§ 430f-6. — Corinth Unit of the Shiloh National Military Park; findings and purposes.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC430f-6]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1--NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER LX--NATIONAL MILITARY PARKS
Sec. 430f-6. Corinth Unit of the Shiloh National Military Park;
findings and purposes
(a) Findings
Congress finds that--
(1) in 1996, Congress authorized the establishment and
construction of a center--
(A) to facilitate the interpretation of the Siege and Battle
of Corinth and other Civil War actions in the area in and around
the city of Corinth, Mississippi; and
(B) to enhance public understanding of the significance of
the Corinth campaign and the Civil War relative to the western
theater of operations, in cooperation with--
(i) State or local governmental entities;
(ii) private organizations; and
(iii) individuals;
(2) the Corinth Battlefield was ranked as a priority 1
battlefield having critical need for coordinated nationwide action
by the year 2000 by the Civil War Sites Advisory Commission in its
report on Civil War Battlefields of the United States;
(3) there is a national interest in protecting and preserving
sites of historic significance associated with the Civil War; and
(4) the States of Mississippi and Tennessee and their respective
local units of government--
(A) have the authority to prevent or minimize adverse uses
of these historic resources; and
(B) can play a significant role in the protection of the
historic resources related to the Civil War battles fought in
the area in and around the city of Corinth.
(b) Purposes
The purposes of sections 430f-6 to 430f-12 of this title are--
(1) to establish the Corinth Unit of the Shiloh National
Military Park--
(A) in the city of Corinth, Mississippi; and
(B) in the State of Tennessee;
(2) to direct the Secretary of the Interior to manage, protect,
and interpret the resources associated with the Civil War Siege and
the Battle of Corinth that occurred in and around the city of
Corinth, in cooperation with--
(A) the State of Mississippi;
(B) the State of Tennessee;
(C) the city of Corinth, Mississippi;
(D) other public entities; and
(E) the private sector; and
(3) to authorize a special resource study to identify other
Civil War sites in and around the city of Corinth that--
(A) are consistent with the themes of the Siege and Battle
of Corinth;
(B) meet the criteria for designation as a unit of the
National Park System; and
(C) are considered appropriate for inclusion in the Unit.
(Pub. L. 106-271, Sec. 2, Sept. 22, 2000, 114 Stat. 792.)
Short Title
Pub. L. 106-271, Sec. 1, Sept. 22, 2000, 114 Stat. 792, provided
that: ``This Act [enacting this section and sections 430f-7 to 430f-12
of this title] may be cited as the `Corinth Battlefield Preservation Act
of 2000'.''
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 430f-7, 430f-10, 430f-11,
430f-12 of this title.
