§ 428h. Ascertaining and marking line of battle

Statutory text

It shall be lawful for the authorities of any State having troops engaged in the Battle of Fort Donelson to enter upon the lands and approaches of the Fort Donelson National Battlefield for the purpose of ascertaining and marking the lines of battle of troops engaged therein: Provided, That before any such lines are permanently designated, the position of the lines and the proposed methods of marking them by monuments, tablets, or otherwise shall be submitted to the Secretary of the Interior and shall first receive the written approval of the Secretary.

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.

1928
Pub. L. 70–248 § 9 · 45 Stat. 367
Enacted · 16 U.S.C. § 428h
Mar. 26, 1928, ch. 248, § 9, 45 Stat. 368
Source evidence
Code source credit
Mar. 26, 1928, ch. 248, § 9, 45 Stat. 368
Enacted provision · exact public law section
Sec. 9. That it shall be lawful for the authorities of any State having troops engaged in the Battle of Fort Donelson to enter upon the lands and approaches of the Fort Donelson National Park for the purpose of ascertaining and marking the lines of battle of troops Proviso. Marking, etc., subject to approval of Secretary of War. engaged therein: Provided, That before any such lines are permanently designated, the position of the lines and the proposed methods of marking them by monuments, tablets, or otherwise shall be submitted to the Secretary of War and shall first receive the written approval of the Secretary.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

“Fort Donelson National Battlefield” substituted in text for “Fort Donelson National Military Park” in view of redesignation of Fort Donelson National Military Park as Fort Donelson National Battlefield by Pub. L. 86–738. See section 428n of this title.

Executive Documents

Transfer of Functions

Transfer of administrative functions of park, see note set out under section 428 of this title.

Credits

1928–1960 · 4 acts

1928Mar. 26, 1928, ch. 248, § 9, 45 Stat. 368
1933Ex. Ord. No. 6166, § 2, June 10, 1933
1933Ex. Ord. No. 6228, § 1, July 28, 1933
1960Pub. L. 86–738, §§ 4, 5, Sept. 8, 1960, 74 Stat. 876.

Show as published

(Mar. 26, 1928, ch. 248, § 9, 45 Stat. 368; Ex. Ord. No. 6166, § 2, June 10, 1933; Ex. Ord. No. 6228, § 1, July 28, 1933; Pub. L. 86–738, §§ 4, 5, Sept. 8, 1960, 74 Stat. 876.)