Volume 76 · 58
Public Law 87–438
Providing for the establishing of the former dwelling house of Alexander Hamilton as a national memorial.
Approved April 27, 1962
Statutory text
JOINT RESOLUTION
Providing for the establishing of the former dwelling house of Alexander Hamilton as a national memorial.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That the Secretary of the
Alexander Hamilton national memorial.
Establishment.
Interior is authorized and directed to take such action as may be necessary to provide for the establishment of the former dwelling house of Alexander Hamilton (commonly known as The Grange), situated in New York, New York, as a national memorial. However, the Secretary shall not establish the national memorial until he has satisfied himself that the lands which have been donated are sufficient to assure the relocation of The Grange and administration and interpretation of the national memorial.
Sec. 2.
The national memorial established by the Secretary of the Interior pursuant to this joint resolution shall be designated as the Hamilton Grange National Memorial and shall be set aside as a public national memorial to commemorate the historic role played by Alexander Hamilton in the establishment of this Nation.
The National Park Service, under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior, shall administer, protect, and develop such memorial, subject to the provisions of the Act entitled “An Act to establish a National Park Service, and for other purposes”, approved August 25,
1916, as amended and supplemented, and the Act entitled “An Act to provide for the preservation of historic American sites, buildings, objects, and antiquities of national significance, and for other purposes”,
49 Stat. 666.
16 USC 461–467.
Appropriation.
approved August 21, 1935, as amended.
Sec. 3.
There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums, but not more than $460,000, as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of section 1 of this joint resolution.
Approved April 27, 1962.