§ 440. — Closure in times of national emergency.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC440]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1--NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER LXI--NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL MONUMENTS AND MEMORIALS
Sec. 440. Closure in times of national emergency
The Secretary of the Interior may, in case of a national emergency,
close the said Fort McHenry and it may be used for any and all military
purposes during the period of the emergency and for such period of time
thereafter, as the public needs may require.
(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
A proviso at the close of act Mar. 3, 1925, authorizing the disposal
of the useless temporary buildings constructed during the World War and
appropriating a sum from the proceeds thereof for the purposes of the
act has been omitted as temporary and executed.
This section and sections 437 to 439 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.
