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The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Interior.

-SOURCE-
(Pub. L. 106-511, title V, Sec. 501, Nov. 13, 2000, 114 Stat.
2373.)

-REFTEXT-
REFERENCES IN TEXT
Sections 423l-1 to 423l-6 of this title, referred to in text, was
in the original "this title", meaning title V of Pub. L. 106-511,
Nov. 13, 2000, 114 Stat. 2373, which enacted sections 423l-1 to
423l-6 of this title and repealed sections 423j to 423l of this
title. For complete classification of title V to the Code, see
Tables.

-SECREF-
SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This section is referred to in sections 423l-2, 423l-4, 423l-5,
423l-6 of this title.

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16 USC Sec. 423l-2 01/19/04

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TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER LX - NATIONAL MILITARY PARKS

-HEAD-
Sec. 423l-2. Findings and purpose

-STATUTE-
(a) Findings
The Congress finds the following:
(1) In the Act of March 2, 1936 (Chapter 113; 49 Stat. 1155; 16
U.S.C. 423j), Congress authorized the establishment of the
Richmond National Battlefield Park, and the boundaries of the
battlefield park were established to permit the inclusion of all
military battlefield areas related to the battles fought during
the Civil War in the vicinity of the City of Richmond, Virginia.
The battlefield park originally included the area then known as
the Richmond Battlefield State Park.
(2) The total acreage identified in 1936 for consideration for
inclusion in the battlefield park consisted of approximately
225,000 acres in and around the City of Richmond. A study
undertaken by the congressionally authorized Civil War Sites
Advisory Committee determined that of these 225,000 acres, the
historically significant areas relating to the campaigns against
and in defense of Richmond encompass approximately 38,000 acres.
(3) In a 1996 general management plan, the National Park
Service identified approximately 7,121 acres in and around the
City of Richmond that satisfy the National Park Service criteria
of significance, integrity, feasibility, and suitability for
inclusion in the battlefield park. The National Park Service
later identified an additional 186 acres for inclusion in the
battlefield park.
(4) There is a national interest in protecting and preserving
sites of historical significance associated with the Civil War
and the City of Richmond.
(5) The Commonwealth of Virginia and its local units of
government have authority to prevent or minimize adverse uses of
these historic resources and can play a significant role in the
protection of the historic resources related to the campaigns
against and in defense of Richmond.
(6) The preservation of the New Market Heights Battlefield in
the vicinity of the City of Richmond is an important aspect of
American history that can be interpreted to the public. The
Battle of New Market Heights represents a premier landmark in
black military history as 14 black Union soldiers were awarded
the Medal of Honor in recognition of their valor during the
battle. According to National Park Service historians, the
sacrifices of the United States Colored Troops in this battle
helped to ensure the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment to the
United States Constitution to abolish slavery.
(b) Purpose
It is the purpose of sections 423l-1 to 423l-6 of this title -
(1) to revise the boundaries for the Richmond National
Battlefield Park based on the findings of the Civil War Sites
Advisory Committee and the National Park Service; and
(2) to direct the Secretary of the Interior to work in
cooperation with the Commonwealth of Virginia, the City of
Richmond, other political subdivisions of the Commonwealth, other
public entities, and the private sector in the management,
protection, and interpretation of the resources associated with
the Civil War and the Civil War battles in and around the City of
Richmond, Virginia.

-SOURCE-
(Pub. L. 106-511, title V, Sec. 502, Nov. 13, 2000, 114 Stat.
2373.)

-REFTEXT-
REFERENCES IN TEXT
The Act of March 2, 1936, referred to in subsec. (a)(1), is act
Mar. 2, 1936, ch. 113, 49 Stat. 1155, which was classified
generally to sections 423j to 423l of this title prior to repeal by
Pub. L. 106-511, title V, Sec. 507, Nov. 13, 2000, 114 Stat. 2376.
Sections 423l-1 to 423l-6 of this title, referred to in subsec.
(b), was in the original "this title", meaning title V of Pub. L.
106-511, Nov. 13, 2000, 114 Stat. 2373, which enacted sections
423l-1 to 423l-6 of this title and repealed sections 423j to 423l
of this title. For complete classification of title V to the Code,
see Tables.

-SECREF-
SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This section is referred to in sections 423l-1, 423l-4, 423l-5,
423l-6 of this title.

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16 USC Sec. 423l-3 01/19/04

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TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER LX - NATIONAL MILITARY PARKS

-HEAD-
Sec. 423l-3. Richmond National Battlefield Park; boundaries

-STATUTE-
(a) Establishment and purpose
For the purpose of protecting, managing, and interpreting the
resources associated with the Civil War battles in and around the
City of Richmond, Virginia, there is established the Richmond
National Battlefield Park consisting of approximately 7,307 acres
of land, as generally depicted on the map entitled "Richmond
National Battlefield Park Boundary Revision", numbered
367N.E.F.A.80026A, and dated September 2000. The map shall be on
file in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service.
(b) Boundary adjustments
The Secretary may make minor adjustments in the boundaries of the
battlefield park consistent with section 460l-9(c) of this title.

