§ 408. — Establishment; acquisition of land.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC408]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1--NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER LII--ISLE ROYALE NATIONAL PARK
Sec. 408. Establishment; acquisition of land
When title to all alienated lands within Isle Royale in Lake
Superior, Keweenaw County, Michigan, and immediately surrounding islands
as shall be designated by the Secretary of the Interior in the exercise
of his judgment and discretion as necessary or desirable for national-
park purposes, shall have been vested in the United States, and
exclusive jurisdiction over the same shall have been ceded by the State
of Michigan to the United States, said area shall be, and is
established, dedicated, and set apart as a public park for the benefit
and enjoyment of the people, and shall be known as the Isle Royale
National Park: Provided, That the United States shall not purchase by
appropriation of public moneys any lands within the aforesaid area, but
such lands shall be secured by the United States only by public or
private donation.
(Mar. 3, 1931, ch. 448, Sec. 1, 46 Stat. 1514.)
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 408d, 408e of this title.
