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16 U.S.C. § 423h–1 (CONSERVATION)
§ 423h–1. Redesignation of park
The Petersburg National Military Park, established under authority of sections 423, 423a, and 423b to 423h of this title, and enlarged pursuant to sections 423a–1 and 423a–2 of this title, is redesignated the Petersburg National Battlefield.
(Pub. L. 87–603, § 1, Aug. 24, 1962, 76 Stat. 403.)
16 U.S.C. § 423h–2 (CONSERVATION)
§ 423h–2. Acquisition of lands; publication in Federal Register; administration
The Secretary of the Interior, in furtherance of the purposes of sections 423, 423a, and 423b to 423h of this title referred to in section 423h–1 of this title, may acquire by purchase with donated or appropriated funds, exchange, transfer, or by such other means as he deems to be in the public interest, not to exceed twelve hundred acres of land or interests in land at the site of the Battle of Five Forks for addition to the Petersburg National Battlefield. Lands and interests in lands acquired by the Secretary pursuant to this section shall, upon publication of a description thereof in the Federal Register, become a part of the Petersburg National Battlefield, and thereafter shall be administered by the Secretary of the Interior in accordance with the provisions of the Act entitled “An Act to establish a National Park Service, and for other purposes,” approved August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. 535; 16 U.S.C. 1, 2, 3),1 as amended and supplemented.
(Pub. L. 87–603, § 2, Aug. 24, 1962, 76 Stat. 403.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: References in Text
text: The Act entitled “An Act to establish a National Park Service, and for other purposes,” approved August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. 535; 16 U.S.C. 1, 2, 3), referred to in text, is act Aug. 25, 1916, ch. 408, 39 Stat. 535, known as the National Park Service Organic Act, which enacted sections 1, 2, 3, and 4 of this title and provisions set out as a note under section 100101 of Title 54, National Park Service and Related Programs. Sections 1 to 4 of the Act were repealed and restated as section 1865(a) of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure, and section 100101(a), chapter 1003, and sections 100751(a), 100752, 100753, and 102101 of Title 54 by Pub. L. 113–287, §§ 3, 4(a)(1), 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3094, 3260, 3272. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables. For disposition of former sections of this title, see Disposition Table preceding section 100101 of Title 54.
16 U.S.C. § 423h–3 (CONSERVATION)
§ 423h–3. Authorization of appropriation
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums, but not more than $90,000, as are necessary to acquire land pursuant to section 423h–2 of this title.
(Pub. L. 87–603, § 3, Aug. 24, 1962, 76 Stat. 403.)
16 U.S.C. § 423i (CONSERVATION)
§ 423i. Omitted
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Codification
text: Section, act July 3, 1926, ch. 746, § 10, 44 Stat. 823, appropriated $15,000 for carrying out provisions of sections 423, 423a, 423b to 423h of this title to be available until expended.
16 U.S.C. § 423j...423l (CONSERVATION)
§§ 423j to 423l. Repealed. Pub. L. 106–511, title V, § 507, Nov. 13, 2000, 114 Stat. 2376
text: Section 423j, act Mar. 2, 1936, ch. 113, § 1, 49 Stat. 1155, related to establishment of Richmond National Battlefield Park.
text: Section 423k, act Mar. 2, 1936, ch. 113, § 2, 49 Stat. 1156, related to acceptance of donations of lands and funds and acquisitions of lands for Richmond National Battlefield Park.
text: Section 423l, act Mar. 2, 1936, ch. 113, § 3, 49 Stat. 1156, related to administration, protection, and development of Richmond National Battlefield Park.
text: See sections 423l–1 to 423l–6 of this title.
16 U.S.C. § 423l–1 (CONSERVATION)
§ 423l–1. Short title; definitions
(a) Short title
Sections 423l–1 to 423l–6 of this title may be cited as the “Richmond National Battlefield Park Act of 2000”.
(b) Definitions
In sections 423l–1 to 423l–6 of this title:
(1) Battlefield park
The term “battlefield park” means the Richmond National Battlefield Park.
(2) Secretary
The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Interior.
(Pub. L. 106–511, title V, § 501, Nov. 13, 2000, 114 Stat. 2373.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: References in Text
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.
16 U.S.C. § 423l–3 (CONSERVATION)
§ 423l–3. Richmond National Battlefield Park; boundaries
(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 100506(c) of title 54.
(Pub. L. 106–511, title V, § 503, Nov. 13, 2000, 114 Stat. 2374.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Codification
text: In subsec. (b), “section 100506(c) of title 54” substituted for “section 7(c) of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l–9(c))” on authority of Pub. L. 113–287, § 6(e), Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272, which Act enacted Title 54, National Park Service and Related Programs.
16 U.S.C. § 423l–4 (CONSERVATION)
§ 423l–4. Land acquisition
(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.
(Pub. L. 106–511, title V, § 504, Nov. 13, 2000, 114 Stat. 2374.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: References in Text
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.
16 U.S.C. § 423l–6 (CONSERVATION)
§ 423l–6. Authorization of appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out sections 423l–1 to 423l–6 of this title.
(Pub. L. 106–511, title V, § 506, Nov. 13, 2000, 114 Stat. 2375.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: References in Text
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.
16 U.S.C. § 423m (CONSERVATION)
§ 423m. Eutaw Springs Battlefield Site; establishment; purpose
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.
