§ 156. — Establishment; boundaries.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC156]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1--NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER XVII--BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK
Sec. 156. Establishment; boundaries
When title to such lands as may be determined by the Secretary of
the Interior as necessary for recreational park purposes within the
boundaries to be determined by him within the area of approximately one
million five hundred thousand acres, in the counties of Brewster and
Presidio, in the State of Texas, known as the ``Big Bend'' area, shall
have been vested in the United States, such lands shall be established,
dedicated, and set apart as a public park for the benefit and enjoyment
of the people and shall be known as the ``Big Bend National Park'':
Provided, That the United States shall not purchase by appropriation of
public moneys any land within the aforesaid area, but such lands shall
be secured by the United States only by public and private donations.
(June 20, 1935, ch. 283, Sec. 1, 49 Stat. 393.)
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 157, 157d of this title.
