---
kind: "section"
citation: "16 U.S.C. § 392b"
title: "16"
title_heading: "Conservation"
number: "392b"
heading: "Conveyance of added lands to United States by Governor"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/16/392b"
units:
  - "Chapter 1 — National Parks, Military Parks, Monuments, and Seashores"
  - "Subchapter XLI — Hawaii National Park"
---

# §392b. Conveyance of added lands to United States by Governor


The Governor of the Territory of Hawaii is authorized to convey to the United States any and all lands and interests in lands acquired by the Territorial Government under the provisions of sections [391b](/usc/16/391b.md), [391b–1](/usc/16/391b–1.md), [392c](/usc/16/392c.md), [396](/usc/16/396.md), [396a](/usc/16/396a.md) of this title.


## Source credit

(June 20, 1938, ch. 530, § 4, 52 Stat. 785.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### Codification

Section is comprised of the last provision of section 4 of act June 20, 1938, the remainder of which is classified to section 391b–1 of this title.

### Executive Documents

### Admission of Hawaii as State

Admission of Hawaii into the union was accomplished on Aug. 21, 1959, on issuance of Proc. No. 3309, Aug. 21, 1959, 24 F.R. 6868, 73 Stat. c74, as required by sections 1 and 7(c) of Pub. L. 86–3, Mar. 18, 1959, 73 Stat. 4, set out as notes preceding section 491 of Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions.