§ 461. — Declaration of national policy.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC461]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1A--HISTORIC SITES, BUILDINGS, OBJECTS, AND ANTIQUITIES
SUBCHAPTER I--GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 461. Declaration of national policy
It is declared that it is a national policy to preserve for public
use historic sites, buildings, and objects of national significance for
the inspiration and benefit of the people of the United States.
(Aug. 21, 1935, ch. 593, Sec. 1, 49 Stat. 666.)
Short Title of 2000 Amendment
Pub. L. 106-291, title I, Sec. 150(a), Oct. 11, 2000, 114 Stat. 956,
provided that: ``This section [enacting section 469l-2 of this title and
provisions set out as a note under section 469l-2 of this title] may be
cited as the `National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Act'.''
Short Title of 1998 Amendment
Pub. L. 105-203, Sec. 1, July 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 678, provided
that: ``This Act [enacting sections 469l and 469l-1 of this title] may
be cited as the `National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Act of
1998'.''
Short Title
Act Aug. 21, 1935, ch. 593, 49 Stat. 666, which is classified to
sections 461 to 467 of this title, is popularly known as the ``Historic
Sites, Buildings, and Antiquities Act''.
National Historic Sites
Adams National Historic Site, Massachusetts [redesignated Adams National
Historical Park by Pub. L. 105-342, Sec. 5(e), Nov. 2, 1998, 112 Stat.
3202 (16 U.S.C. 410eee et seq.)].--Designated Dec. 9, 1946.
Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site, Pennsylvania.--Pub.
L. 88-546, Aug. 31, 1964, 78 Stat. 752; Pub. L. 107-369, Dec. 19, 2002,
116 Stat. 3069.
Andersonville National Historic Site, Georgia.--Pub. L. 91-465, Oct. 16,
1970, 84 Stat. 989; Pub. L. 107-357, Sec. 1, Dec. 17, 2002, 116 Stat.
3014.
Andrew Johnson National Historic Site.--Aug. 29, 1935, ch. 801, 49 Stat.
958 (16 U.S.C. 450o-450q); Proc. No. 2554, Apr. 27, 1942, 56 Stat.
1955; Pub. L. 88-197, Dec. 11, 1963, 77 Stat. 349.
Ansley Wilcox House National Historic Site (see Theodore Roosevelt
Inaugural National Historic Site, New York).
Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site, Colorado.--Pub. L. 86-487, June
3, 1960, 74 Stat. 155.
Boston African American National Historic Site, Massachusetts.--Pub. L.
96-430, title I, Oct. 10, 1980, 94 Stat. 1845.
Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site, Kansas.--Pub. L. 102-
525, title I, Oct. 26, 1992, 106 Stat. 3438.
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site, North Carolina.--Pub. L. 90-
592, Oct. 17, 1968, 82 Stat. 1968.
Charles Pinckney National Historic Site, South Carolina.--Pub. L. 100-
421, Sept. 8, 1988, 102 Stat. 1581.
Clara Barton National Historic Site, Maryland.--Pub. L. 93-486, title I,
Sec. 101(a)(1), Oct. 26, 1974, 88 Stat. 1461.
Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site, Pennsylvania.--Pub. L. 95-625,
title V, Sec. 503, Nov. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 3498.
Edison National Historic Site.--Pub. L. 87-628, Sept. 5, 1962, 76 Stat.
428.
Eisenhower National Historic Site.--33 F.R. 16031, Nov. 27, 1967; Pub.
L. 91-133, Dec. 2, 1969, 83 Stat. 274.
Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site, New York.--Pub. L. 95-32, May
26, 1977, 91 Stat. 171; Pub. L. 105-364, Nov. 6, 1998, 112 Stat. 3300.
Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site, California.--Pub. L. 94-539,
Secs. 1, 2, Oct. 18, 1976, 90 Stat. 2501.
Fallen Timbers Battlefield and Fort Miamis National Historic Site,
Ohio.--Pub. L. 106-164, Dec. 9, 1999, 113 Stat. 1792; Pub. L. 106-387,
Sec. 1(a) [title VII, Sec. 777], Oct. 28, 2000, 114 Stat. 1549, 1549A-
46.
First Ladies National Historic Site, Ohio.--Pub. L. 106-291, title I,
Sec. 145, Oct. 11, 2000, 114 Stat. 950.
Ford's Theatre National Historic Site, District of Columbia.--Pub. L. 91-
288, June 23, 1970, 84 Stat. 322.
Fort Bowie National Historic Site, Arizona.--Pub. L. 88-510, Aug. 30,
1964, 78 Stat. 681.
Fort Davis National Historic Site, Texas.--Pub. L. 87-213, Sept. 8,
1961, 75 Stat. 488; Pub. L. 105-355, title V, Sec. 506, Nov. 6, 1998,
112 Stat. 3263.
Fort Laramie National Historic Site, Wyoming.--Proc. No. 2292, July 16,
1938, 53 Stat. 2461; Pub. L. 86-444, Apr. 29, 1960, 74 Stat. 83.
Fort Larned National Historic Site, Kansas.--Pub. L. 88-541, Aug. 31,
1964, 78 Stat. 748.
Fort Point National Historic Site, California.--Pub. L. 91-457, Oct. 16,
1970, 84 Stat. 970.
Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, North Carolina.--Designated Apr. 5,
1941; Pub. L. 87-148, Aug. 17, 1961, 75 Stat. 384; Pub. L. 101-603,
Nov. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 3065.
Fort Saint Marks National Historic Site, Florida.--Pub. L. 87-789, Oct.
10, 1962, 76 Stat. 807.
Fort Scott National Historic Site, Kansas.--Pub. L. 95-484, Oct. 19,
1978, 92 Stat. 1610; Pub. L. 95-625, title XII, Nov. 10, 1978, 92 Stat.
3548.
Fort Smith National Historic Site, Arkansas.--Pub. L. 87-215, Sept. 13,
1961, 75 Stat. 489.
Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site, North Dakota and
Montana.--Pub. L. 89-458, June 20, 1966, 80 Stat. 211.
Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site, Massachusetts.--Pub. L. 96-
87, title II, Oct. 12, 1979, 93 Stat. 664; Pub. L. 105-343, Nov. 2,
1998, 112 Stat. 3203.
Friendship Hill National Historic Site, Pennsylvania.--Pub. L. 95-625,
title V, Sec. 509, Nov. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 3509.
Georgia O'Keeffe National Historic Site, New Mexico.--Pub. L. 96-344,
Sec. 3, Sept. 8, 1980, 94 Stat. 1133; repealed by Pub. L. 98-396,
title I, Aug. 22, 1984, 98 Stat. 1387.
Golden Spike National Historic Site, Utah.--Pub. L. 89-102, July 30,
1965, 79 Stat. 426.
Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site, Montana.--Pub. L. 92-406, Aug.
25, 1972, 86 Stat. 632; Pub. L. 105-365, Nov. 6, 1998, 112 Stat. 3301.
Hampton National Historic Site, Maryland.--Designated June 22, 1948.
Harry S Truman National Historic Site, Missouri.--Pub. L. 98-32, May 23,
1983, 97 Stat. 193; Pub. L. 101-105, Oct. 2, 1989, 103 Stat. 675; Pub.
L. 103-184, Sec. 1, Dec. 14, 1993, 107 Stat. 2243.
Herbert Hoover National Historic Site, Iowa.--Pub. L. 89-119, Aug. 12,
1965, 79 Stat. 510.
Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site, New York.--
Designated Jan. 15, 1944; Pub. L. 105-364, Nov. 6, 1998, 112 Stat.
3300; Pub. L. 106-147, Dec. 9, 1999, 113 Stat. 1717.
Hopewell Village National Historic Site, Pennsylvania.--Designated Aug.
3, 1938.
Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site, Arizona.--Pub. L. 89-148,
Aug. 28, 1965, 79 Stat. 584.
James A. Garfield National Historic Site, Ohio.--Pub. L. 96-607, title
XII, Dec. 28, 1980, 94 Stat. 3545.
Jefferson National Expansion Memorial, National Historical Site,
Missouri.--Designated Dec. 21, 1935
Jimmy Carter National Historic Site, Georgia.--Pub. L. 100-206, Dec. 23,
1987, 101 Stat. 1434; Pub. L. 105-106, Sec. 1, Nov. 20, 1997, 111
Stat. 2247.
John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site, Massachusetts.--Pub. L.
90-20, May 26, 1967, 81 Stat. 29.
John Muir National Historic Site, California.--Pub. L. 88-547, Aug. 31,
1964, 78 Stat. 753; Pub. L. 100-563, Sec. 5, Oct. 31, 1988, 102 Stat.
