Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-102
§47b Inapplicability of Certain Laws to Lands Acquired Under Section 47a
Title 16 › CHAPTER 1 — NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › SUBCHAPTER VI — SEQUOIA AND YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARKS › § 47b
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Lands added to Yosemite under that authority are exempt from the Federal Power Act.
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Title 16, §47b
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The provisions of the Federal Power Act [16 U.S.C. 791a et seq.] shall not apply to any lands added to the Yosemite National Park under the authority of section 47a of this title.
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The Federal Power Act, referred to in text, was in the original the “Act of
June 10, 1920, known as the Federal Water Power Act,” and was redesignated as the Federal Power Act by section 791a of this title. The Federal Power Act is act
June 10, 1920, ch. 285, 41 Stat. 1063, and is classified generally to chapter 12 (§ 791a et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 791a of this title and Tables.
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16 U.S.C. § 47b
Title 16, Conservation
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Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102