-SOURCE-
(Pub. L. 106-511, title V, Sec. 503, Nov. 13, 2000, 114 Stat.
2374.)

-SECREF-
SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This section is referred to in sections 423l-1, 423l-2, 423l-4,
423l-5, 423l-6 of this title.

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16 USC Sec. 423l-4 01/19/04

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TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER LX - NATIONAL MILITARY PARKS

-HEAD-
Sec. 423l-4. Land acquisition

-STATUTE-
(a) Acquisition authority
(1) In general
The Secretary may acquire lands, waters, and interests in lands
within the boundaries of the battlefield park from willing
landowners by donation, purchase with donated or appropriated
funds, or exchange. In acquiring lands and interests in lands
under sections 423l-1 to 423l-6 of this title, the Secretary
shall acquire the minimum interest necessary to achieve the
purposes for which the battlefield is established.
(2) Special rule for private lands
Privately owned lands or interests in lands may be acquired
under sections 423l-1 to 423l-6 of this title only with the
consent of the owner.
(b) Easements
(1) Outside boundaries
The Secretary may acquire an easement on property outside the
boundaries of the battlefield park and around the City of
Richmond, with the consent of the owner, if the Secretary
determines that the easement is necessary to protect core Civil
War resources as identified by the Civil War Sites Advisory
Committee. Upon acquisition of the easement, the Secretary shall
revise the boundaries of the battlefield park to include the
property subject to the easement.
(2) Inside boundaries
To the extent practicable, and if preferred by a willing
landowner, the Secretary shall use permanent conservation
easements to acquire interests in land in lieu of acquiring land
in fee simple and thereby removing land from non-Federal
ownership.
(c) Visitor center
The Secretary may acquire the Tredegar Iron Works buildings and
associated land in the City of Richmond for use as a visitor center
for the battlefield park.

-SOURCE-
(Pub. L. 106-511, title V, Sec. 504, Nov. 13, 2000, 114 Stat.
2374.)

-REFTEXT-
REFERENCES IN TEXT
Sections 423l-1 to 423l-6 of this title, referred to in subsec.
(a), was in the original "this title", meaning title V of Pub. L.
106-511, Nov. 13, 2000, 114 Stat. 2373, which enacted sections
423l-1 to 423l-6 of this title and repealed sections 423j to 423l
of this title. For complete classification of title V to the Code,
see Tables.

-SECREF-
SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This section is referred to in sections 423l-1, 423l-2, 423l-5,
423l-6 of this title.

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16 USC Sec. 423l-5 01/19/04

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TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER LX - NATIONAL MILITARY PARKS

-HEAD-
Sec. 423l-5. Park administration

-STATUTE-
(a) Applicable laws
The Secretary, acting through the Director of the National Park
Service, shall administer the battlefield park in accordance with
sections 423l-1 to 423l-6 of this title and laws generally
applicable to units of the National Park System, including sections
1, 2, 3, and 4 of this title and sections 461 to 467 of this title.
(b) New Market Heights Battlefield
The Secretary shall provide for the establishment of a monument
or memorial suitable to honor the 14 Medal of Honor recipients from
the United States Colored Troops who fought in the Battle of New
Market Heights. The Secretary shall include the Battle of New
Market Heights and the role of black Union soldiers in the battle
in historical interpretations provided to the public at the
battlefield park.
(c) Cooperative agreements
The Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements with the
Commonwealth of Virginia, its political subdivisions (including the
City of Richmond), private property owners, and other members of
the private sector to develop mechanisms to protect and interpret
the historical resources within the battlefield park in a manner
that would allow for continued private ownership and use where
compatible with the purposes for which the battlefield is
established.
(d) Technical assistance
The Secretary may provide technical assistance to the
Commonwealth of Virginia, its political subdivisions, nonprofit
entities, and private property owners for the development of
comprehensive plans, land use guidelines, special studies, and
other activities that are consistent with the identification,
protection, interpretation, and commemoration of historically
significant Civil War resources located inside and outside of the
boundaries of the battlefield park. The technical assistance does
not authorize the Secretary to own or manage any of the resources
outside the battlefield park boundaries.

-SOURCE-
(Pub. L. 106-511, title V, Sec. 505, Nov. 13, 2000, 114 Stat.
2375.)

