§ 409. — Establishment; acquisition of land.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC409]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1--NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER LIII--MORRISTOWN NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK
Sec. 409. Establishment; acquisition of land
When title to all the lands, structures, and other property in the
military camp-ground areas and other areas of Revolutionary War interest
at and in the vicinity of Morristown, New Jersey, as shall be designated
by the Secretary of the Interior, in the exercise of his discretion, as
necessary or desirable for national-park purposes, shall have been
vested in the United States, such areas shall be, and they are,
established, dedicated, and set apart as a public park for the benefit
and enjoyment of the people and shall be known as the Morristown
National Historical Park: Provided, That the United States shall not
purchase by appropriation of public moneys any lands within the
aforesaid areas, but such lands shall be secured by the United States
only by public or private donation: And provided further, That such
areas shall include, at least, Jockey Hollow camp site, now owned by
Lloyd W. Smith and the town of Morristown, Fort Nonsense, now owned by
the town of Morristown, and the George Washington Headquarters, known as
the Ford House, with its museum and other personal effects and its
grounds, now owned by the Washington Association of New Jersey.
(Mar. 2, 1933, ch. 182, Sec. 1, 47 Stat. 1421.)
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 409i of this title.
