Title 16 — Conservation
Chapter 1 — National Parks, Military Parks, Monuments, and Seashores
§ 409g. Additional lands
Statutory text
In order to preserve for the benefit and inspiration of the public certain lands historically associated with the winter encampment of General George Washington’s Continental Army at Jockey Hollow in 1779 and 1780, and to facilitate the administration and interpretation of the Morristown National Historical Park, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to procure, from a willing owner only, by purchase, donation, purchase with appropriated funds, or otherwise, not to exceed 715 acres of land and interests therein which 715 acres shall include Stark’s Brigade campsite and other lands necessary for the proper administration and interpretation of the Morristown National Historical Park: Provided, That title to the property known as the Cross estate may not be accepted until the property is vacant.
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. 88–601 § 1 · 78 Stat. 957
Enacted · 16 U.S.C. § 409g
Pub. L. 88–601, § 1, Sept. 18, 1964, 78 Stat. 957
Source evidence
Code source credit
Pub. L. 88–601, § 1, Sept. 18, 1964, 78 Stat. 957Pub. L. 93–477 title III § 301(6) · 88 Stat. 1445
Substituted · 16 U.S.C. § 409g
Pub. L. 93–477 substituted “465 acres” for “two hundred and eighty-one acres” in two places
Inserted · 16 U.S.C. § 409g
Pub. L. 93–477 inserted proviso relating to property known as the Cross estate
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 93–477 substituted “465 acres” for “two hundred and eighty-one acres” in two places and inserted proviso relating to property known as the Cross estate.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(6) Morristown National Historical Park, New Jersey: The Act of September 18, 1964 (78 Stat. 957) is amended changing 16 USC 409g. “two hundred and eighty-one acres” in both places in which it appears in the first section to “465 acres” and change the period to a colon and insert “Provided, That title to the property known as the Cross estate may not be accepted until the property is vacant.” andPub. L. 94–578 title III § 315 · 90 Stat. 2732
Substituted · 16 U.S.C. § 409g
Pub. L. 94–578 substituted “600 acres” for “465 acres” in two places
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 94–578 substituted “600 acres” for “465 acres” in two places.Enacted provision · exact public law section
Sec. 315. The Act of September 18, 1964 (78 Stat. 957), entitled “An Act to authorize the addition of lands to Morristown National Historical Park in the State of New Jersey, and for other purposes”, as amended by the Act of October 26, 1974 (88 Stat. 1447), is amended 16 USC 409g. by changing “465 acres” in both places in which it appears in the first section to “600 acres”.Pub. L. 102–118 § 1 · 105 Stat. 586
Substituted · 16 U.S.C. § 409g
Pub. L. 102–118 substituted “615 acres” for “600 acres” in two places
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 102–118 substituted “615 acres” for “600 acres” in two places.Enacted provision · exact public law section
SECTION 1. ADDITION TO PARK. The Act entitled “An Act to authorize the addition of lands to Morristown National Historical Park in the State of New Jersey, and for other purposes”, approved September 18, 1964 (16 U.S.C. 409g), is amended by striking “600” each place it appears and inserting “615”.Department of the Treasury Appropriations Act, 2018
Pub. L. 115–141 div. G title I § 119 · 132 Stat. 348
Inserted · 16 U.S.C. § 409g
Pub. L. 115–141 inserted “, from a willing owner only,” after “the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to procure”
Substituted · 16 U.S.C. § 409g
Pub. L. 115–141 substituted “715 acres” for “615 acres” in two places
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 115–141 inserted “, from a willing owner only,” after “the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to procure” and substituted “715 acres” for “615 acres” in two places.Enacted provision · exact public law section
Sec. 119. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other Act may be used by the United States Mint to construct or operate any museum without the explicit approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, the House Committee on Financial Services, and the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
6 of 7 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial
Editorial Notes
Codification
Section was not enacted as a part of act Mar. 2, 1933, ch. 182, 47 Stat. 1421, which comprises this subchapter.
Amendments1974–2018 · 4 rounds
2018
Pub. L. 115–141 inserted “, from a willing owner only,” after “the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to procure” and substituted “715 acres” for “615 acres” in two places.
1991
Pub. L. 102–118 substituted “615 acres” for “600 acres” in two places.
1976
Pub. L. 94–578 substituted “600 acres” for “465 acres” in two places.
1974
Pub. L. 93–477 substituted “465 acres” for “two hundred and eighty-one acres” in two places and inserted proviso relating to property known as the Cross estate.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Authorization of Appropriations for Additional Lands
Section 3 of Pub. L. 88–601, as amended by Pub. L. 93–477, title I, § 101(8), , 88 Stat. 1445, provided that: “There are authorized to be appropriated such sums, but not more than $2,111,000 for acquisition of lands and interests in land, as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act [sections 409g and 409h of this title].”