Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73not60
§47a Addition of Certain Lands to Park Authorized
Title 16 › Chapter 1— NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › Subchapter VI— SEQUOIA AND YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARKS › § 47a
Summary
The President may add land to Yosemite National Park in California to protect and join up timber stands along the park’s western edge if both the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture recommend it. The specific land is section 1 and the north half of section 12, township 1 south, range 19 east, Mount Diablo meridian, and the addition must be made by presidential proclamation.
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Title 16, §47a
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For the purpose of preserving and consolidating timber stands along the western boundary of the Yosemite National Park the President of the United States is authorized, upon the joint recommendation of the Secretaries of Interior and Agriculture, to add to the Yosemite National Park, in the State of California, by Executive proclamation, section 1 and the north half of section 12, township 1 south, range 19 east, Mount Diablo meridian.
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16 U.S.C. § 47a
Title 16 — Conservation
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60