16 U.S.C. § 410hhh: Great Sand Dunes National Park, Colorado

When the Secretary determines that sufficient land having a sufficient diversity of resources has been acquired to warrant designation of the land as a national park, the Secretary shall establish the Great Sand Dunes National Park in the State of Colorado, as generally depicted on the map, as a unit of the National Park System. Such establishment shall be effective upon publication of a notice of the Secretary’s determination in the Federal Register. The map shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service. the estimate of the Secretary of the lands necessary to achieve a sufficient diversity of resources to warrant designation of the national park; and the progress of the Secretary in acquiring the necessary lands. On the date of establishment of the national park pursuant to subsection (a), the Great Sand Dunes National Monument shall be abolished, and any funds made available for the purposes of the national monument shall be available for the purposes of the national park. Any reference in any law (other than this subchapter), regulation, document, record, map, or other paper of the United States to “Great Sand Dunes National Monument” shall be considered a reference to “Great Sand Dunes National Park”. is depicted on the map as being within the boundaries of the national park or the preserve; and is not under the administrative jurisdiction of the National Park Service on November 22, 2000 .