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# 16 U.S.C. § 346a–6 - Transfer of administrative jurisdiction to National Park Service

## Text

Administrative jurisdiction over the land identified as the Watchman Wilderness on the Northeastern Washington County Wilderness Map is hereby transferred to the National Park Service, to be included in, and administered as part of Zion National Park.

(Pub. L. 111–11, title I, § 1972(d), Mar. 30, 2009, 123 Stat. 1080.)

## Notes

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Definition For definition of “Northeastern Washington County Wilderness Map”, see section 1971 of Pub. L. 111–11, set out as a note under section 460www of this title.