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title: "16 U.S.C. § 160"
description: "Congressional declaration of purpose"
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title_number: 16
title_name: "CONSERVATION"
chapter_number: "1"
chapter_name: "NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES"
section: "160"
citation: "16 U.S.C. § 160"
status: "current"
release_point: "119-100"
release_date: "2026-06-26"
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# 16 U.S.C. § 160 - Congressional declaration of purpose
## Text
The purpose of this subchapter is to preserve, for the inspiration and enjoyment of present and future generations, the outstanding scenery, geological conditions, and waterway system which constituted a part of the historic route of the Voyageurs who contributed significantly to the opening of the Northwestern United States.
(Pub. L. 91661, § 1, Jan. 8, 1971, 84 Stat. 1970.)