Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-102
§408a Acceptance of Title to Lands
Title 16 › CHAPTER 1 — NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › SUBCHAPTER LII — ISLE ROYALE NATIONAL PARK › § 408a
Summary
Lets the Secretary of the Interior accept ownership of lands on those islands for national park use. He can do this at no cost to the United States if he finds the proof of ownership acceptable.
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Title 16, §408a
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The Secretary of the Interior is authorized, in his discretion and upon submission of evidence of title satisfactory to him, to accept on behalf of the United States title to any lands located on said islands offered to the United States, without cost, as may be deemed by him necessary or desirable for national-park purposes.
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Citation
16 U.S.C. § 408a
Title 16, Conservation
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102