# 16 U.S.C. § 273d: Administration, protection, and development

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## Section

- **Citation:** 16 U.S.C. § 273d
- **Heading:** Administration, protection, and development
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** July 16, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 16—CONSERVATION > CHAPTER 1—NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES > SUBCHAPTER XXXI—CAPITOL REEF NATIONAL PARK

## Text

The National Park Service, under the direction of the Secretary, shall administer, protect, and develop the park, subject to the provisions of the Act entitled “An Act to establish a National Park Service, and for other purposes”, approved August 25, 1916 ( 39 Stat. 535 ) as amended and supplemented ( 16 U.S.C. 1–4 ). 1 1
See References in Text note below.

( Pub. L. 92–207, § 5 , Dec. 18, 1971 , 85 Stat. 740 .)

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- [16 U.S.C. § 1a Repealed. June 25, 1948, ch. 646, § 39 , 62 Stat. 992 , eff. Sept. 1, 1948](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t16_s1a.md)
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