Title 16 — Conservation
Chapter 1 — National Parks, Military Parks, Monuments, and Seashores
§ 410vv. Purposes
Statutory text
The purposes of this subchapter are—
to interpret the history and evolution of conservation stewardship in America;
to recognize and interpret the contributions and birthplace of George Perkins Marsh, pioneering environmentalist, author of Man and Nature, statesman, lawyer, and linguist;
to recognize and interpret the contributions of Frederick Billings, conservationist, pioneer in reforestation and scientific farm management, lawyer, philanthropist, and railroad builder, who extended the principles of land management introduced by Marsh;
to preserve the Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller Mansion and its surrounding lands; and
to recognize the significant contributions of Julia Billings, Mary Billings French, Mary French Rockefeller, and Laurance Spelman Rockefeller in perpetuating the Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller heritage.
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.
Marsh-Billings National Historical Park Establishment Act
Pub. L. 102–350 § 2 · 106 Stat. 934
Enacted · 16 U.S.C. § 410vv
Pub. L. 102–350, § 2, Aug. 26, 1992, 106 Stat. 934
Source evidence
Code source credit
Pub. L. 102–350, § 2, Aug. 26, 1992, 106 Stat. 934Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 2. PURPOSES. The purposes of this Act are— (1) to interpret the history and evolution of conservation stewardship in America; (2) to recognize and interpret the contributions and birthplace of George Perkins Marsh, pioneering environmentalist, author of Man and Nature, statesman, lawyer, and linguist; (3) to recognize and interpret the contributions of Frederick Billings, conservationist, pioneer in reforestation and scientific farm management, lawyer, philanthropist, and railroad builder, who extended the principles of land management introduced by Marsh; (4) to preserve the Marsh-Billings Mansion and its surrounding lands; and (5) to recognize the significant contributions of Julia Billings, Mary Billings French, Mary French Rockefeller, and Laurance Spelman Rockefeller in perpetuating the Marsh-Billings heritage.Pub. L. 105–277 div. A § 101(e)(tI)(s143) · 112 Stat. 2681
Substituted · 16 U.S.C. § 410vv(4); 16 U.S.C. § 410vv(5)
Pub. L. 105–277 substituted “Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller” for “Marsh-Billings”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pars. (4), (5). Pub. L. 105–277 substituted “Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller” for “Marsh-Billings”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
Sec. 101. For programs, projects or activities in the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999, provided as follows, to be effective as if it had been enacted into law as the regular appropriations Act: AN ACT Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes. Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999.
2 of 2 references resolved to an enrolled provision
Editorial Notes
Amendments
1998—Pars. (4), (5). Pub. L. 105–277 substituted “Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller” for “Marsh-Billings”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Short Title
Pub. L. 102–350, § 1, , 106 Stat. 934, as amended by Pub. L. 105–277, div. A, § 101(e) [title I, § 143], , 112 Stat. 2681–231, 2681–267, provided that: “This Act [enacting this subchapter] may be cited as the ‘Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park Establishment Act’.”
Credits
1992–1998 · 2 acts
- 1992Pub. L. 102–350, § 2, , 106 Stat. 934
- 1998Pub. L. 105–277, div. A, § 101(e) [title I, § 143], , 112 Stat. 2681–231, 2681–267.
Show as published
(Pub. L. 102–350, § 2, , 106 Stat. 934; Pub. L. 105–277, div. A, § 101(e) [title I, § 143], , 112 Stat. 2681–231, 2681–267.)