Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-102
§403k–2 Addition of Lands to 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 › § 403k–2
Summary
When the Secretary of the Interior accepts the Carolina Aluminum Company's donation, a 25‑acre tract north of Lake Cheoah in Swain County, North Carolina, joins Great Smoky Mountains National Park and follows park laws.
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Title 16, §403k–2
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So much of the twenty-five-acre tract of land in Forney’s Creek Township, Swain County, North Carolina, lying north of Lake Cheoah, proposed to be donated to the United States by the Carolina Aluminum Company, as now lies outside of the park boundaries authorized by section 403 and 403a to 403c of this title, shall upon acceptance by the Secretary of the Interior, become a part of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and shall be subject to all laws, rules, and regulations applicable to said park.
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16 U.S.C. § 403k–2
Title 16, Conservation
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102