Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-102
§407b Applicability of Federal Power Act
Title 16 › CHAPTER 1 — NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › SUBCHAPTER L — CARLSBAD CAVERNS NATIONAL PARK › § 407b
Summary
Prevents the Federal Power Act from applying to land reserved as Carlsbad Caverns (sec. 407).
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Title 16, §407b
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The provisions of the Federal Power Act [16 U.S.C. 791a et seq.] shall not apply to or extend over the land by section 407 of this title or hereafter reserved and dedicated as the Carlsbad Caverns National Park.
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The Federal Power Act, referred to in text, was in the original the “Act of
June 10, 1920, known as the Federal Water Power Act,” and was redesignated as the Federal Power Act by section 791a of this title. The Federal Power Act is act
June 10, 1920, ch. 285, 41 Stat. 1063, and is classified generally to chapter 12 (§ 791aet seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 791a of this title and Tables.
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16 U.S.C. § 407b
Title 16, Conservation
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102