Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-102
§441d Examinations, Excavations, and Gathering of Objects of Interest Within Park
Title 16 › CHAPTER 1 — NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › SUBCHAPTER LXI — NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL MONUMENTS AND MEMORIALS › § 441d
Summary
The Secretary of the Interior can allow qualified people to study, dig, and collect items inside the park under rules he sets. They may do this only for reputable museums, colleges, or similar research or educational groups to increase knowledge and help advance geological and zoological science.
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Title 16, §441d
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The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to permit examinations, excavations, and gathering of objects of interest within said park by any person or persons whom he may deem properly qualified to conduct such examinations, excavations, or gatherings, subject to such rules and regulations as he may prescribe: Provided, That the examinations, excavations, and gatherings are undertaken only for the benefit of some reputable museum, university, college, or other recognized scientific or educational institution, with a view to increasing the knowledge of such objects and aiding the general advancement of geological and zoological science.
Legislative History
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Change of Name
Word “park” substituted in text for “monument” pursuant to Pub. L. 95–625, § 611, which is classified to section 441e–1 of this title and which redesignated Badlands National Monument as Badlands National Park.
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Citation
16 U.S.C. § 441d
Title 16, Conservation
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102