Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-102
§408 Establishment; Acquisition of Land
Title 16 › CHAPTER 1 — NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › SUBCHAPTER LII — ISLE ROYALE NATIONAL PARK › § 408
Summary
When the United States owns all privately held land on Isle Royale and any nearby islands the Secretary of the Interior decides are needed, and Michigan gives the U.S. full legal control, the area becomes a public park called Isle Royale National Park for people to enjoy. The United States may not buy those lands with government money; it can only get them by public or private donation.
Full Legal Text
Title 16, §408
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When title to all alienated lands within Isle Royale in Lake Superior, Keweenaw County, Michigan, and immediately surrounding islands as shall be designated by the Secretary of the Interior in the exercise of his judgment and discretion as necessary or desirable for national-park purposes, shall have been vested in the United States, and exclusive jurisdiction over the same shall have been ceded by the State of Michigan to the United States, said area shall be, and is established, dedicated, and set apart as a public park for the benefit and enjoyment of the people, and shall be known as the Isle Royale National Park: Provided, That the United States shall not purchase by appropriation of public moneys any lands within the aforesaid area, but such lands shall be secured by the United States only by public or private donation.
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Citation
16 U.S.C. § 408
Title 16, Conservation
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102