Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

16 U.S.C. § 158

Administration, protection, and development

39 Stat. 5351

1 See References in Text note below.
Provided16 U.S.C. 791aThe administration, protection, and development of the Big Bend National Park shall be exercised under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior by the National Park Service, subject to the provisions of the Act of (), entitled “An Act to establish a National Park Service, and for other purposes”, as amended: , That the provisions of the Federal Power Act [ et seq.] shall not apply to this park.

June 20, 1935, ch. 283, § 349 Stat. 394(, .)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

39 Stat. 535act Aug. 25, 1916, ch. 40839 Stat. 535section 100101 of Title 54section 1865(a) of Title 18Pub. L. 113–287128 Stat. 3094section 100101 of Title 54The Act of (), entitled “An Act to establish a National Park Service, and for other purposes”, referred to in text, is , , known as the National Park Service Organic Act, which enacted sections 1, 2, 3, and 4 of this title and provisions set out as a note under , National Park Service and Related Programs. Sections 1 to 4 of the Act were repealed and restated as , Crimes and Criminal Procedure, and section 100101(a), chapter 1003, and sections 100751(a), 100752, 100753, and 102101 of Title 54 by , §§ 3, 4(a)(1), 7, , , 3260, 3272. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables. For disposition of former sections of this title, see Disposition Table preceding .

section 791a of this titleact June 10, 1920, ch. 28541 Stat. 1063section 791a of this titleThe Federal Power Act, referred to in text, was in the original the “Act of , known as the Federal Water Power Act,” and was redesignated as the Federal Power Act by . The Federal Power Act is , , as amended, and is classified generally to chapter 12 (§ 791a et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see and Tables.

Executive Documents

Transfer of Functions

64 Stat. 1262For transfer of functions of officers, employees, and agencies of Department of the Interior, with certain exceptions, to Secretary of the Interior, with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1950, §§ 1, 2, eff. , 15 F.R. 3174, , set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.