-REFTEXT-
REFERENCES IN TEXT
Sections 423l-1 to 423l-6 of this title, referred to in subsec.
(a), was in the original "this title", meaning title V of Pub. L.
106-511, Nov. 13, 2000, 114 Stat. 2373, which enacted sections
423l-1 to 423l-6 of this title and repealed sections 423j to 423l
of this title. For complete classification of title V to the Code,
see Tables.

-SECREF-
SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This section is referred to in sections 423l-1, 423l-2, 423l-4,
423l-6 of this title.

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16 USC Sec. 423l-6 01/19/04

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TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER LX - NATIONAL MILITARY PARKS

-HEAD-
Sec. 423l-6. Authorization of appropriations

-STATUTE-
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are
necessary to carry out sections 423l-1 to 423l-6 of this title.

-SOURCE-
(Pub. L. 106-511, title V, Sec. 506, Nov. 13, 2000, 114 Stat.
2375.)

-REFTEXT-
REFERENCES IN TEXT
Sections 423l-1 to 423l-6 of this title, referred to in text, was
in the original "this title", meaning title V of Pub. L. 106-511,
Nov. 13, 2000, 114 Stat. 2373, which enacted sections 423l-1 to
423l-6 of this title and repealed sections 423j to 423l of this
title. For complete classification of title V to the Code, see
Tables.

-SECREF-
SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This section is referred to in sections 423l-1, 423l-2, 423l-4,
423l-5 of this title.

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16 USC Sec. 423m 01/19/04

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TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER LX - NATIONAL MILITARY PARKS

-HEAD-
Sec. 423m. Eutaw Springs Battlefield Site; establishment; purpose

-STATUTE-
For the purpose of commemorating the battle which occurred at
Eutaw Springs, in the State of South Carolina, during the
Revolutionary War, when title to such lands on the site of the
Battle of Eutaw Springs as may be designated by the Secretary of
the Interior in the exercise of his discretion as necessary or
desirable for battlefield-site purposes, shall be vested in the
United States, said area shall be set apart as a battlefield site
for the benefit and inspiration of the people and shall be called
the Eutaw Springs Battlefield Site.

-SOURCE-
(June 26, 1936, ch. 840, Sec. 1, 49 Stat. 1975.)

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16 USC Sec. 423n 01/19/04

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TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER LX - NATIONAL MILITARY PARKS

-HEAD-
Sec. 423n. Acceptance of lands and funds; acquisition of lands

-STATUTE-
The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to accept donations
of land, interests in land, and/or buildings, structures, and other
property within the boundaries of the said battlefield site as
determined and fixed hereunder, and donations of funds for the
purchase and/or maintenance thereof, the title and evidence of
title to lands acquired to be satisfactory to the Secretary of the
Interior: Provided, That he may acquire on behalf of the United
States out of any donated funds, either by purchase at prices
deemed by him reasonable, or by condemnation under the provisions
of section 3113 of title 40, such tracts of land on the said
battlefield site as may be necessary for the completion thereof.

-SOURCE-
(June 26, 1936, ch. 840, Sec. 2, 49 Stat. 1975.)

-COD-
CODIFICATION
"Section 3113 of title 40" substituted in text for "the Act of
August 1, 1888" on authority of Pub. L. 107-217, Sec. 5(c), Aug.
21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1303, the first section of which enacted Title
40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works.

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16 USC Sec. 423o 01/19/04

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TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER LX - NATIONAL MILITARY PARKS

-HEAD-
Sec. 423o. Administration, protection, and development

-STATUTE-
The administration, protection, and development of the aforesaid
battlefield site shall be exercised under the direction of the
Secretary of the Interior by the National Park Service, subject to
the provisions of sections 1, 2, 3, and 4 of this title, as
amended.

-SOURCE-
(June 26, 1936, ch. 840, Sec. 3, 49 Stat. 1975.)


-TRANS-
TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
For transfer of functions of other officers, employees, and
agencies of Department of the Interior, with certain exceptions, to
Secretary of the Interior, with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan
No. 3 of 1950, Secs. 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3174, 64
Stat. 1262, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government
Organization and Employees.

