§ 228a. — Enlargement of boundaries; statement of purpose.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC228a]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1--NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER XXIV--GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK
Sec. 228a. Enlargement of boundaries; statement of purpose
It is the object of this section and sections 228b to 228j of this
title to provide for the recognition by Congress that the entire Grand
Canyon, from the mouth of the Paria River to the Grand Wash Cliffs,
including tributary side canyons and surrounding plateaus, is a natural
feature of national and international significance. Congress therefore
recognizes the need for, and in sections 228a to 228j of this title
provides for, the further protection and interpretation of the Grand
Canyon in accordance with its true significance.
(Pub. L. 93-620, Sec. 2, Jan. 3, 1975, 88 Stat. 2089.)
Short Title
For short title of this section and sections 228b to 228j of this
title as the ``Grand Canyon National Park Enlargement Act'', see Short
Title note set out under section 221 of this title.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 227, 228b to 228i, 228j of
this title.
