---
kind: "unit"
title: "16"
title_heading: "Conservation"
key: "ch1/schXXVII"
level: "subchapter"
label: "Subchapter XXVII"
heading: "Olympic National Park"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/16/ch1-schXXVII"
sections_count: 25
---

# Subchapter XXVII — Olympic National Park

Title 16 — Conservation › Chapter 1 — National Parks, Military Parks, Monuments, and Seashores

## Sections

- [§251. Establishment; boundaries](/usc/16/251.md)
- [§251a. Additional lands](/usc/16/251a.md)
- [§251b. Exchange of lands](/usc/16/251b.md)
- [§251c. Administration of acquired lands](/usc/16/251c.md)
- [§251d. Applicability to privately owned lands](/usc/16/251d.md)
- [§251e. Boundary revision](/usc/16/251e.md)
- [§251f. Consultation by Secretary with Governor, local officials, and affected landowners; notice to Congressional committees; publication in Federal Register](/usc/16/251f.md)
- [§251g. Land acquisition; study and investigation of use of private lands; transmittal to President and Congress; transfer of lands to Secretary of Agriculture; excluded property within Indian reservation; continuation of concession contracts; termination of concession contracts and purchase of possessory interest; Indian hunting and fishing rights](/usc/16/251g.md)
- [§251h. Property retention rights; compensation at fair market value; “improved property” defined](/usc/16/251h.md)
- [§251i. Land acquisition of privately owned land; report to Congress; condemnation proceedings; compensation](/usc/16/251i.md)
- [§251j. Property retention rights of landowners; use and occupancy improvements; plan to be submitted to Secretary; approval evidenced by issuance of permit and certificate; limitation on acquisition power of Secretary](/usc/16/251j.md)
- [§251k. Economic dislocation in land acquisition; exchange of lands; transfers of land within a national forest; concurrence of Secretary of Agriculture](/usc/16/251k.md)
- [§251l. Retrocession of lands to State; Quileute Indian Reservation jurisdiction; concurrent legislative jurisdiction with State](/usc/16/251l.md)
- [§251m. Authorization of appropriations](/usc/16/251m.md)
- [§251n. Additional boundary revision](/usc/16/251n.md)
- [§252. Disposal of mineral rights](/usc/16/252.md)
- [§253. Apportionment of income among counties](/usc/16/253.md)
- [§254. Administration, protection, and development](/usc/16/254.md)
- [§255. Effect on existing homestead, mineral, etc., entries; revision of boundaries](/usc/16/255.md)
- [§256. Acceptance of land ceded by State of Washington; assumption of jurisdiction](/usc/16/256.md)
- [§256a. Repealed.](/usc/16/256a.md)
- [§256b. Hunting and fishing; general rules and regulations; protection of property; violation of statutes or rules; penalties](/usc/16/256b.md)
- [§256c. Forfeiture of property used in hunting, fishing, etc.](/usc/16/256c.md)
- [§256d...256h. Repealed.](/usc/16/256d...256h.md)
- [§256i. Notice to Governor of Washington; application of laws to subsequently accepted lands](/usc/16/256i.md)