---
kind: "section"
citation: "16 U.S.C. § 81k"
title: "16"
title_heading: "Conservation"
number: "81k"
heading: "Exchange of lands"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/16/81k"
units:
  - "Chapter 1 — National Parks, Military Parks, Monuments, and Seashores"
  - "Subchapter IX — Colonial National Historical Park"
---

# §81k. Exchange of lands


The [Secretary](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-1) of the Interior is authorized, in his discretion, to accept on behalf of the United States from the York County School Board, [State](/usc/16/590q.md?p=a) of Virginia, title to approximately one-half acre of land in Nelson District, York County, Virginia, situated within the authorized boundaries of the Colonial National Historical [Park](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-3), and in exchange therefor to convey by deed, on behalf of the United States, to the school board approximately one-half acre of land of approximately equal value situated within the Colonial National Historical [Park](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-3).


## Source credit

(Sept. 23, 1950, ch. 999, 64 Stat. 979.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### Codification

Section was not enacted as part of act July 3, 1930, ch. 837, 46 Stat. 855, which comprises this subchapter.