Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-102
§444a Ascertainment of Value of Lands Offered for Exchange; Evidence of Title
Title 16 › CHAPTER 1 — NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › SUBCHAPTER LXI — NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL MONUMENTS AND MEMORIALS › § 444a
Summary
Interior Secretary decides how to value private lands inside the monument and the federal lands offered in exchange. Owners must give proof of ownership the Secretary accepts before any exchange. Lands given under section 444 remain part of Petrified Forest National Monument.
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Title 16, §444a
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The value of all patented lands within said monument offered for exchange, and the value of the lands of the United States to be given in exchange therefor, shall be ascertained in such manner as the Secretary of the Interior may direct; and the owners of such privately owned lands within said monument shall, before any exchange is effective, furnish the Secretary of the Interior evidence satisfactory to him of title to the patented lands offered in exchange; and lands conveyed to the United States under section 444 of this title shall be and remain a part of the Petrified Forest National Monument.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Disestablishment of Petrified Forest National MonumentDisestablishment of Petrified Forest National Monument upon establishment of Petrified Forest National Park, see section 119 of this title.
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Citation
16 U.S.C. § 444a
Title 16, Conservation
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102