§ 428l. Acquisition of lands; agreement for transfer of jurisdiction

Statutory text

Within the area designated for addition to such battlefield under section 428k of this title, the Secretary is authorized to acquire non-Federal lands and interests in lands by purchase, by donation, by purchase with donated funds, or in such other manner and by such means as he may deem to be in the public interest, except that the Surrender House and land upon which it is situated shall be acquired only by donation or by purchase with donated funds. Administrative jurisdiction and control over lands administered by the Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army, above contour elevation 369 and which, under authority of section 428k of this title, are designated for inclusion in the battlefield, shall, upon agreement of the administering agency, be transferred to the Secretary of the Interior without a transfer of funds.

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.

1960
Pub. L. 86–738 · 74 Stat. 875
Enacted · 16 U.S.C. § 428l
(Pub. L. 86–738, §§ 2, 4, Sept. 8, 1960, 74 Stat. 876.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 86–738, §§ 2, 4, Sept. 8, 1960, 74 Stat. 876.)

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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

“Battlefield” substituted in text for “park” in view of redesignation of Fort Donelson National Military Park as Fort Donelson National Battlefield by Pub. L. 86–738, § 4, set out as section 428n of this title.

Credits

(Pub. L. 86–738, §§ 2, 4, Sept. 8, 1960, 74 Stat. 876.)