US Code

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

16 U.S.C. § 407

Establishment; description of area

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1 See References in Text note below.
The tract of land known prior to , as the Carlsbad Cave National Monument, in the State of New Mexico, established and designated as a national monument under the Act of , entitled “An Act for the preservation of American antiquities,”  and by presidential proclamation of , is declared to be a national park and dedicated as a public park for the benefit and enjoyment of the people under the name of the Carlsbad Caverns National Park, under which name the aforesaid national park shall be entitled to receive and to use all moneys heretofore or hereafter appropriated for the Carlsbad Cave National Monument.

May 14, 1930, ch. 272, § 146 Stat. 279(, .)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

act June 8, 1906, ch. 306034 Stat. 225section 1866(b) of Title 18Pub. L. 113–287128 Stat. 3094section 100101 of Title 54The Act of , entitled “An Act for the preservation of American antiquities,”, referred to in text, is , , known as the Antiquities Act of 1906, which was classified generally to sections 431, 432, and 433 of this title. The Act was repealed and restated as , Crimes and Criminal Procedure, and sections 320301(a) to (c), 320302, and 320303 of Title 54, National Park Service and Related Programs, by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 .

43 Stat. 1929The presidential proclamation of , referred to in text, is Proc. No. 1923, .