Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-110
§273 Establishment
Title 16 › CHAPTER 1 — NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › SUBCHAPTER XXXI — CAPITOL REEF NATIONAL PARK › § 273
Summary
All land and water inside the boundary shown on the park map (map no. 158–91,002, dated January 1971) becomes Capitol Reef National Park, while existing legal rights are honored; the map is available to the public at the National Park Service. The Capitol Reef National Monument is ended, its funds can be used for the park, and federal lands excluded from the monument will be managed by the Secretary of the Interior under the usual public‑land laws.
Full Legal Text
Title 16, §273
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(a)Description of area
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)Abolition of Capitol Reef National Monument; funds of monument available for park; administration of lands excluded from monument
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
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110