Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-102
§403h–15 Conveyances to Tennessee of Lands Within Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Title 16 › CHAPTER 1 — NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › SUBCHAPTER XLVI — SHENANDOAH NATIONAL PARK AND GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK › § 403h–15
Summary
Interior Secretary may transfer to Tennessee, with conditions to protect park beauty, about 28 acres from Rt. 72 (U.S. 129) and about 41 acres from Rt. 73 east of Gatlinburg in GSMNP.
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Title 16, §403h–15
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The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to convey to the State of Tennessee, subject to such conditions as he may deem necessary to preserve the natural beauty of the adjacent park lands, approximately twenty-eight acres of land comprising a portion of the right-of-way of Tennessee State Route 72 (U.S. 129), and approximately forty-one acres comprising portions of the right-of-way of Tennessee State Route 73 east of Gatlinburg, which are within the boundary of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
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16 U.S.C. § 403h–15
Title 16, Conservation
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102