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16 USC Sec. 424 01/19/04

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TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER LX - NATIONAL MILITARY PARKS

-HEAD-
Sec. 424. Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park

-STATUTE-
For the purpose of preserving and suitably marking for historical
and professional military study, the fields of some of the most
remarkable maneuvers and most brilliant fighting in the War of the
Rebellion, those portions of highways in the States of Georgia and
Tennessee in the vicinity of the battlefields of Chickamauga and
Chattanooga, respectively, jurisdiction over which has heretofore
been ceded to the United States by those States respectively and as
to which the United States has heretofore acquired a perfect title,
shall be approaches to and parts of the Chickamauga and Chattanooga
National Military Park, and each and all of such roads shall remain
open as free and public highways, and all rights of way which
existed on August 19, 1890, through the grounds of the said Park
and its approaches shall be continued. The lands and roads embraced
in the area at and near the battlefield of Chickamauga and around
Chattanooga, jurisdiction over which has heretofore been ceded to
the United States by the State of Georgia and as to which a perfect
title has heretofore been secured, together with the roads
hereinbefore described, shall be a national military park, to be
known as Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Park. The said
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Park and the approaches
thereto shall be under the control of the Secretary of the
Interior. The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to enter into
agreements upon such nominal terms as he may prescribe, with such
persons, who were owners of the land on August 19, 1890, as may
desire to remain upon it, to occupy and cultivate their then
holdings, upon condition that they will preserve the then buildings
and roads, and the then outlines of field and forest, and that they
will only cut trees or underbrush under such regulations as the
Secretary may prescribe, and that they will assist in caring for
and protecting all tablets, monuments, or such other artificial
works as may from time to time be erected by proper authority. It
shall be the duty of the Secretary of the Interior to superintend
the opening of such roads as may be necessary to the purposes of
the park, and the repair of the roads of the same, and to ascertain
and definitely mark the lines of battle of all troops engaged in
the battles of Chickamauga and Chattanooga, so far as the same
shall fall within the lines of the park. It shall be the duty of
the Secretary of the Interior to cause to be ascertained and
substantially marked the locations of the regular troops within the
boundaries of the park, and to erect monuments upon those positions
as Congress may provide the necessary appropriations; and the
Secretary of the Interior in the same way may ascertain and mark
all lines of battle within the boundaries of the park and erect
plain and substantial historical tablets at such points in the
vicinity of the park and its approaches as he may deem fitting and
necessary to clearly designate positions and movements, which,
although without the limits of the park, were directly connected
with the battles of Chickamauga and Chattanooga. It shall be lawful
for the authorities of any State having troops engaged either at
Chattanooga or Chickamauga, and for the officers and directors of
the Chickamauga Memorial Association, a corporation chartered under
the laws of Georgia, to enter upon the lands and approaches of the
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Park for the purpose of
ascertaining and marking the lines of battle of troops engaged
therein: Provided, That before any such lines are permanently
designated the position of the lines and the proposed methods of
marking them by monuments, tablets, or otherwise shall be submitted
to the Secretary of the Interior, and shall first receive the
written approval of the Secretary. The Secretary of the Interior,
subject to the approval of the President of the United States,
shall have the power to make, and shall make, all needed
regulations for the care of the park and for the establishment and
marking of the lines of battle and other historical features of the
park: Provided further, That State memorials shall be placed on
brigade lines of battle under the direction of the National Park
Service.
No monuments or memorials shall be erected upon any lands of the
park, or remain upon any lands which may be purchased for the park,
except upon ground actually occupied in the course of the battle by
troops of the State which the proposed monuments are intended to
commemorate, except upon those sections of the park set apart for
memorials to troops which were engaged in the campaigns, but
operated outside of the legal limits of the park. Notwithstanding
the restrictive provisions of this paragraph, the Secretary of the
Interior is authorized in his discretion to permit without cost to
the United States the erection of monuments or memorials to
commemorate encampments of Spanish War organizations which were
encamped in said park during the period of the Spanish-American
War.

-SOURCE-
(Aug. 19, 1890, ch. 806, Secs. 1-11, 26 Stat. 333-336; Mar. 3,
1891, ch. 542, 26 Stat. 978; Feb. 26, 1896, ch. 33, 29 Stat. 21;
June 4, 1897, ch. 2, Sec. 1, 30 Stat. 43; Apr. 15, 1926, ch. 146,
title II, 44 Stat. 289; Feb. 23, 1927, ch. 167, title II, 44 Stat.
1140; Ex. Ord. No. 6166, Sec. 2, June 10, 1933; Ex. Ord. No. 6228,
Sec. 1, July 28, 1933.)

-COD-
CODIFICATION
Act Mar. 3, 1891, and act Apr. 15, 1926, provided for a reduced
area of the park and provided that title to such reduced area
should be procured by the Secretary of War [now Army] as provided
and that the Secretary of War [now Army] should proceed with the
establishment of the park as rapidly as jurisdiction of the roads
and approaches and title to the land might be obtained.
The first sentence of the last paragraph relating to the erection
of monuments or memorials was added by act Feb. 26, 1896.
The proviso that State memorials shall be placed on brigade lines
of battle under the direction of the Park Commission was added by
act June 4, 1897.
Act Feb. 23, 1927 made appropriations for items specified and
added provisions relating to monuments or memorials to commemorate
encampments of Spanish War organizations.