(June 26, 1936, ch. 840, § 1, 49 Stat. 1975.)
16 U.S.C. § 423n (CONSERVATION)
§ 423n. Acceptance of lands and funds; acquisition of lands
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.
(June 26, 1936, ch. 840, § 2, 49 Stat. 1975.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Codification
text: “Section 3113 of title 40” substituted in text for “the Act of August 1, 1888” on authority of Pub. L. 107–217, § 5(c), Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1303, the first section of which enacted Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works.
16 U.S.C. § 423o (CONSERVATION)
§ 423o. Administration, protection, and development
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 the Act of August 25, 1916, entitled “An Act to establish a National Park Service, and for other purposes”,1 as amended.
(June 26, 1936, ch. 840, § 3, 49 Stat. 1975.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: References in Text
text: The Act of August 25, 1916, entitled “An Act to establish a National Park Service, and for other purposes”, referred to in text, is act Aug. 25, 1916, ch. 408, 39 Stat. 535, known as the National Park Service Organic Act, which enacted sections 1, 2, 3, and 4 of this title and provisions set out as a note under section 100101 of Title 54, National Park Service and Related Programs. Sections 1 to 4 of the Act were repealed and restated as section 1865(a) of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure, and section 100101(a), chapter 1003, and sections 100751(a), 100752, 100753, and 102101 of Title 54 by Pub. L. 113–287, §§ 3, 4(a)(1), 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3094, 3260, 3272. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables. For disposition of former sections of this title, see Disposition Table preceding section 100101 of Title 54.
heading: Executive Documents
heading: Transfer of Functions
text: 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, §§ 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.
16 U.S.C. § 424–1 (CONSERVATION)
§ 424–1. Acquisition of land
(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) may be acquired only from willing sellers.
(c) Administration
Land, easements, and buildings acquired by the Secretary under subsection (a) shall be administered by the Secretary as part of the park.
(Aug. 19, 1890, ch. 806, § 12, as added Pub. L. 105–277, div. A, § 101(e) [title I, § 138], Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–231, 2681–266.)
16 U.S.C. § 424a (CONSERVATION)
§ 424a. Acceptance of donations of lands
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.
(May 4, 1934, ch. 218, § 1, 48 Stat. 666.)
16 U.S.C. § 424a–1 (CONSERVATION)
§ 424a–1. Acceptance of donations of lands and other property on Signal Mountain
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.
(Mar. 5, 1942, ch. 148, § 1, 56 Stat. 133.)
16 U.S.C. § 424a–2 (CONSERVATION)
§ 424a–2. Conveyance of portion of park to Georgia
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.
(Mar. 5, 1942, ch. 148, § 2, 56 Stat. 133.)
16 U.S.C. § 424a–3 (CONSERVATION)
§ 424a–3. Addition of surplus Government lands; publication of notice; effective date
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.
(June 24, 1948, ch. 630, 62 Stat. 646; June 30, 1949, ch. 288, title I, § 105, 63 Stat. 381.)
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Transfer of Functions
text: 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.
heading: Executive Documents
heading: Transfer of Functions
text: 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, §§ 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.
16 U.S.C. § 424a–4 (CONSERVATION)
§ 424a–4. Repealed. Pub. L. 108–7, div. F, title I, § 160(e), Feb. 20, 2003, 117 Stat. 249
text: Section, act Aug. 3, 1950, ch. 532, §§ 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.
16 U.S.C. § 424b (CONSERVATION)
§ 424b. Application of laws to donated lands
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.
(May 4, 1934, ch. 218, § 2, 48 Stat. 666.)
16 U.S.C. § 425a (CONSERVATION)
§ 425a. Acquisition of lands
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.
(Feb. 14, 1927, ch. 127, § 2, 44 Stat. 1092; Ex. Ord. No. 6166, § 2, June 10, 1933; Ex. Ord. No. 6228, § 1, July 28, 1933.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Codification
text: “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, § 5(c), Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1303, the first section of which enacted Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works.
heading: Executive Documents
heading: Transfer of Functions
text: Transfer of administrative functions of park, see note set out under section 425 of this title.
16 U.S.C. § 425b (CONSERVATION)
§ 425b. Leasing lands for memorial
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.
(Feb. 14, 1927, ch. 127, § 3, 44 Stat. 1092; Ex. Ord. No. 6166, § 2, June 10, 1933; Ex. Ord. No. 6228, § 1, July 28, 1933.)
heading: Executive Documents
heading: Transfer of Functions
text: Transfer of administrative functions of park, see note set out under section 425 of this title.
16 U.S.C. § 425c (CONSERVATION)
§ 425c. Commission; organization
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.
(Feb. 14, 1927, ch. 127, § 4, 44 Stat. 1093; Ex. Ord. No. 6166, § 2, June 10, 1933; Ex. Ord. No. 6228, § 1, July 28, 1933.)
heading: Executive Documents
heading: Transfer of Functions
text: Transfer of administrative functions of park, see note set out under section 425 of this title.
16 U.S.C. § 425d (CONSERVATION)
§ 425d. Duties of commission
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.
(Feb. 14, 1927, ch. 127, § 5, 44 Stat. 1093; Ex. Ord. No. 6166, § 2, June 10, 1933; Ex. Ord. No. 6228, § 1, July 28, 1933.)
heading: Executive Documents
heading: Transfer of Functions
text: Transfer of administrative functions of park, see note set out under section 425 of this title.