16 U.S.C. § 460dd–1: Acquisition of property

Summary

The Secretary may acquire land or land rights inside the recreation area by donation, purchase, or exchange. Land owned by Utah, Arizona, or any state or local government can only be obtained by donation or exchange. Land held in trust for an Indian tribe can be acquired only with the tribal council’s agreement. This does not change the Navajo Tribe’s mineral rights reserved under section 2 of the Act of September 2, 1958 (72 Stat. 1686), or the Navajo Tribal Council’s reserved rights to use the lands called “Parcel B.”

Title 16, §460dd–1

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(a)Authority of Secretary; donation or exchange of State lands; concurrence of tribal council respecting trust lands

Within the boundaries of the recreation area, the Secretary may acquire lands and interests in lands by donation, purchase, or exchange. Any lands owned by the States of Utah or Arizona, or any State, political subdivisions thereof, may be acquired only by donation or exchange. No lands held in trust for any Indian tribe may be acquired except with the concurrence of the tribal council.

(b)Navajo Indian Tribe and Tribal Council reserved mineral and land use rights unaffected

Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to affect the mineral rights reserved to the Navajo Indian Tribe under section 2 of the Act of September 2, 1958 (72 Stat. 1686), or the rights reserved to the Navajo Indian Tribal Council in said section 2 with respect to the use of the lands there described under the heading “Parcel B”.

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Act of September 2, 1958 (72 Stat. 1686), referred to in subsec. (b), provided for exchange of lands between United States and Navajo Tribe and for other purposes, and was not classified to the Code.

§460dd–1 Acquisition of Property

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Title 16, §460dd–1

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