Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73not60
§441j Revision of Boundaries
Title 16 › Chapter 1— NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › Subchapter LXI— NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL MONUMENTS AND MEMORIALS › § 441j
Summary
Badlands National Park boundaries are changed to include scenic and scientific lands shown on the map "Badlands National Monument" (NM–BL–7021B, Aug. 1967), filed with NPS; the Secretary may make minor adjustments, but acreage cannot exceed it, and lands the United States acquires inside are governed by park laws.
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Title 16, §441j
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In order to include lands of outstanding scenic and scientific character in the Badlands National Park, the boundaries of the park are revised as generally depicted on the map entitled “Badlands National Monument”, numbered NM–BL–7021B, dated August 1967, which is on file and available for public inspection in the offices of the National Park Service, Department of the Interior. The Secretary of the Interior may make minor adjustments in the boundaries, but the total acreage in the park may not exceed the acreage within the boundaries depicted on the map referred to herein. Lands within the boundaries of the park that are acquired by the United States shall be subject to the laws and regulations applicable to the park.
Legislative History
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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Change of Name
Words “Park” and “park” substituted in text for “Monument” and “monument”, respectively, 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. § 441j
Title 16 — Conservation
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60