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Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-73not60

§410rr–1 Establishment

Title 16 › Chapter 1— NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › Subchapter LIX–P— PECOS NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK › § 410rr–1

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

Creates the Pecos National Historical Park to protect and keep the existing Pecos National Monument and nearby important resources for people now and in the future. The park includes the Pecos National Monument and the Forked Lightning Ranch, totaling approximately 5,865 acres as shown on the map titled "Pecos National Historical Park Boundary Concept," map number 430/80028, dated March 1990, on file with the National Park Service. The Secretary of the Interior may make small boundary changes under section 100506(c) of title 54. The 1965 law that set up Pecos National Monument (approved June 28, 1965; 79 Stat. 195) is repealed, and any funds for the monument may be used for the park.

Full Legal Text

Title 16, §410rr–1

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(a)In order to enhance and preserve the existing Pecos National Monument and related nationally significant resources for the benefit and enjoyment of present and future generations, there is hereby established the Pecos National Historical Park (hereinafter in this subchapter referred to as the “park”).
(b)The park shall include the existing Pecos National Monument and the area known as the Forked Lightning Ranch which surrounds the Pecos National Monument and shall consist of approximately 5,865 acres of the lands and interests in lands as generally depicted on the map entitled “Pecos National Historical Park Boundary Concept”, numbered 430/80028 and dated March 1990. The map shall be on file and available for public inspection in the offices of the National Park Service, Department of the Interior. The Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter in this subchapter referred to as the “Secretary”) may from time to time make minor revisions in the boundary of the park in accordance with section 100506(c) of title 54.
(c)The Act entitled “An Act to authorize the establishment of Pecos National Monument in the State of New Mexico, and for other purposes” approved June 28, 1965 (79 Stat. 195), is hereby repealed, and any funds available for purposes of the Pecos National Monument shall be available for purposes of the park.

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The Act entitled “An Act to authorize the establishment of Pecos National Monument in the State of New Mexico, and for other purposes” approved
June 28, 1965 (79 Stat. 195), referred to in subsec. (c), is Pub. L. 89–54,
June 28, 1965, 79 Stat. 195, which enacted provisions listed in a Miscellaneous National Monuments table set out under section 320301 of Title 54, National Park Service and Related Programs. Codification In subsec. (b), “section 100506(c) of title 54” substituted for “section 7(c) of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l–4 and following)” on authority of Pub. L. 113–287, § 6(e), Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272, which Act enacted Title 54, National Park Service and Related Programs.

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Citation

16 U.S.C. § 410rr–1

Title 16, Conservation

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

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