Federal · Title 16 — Conservation
16 U.S.C. § 396: Additional lands; acceptance of title
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The Secretary of the Interior is authorized, in his discretion and upon submission of evidence of satisfactory title to him, to accept, on behalf of the United States, title to the lands referred to in section 391b of this title as may be deemed by him necessary or desirable for national-park purposes.
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