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16 U.S.C. § 408a

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Acceptance of title to lands
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Title
16 — Conservation
Chapter
CH1
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17

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The Secretary of the Interior is authorized, in his discretion and upon submission of evidence of title satisfactory to him, to accept on behalf of the United States title to any lands located on said islands offered to the United States, without cost, as may be deemed by him necessary or desirable for national-park purposes. (Mar. 3, 1931, ch. 448, § 2, 46 Stat. 1514.)

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