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+title: "16 U.S.C. § 1"
+description: "Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272"
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+corpus: "united_states_code"
+kind: "code_section"
+title_number: 16
+title_name: "CONSERVATION"
+chapter_number: "1"
+chapter_name: "NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES"
+section: "1"
+citation: "16 U.S.C. § 1"
+status: "current"
+release_point: "119-100"
+release_date: "2026-06-26"
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+
+# 16 U.S.C. § 1 - Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272
+
+## Notes
+
+Section, act Aug. 25, 1916, ch. 408, § 1, 39 Stat. 535; Ex. Ord. No. 6166, § 2, June 10, 1933; Mar. 2, 1934, ch. 38, § 1, 48 Stat. 389; July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, § 205(a), 61 Stat. 501; Pub. L. 104–333, div. I, title VIII, § 814(e)(1), Nov. 12, 1996, 110 Stat. 4196, related to creation of National Park Service. See sections 100101(a), 100301, and 100302(a)(1), (2), (b), (c) of Title 54, National Park Service and Related Programs.
+
+Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
+
+Short Title of 2019 AmendmentPub. L. 116–9, § 1(a), Mar. 12, 2019, 133 Stat. 580, provided that: “This Act [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the ‘John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act’.”
+
+Short Title of 2008 AmendmentPub. L. 110–229, § 1(a), May 8, 2008, 122 Stat. 754, provided that: “This Act [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the ‘Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008’.”
+
+Short Title of 2004 AmendmentPub. L. 108–352, § 1, Oct. 21, 2004, 118 Stat. 1395, provided that: “This Act [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the ‘National Park System Laws Technical Amendments Act of 2004’.”
+
+Short Title of 2002 AmendmentPub. L. 107–236, § 1, Oct. 9, 2002, 116 Stat. 1483, provided that: “This Act [amending section 460kk of this title] may be cited as the ‘Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area Boundary Adjustment Act’.”
+
+Short Title of 2000 AmendmentPub. L. 106–510, § 1, Nov. 13, 2000, 114 Stat. 2363, provided that: “This Act [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the ‘Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Adjustment Act of 2000’.”
+
+Short Title of 1983 AmendmentPub. L. 98–141, § 1, Oct. 31, 1983, 97 Stat. 909, provided: “That this Act [amending sections 459b–8, 459g–7, and 460x–14 of this title and sections 872, 874, 875, 880, and 885 of former Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works, repealing section 433e of this title, and amending provisions set out as a note under section 433c of this title] may be cited as the ‘Public Lands and National Parks Act of 1983’.”
+
+Definition of “Secretary”Pub. L. 116–9, § 2, Mar. 12, 2019, 133 Stat. 584, provided that: “In this Act [see Short Title of 2018 Amendment note set out above], the term ‘Secretary’ means the Secretary of the Interior.”