Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-102
§243 Exchange of Lands
Title 16 › CHAPTER 1 — NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › SUBCHAPTER XXVI — THEODORE ROOSEVELT NATIONAL PARK › § 243
Summary
The Secretary may trade federal land in the Roosevelt area outside the park for state or private land inside the park of about equal value if he finds it benefits the U.S., with title approved by the Attorney General; such lands then become park land under park law.
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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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16 U.S.C. § 243
Title 16, Conservation
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102