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16 U.S.C. § 401 — Establishment; boundaries; administration
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There is reserved and withdrawn from settlement, occupancy, or disposal under the laws of the United States and dedicated and set apart as a public park for the benefit and enjoyment of the people, under the name of the “Bryce Canyon National Park,” the tract of land in the State of Utah particularly described by and included within metes and bounds, as follows, to wit:
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There is reserved and withdrawn from settlement, occupancy, or disposal under the laws of the United States and dedicated and set apart as a public park for the benefit and enjoyment of the people, under the name of the “Bryce Canyon National Park,” the tract of land in the State of Utah particularly described by and included within metes and bounds, as follows, to wit:
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**(a) In General.—** The Secretary, acting through the Director of the National Park Service, shall promote and regulate the use of the National Park System by means and measures that conform to the fundamental purpose of the System units, which purpose is to conserve the scenery, natural and historic objects, and wild life in the System units and to provide for the enjoyment of the scenery, natural and historic objects, and wild life in such manner and by such means as will leave them unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations.
**(b) Declarations.—**
(1) **1970 declarations.—** — Congress declares that—
(A) the National Park System, which began with establishment of Yellowstone National Park in 1872, has since grown to include superlative natural, historic, and recreation areas in every major region of the United States and its territories and possessions;
(B) these areas, though distinct in character, are united through their interrelated purposes and resources into one National Park System as cumulative expressions of a single national heritage;
(C) individually and collectively, these areas derive increased national dignity and recognition of their superb environmental quality through their inclusion jointly with each other in one System preserved and managed for the benefit and inspiration of all the people of the United States; and
(D) it is the purpose of this division to include all these areas in the System and to clarify the authorities applicable to the System.
(2) **1978 reaffirmation.—** — Congress reaffirms, declares, and directs that the promotion and regulation of the various System units shall be consistent with and founded in the purpose established by subsection (a), to the common benefit of all the people of the United States.
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The area within the State of Utah described in [section 401 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section401&num=0&edition=prelim), providing for the establishment of the Utah National Park, shall be, when established as a national park, known as the Bryce Canyon National Park.
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**(a) In general** The Secretary may protect trees and forests and wood products, stored wood, and wood in use directly on the National Forest System and, in cooperation with others, on other lands in the United States, from natural and man-made causes, to—
(1) enhance the growth and maintenance of trees and forests;
(2) promote the stability of forest-related industries and employment associated therewith through the protection of forest resources;
(3) aid in forest fire prevention and control;
(4) conserve forest cover on watersheds, shelterbelts, and windbreaks;
(5) protect outdoor recreation opportunities and other forest resources; and
(6) extend timber supplies by protecting wood products, stored wood, and wood in use.
**(b) Activities** Subject to subsections (c), (d), and (e) and to such other conditions the Secretary may prescribe, the Secretary may, directly on the National Forest System, in cooperation with other Federal departments on other Federal lands, and in cooperation with State foresters, or equivalent State officials, subdivisions of States, agencies, institutions, organizations, or individuals on non-Federal lands—
(1) conduct surveys to detect and appraise insect infestations and disease conditions and man-made stresses affecting trees and establish a monitoring system throughout the forests of the United States to determine detrimental changes or improvements that occur over time, and report annually concerning such surveys and monitoring;
(2) determine the biological, chemical, and mechanical measures necessary to prevent, retard, control, or suppress incipient, potential, threatening, or emergency insect infestations and disease conditions affecting trees;
(3) plan, organize, direct, and perform measures the Secretary determines necess
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TITLE 16—CONSERVATION
§ 401
1 See References in Text note below.
1 See References in Text note below.
Park. For purposes of this section, acquisitions
of land on Hassel Island shall be deemed to be
acquisitions qualifying for payment under the
provisions of paragraph (2) of the Act of June 10,
1977 (Public Law 95–42; 91 Stat. 210). In addition
to such sums as may have heretofore been ap-
propriated for development of public facilities
within the Virgin Islands National Park, effec-
tive October 1, 1978, there are authorized to be
appropriated not more than $1,000,000 for res-
toration and rehabilitation of historic struc-
tures and for development of public facilities on
Hassel Island, and not more than $500,000 as a
grant to the Territory of the Virgin Islands for
its use in furthering projects undertaken pursu-
ant to the Land and Water Conservation Fund
Act,1 the Historic Preservation Act,1 or other
comparable programs upon the transfer of title
to the United States of all properties held by the
territory on Hassel Island.
(Pub. L. 87–750, § 4, Oct. 5, 1962, 76 Stat. 748; Pub.
L. 93–477, title I, § 101(10), Oct. 26, 1974, 88 Stat.
1445; Pub. L. 95–348, § 7(b)(5), Aug. 18, 1978, 92
Stat. 495.)
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
Paragraph (2) of the Act of June 10, 1977 (Public Law
95–42; 91 Stat. 210), referred to in text, amended former
section 460l–7 of this title.
The Land and Water Conservation Fund Act, referred
to in text, probably means the Land and Water Con-
servation Fund Act of 1965, Pub. L. 88–578, Sept. 3, 1964,
78 Stat. 897, which was classified principally to part B
(§ 460l–4 et seq.) of subchapter LXIX of chapter 1 of this
title. Sections 2, 3, 4(i)(1)(C), (j) to (n), 5 to 10, and 201
of the Act were repealed and
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