§ 228b. — Composition of park.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC228b]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1--NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER XXIV--GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK
Sec. 228b. Composition of park
(a) Additional lands, waters, and interests therein
In order to add to the Grand Canyon National Park certain prime
portions of the canyon area possessing unique natural, scientific, and
scenic values, the Grand Canyon National Park shall comprise, subject to
any valid existing rights under the Navajo Boundary Act of 1934, all
those lands, waters, and interests therein, constituting approximately
one million two hundred thousand acres, located within the boundaries as
depicted on the drawing entitled ``Boundary Map, Grand Canyon National
Park,'' numbered 113-20, 021 B and dated December 1974, a copy of which
shall be on file and available for public inspection in the offices of
the National Park Service, Department of the Interior.
(b) Abolition of Grand Canyon and Marble Canyon National Monuments
For purposes of sections 228a to 228j of this title, the Grand
Canyon National Monument and the Marble Canyon National Monument are
abolished.
(c) Study and report to Congress of suitability of lands included within
enlarged boundaries; submission date
The Secretary of the Interior shall study the lands within the
former boundaries of the Grand Canyon National Monument commonly known
as the Tuckup Point, Slide Mountain, and Jensen Tank areas to determine
whether any portion of these lands might be unsuitable for park purposes
and whether in his judgment the public interest might be better served
if they were deleted from the Grand Canyon National Park. The Secretary
shall report his findings and recommendations to the Congress no later
than one year from January 3, 1975.
(Pub. L. 93-620, Sec. 3, Jan. 3, 1975, 88 Stat. 2090.)
References in Text
The Navajo Boundary Act of 1934, referred to in subsec. (a), is act
June 14, 1934, ch. 521, 48 Stat. 960, which was not classified to the
Code.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 227, 228a, 228c to 228i,
228j of this title.
