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16 U.S.C. § 438

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Repairs and improvements; how made
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Title
16 — Conservation
Chapter
CH1
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17

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Any and all repairs, improvements, changes, and alterations in the grounds, buildings, and other appurtenances to the reservation shall be made only according to detailed plans which shall be approved by the Secretary of the Interior, and all such repairs, improvements, or alterations shall be made at the expense of the United States, and all such improvements, together with the reservation itself, shall become and remain permanently the property of the United States. (May 26, 1914, ch. 100, 38 Stat. 382; Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 425, 43 Stat. 1109; Ex. Ord. No. 6166, § 2, June 10, 1933; Ex. Ord. No. 6228, § 1, July 28, 1933.) Editorial Notes Codification This section and sections 437, 439, and 440 of this title were derived from act Mar. 3, 1925. See Codification note set out under section 437 of this title. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries Termination of War and EmergenciesTermination of state of war and national emergencies, see note set out under section 437 of this title. Executive Documents Transfer of Functions Transfer of administrative functions of park, see note set out under section 437 of this title.

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