Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-102
§460k–2 Cooperation with Agencies, Organizations and Individuals; Acceptance of Donations; Restrictive Covenants
Title 16 › CHAPTER 1 — NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › SUBCHAPTER LXVIII — NATIONAL CONSERVATION RECREATIONAL AREAS › § 460k–2
Summary
The Secretary can work with public or private groups and people and may accept and use gifts of money, land, or other property without needing extra approval. If a donor sets rules or limits on a gift, the Secretary may accept those rules when they match the purposes of wildlife refuges, game ranges, fish hatcheries, and other fish and wildlife conservation areas.
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Title 16, §460k–2
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In furtherance of the purposes of this subchapter, the Secretary is authorized to cooperate with public and private agencies, organizations, and individuals, and he may accept and use, without further authorization, donations of funds and real and personal property. Such acceptance may be accomplished under the terms and conditions of restrictive covenants imposed by donors when such covenants are deemed by the Secretary to be compatible with the purposes of the wildlife refuges, games ranges, fish hatcheries, and other fish and wildlife conservation areas.
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16 U.S.C. § 460k–2
Title 16, Conservation
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102