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16 U.S.C. § 428kAddition of lands

submitted 66 years ago by Pub. L. 86-738 to r/title-16-CONSERVATION · 98 words · no verdicts yet

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The Secretary of the Interior can add nearby land to the battlefield. This helps mark the battle's 100th anniversary and preserve its history. It can include the historic Surrender House in the town of Dover, Tennessee.

This section lets the battlefield grow to mark an anniversary. To further the purposes of sections 428 through 428d and 428e through 428i, and to help properly observe the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Fort Donelson, the Secretary of the Interior may designate land next to the current battlefield for addition to it. The Secretary decides, at their discretion, which nearby land and land interests are necessary to preserve and explain this historic battleground. This can include the nearby historic Surrender House and the land it sits on, on Spring Street in the town of Dover, Tennessee.
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In furtherance of the purposes of sections 428 to 428d and 428e to 428i of this title and to facilitate an appropriate observance of the one hundredth anniversary of the Battle of Fort Donelson, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to designate for addition to the present Fort Donelson National Battlefield such lands and interests in lands adjacent to said battlefield as in his discretion are necessary to preserve and interpret this historic battleground, including the nearby historic Surrender House and the land upon which it is situated on Spring Street in the town of Dover, Tennessee.

Source credit: (Pub. L. 86–738, §§ 1, 4, Sept. 8, 1960, 74 Stat. 875, 876; Pub. L. 108–367, § 6, Oct. 25, 2004, 118 Stat. 1745.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit
  • 1960Enacted · Pub. L. 86-738 · 74 Stat. 875, 876
  • 2004Amended · Pub. L. 108-367 · 118 Stat. 1745

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 86-738 on 1960-09-08.

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