16 U.S.C. § 410oo–1 — Establishment

submitted 38 years ago by Pub. L. 100-479 to r/title-16-CONSERVATION · 295 words · no verdicts yet

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This section creates Natchez National Historical Park in Mississippi. The park includes Melrose and the William Johnson House, and may include Fort Rosalie if the Secretary decides it is nationally significant. The Secretary must map the park's boundaries.

(a) In general This section creates the Natchez National Historical Park in Mississippi, to benefit, inspire, and educate the American people. The law calls it "the park." (b) Area included The park includes the historic districts set up under this subchapter, plus these properties: (1) The land and buildings known as Melrose, along with all personal property on that land. (2) The land and any improvements connected to Fort Rosalie. (3) The land and buildings known as the William Johnson House, along with all personal property there, and the building next to it that shares a wall. Fort Rosalie (property 2) only becomes part of the park if the Secretary of the Interior decides its historic resources are nationally significant and intact enough to belong in the National Park System. Before deciding, the Secretary must get a recommendation, based on scholarly research, from the Governor of Mississippi and the mayor of Natchez, after they consult the State Historic Preservation Officer. (c) Boundaries; map The Secretary must prepare a map showing the park's land. The map must be available for the public to inspect at National Park Service offices at the park and at the Department of the Interior in Washington, D.C. The Secretary may make minor boundary revisions later, following the rules in section 100506(c) of title 54.

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(a) In general

In order to provide for the benefit, inspiration, and education of the American people, there is hereby established the Natchez National Historical Park (hereinafter in this subchapter referred to as the “park”) in the State of Mississippi.

(b) Area included

The park shall consist of the historic districts established under this subchapter and the following properties:

(1)

The lands and structures known as Melrose, together with all personal property located on such lands.

(2)

The lands and improvements thereon known as, or associated with, Fort Rosalie.

(3)

The lands and structures known as the William Johnson House, together with all personal property located on such lands, and the building adjacent thereto which bears a common wall.

The property referred to in paragraph (2) shall be included within the park only if the Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter in this subchapter referred to as the “Secretary”) determines that the historic resources of Fort Rosalie are of sufficient national significance and integrity to warrant inclusion in the National Park System. The Secretary shall make such determination after receiving from the Governor of the State of Mississippi and the mayor of the city of Natchez, in consultation with the State Historic Preservation Officer, a recommendation based on scholarly research as to the national significance and integrity of such historic resources.

The Secretary shall prepare a map of the lands included within the park. Such map shall be on file and available for public inspection in the offices of the National Park Service at the park and at the Department of the Interior in the District of Columbia. The Secretary may from time to time make minor revisions in the boundary of the park in accordance with section 100506(c) of title 54.

Source credit: (Pub. L. 100–479, § 2, Oct. 7, 1988, 102 Stat. 2324; Pub. L. 101–399, § 1(a), Sept. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 860.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit

1988Enacted · Pub. L. 100-479 · 102 Stat. 2324
1990Amended · Pub. L. 101-399 · 104 Stat. 860

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 100-479 on 1988-10-07.

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