Title 16 — Conservation
Chapter 1 — National Parks, Military Parks, Monuments, and Seashores
§ 281a. Designation
Statutory text
To implement this purpose the Secretary of the Interior may designate as the Nez Perce National Historical Park various component sites in Federal and non-Federal ownership relating to the early Nez Perce culture, the Lewis and Clark Expedition through the area, the fur trade, missionaries, gold mining and logging, the Nez Perce war of 1877, and such other sites as he finds will depict the role of the Nez Perce country in the westward expansion of the Nation. Sites to be so designated shall include—
Tolo Lake, Idaho;
Looking Glass’ 1877 Campsite, Idaho;
Buffalo Eddy, Washington and Idaho;
Traditional Crossing Near Doug 1 Bar, Oregon and Idaho;
Camas Meadows Battle Sites, Idaho;
Joseph Canyon Viewpoint, Oregon;
Traditional Campsite at the Fork of the Lostine and Wallowa Rivers, Oregon;
Burial Site of Chief Joseph the Younger, Washington;
Nez Perce Campsites, Washington;
Big Hole National Battlefield, Montana;
Bear’s Paw Battleground, Montana;
Canyon Creek, Montana; and
Hasotino Village, Idaho;
each as described in the National Park Service document entitled “Nez Perce National Historical Park Additions Study”, dated 1990 and Old Chief Joseph’s Gravesite and Cemetery, Oregon, as depicted on the map entitled “Nez Perce Additions”, numbered 429–20–018, and dated September, 1991. Lands added to the Big Hole National Battlefield, Montana, pursuant to paragraph (10) shall become part of, and be placed under the administrative jurisdiction of, the Big Hole National Battlefield, but may be interpreted in accordance with the purposes of this subchapter.
Footnotes
- 1 So in original. Probably should be “Dug”.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Pub. L. 89–19 § 2 · 79 Stat. 110
Enacted · 16 U.S.C. § 281a
Pub. L. 89–19, § 2, May 15, 1965, 79 Stat. 110
Source evidence
Code source credit
Pub. L. 89–19, § 2, May 15, 1965, 79 Stat. 110Enacted provision · exact public law section
Sec. 2. To implement this purpose the Secretary of the Interior may designate as the Nez Perce National Historical Park various component sites in Federal and non-Federal ownership relating to the early Nez Perce culture, the Lewis and Clark Expedition through the area, the fur trade, missionaries, gold mining and logging, the Nez Perce war of 1877, and such other sites as he finds will depict the role of the Nez Perce country in the westward expansion of the Nation.Nez Perce National Historical Park Additions Act of 1991
Pub. L. 102–576 § 2(2) · 106 Stat. 4770
Inserted · 16 U.S.C. § 281a
Pub. L. 102–576 inserted provision listing 13 sites to be designated as Nez Perce National Historical Park, as described in documents dated 1990 and 1991, and provision relating to lands added to Big Hole National Battlefield, Montana
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 102–576 inserted provision listing 13 sites to be designated as Nez Perce National Historical Park, as described in documents dated 1990 and 1991, and provision relating to lands added to Big Hole National Battlefield, Montana.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(2) Add the following at the end of section 2: “Sites to be so designated shall include— “(1) Tolo Lake, Idaho; “(2) Looking Glass’ 1877 Campsite, Idaho; “(3) Buffalo Eddy, Washington and Idaho; “(4) Traditional Crossing Near Doug Bar, Oregon and Idaho; “(5) Camas Meadows Battle Sites, Idaho; “(6) Joseph Canyon Viewpoint, Oregon: “(7) Traditional Campsite at the Fork of the Lostine and Wallowa Rivers, Oregon; “(8) Burial Site of Chief Joseph the Younger, Washington; “(9) Nez Perce Campsites, Washington; “(10) Big Hole National Battlefield, Montana; “(11) Bear’s Paw Battleground, Montana; “(12) Canyon Creek, Montana; and “(13) Hasotino Village, Idaho; each as described in the National Park Service document entitled ‘Nez Perce National Historical Park Additions Study’, dated 1990 and Old Chief Joseph’s Gravesite and Cemetery, Oregon, as depicted on the map entitled ‘Nez Perce Additions’, numbered 429–20–018, and dated September, 1991. Lands added to the Big Hole National Battlefield, Montana, pursuant to paragraph (10) shall become part of, and be placed under the administrative jurisdiction of, the Big Hole National Battlefield, but may be interpreted in accordance with the purposes of this Act.”.
2 of 2 references resolved to an enrolled provision
Editorial Notes
Amendments
1992—Pub. L. 102–576 inserted provision listing 13 sites to be designated as Nez Perce National Historical Park, as described in documents dated 1990 and 1991, and provision relating to lands added to Big Hole National Battlefield, Montana.
Credits
1965–1992 · 2 acts
- 1965Pub. L. 89–19, § 2, , 79 Stat. 110
- 1992Pub. L. 102–576, § 2(2), , 106 Stat. 4770.
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(Pub. L. 89–19, § 2, , 79 Stat. 110; Pub. L. 102–576, § 2(2), , 106 Stat. 4770.)