16 U.S.C. § 441d
Examinations, excavations, and gathering of objects of interest within park
United States · Title 16 — CONSERVATION · Status: effective
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- 16 U.S.C. § 441d, Examinations, excavations, and gathering of objects of interest within park, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/444397
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The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to permit examinations, excavations, and gathering of objects of interest within said park by any person or persons whom he may deem properly qualified to conduct such examinations, excavations, or gatherings, subject to such rules and regulations as he may prescribe: Provided, That the examinations, excavations, and gatherings are undertaken only for the benefit of some reputable museum, university, college, or other recognized scientific or educational institution, with a view to increasing the knowledge of such objects and aiding the general advancement of geological and zoological science.
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. The law that originally enacted this section predates the public laws loaded here, so only later amendments are listed.
- National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally