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Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-73not60

§410fff–3 Acquisition of Property and Minor Boundary Adjustments

Title 16 › Chapter 1— NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › Subchapter LIX–DD— BLACK CANYON OF THE GUNNISON NATIONAL PARK AND GUNNISON GORGE NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA › § 410fff–3

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary may acquire land or land rights shown on the Park’s official map as proposed additions. Land can be added by donation, transfer, purchase with donated or appropriated funds, or by exchange. The owner must agree before any land is acquired. After acquiring land, the Secretary must change the Park boundary to include it and manage the land under applicable laws and rules. The Secretary must complete an official boundary survey as soon as practical and when money is available. The Secretary may allow hunting on privately owned land added to the Park under limits and rules, but if the Secretary later takes full ownership of that land, the hunting permission ends.

Full Legal Text

Title 16, §410fff–3

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(a)(1)The Secretary may acquire land or interests in land depicted on the Map or the map described in section 410fff–2(a)(2) of this title as proposed additions.
(2)(A)Land or interests in land may be acquired by—
(i)donation;
(ii)transfer;
(iii)purchase with donated or appropriated funds; or
(iv)exchange.
(B)No land or interest in land may be acquired without the consent of the owner of the land.
(b)After acquiring land for the Park, the Secretary shall—
(1)revise the boundary of the Park to include newly-acquired land within the boundary; and
(2)administer newly-acquired land subject to applicable laws (including regulations).
(c)As soon as practicable and subject to the availability of funds the Secretary shall complete an official boundary survey of the Park.
(d)(1)The Secretary may permit hunting on privately owned land added to the Park under this subchapter, subject to limitations, conditions, or regulations that may be prescribed by the Secretary.
(2)On the date that the Secretary acquires fee ownership of any privately owned land added to the Park under this subchapter, the authority under paragraph (1) shall terminate with respect to the privately owned land acquired.

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Amendments

2003—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 108–128 substituted “Map or the map described in section 410fff–2(a)(2) of this title” for “Map”.

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Citation

16 U.S.C. § 410fff–3

Title 16, Conservation

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60