Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-102
§396 Additional Lands; Acceptance of Title
Title 16 › CHAPTER 1 — NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › SUBCHAPTER XLI — HAWAII NATIONAL PARK › § 396
Summary
The Interior Secretary may, with proof of valid title, accept lands mentioned earlier for the United States' national-park use.
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Title 16, §396
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The Secretary of the Interior is authorized, in his discretion and upon submission of evidence of satisfactory title to him, to accept, on behalf of the United States, title to the lands referred to in section 391b of this title as may be deemed by him necessary or desirable for national-park purposes.
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Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National ParkDesignation of portion of Hawaii National Park situated on island of Hawaii as Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park, effective Sept. 22, 1961, see section 391d of this title.
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Citation
16 U.S.C. § 396
Title 16, Conservation
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102