54 U.S.C. § 308602 — United States African-American Burial Grounds Preservation Program

(a) In General. The Secretary^* must establish, within the Service^* and under this chapter, a program^* called the "United States African-American Burial Grounds Preservation Program."

(b) Duties of Secretary. In carrying out the Program, the Secretary must consult with the National Trust for Historic Preservation and members of the African-American heritage community. The Secretary must develop a program to provide grants under section 308603(a).

(c) Donations. The Secretary may accept money donations to further this chapter’s purposes.

(d) Consent of Private Property Owner Required. A burial ground^* may be considered for a Program grant only if (1) the property owner consents, and (2) an individual, landowner, private or nonprofit organization, State, Tribal or local government, or other entity requests that it be considered.