Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-102
§438 Repairs and Improvements; How Made
Title 16 › CHAPTER 1 — NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › SUBCHAPTER LXI — NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL MONUMENTS AND MEMORIALS › § 438
Summary
Repairs and changes to reservation land, buildings, or fixtures must follow plans approved by the Secretary of the Interior. The United States pays for the work and keeps ownership of the reservation and its improvements permanently.
Full Legal Text
Title 16, §438
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Any and all repairs, improvements, changes, and alterations in the grounds, buildings, and other appurtenances to the reservation shall be made only according to detailed plans which shall be approved by the Secretary of the Interior, and all such repairs, improvements, or alterations shall be made at the expense of the United States, and all such improvements, together with the reservation itself, shall become and remain permanently the property of the United States.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Codification This section and section 437, 439, and 440 of this title were derived from act Mar. 3, 1925. See Codification note set out under section 437 of this title.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Termination of War and EmergenciesTermination of state of war and national emergencies, see note set out under section 437 of this title.
Executive Documents
Transfer of Functions
Transfer of administrative functions of park, see note set out under section 437 of this title.
Reference
Citations & Metadata
Citation
16 U.S.C. § 438
Title 16, Conservation
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102