16 USC § 273a - Acquisition of property; authority of Secretary; State property

---
identifier: "/us/usc/t16/s273a"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "16 USC § 273a - Acquisition of property; authority of Secretary; State property"
title_number: 16
title_name: "CONSERVATION"
section_number: "273a"
section_name: "Acquisition of property; authority of Secretary; State property"
chapter_number: 1
chapter_name: "NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES"
subchapter_number: "XXXI"
subchapter_name: "CAPITOL REEF NATIONAL PARK"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 92–207, § 2, Dec. 18, 1971, 85 Stat. 739.)"
---


# § 273a. Acquisition of property; authority of Secretary; State property

section 273 of this title

The Secretary is authorized to acquire by donation, purchase with donated or appropriated funds, transfer from any Federal agency, exchange, or otherwise, the lands and interests in lands described in , except that lands or interests therein owned by the State of Utah, or any political subdivision thereof, may be acquired only with the approval of such State or political subdivision.

---

**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 92–207, § 2, Dec. 18, 1971, 85 Stat. 739.)