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

16 U.S.C. § 441d

Examinations, excavations, and gathering of objects of interest within park

ProvidedThe Secretary of the Interior is authorized to permit examinations, excavations, and gathering of objects of interest within said park by any person or persons whom he may deem properly qualified to conduct such examinations, excavations, or gatherings, subject to such rules and regulations as he may prescribe: , That the examinations, excavations, and gatherings are undertaken only for the benefit of some reputable museum, university, college, or other recognized scientific or educational institution, with a view to increasing the knowledge of such objects and aiding the general advancement of geological and zoological science.

Mar. 4, 1929, ch. 693, § 545 Stat. 1555Pub. L. 95–625, title VI, § 61192 Stat. 3521(, ; , , .)

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

Pub. L. 95–625, § 611section 441e–1 of this titleWord “park” substituted in text for “monument” pursuant to , which is classified to and which redesignated Badlands National Monument as Badlands National Park.