§ 393. — Entries under land laws; rightsofway; lands excluded.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC393]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1--NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER XLI--HAWAII NATIONAL PARK
Sec. 393. Entries under land laws; rights-of-way; lands excluded
Nothing herein contained shall affect any valid claim, location, or
entry existing under the land laws of the United States prior to August
1, 1916, whether for homestead, mineral, right-of-way, or any other
purpose whatsoever, or shall affect the rights of any such claimant,
locator, or entryman to the full use and enjoyment of his land. Whenever
consistent with the primary purposes of the park, section 79 of this
title shall be applicable to the lands included within the park. The
Secretary of the Interior may, in his discretion and upon such
conditions as he may deem wise, grant easements or rights-of-way for
steam, electric, or similar transportation upon or across the park. No
lands located within the park boundaries held in private or municipal
ownership prior to August 1, 1916, shall be affected by or subject to
the provisions of this section and sections 391 and 394 of this title.
(Aug. 1, 1916, ch. 264, Secs. 2, 3, 39 Stat. 433, 434.)
References in Text
Herein, referred to in text, means act Aug. 1, 1916, which is
classified to sections 391, 393 and 394 of this title. For complete
classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.
The land laws of the United States, referred to in text, are
classified generally to Title 43, Public Lands.
Section 79 of this title, referred to in text, was in the original a
reference to act Feb. 15, 1901, ch. 372, 31 Stat. 790. For further
details, see Codification note set out under section 79 of this title.
Codification
Section is a combination of sections 2 and 3 of act Aug. 1, 1916,
all but the last sentence being derived from section 2.
Haleakala National Park
Establishment of detached portion of Hawaii National Park lying on
island of Maui as Haleakala National Park, effective July 1, 1961, see
section 396b of this title.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 391b-1, 391c, 391d of this
title.
