Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73not60

§273 Establishment

Title 16 › Chapter 1— NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › Subchapter XXXI— CAPITOL REEF NATIONAL PARK › § 273

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

Creates Capitol Reef National Park from the lands, waters, and interests inside the boundary shown on a map called "Boundary Map, Proposed Capitol Reef National Park, Utah" (No. 158–91,002), dated January 1971, except for valid existing rights. That map must be kept on file and available for public inspection at the National Park Service, Department of the Interior. Ends the Capitol Reef National Monument and allows any money that was for the monument to be used for the park. Federal lands or waters removed from the monument by this law will be managed by the Secretary of the Interior under the laws that apply to U.S. public lands.

Full Legal Text

Title 16, §273

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(a)Subject to valid existing rights, the lands, waters, and interests therein within the boundary generally depicted on the map entitled “Boundary Map, Proposed Capitol Reef National Park, Utah,” numbered 158–91,002, and dated January 1971, are hereby established as the Capitol Reef National Park (hereinafter referred to as the “park”). Such map shall be on file and available for public inspection in the offices of the National Park Service, Department of the Interior.

(b)The Capitol Reef National Monument is hereby abolished, and any funds available for purposes of the monument shall be available for purposes of the park. Federal lands, waters, and interests therein excluded from the monument by this subchapter shall be administered by the Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter referred to as the “Secretary”) in accordance with the laws applicable to the public lands of the United States.

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Citation

16 U.S.C. § 273

Title 16 — Conservation

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60