§ 438. — Repairs and improvements; how made.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC438]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1--NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER LXI--NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL MONUMENTS AND MEMORIALS
Sec. 438. Repairs and improvements; how made
Any and all repairs, improvements, changes, and alterations in the
grounds, buildings, and other appurtenances to the reservation shall be
made only according to detailed plans which shall be approved by the
Secretary of the Interior, and all such repairs, improvements, or
alterations shall be made at the expense of the United States, and all
such improvements, together with the reservation itself, shall become
and remain permanently the property of the United States.
(May 26, 1914, ch. 100, 38 Stat. 382; Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 425, 43 Stat.
1109; Ex. Ord. No. 6166, Sec. 2, June 10, 1933; Ex. Ord. No. 6228,
Sec. 1, July 28, 1933.)
Codification
This section and sections 437, 439, and 440 of this title were
derived from act Mar. 3, 1925. See Codification note set out under
section 437 of this title.
Transfer of Functions
Transfer of administrative functions of park, see note set out under
section 437 of this title.
Termination of War and Emergencies
Termination of state of war and national emergencies, see note set
out under section 437 of this title.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 440a of this title.
