Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-102
§3194 Archeological and Paleontological Sites
Title 16 › CHAPTER 51 — ALASKA NATIONAL INTEREST LANDS CONSERVATION › SUBCHAPTER VI — ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS › § 3194
Summary
The Secretary may add important archaeological or fossil sites in Alaska to Cape Krusenstern, Bering Land Bridge, Yukon‑Charley Rivers, or Kobuk Valley when the sites are closely linked, even if they lie outside current borders. No more than 7,500 acres may be added to any one area. For additions over 100 acres the Secretary must notify the appropriate congressional committees and publish in the Federal Register.
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Title 16, §3194
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Notwithstanding any acreage or boundary limitations contained in this Act with respect to the Cape Krusenstern National Monument, the Bering Land Bridge National Preserve, the Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve, and the Kobuk Valley National Park, the Secretary may designate Federal lands or he may acquire by purchase with the consent of the owner, donation, or exchange any significant archeological or paleontological site in Alaska located outside of the boundaries of such areas and containing resources which are closely associated with any such area. If any such site is so designated or acquired, it shall be included in and managed as part of such area. Not more than seven thousand five hundred acres of land may be designated or acquired under this section for inclusion in any single area. Before designation or acquisition of any property in excess of one hundred acres under the provisions of this section, the Secretary shall—
(1)submit notice of such proposed designation or acquisition to the appropriate committees of the Congress; and
(2)publish notice of such proposed designation or acquisition in the Federal Register.
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This Act, referred to in provision preceding par. (1), is Pub. L. 96–487, Dec. 2, 1980, 94 Stat. 2371, known as the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
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note set out under section 3101 of this title and Tables.
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16 U.S.C. § 3194
Title 16, Conservation
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102