16 U.S.C. § 268
Authority of Secretary to acquire lands for trailheads
United States · Title 16 — CONSERVATION · Status: effective
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- 16 U.S.C. § 268, Authority of Secretary to acquire lands for trailheads, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/443340
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Notwithstanding the Act of June 11, 1940 (16 U.S.C. 261 et seq.), the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to acquire by donation, purchase with donated or appropriated funds, or exchange not to exceed 10 acres of land or interests in land, which shall consist of those necessary lands for the establishment of trailheads to be located at White Rocks and Chadwell Gap.
Lands and interests in lands acquired pursuant to subsection (a) shall be added to and administered as part of the Cumberland Gap National Historical Park.
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996House: 404–4Senate: no recorded tally