16 U.S.C. § 410gggg — Homestead National Historical Park; establishment
submitted 90 years ago by ch. 157 to r/title-16-CONSERVATION · 96 words · no verdicts yet
The Secretary must acquire a specific Nebraska land parcel by gift, purchase, or condemnation. It was the first homestead claimed under the 1862 Homestead Act. Once acquired, it becomes the Homestead National Historical Park.
The Secretary of the Interior is authorized and directed to acquire, on behalf of the United States, by gift, purchase, or condemnation, the south half of the northwest quarter, the northeast quarter of the northwest quarter, and the southwest quarter of the northeast quarter section 26, township 4 north, range 5 east, of the sixth principal meridian, Gage County, Nebraska, the same being the first homestead entered upon under the General Homestead Act of May 20, 1862, by Daniel Freeman, and that when so acquired, the said area be designated the “Homestead National Historical Park”.
Source credit: (Mar. 19, 1936, ch. 157, § 1, 49 Stat. 1184; Pub. L. 116–328, § 1(a), Jan. 13, 2021, 134 Stat. 5099.)
- 1936Enacted · Act of Mar. 19, 1936, ch. 157 · 49 Stat. 1184
- 2021Amended · Pub. L. 116-328 · 134 Stat. 5099
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 157 on 1936-03-19.
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