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Title 16 — Conservation

Chapter 1 — National Parks, Military Parks, Monuments, and Seashores

§ 426o. Agreement with Murfreesboro, Tennessee, respecting battlefield

Statutory text

The Secretary is authorized to enter into an agreement with the city of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, containing each of the following provisions—

(1)

If the city agrees to acquire sufficient interest in land to construct a trail linking the battlefield with Fortress Rosecrans, to construct such trail, and to operate and maintain the trail in accordance with standards approved by the Secretary, the Secretary shall (A) transfer to the city the funds available to the Secretary for the acquisition of such lands and for the construction of the trail, and (B) provide technical assistance to the city and to Rutherford County for the purpose of development and planning of the trail.

(2)

The Secretary shall agree to accept the transfer by donation from the city of the remnants of Fortress Rosecrans at Old Fort Park, and following such transfer, to preserve and interpret the fortress as part of the battlefield.

(3)

In administering the Fortress Rosecrans, the Secretary is authorized to enter a cooperative agreement with the city of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, for the rendering, on a nonreimbursable basis, of rescue, firefighting, and law enforcement services and cooperative assistance by nearby law enforcement and fire preventive agencies.

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. 100–205 § 2 · 101 Stat. 1433

    Enacted · 16 U.S.C. § 426o

    Pub. L. 100–205, § 2, Dec. 23, 1987, 101 Stat. 1433

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 100–205, § 2, Dec. 23, 1987, 101 Stat. 1433

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 2. AGREEMENT. The Secretary is authorized to enter into an agreement with the city of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, under which (1) the Secretary shall acquire sufficient interest in land and shall construct thereon a trail linking the battlefield with Fortress Rosecrans, (2) the city shall operate and maintain the trail in accordance with standards approved by the Secretary, and (3) the Secretary shall preserve the existing remnants of Fortress Rosecrans and the city shall operate and maintain the fortress.

  2. Pub. L. 102–225 § 1(3) · 105 Stat. 1682

    Amended · 16 U.S.C. § 426o

    Pub. L. 102–225 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section read as follows: “The Secretary is authorized to enter into an agreement with the city of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, under which (1) the Secretary shall acquire sufficient interest in land and shall construct thereon a trail linking the battlefield with Fortress Rosecrans, (2) the city shall operate and maintain the trail in accordance with standards approved by the Secretary, and (3) the Secretary shall preserve the existing remnants of Fortress Rosecrans and the city shall operate and maintain the fortress.”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 102–225 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section read as follows: “The Secretary is authorized to enter into an agreement with the city of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, under which (1) the Secretary shall acquire sufficient interest in land and shall construct thereon a trail linking the battlefield with Fortress Rosecrans, (2) the city shall operate and maintain the trail in accordance with standards approved by the Secretary, and (3) the Secretary shall preserve the existing remnants of Fortress Rosecrans and the city shall operate and maintain the fortress.”

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (3) Section 2 is amended to read as follows:

2 of 2 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1991—Pub. L. 102–225 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section read as follows: “The Secretary is authorized to enter into an agreement with the city of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, under which (1) the Secretary shall acquire sufficient interest in land and shall construct thereon a trail linking the battlefield with Fortress Rosecrans, (2) the city shall operate and maintain the trail in accordance with standards approved by the Secretary, and (3) the Secretary shall preserve the existing remnants of Fortress Rosecrans and the city shall operate and maintain the fortress.”

Credits

1987–1991 · 2 acts
  1. 1987Pub. L. 100–205, § 2, , 101 Stat. 1433
  2. 1991Pub. L. 102–225, § 1(3), , 105 Stat. 1683.
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(Pub. L. 100–205, § 2, , 101 Stat. 1433; Pub. L. 102–225, § 1(3), , 105 Stat. 1683.)

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