Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-102
§450y–2 Grazing Within Memorial Area
Title 16 › CHAPTER 1 — NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › SUBCHAPTER LXI — NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL MONUMENTS AND MEMORIALS › § 450y–2
Summary
Secretary must permit memorial-area grazing under similar rules and current limits if it doesn't impair recreation authorized by sections 450y to 450y–4.
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Title 16, §450y–2
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The Secretary of the Interior, under such regulations as shall be prescribed by him, which regulations shall be substantially similar to those now in effect, shall permit— Grazing of livestock within the memorial area to the extent now permitted within the said area when such grazing will not interfere with recreational development authorized by sections 450y to 450y–4 of this title.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Amendments
1976—Pub. L. 94–429 struck out designation “(a)” before “grazing of livestock” and struck out subsec. (b) which related to the surface use of the land within the memorial area for prospecting and mining.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Mining Rights Existing Prior to 1976 Amendment section 3 of Pub. L. 94–429 provided in part that this section was amended as indicated in order to close area to entry and location under the Mining Law of 1872, subject to valid existing rights.
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Citation
16 U.S.C. § 450y–2
Title 16, Conservation
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102