[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 80 (Wednesday, May 16, 2018)]
[House]
[Pages H4138-H4139]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

            By Mr. BUCK:
        H.R. 5844.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
        Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 allows Congress to create 
     national parks (or to create a study to determine the 
     suitability and feasibility of designating the study area as 
     a unit of the National Parks System) under the ``Property 
     Clause.'' ``The Congress shall have Power to dispose of and 
     make all needful Rules and Regulations respecting the 
     Territory or other Property belonging to the United States . 
     . .''

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        Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 is a coefficient clause 
     which states that Congress generally may assume additional 
     powers not specifically listed in the Constitution, such as 
     enacting a special resource study of a specified study area.