-TRANS-
TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
Administrative functions of Chickamauga and Chattanooga National
Military Park transferred to Department of the Interior by Ex. Ord.
Nos. 6166 and 6228, set out as a note under section 901 of Title 5,
Government Organization and Employees.
National Park Service substituted for Office of National Parks,
Buildings, and Reservations referred to in Ex. Ord. No. 6166, Sec.
2, by act Mar. 2, 1934, ch. 38, Sec. 1, 48 Stat. 389.

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16 USC Sec. 424-1 01/19/04

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TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER LX - NATIONAL MILITARY PARKS

-HEAD-
Sec. 424-1. Acquisition of land

-STATUTE-
(a) In general
The Secretary of the Interior may acquire private land,
easements, and buildings within the areas authorized for
acquisition for the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military
Park, by donation, purchase with donated or appropriated funds, or
exchange.
(b) Limitation
Land, easements, and buildings described in subsection (a) of
this section may be acquired only from willing sellers.
(c) Administration
Land, easements, and buildings acquired by the Secretary under
subsection (a) of this section shall be administered by the
Secretary as part of the park.

-SOURCE-
(Aug. 19, 1890, ch. 806, Sec. 12, as added Pub. L. 105-277, div. A,
Sec. 101(e) [title I, Sec. 138], Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681-231,
2681-266.)

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16 USC Sec. 424a 01/19/04

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TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER LX - NATIONAL MILITARY PARKS

-HEAD-
Sec. 424a. Acceptance of donations of lands

-STATUTE-
The Secretary of the Interior is authorized, in his discretion,
to accept in behalf of the United States lands, easements, and
buildings as may be donated for an addition to the Chickamauga and
Chattanooga National Military Park lying within what is known as
the "Chattanooga- Lookout Mountain Park" (a corporation, Adolph S.
Ochs, president) and/or any lands within one mile of said
Chattanooga-Lookout Mountain Park in the States of Tennessee and
Georgia.

-SOURCE-
(May 4, 1934, ch. 218, Sec. 1, 48 Stat. 666.)

-SECREF-
SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This section is referred to in section 424b of this title.

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16 USC Sec. 424a-1 01/19/04

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TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER LX - NATIONAL MILITARY PARKS

-HEAD-
Sec. 424a-1. Acceptance of donations of lands and other property on
Signal Mountain

-STATUTE-
The Secretary of the Interior, in his discretion, is authorized
to accept, on behalf of the United States, donations of lands,
buildings, structures, and other property, or interests therein, on
Signal Mountain near Chattanooga, Tennessee, for addition to the
Chickamauga-Chattanooga National Military Park, the title to such
property or interests to be satisfactory to him. Upon acquisition,
such lands shall be a part of the Chickamauga-Chattanooga National
Military Park and shall be subject to all laws and regulations
applicable thereto.

-SOURCE-
(Mar. 5, 1942, ch. 148, Sec. 1, 56 Stat. 133.)

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16 USC Sec. 424a-2 01/19/04

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TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER LX - NATIONAL MILITARY PARKS

-HEAD-
Sec. 424a-2. Conveyance of portion of park to Georgia

-STATUTE-
The Secretary of the Interior, in his discretion, is authorized
to convey, without consideration but under such terms and
conditions as he may deem advisable, to the State of Georgia all of
lot 78 and approximately one hundred and fifty acres of lot 114,
Eleventh District, fourth section, of Dade County, Georgia, now a
part of the Chickamauga-Chattanooga National Military Park.

-SOURCE-
(Mar. 5, 1942, ch. 148, Sec. 2, 56 Stat. 133.)

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16 USC Sec. 424a-3 01/19/04

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TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER LX - NATIONAL MILITARY PARKS

-HEAD-
Sec. 424a-3. Addition of surplus Government lands; publication of
notice; effective date

-STATUTE-
Effective upon publication of notice, as hereinafter provided,
there shall be added to the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National
Military Park, a strip of land, comprising not more than one
hundred acres, lying generally north of the present south line of
Fort Oglethorpe and westward from the southeast corner thereof. The
exact boundaries of the area added to the park shall be agreed upon
by the Administrator, General Services Administration, and the
Director of the National Park Service.
When the boundaries of the aforesaid area have been agreed upon,
the General Services Administration shall furnish to the National
Park Service a legal description of the lands to be added to the
park, together with a map showing the boundaries and the acreage of
the area.
Upon the receipt by the National Park Service of such legal
description and map of the area, public notice that such lands are
to become a part of the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National
Military Park, effective on the date of publication of such notice,
shall be given in the Federal Register.

-SOURCE-
(June 24, 1948, ch. 630, 62 Stat. 646; June 30, 1949, ch. 288,
title I, Sec. 105, 63 Stat. 381.)


