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# 16 U.S.C. § 2 - Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272

## Notes

Section, act Aug. 25, 1916, ch. 408, § 2, 39 Stat. 535; Mar. 4, 1921, ch. 161, § 1, 41 Stat. 1407, related to national parks, reservations, and monuments; supervision. See section 100302(a)(3) of Title 54, National Park Service and Related Programs.