Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-102
§251a Additional Lands
Title 16 › CHAPTER 1 — NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › SUBCHAPTER XXVII — OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK › § 251a
Summary
State, county, private lands north of the line between townships 27 and 28 north within Olympic National Park may be accepted under section 485. If the U.S. acquires them, they become park land and follow park laws.
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Title 16, §251a
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Title to State, county, and private lands situated north of the line between townships 27 and 28 north, Willamette base and meridian, Washington, and within the boundaries of the Olympic National Park as now or hereafter established by proclamation of the President of the United States, shall be subject to acceptance under the provisions of section 485 of this title, and such lands when vested in the ownership of the United States shall be a part of the Olympic National Park subject to all laws and regulations applicable thereto.
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16 U.S.C. § 251a
Title 16, Conservation
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102