16 U.S.C. § 430ll — Designation

submitted 66 years ago by Pub. L. 86-434 to r/title-16-CONSERVATION · 142 words · no verdicts yet

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Land acquired for Wilson's Creek becomes a public park called Wilson's Creek National Battlefield, run by the National Park Service under the Secretary of the Interior. The Secretary must build and maintain the roads, trails, markers, buildings, and visitor facilities the park needs.

(a) Administration, protection, and development. Land acquired under section 430kk of this title is set aside as a public park for the American people's benefit and enjoyment, named the Wilson's Creek National Battlefield. The National Park Service, directed by the Secretary of the Interior, must administer, protect, and develop it, following the 1916 law that created the National Park Service. (b) Improvements. To properly develop and maintain the park, the Secretary must build and maintain roads, trails, markers, buildings, and other improvements, plus facilities for caring for and accommodating visitors, as the Secretary judges necessary.

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(a) Administration, protection, and development

The lands acquired under section 430kk of this title shall be set aside as a public park for the benefit and enjoyment of the people of the United States, and shall be designated as the Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield. The National Park Service, under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior, shall administer, protect, and develop the park, subject to the provisions of the Act entitled “An Act to establish a National Park Service, and for other purposes”, approved August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. 535).1

(b) Improvements

In order to provide for the proper development and maintenance of the park, the Secretary of the Interior shall construct and maintain therein such roads, trails, markers, buildings, and other improvements, and such facilities for the care and accommodation of visitors, as he may deem necessary.

Source credit: (Pub. L. 86–434, § 2, Apr. 22, 1960, 74 Stat. 76; Pub. L. 91–554, § 1(a), Dec. 16, 1970, 84 Stat. 1441.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit

1960Enacted · Pub. L. 86-434 · 74 Stat. 76
1970Amended · Pub. L. 91-554 · 84 Stat. 1441

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 86-434 on 1960-04-22.

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