2019 US Code
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

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Citation 16 U.S.C. § 228a (2019)
Section Name §228a. Enlargement of boundaries; statement of purpose
Section Text

It is the object of sections 228a 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.

Source Credit

(Pub. L. 93–620, §2, Jan. 3, 1975, 88 Stat. 2089.)

Editorial Notes SHORT TITLE

For short title of sections 228a 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.

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 16 - CONSERVATION
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within 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
Contains section 228a
Date 2019
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 24, 2020
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Short Titles "Grand Canyon National Park Enlargement Act", see Short Title note set out under section 221 of this title.
Statutes at Large References 88 Stat. 2089
Public Law References Public Law 93-620
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