Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-102

§410mm–2 Acquisition of Land

Title 16 › CHAPTER 1 — NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › SUBCHAPTER LIX–K — GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK › § 410mm–2

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary can obtain land or rights in land inside the park by donation, purchase using donated or budgeted money, or by exchange. The owner must agree to any acquisition. Land owned by the State of Nevada or its local governments can only be taken by donation or exchange. Land and water that the Forest Service managed before October 27, 1986, are moved to the Secretary’s control and the Humboldt National Forest boundaries will be changed to match.

Full Legal Text

Title 16, §410mm–2

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(a)The Secretary may acquire land or interests in land within the boundaries of the park by donation, purchase with donated or appropriated funds, or exchange, but no such lands or interests therein may be acquired without the consent of the owner thereof. Lands owned by the State of Nevada or any political subdivision thereof may be acquired only by donation or exchange.

(b)Lands and waters, and interests therein, within the boundaries of the park which were administered by the Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture prior to October 27, 1986, are hereby transferred to the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary to be administered in accordance with this subchapter. The boundaries of the Humboldt National Forest shall be adjusted accordingly.

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Citation

16 U.S.C. § 410mm–2

Title 16, Conservation

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102