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Public Law 89–458

To authorize establishment of the Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site, North Dakota and Montana, and for other purposes.

Approved June 20, 1966

Statutory text

AN ACT

To authorize establishment of the Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site, North Dakota and Montana, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

That, in order to

Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site.

commemorate the significant role played by Fort Union as a fur trading post on the upper Missouri River, the Secretary of the Interior may acquire by donation, purchase with donated or appropriated funds, or otherwise, the historic remains of Fort Union located in Williams County, North Dakota, and such additional lands and interests in land in Williams County, North Dakota, and Roosevelt County, Montana, as he may deem necessary to accomplish the purposes of this Act: Provided, That the total area so acquired shall not exceed 400 acres.

Sec. 2.

When the site of historic Fort Union and other required

Publication in Federal Register.

lands and interests in lands have been acquired by the United States as provided in section 1 of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall establish such area or areas as the Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site, by publication of notice thereof in the Federal Register.

Sec. 3.

The Secretary of the Interior shall administer, protect, develop,

Administration.

and maintain the Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site subject to 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), as amended and supplemented, and the provisions of the Act entitled “An Act to provide

16 USC 1.

for the preservation of historic American sites, buildings, objects, and antiquities of national significance, and for other purposes”, approved August 21, 1935 (49 Stat. 666).

16 USC 461–467.

Sec. 4.

There are hereby authorized to be appropriated not more

Appropriation.

than $613,000 for the acquisition of lands and interests in land and for the development of the Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site, as provided in this Act.

Approved June 20, 1966.

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