-TRANS-
TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
For transfer of functions of other officers, employees, and
agencies of Department of the Interior, with certain exceptions, to
Secretary of the Interior, with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan
No. 3 of 1950, Secs. 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3174, 64
Stat. 1262, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government
Organization and Employees.
Act June 30, 1949, transferred functions, property and personnel
of War Assets Administration to General Services Administration and
functions of War Assets Administrator transferred to Administrator
of General Services.

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16 USC Sec. 424a-4 01/19/04

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TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER LX - NATIONAL MILITARY PARKS

-HEAD-
Sec. 424a-4. Repealed. Pub. L. 108-7, div. F, title I, Sec. 160(e),
Feb. 20, 2003, 117 Stat. 249

-MISC1-
Section, act Aug. 3, 1950, ch. 532, Secs. 1, 2, 64 Stat. 405,
related to acquisition of land in the Moccasin Bend of the
Tennessee River as an addition to Chickamauga and Chattanooga
National Military Park.

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16 USC Sec. 424b 01/19/04

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TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER LX - NATIONAL MILITARY PARKS

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Sec. 424b. Application of laws to donated lands

-STATUTE-
All laws affecting the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National
Military Park shall be extended and apply to any addition or
additions which may be added to said park under the authority of
this section and section 424a of this title.

-SOURCE-
(May 4, 1934, ch. 218, Sec. 2, 48 Stat. 666.)

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16 USC Sec. 424c 01/19/04

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TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER LX - NATIONAL MILITARY PARKS

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Sec. 424c. Moccasin Bend National Archeological District

-STATUTE-
(a) Short title
This section may be cited as the "Moccasin Bend National
Archeological District Act".
(b) Definitions
As used in this section:
(1) Secretary
The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Interior.
(2) Archeological district
The term "archeological district" means the Moccasin Bend
National Archeological District.
(3) State
The term "State" means the State of Tennessee.
(4) Map
The term "Map" means the map entitled, "Boundary Map Moccasin
Bend National Archeological District", numbered 301/80098, and
dated September 2002.
(c) Establishment
(1) In general
In order to preserve, protect, and interpret for the benefit of
the public the nationally significant archeological and historic
resources located on the peninsula known as Moccasin Bend,
Tennessee, there is established as a unit of Chickamauga and
Chattanooga National Military Park, the Moccasin Bend National
Archeological District.
(2) Boundaries
The archeological district shall consist of approximately 780
acres generally depicted on the Map. The Map shall be on file and
available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the
National Park Service, Department of the Interior.
(3) Acquisition of land and interests in land
(A) In general
The Secretary may acquire by donation, purchase from willing
sellers using donated or appropriated funds, or exchange, lands
and interests in lands within the exterior boundary of the
archeological district. The Secretary may acquire the State,
county and city-owned land and interests in land for inclusion
in the archeological district only by donation.
(B) Easement outside boundary
To allow access between areas of the archeological district
that on February 20, 2003, are noncontiguous, the Secretary may
acquire by donation or purchase from willing owners using
donated or appropriated funds, or exchange, easements
connecting the areas generally depicted on the Map.
(d) Administration
(1) In general
The archeological district shall be administered by the
Secretary in accordance with this section, with laws applicable
to Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, and with
the laws generally applicable to units of the National Park
System.
(2) Cooperative agreement
The Secretary may consult and enter into cooperative agreements
with culturally affiliated federally recognized Indian tribes,
governmental entities, and interested persons to provide for the
restoration, preservation, development, interpretation, and use
of the archeological district.
(3) Visitor interpretive center
For purposes of interpreting the historical themes and cultural
resources of the archeological district, the Secretary may
establish and administer a visitor center in the archeological
district.
(4) General management plan
Not later than 3 years after funds are made available under
this section, the Secretary shall develop a general management
plan for the archeological district. The general management plan
shall describe the appropriate protection and preservation of
natural, cultural, and scenic resources, visitor use, and
facility development within the archeological district consistent
with the purposes of this section, while ensuring continued
access by private landowners to their property.

-SOURCE-
(Pub. L. 108-7, div. F, title I, Sec. 160, Feb. 20, 2003, 117 Stat.
247.)

-COD-
CODIFICATION
Section is comprised of section 160 of div. F of Pub. L. 108-7.
Subsec. (e) of section 160 of div. F of Pub. L. 108-7 repealed
section 424a-4 of this title.

