion, to exchange federally owned lands within the Roosevelt recreational demonstration area project, located outside the boundaries of the park for State or privately owned lands of approximately equal value within the boundaries of the park, when in his opinion such action is in the interest of the United States, the title to any lands acquired under this section to be satisfactory to the Attorney General. Upon the vesting of title thereto in the United States, any lands acquired pursuant to this authorization shall become a part of the park and shall be subject to the laws applicable thereto.

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Citation

16 U.S.C. § 243

Title 16 — Conservation

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60