§ 426o. — Agreement with Murfreesboro, Tennessee, respecting battlefield.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC426o]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1--NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER LX--NATIONAL MILITARY PARKS
Sec. 426o. Agreement with Murfreesboro, Tennessee, respecting
battlefield
The Secretary is authorized to enter into an agreement with the city
of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, containing each of the following
provisions--
(1) If the city agrees to acquire sufficient interest in land to
construct a trail linking the battlefield with Fortress Rosecrans,
to construct such trail, and to operate and maintain the trail in
accordance with standards approved by the Secretary, the Secretary
shall (A) transfer to the city the funds available to the Secretary
for the acquisition of such lands and for the construction of the
trail, and (B) provide technical assistance to the city and to
Rutherford County for the purpose of development and planning of the
trail.
(2) The Secretary shall agree to accept the transfer by donation
from the city of the remnants of Fortress Rosecrans at Old Fort
Park, and following such transfer, to preserve and interpret the
fortress as part of the battlefield.
(3) In administering the Fortress Rosecrans, the Secretary is
authorized to enter a cooperative agreement with the city of
Murfreesboro, Tennessee, for the rendering, on a nonreimbursable
basis, of rescue, firefighting, and law enforcement services and
cooperative assistance by nearby law enforcement and fire preventive
agencies.
(Pub. L. 100-205, Sec. 2, Dec. 23, 1987, 101 Stat. 1433; Pub. L. 102-
225, Sec. 1(3), Dec. 11, 1991, 105 Stat. 1683.)
Amendments
1991--Pub. L. 102-225 amended section generally. Prior to amendment,
section read as follows: ``The Secretary is authorized to enter into an
agreement with the city of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, under which (1) the
Secretary shall acquire sufficient interest in land and shall construct
thereon a trail linking the battlefield with Fortress Rosecrans, (2) the
city shall operate and maintain the trail in accordance with standards
approved by the Secretary, and (3) the Secretary shall preserve the
existing remnants of Fortress Rosecrans and the city shall operate and
maintain the fortress.''
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 426n, 426p of this title.
