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§ 307103. Access to information 
(a) AUTHORITY TO WITHHOLD FROM DISCLOSURE.—The head of a Fed-
eral agency, or other public official receiving grant assistance pursuant to 
this division, after consultation with the Secretary, shall withhold from dis-
closure to the public information about the location, character, or ownership 
of a historic property if the Secretary and the agency determine that disclo-
sure may— 
(1) cause a significant invasion of privacy; 
(2) risk harm to the historic property; or 
(3) impede the use of a traditional religious site by practitioners. 
(b) ACCESS DETERMINATION.—When the head of a Federal agency or 
other public official determines that information should be withheld from 
the public pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary, in consultation with 
the Federal agency head or official, shall determine who may have access 
to the information for the purpose of carrying out this division. 
(c) CONSULTATION WITH COUNCIL.—When information described in sub-
section (a) has been developed in the course of an agency’s compliance with 
section 306107 or 306108 of this title, the Secretary shall consult with the 
Council in reaching determinations under subsections (a) and (b). 
§ 307104. Inapplicability of division to White House, Su-
preme Court building, or United States Capitol 
Nothing in this division applies to the White House and its grounds, the 
Supreme Court building and its grounds, or the United States Capitol and 
its related buildings and grounds. 
§ 307105. Attorney’s fees and costs to prevailing parties in 
civil actions 
In any civil action brought in any United States district court by any in-
terested person to enforce this division, if the person substantially prevails 
in the action, the court may award attorney’s fees, expert witness fees, and 
other costs of participating in the civil action, as the court considers reason-
able. 
§ 307106. Authorization for expenditure of appropriated 
funds 
Where appropriate, each Federal agency may expend funds appropriated 
for its authorized programs for the purposes of activities carried out pursu-
ant to this division, except to the extent that appropriations legislation ex-
pressly provides otherwise. 
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§ 307107. Donations and bequests of money, personal prop-
erty, and less than fee interests in historic prop-
erty 
(a) MONEY AND PERSONAL PROPERTY.—The Secretary may accept dona-
tions and bequests of money and personal property for the purposes of this 
division and shall hold, use, expend, and administer the money and personal 
property for those purposes. 
(b) LESS THAN FEE INTEREST IN HISTORIC PROPERTY.—The Secretary 
may accept gifts or donations of less than fee interests in any historic prop-
erty where the acceptance of an interest will facilitate the conservation or 
preservation of the historic property. Nothing in this section or in any provi-
sion of this division shall be construed to affect or impair any other author-
ity of the Secretary under other provision of law to accept or acquire any 
property for conservation or preservation or for any other purpose. 
§ 307108. Privately donated funds 
(a) PROJECTS FOR WHICH FUNDS MAY BE USED.—In furtherance of the 
purposes of this division, the Secretary may accept the donation of funds 
that may be expended by the Secretary for projects to acquire, restore, pre-
serve, or recover data from any property included on the National Register, 
as long as the project is owned by a State, any unit of local government, 
or any nonprofit entity. 
(b) CONSIDERATION
OF
FACTORS
RESPECTING
EXPENDITURE
OF 
FUNDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In expending the funds, the Secretary shall give 
due consideration to— 
(A) the national significance of the project; 
(B) its historical value to the community; 
(C) the imminence of its destruction or loss; and 
(D) the expressed intentions of the donor. 
(2) FUNDS AVAILABLE WITHOUT REGARD TO MATCHING REQUIRE-
MENTS.—Funds expended under this subsection shall be made available 
without regard to the matching requirements established by sections 
302901 and 302902(b) of this title, but the recipient of the funds shall 
be permitted to utilize them to match any grants from the Historic 
Preservation Fund. 
(c) TRANSFER OF UNOBLIGATED FUNDS.—The Secretary may transfer 
unobligated funds previously donated to the Secretary for the purposes of 
the Service, with the consent of the donor, and any funds so transferred 
shall be used or expended in accordance with this division. 
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Division B—Organizations and Programs 
Subdivision 1—Administered by National 
Park Service 
Chapter 3081—American Battlefield 
Protection Program 
Sec. 
308101.
Definition. 
308102.
Preservation assistance. 
308103.
Battlefield acquisition grant program. 
§ 308101. Definition 
In this chapter, the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary, acting 
through the American Battlefield Protection Program. 
§ 308102. Preservation assistance 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Using the established national historic preservation 
program to the extent practicable, the Secretary shall encourage, support, 
assist, recognize, and work in partnership with citizens, Federal, State, 
local, and tribal governments, other public entities, educational institutions, 
and private nonprofit organizations in identifying, researching, evaluating, 
interpreting, and protecting historic battlefields and associated sites on a 
national, State, and local level. 
(b) FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.—To carry out subsection (a), the Secretary 
may use a cooperative agreement, grant, contract, or other generally adopt-
ed means of providing financial assistance. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized to be ap-
propriated to carry out this section $3,000,000 for each fiscal year, to re-
main available until expended. 
§ 308103. Battlefield acquisition grant program 
(a) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘eligible site’’ means a site— 
(1) that is not within the exterior boundaries of a System unit; and 
(2) that is identified in the document entitled ‘‘Report on the Na-
tion’s Civil War Battlefields’’, prepared by the Civil War Sites Advisory 
Commission, and dated July 1993. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish a battlefield acquisi-
tion grant program under which the Secretary may provide grants to State 
and local governments to pay the Federal share of the cost of acquiring in-
terests in eligible sites for the preservation and protection of those eligible 
sites. 
(c) NONPROFIT PARTNERS.—A State or local government may acquire an 
interest in an eligible site using a grant under this section in partnership 
with a nonprofit organization. 
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(d) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—The non-Federal share of the total cost of 
acquiring an interest in an eligible site under this section shall be not less 
than 50 percent. 
(e) LIMITATION ON LAND USE.—An interest in an eligible site acquired 
under this section shall be subject to section 200305(f)(3) of this title. 
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized to be ap-
propriated to the Secretary to provide grants under this section 
$10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 and 2013. 
Chapter 3083—National Underground 
Railroad Network to Freedom 
Sec. 
308301.
Definition. 
308302.
Program. 
308303.
Preservation and interpretation of Underground Railroad history, historic sites, and 
structures. 
308304.
Authorization of appropriations. 
§ 308301.
Definition 
In this chapter, the term ‘‘national network’’ means the National Under-
ground Railroad Network to Freedom established under section 308302 of 
this title. 
§ 308302. Program 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT; RESPONSIBILITIES OF SECRETARY.—The Secretary 
shall establish in the Service the National Underground Railroad Network 
to Freedom. Under the national network, the Secretary shall— 
(1) produce and disseminate appropriate educational materials, such 
as handbooks, maps, interpretive guides, or electronic information; 
(2) enter into appropriate cooperative agreements and memoranda of 
understanding to provide technical assistance under subsection (c); and 
(3) create and adopt an official, uniform symbol or device for the 
national network and issue regulations for its use. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The national network shall encompass the following ele-
ments: 
(1) All System units and programs of the Service determined by the 
Secretary to pertain to the Underground Railroad. 
(2) Other Federal, State, local, and privately owned properties per-
taining to the Underground Railroad that have a verifiable connection 
to the Underground Railroad and that are included on, or determined 
by the Secretary to be eligible for inclusion on, the National Register 
of Historic Places. 
(3) Other governmental and nongovernmental facilities and programs 
of an educational, research, or interpretive nature that are directly re-
lated to the Underground Railroad. 
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