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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—

(1)

Tolo Lake, Idaho;

(2)

Looking Glass’ 1877 Campsite, Idaho;

(3)

Buffalo Eddy, Washington and Idaho;

(4)

Traditional Crossing Near Doug 1 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 subchapter.

Footnotes

  1. 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.

  1. 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. 110

    Enacted 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.

  2. 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
  1. 1965Pub. L. 89–19, § 2, , 79 Stat. 110
  2. 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.)

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