§ 159. — Establishment; boundaries.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC159]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1--NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER XVIII--SARATOGA NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK
Sec. 159. Establishment; boundaries
When title to all the lands, structures, and other property in the
area at Saratoga, New York, whereon was fought the Battle of Saratoga
during the War of the Revolution, shall have been vested in the United
States, such area shall be, and it is, established, dedicated, and set
apart as a public park for the benefit and inspiration of the people and
shall be known as the Saratoga National Historical Park: Provided, That
such area shall include that part of the Saratoga Battlefield now
belonging to the State of New York and any additional lands in the
immediate vicinity thereof which the Secretary of the Interior may,
within six months after the approval of sections 159 to 159b of this
title, designate as necessary or desirable for the purposes of sections
159 to 159b of this title.
(June 1, 1938, ch. 316, Sec. 1, 52 Stat. 608.)
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 159c of this title.