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16 USC Sec. 425 01/19/04

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TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER LX - NATIONAL MILITARY PARKS

-HEAD-
Sec. 425. Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battle Fields
Memorial; establishment

-STATUTE-
In order to commemorate the Civil War battles of Fredericksburg,
Spotsylvania Court House, Wilderness, and Chancellorsville,
including Salem Church, all located at or near Fredericksburg,
Virginia, and to mark and preserve for historical purposes the
breastworks, earthworks, gun emplacements, walls, or other defenses
or shelters used by the armies in said battles, so far as the
marking and preservation of the same are practicable, the land
herein authorized to be acquired, or so much thereof as may be
taken, and the highways and approaches herein authorized to be
constructed, are declared to be a national military park to be
known as the Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battle Fields
Memorial whenever the title to the same shall have been acquired by
the United States, the said land so to be acquired being the land
necessary for a park of the plan indicated on the index map sheet
filed with the report of the Battle Field Commission appointed
pursuant to an Act entitled "An Act to provide for the inspection
of the battle fields in and around Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania
Court House, Virginia," approved on the 7th day of June 1924, said
index map sheet being referred to in said report, and particularly
in the "Combined Plan - Antietam system," described in said report,
the first of the plans mentioned in said report under the heading
"Combined Plan - Antietam system" being the plan which is adopted,
the said land herein authorized to be acquired being such land as
the Secretary of the Interior may deem necessary to establish a
park on the combined plan, Antietam system, above referred to, the
particular boundaries of such land to be fixed by surveys made
previous to the attempt to acquire the same, and authority is given
to the Secretary of the Interior to acquire for the purposes of
sections 425 to 425j of this title the land above mentioned, or so
much thereof as he may deem necessary, together with all such
existing breastworks, earthworks, gun emplacements, walls,
defenses, shelters, or other historical points as the Secretary of
the Interior may deem necessary, whether shown on said index map
sheet or not, and together also with such additional land as the
Secretary of the Interior may deem necessary for monuments,
markers, tablets, roads, highways, paths, approaches, and to carry
out the general purposes of said sections. As title is acquired to
parts of the land herein authorized to be acquired, the Secretary
of the Interior may proceed with the establishment of the park upon
such portions so acquired, and the remaining portions of the lands
desired shall be respectively brought within said park as titles to
said portions are severally acquired.

-SOURCE-
(Feb. 14, 1927, ch. 127, Sec. 1, 44 Stat. 1091; Ex. Ord. No. 6166,
Sec. 2, June 10, 1933; Ex. Ord. No. 6228, Sec. 1, July 28, 1933.)

-REFTEXT-
REFERENCES IN TEXT
Act June 7, 1924, ch. 339, 43 Stat. 646, referred to in text, was
temporary and was not classified to the Code.


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TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
Administrative functions of Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania
County Battle Fields Memorial transferred to Department of the
Interior by Ex. Ord. Nos. 6166 and 6228, set out as notes under
section 901 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
National Park Service substituted for Office of National Parks,
Buildings, and Reservations referred to in Ex. Ord. No. 6166, Sec.
2, by act Mar. 2, 1934, ch. 38, Sec. 1, 48 Stat. 389.

-SECREF-
SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This section is referred to in sections 425a, 425d, 425e, 425j,
425k of this title.

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16 USC Sec. 425a 01/19/04

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TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER LX - NATIONAL MILITARY PARKS

-HEAD-
Sec. 425a. Acquisition of lands

-STATUTE-
The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to cause condemnation
proceedings to be instituted in the name of the United States under
the provisions of section 3113 of title 40, to acquire title to the
lands, interests therein, or rights pertaining thereto within the
said Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battle Fields Memorial,
authorized to be acquired in section 425 of this title, and the
United States shall be entitled to immediate possession upon the
filing of the petition in condemnation in the United States
District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia: Provided, That
when the owner of such lands, interests therein, or rights
pertaining thereto shall fix a price for the same, which in the
opinion of the commission, referred to in section 425c of this
title, and the Secretary of the Interior, shall be reasonable, the
Secretary may purchase the same without further delay: Provided
further, That the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to accept
on behalf of the United States, donations of lands, interests
therein or rights pertaining thereto required for the said
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battle Fields Memorial: And
provided further, That no public money shall be expended for title
to any lands until a written opinion of the Attorney General shall
be had in favor of the validity of title thereto.

-SOURCE-
(Feb. 14, 1927, ch. 127, Sec. 2, 44 Stat. 1092; Ex. Ord. No. 6166,
Sec. 2, June 10, 1933; Ex. Ord. No. 6228, Sec. 1, July 28, 1933.)

-COD-
CODIFICATION
"Section 3113 of title 40" substituted in text for "the Act of
August 1, 1888, entitled 'An Act to authorize condemnation of lands
for sites for public buildings, and for other purposes'
(Twenty-fifth Statutes at Large, page 357)" on authority of Pub. L.
107-217, Sec. 5(c), Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1303, the first
section of which enacted Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and
Works.


-TRANS-
TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
Transfer of administrative functions of park, see note set out
under section 425 of this title.

