§ 81a. Location and boundaries

Legislative history

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1. 1930

   Pub. L. 71–837 § 2 · 46 Stat. 855

   Enacted · 16 U.S.C. § 81a

   July 3, 1930, ch. 837, § 2, 46 Stat. 855

   Source evidence

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   July 3, 1930, ch. 837, § 2, 46 Stat. 855

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 2. That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is Examination of designated areas for inclusion. hereby, authorized and directed to make an examination of Jamestown Island, parts of the city of Williamsburg, and the Yorktown battle field, all in the State of Virginia, and areas for highways to connect said island, city, and battle field with a view to determining the area or areas thereof desirable for inclusion in the said Colonial National Monument, not to exceed two thousand five hundred acres of the said battle field or five hundred feet in width as to such connecting areas, and upon completion thereof he shall make appropriate Boundaries established by proclamation. Post, p. 1069. Proviso. Area may be increased, etc. recommendations to the President, who shall establish the boundaries of said national monument by proclamation: Provided, That the boundaries so established may be enlarged or diminished by subsequent proclamation or proclamations of the President upon the recommendations of the Secretary of the Interior, any such enlargement only to include lands donated to the United States or purchased by the United States without resort to condemnation.

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