Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-102
§256 Acceptance of Land Ceded by State of Washington; Assumption of Jurisdiction
Title 16 › CHAPTER 1 — NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › SUBCHAPTER XXVII — OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK › § 256
Summary
The United States accepts Washington State’s March 8, 1941 act (Chapter 51, Laws of 1941) that gave the U.S. exclusive control of the land set aside as Olympic National Park. The United States will have full legal authority over that land, except for any rights the State reserved when it gave up control.
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Title 16, §256
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The provisions of the act of the Legislature of the State of Washington, approved March 8, 1941 (Chapter 51 of the Laws of 1941 of the State of Washington), ceding to the United States exclusive jurisdiction over and within all the territory included on March 8, 1941, in the tract of land in the State of Washington, set aside for the purposes of a national park and known as the Olympic National Park, are accepted. Subject to the reservations made by the State in the act of cession, the United States assumes sole and exclusive jurisdiction over such territory.
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References in Text
Act of State of Washington “approved March 8, 1941”, referred to in text, may be found in Rem. Rev. St., § 8110–1 and Revised Code of Washington Annotated, § 37.08.210.
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16 U.S.C. § 256
Title 16, Conservation
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102