-SECREF-
SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This section is referred to in sections 425, 425d, 425e, 425j,
425k of this title.

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16 USC Sec. 425b 01/19/04

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TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER LX - NATIONAL MILITARY PARKS

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Sec. 425b. Leasing lands for memorial

-STATUTE-
The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to enter into leases
with the owners of such of the lands, works, defenses, and
buildings thereon within the said Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania
County Battle Fields Memorial, as in his discretion it is
unnecessary to forthwith acquire title to, and such leases shall be
on such terms and conditions as the Secretary of the Interior may
prescribe, and may contain options to purchase, subject to later
acceptance if in the judgment of the Secretary of the Interior it
is as economical to purchase as condemn title to the property:
Provided, That the Secretary of the Interior may enter into
agreements upon such nominal terms as he may prescribe, permitting
the present owners or their tenants to occupy or cultivate their
present holdings, upon condition that they will preserve the
present breastworks, earthworks, walls, defenses, shelters,
buildings, and roads, and the present outlines of the battlefields,
and that they will only cut trees or underbrush or disturb or
remove the soil, under such regulations as the Secretary of the
Interior may prescribe, and that they will assist in caring for and
protecting all tablets, monuments, or such other artificial works
as may from time to time be erected by proper authority: Provided
further, That if such agreements to lease cover any lands the title
to which shall have been acquired by the United States, the
proceeds from such agreements shall be applied by the Secretary of
the Interior toward the maintenance of the park.

-SOURCE-
(Feb. 14, 1927, ch. 127, Sec. 3, 44 Stat. 1092; Ex. Ord. No. 6166,
Sec. 2, June 10, 1933; Ex. Ord. No. 6228, Sec. 1, July 28, 1933.)


-TRANS-
TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
Transfer of administrative functions of park, see note set out
under section 425 of this title.

-SECREF-
SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This section is referred to in sections 425, 425d, 425e, 425j,
425k of this title.

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16 USC Sec. 425c 01/19/04

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TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER LX - NATIONAL MILITARY PARKS

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Sec. 425c. Commission; organization

-STATUTE-
The affairs of the said Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County
Battle Fields Memorial shall, subject to the supervision and
direction of the Secretary of the Interior, be in charge of three
commissioners, consisting of Army officers, civilians, or both, to
be appointed by the Secretary of the Interior, one of whom shall be
designated as chairman and another as secretary of the commission.

-SOURCE-
(Feb. 14, 1927, ch. 127, Sec. 4, 44 Stat. 1093; Ex. Ord. No. 6166,
Sec. 2, June 10, 1933; Ex. Ord. No. 6228, Sec. 1, July 28, 1933.)


-TRANS-
TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
Transfer of administrative functions of park, see note set out
under section 425 of this title.

-SECREF-
SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This section is referred to in sections 425, 425a, 425d, 425e,
425j, 425k of this title.

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16 USC Sec. 425d 01/19/04

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TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER LX - NATIONAL MILITARY PARKS

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Sec. 425d. Duties of commission

-STATUTE-
It shall be the duty of the commissioners, under the direction of
the Secretary of the Interior, to survey, locate, and preserve the
lines of the opposing armies in said battles, to open, construct,
and repair such roads, highways, paths, and other approaches as may
be necessary to make the historical points accessible to the public
and to students of said battles and for the purposes of the park,
to ascertain and mark with historical monuments, markers, tablets,
or otherwise, as the Secretary of the Interior may determine, all
breastworks, earthworks, gun emplacements, walls, or other defenses
or shelters, lines of battle, location of troops, buildings, and
other historical points of interest within the park or in its
vicinity, and to establish and construct such observation towers as
the Secretary of the Interior may deem necessary for said park, and
the said commission in establishing the park shall have authority,
under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior to employ such
labor and services at rates to be fixed by the Secretary of the
Interior, and to obtain such supplies and materials as may be
necessary to carry out the provisions of sections 425 to 425j of
this title.

-SOURCE-
(Feb. 14, 1927, ch. 127, Sec. 5, 44 Stat. 1093; Ex. Ord. No. 6166,
Sec. 2, June 10, 1933; Ex. Ord. No. 6228, Sec. 1, July 28, 1933.)


-TRANS-
TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
Transfer of administrative functions of park, see note set out
under section 425 of this title.

-SECREF-
SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This section is referred to in sections 425, 425e, 425j, 425k of
this title.

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16 USC Sec. 425e 01/19/04

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TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER LX - NATIONAL MILITARY PARKS

-HEAD-
Sec. 425e. Acceptance and distribution of gifts

-STATUTE-
The commission, acting through the Secretary of the Interior, is
authorized to receive gifts and contributions from States, (continued)