Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-102

§404e Donations of Money; Acquisition of Title to Lands

Title 16 › CHAPTER 1 — NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › SUBCHAPTER XLVII — MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK › § 404e

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary of the Interior can accept donated money to buy land and land rights for Mammoth Cave National Park. The Secretary may get that land by buying it, by using the government's legal power to take it, or by other lawful methods.

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Title 16, §404e

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In the establishment of the said Mammoth Cave National Park the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to accept donations of money for the acquisition of lands and rights therein and to acquire the same by purchase, condemnation, or otherwise.

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Citation

16 U.S.C. § 404e

Title 16, Conservation

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102