Title 16ConservationRelease 119-73not60

§361d Additions to Park

Title 16 › Chapter 1— NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › Subchapter XL— HOT SPRINGS NATIONAL PARK › § 361d

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

Adds certain lands to Hot Springs National Park in Arkansas. It includes parts of many sections in Township 2 South, Range 19 West (for example the northeast quarter of section 33, the northwest quarter of section 34, and various privately owned parts of sections 27, 22, 15, 16, 21, 20, 28, 29, 30, and 31 as listed). It also adds all of section 36 and parts of section 35 in Township 2 South, Range 20 West; parts of sections 1 and 2 in Township 3 South, Range 20 West; parts of section 6 in Township 3 South, Range 19 West; and specific city property in Hot Springs: blocks 27, 189, 195, and 196; lots 8–13 in block 125; lots 4, 5, 7–14 in block 188; Fountain Street adjoining those lots and blocks; Reserve Avenue from Palm Street to Cypress Street; and two unnamed 20‑foot streets running from Fountain Street to the Government boundary between the noted blocks. When the Secretary of the Interior acquires any of these lands for the United States, they must become part of Hot Springs National Park and be governed by the park’s laws and rules.

Full Legal Text

Title 16, §361d

Conservation — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

The boundaries of the Hot Springs National Park in the State of Arkansas be, and the same are, extended to include the following lands, to wit: So much of the northeast quarter section 33, township 2 south, range 19 west, as is now privately owned; The northwest quarter section 34, township 2 south, range 19 west; All privately owned land in the west half section 27, township 2 south, range 19 west; The southeast quarter section 27, south half northeast quarter section 27, all privately owned lands in the northwest quarter northeast quarter section 27, west half section 22, southwest quarter section 15, southeast quarter section 16, northeast quarter section 21, south half section 21, southeast quarter southeast quarter section 20, east half northeast quarter section 28, northwest quarter northeast quarter section 28, northwest quarter northwest quarter section 28, east half southwest quarter northeast quarter section 28, east half northeast quarter section 29, southeast quarter northwest quarter northeast quarter section 29, southwest quarter northeast quarter section 29, west half northwest quarter southeast quarter section 29, southeast quarter southeast quarter northwest quarter section 29, northeast quarter northwest quarter southeast quarter section 29, all privately owned land in northeast quarter southwest quarter section 29, south half southeast quarter section 30, northeast quarter southeast quarter section 30, southeast quarter southwest quarter section 30, west half section 31, north half northeast quarter section 31, southwest quarter northeast quarter section 31, west half southeast quarter northeast quarter section 31, all lying and being situated in township 2 south, range 19 west; All of section 36, southeast quarter section 35, southeast quarter northeast quarter section 35, all lying and being situated in township 2 south, range 20 west; Northeast quarter section 2, north half southeast quarter section 2, north half section 1, north half southwest quarter section 1, north half southeast quarter section 1, all lying and being situated in township 3 south, range 20 west; North half section 6, north half southwest quarter section 6, northwest quarter southeast quarter section 6, all lying and being situated in township 3 south, range 19 west; Blocks 27, 189, 195, and 196, city of Hot Springs; Lots 8 to 13, inclusive, block 125, city of Hot Springs; lots 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, and 14, block 188, city of Hot Springs; Fountain Street adjoining lots 13, block 125, and blocks 195 and 196, city of Hot Springs; Reserve Avenue in city of Hot Springs from Palm Street to Cypress Street. Two unnamed streets, twenty feet wide, extending from Fountain Street to Government boundary and running between blocks 125 and 195 and blocks 195 and 196, respectively. All or any part of such lands above described, when acquired by the Secretary of the Interior on behalf of the United States, shall be and remain a part of the Hot Springs National Park, subject to all laws and regulations applicable thereto.

Reference

Citations & Metadata

Citation

16 U.S.C. § 361d

Title 16Conservation

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60