2829.
Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site, North Dakota.--Pub.
L. 93-486, title I, Sec. 101(a)(3), Oct. 26, 1974, 88 Stat. 1461; Pub.
L. 101-430, Sec. 1, Oct. 15, 1990, 104 Stat. 959.
Lincoln Home National Historic Site, Illinois.--Pub. L. 92-127, Aug. 18,
1971, 85 Stat. 347.
Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site, Arkansas.--Pub.
L. 105-356, Nov. 6, 1998, 112 Stat. 3268.
Lower East Side Tenement National Historic Site, New York.--Pub. L. 105-
378, title I, Nov. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 3395.
Lyndon B. Johnson National Historic Site, Texas [redesignated Lyndon B.
Johnson National Historical Park by Pub. L. 96-607, title VI, Dec. 3,
1980, 94 Stat. 3540 (16 U.S.C. 410kk to 410kk-2).--Pub. L. 91-134, Dec.
2, 1969, 83 Stat. 274.
Longfellow National Historic Site, Massachusetts.--Pub. L. 92-475, Oct.
9, 1972, 86 Stat. 791.
Maggie L. Walker National Historical Site, Virginia.--Pub. L. 95-625,
title V, Sec. 511, Nov. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 3510.
Manzanar National Historic Site, California.--Pub. L. 102-248, title I,
Mar. 3, 1992, 106 Stat. 40; Pub. L. 104-333, div. I, title V, Sec.
515, Nov. 12, 1996, 110 Stat. 4167.
Mar-A-Lago National Historic Site, Florida [redesignated Mar-A-Lago
National Historic Landmark by Pub. L. 96-586, Sec. 4(a)(2), Dec. 23,
1980, 94 Stat. 3386 (16 U.S.C. 467a note)].--Designated Jan. 16, 1969;
Pub. L. 92-527, Oct. 21, 1972, 86 Stat. 1049; repealed by Pub. L. 96-
586, Sec. 4(a)(1), Dec. 23, 1980, 94 Stat. 3386.
Martin Luther King, Junior, National Historic Site, Georgia.--Pub. L. 96-
428, Oct. 10, 1980, 94 Stat. 1839; Pub. L. 102-575, title XL, Sec.
4024, Oct. 30, 1992, 106 Stat. 4768.
Martin Van Buren National Historic Site, New York.--Pub. L. 93-486,
title I, Sec. 101(a)(6), Oct. 26, 1974, 88 Stat. 1462.
Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site, District of
Columbia.--Pub. L. 97-329, Oct. 15, 1982, 96 Stat. 1615; Pub. L. 102-
211, Dec. 11, 1991, 105 Stat. 1652.
Minuteman Missile National Historic Site, South Dakota.--Pub. L. 106-
115, Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1540.
Nicodemus National Historic Site, Kansas.--Pub. L. 104-333, div. I,
title V, Sec. 512, Nov. 12, 1996, 110 Stat. 4163; Pub. L. 106-176,
title I, Sec. 112, Mar. 10, 2000, 114 Stat. 27.
Ninety Six National Historic Site, South Carolina.--Pub. L. 94-393, Aug.
19, 1976, 90 Stat. 1196.
Old Philadelphia Custom House National Historic Site, Pennsylvania.--
Designated May 26, 1939.
Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Site, Texas.--Pub. L. 95-625,
title V, Sec. 506, Nov. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 3500; Pub. L. 102-304, June
23, 1992, 106 Stat. 256.
Pu`ukohola Heiau National Historic Site, Hawaii.--Pub. L. 92-388, Aug.
17, 1972, 86 Stat. 562; Pub. L. 106-510, Sec. 3(e), Nov. 13, 2000, 114
Stat. 2364.
Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home National Historic Site, Illinois.--Pub. L.
107-137, Feb. 6, 2002, 116 Stat. 3.
Saint Gaudens National Historic Site, New Hampshire.--Pub. L. 88-543,
Aug. 31, 1964, 78 Stat. 749; Pub. L. 106-491, Nov. 9, 2000, 114 Stat.
2209.
Salem Maritime National Historic Site, Massachusetts.--Designated Mar.
17, 1938; Pub. L. 100-349, June 27, 1988, 102 Stat. 659; Pub. L. 101-
632, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4575.
San Juan National Historic Site, Puerto Rico.--Designated Feb. 14, 1949.
Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site, Colorado.--Pub. L. 106-465,
Nov. 7, 2000, 114 Stat. 2019.
Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site, Massachusetts.--Pub. L. 90-
282, Apr. 5, 1968, 82 Stat. 72.
Sewall-Belmont House National Historic Site, District of Columbia.--Pub.
L. 93-486, title II, Oct. 26, 1974, 88 Stat. 1463.
Springfield Armory National Historic Site, Massachusetts.--Pub. L. 93-
486, title I, Sec. 101(a)(4), Oct. 26, 1974, 88 Stat. 1461.
Steamtown National Historic Site, Pennsylvania.--Pub. L. 99-500, Sec.
101(h) [title I, Secs. 1-5], Oct. 18, 1986, 100 Stat. 1783-248, and
Pub. L. 99-591, Sec. 101(h) [title I, Secs. 1-5], Oct. 30, 1986, 100
Stat. 3341-248.
Thaddeus Kosciuszko Home National Historic Site, Pennsylvania.--Pub. L.
92-524, Oct. 21, 1972, 86 Stat. 1046.
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural [formerly Ansley Wilcox House] National
Historic Site, New York.--Pub. L. 89-708, Nov. 2, 1966, 80 Stat. 1101;
Pub. L. 96-607, title VIII, Dec. 28, 1980, 94 Stat. 3541.
Thomas Cole National Historic Site, New York.--Pub. L. 106-146, Dec. 9,
1999, 113 Stat. 1714.
Thomas Stone National Historic Site, Maryland.--Pub. L. 95-625, title V,
Sec. 510, Nov. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 3510.
Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site, Alabama.--Pub. L. 105-355, title
III, Nov. 6, 1998, 112 Stat. 3254.
Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site, Alabama.--Pub. L. 93-486,
title I, Sec. 101(a)(5), Oct. 26, 1974, 88 Stat. 1462.
Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site, Missouri.--Pub. L. 101-106,
Oct. 2, 1989, 103 Stat. 677.
Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site, New York.--Designated Dec.
18, 1940.
Weir Farm National Historic Site, Connecticut.--Pub. L. 101-485, Oct.
31, 1990, 104 Stat. 1171; Pub. L. 103-449, title II, Nov. 2, 1994, 108
Stat. 4756; Pub. L. 105-363, Sec. 1, Nov. 6, 1998, 112 Stat. 3296.
William Howard Taft National Historic Site, Ohio.--Pub. L. 91-132, Dec.
2, 1969, 83 Stat. 273; Pub. L. 107-60, Nov. 5, 2001, 115 Stat. 408.
For other historic sites included within this title, see General
Index.
National Battlefield Sites
Cowpens National Battlefield Site, South Carolina.--Act Mar. 4, 1929,
ch. 699, 45 Stat. 1558.
Fort Necessity National Battlefield Site, Pennsylvania.--Act Mar. 4,
1931, ch. 504, 46 Stat. 1552 [redesignated Fort Necessity National
Battlefield by Pub. L. 87-134, Sec. 3, Aug. 10, 1961, 75 Stat. 336.
See section 430rr of this title].
Shenandoah Valley Battlefields National Historic District, Virginia.--
Pub. L. 104-333, div. I, title VI, Sec. 606, Nov. 12, 1996, 110 Stat.
4174; Pub. L. 106-176, title I, Sec. 115, Mar. 10, 2000, 114 Stat. 27.
Washita Battlefield National Historic Site, Oklahoma.--Pub. L. 104-333,
div. I, title VI, Sec. 607, Nov. 12, 1996, 110 Stat. 4180; Pub. L. 106-
176, title I, Sec. 116, Mar. 10, 2000, 114 Stat. 27.
National Heritage and River Corridors
Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor, Massachusetts and
Rhode Island (see John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National
Heritage Corridor, Massachusetts and Rhode Island).
Cache La Poudre Corridor, Colorado.--Pub. L. 104-323, Oct. 19, 1996, 110
Stat. 3889.
Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor, Pennsylvania.--Pub. L.
100-692, Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4552; Pub. L. 105-355, title IV, Nov.
6, 1998, 112 Stat. 3258.
Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor, New York.--Pub. L. 106-554,
Sec. 1(a)(4) [div. B, title VIII], Dec. 21, 2000, 114 Stat. 2763,
2763A-295.
Illinois and Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor, Illinois.--Pub.
L. 98-398, title I, Aug. 24, 1984, 98 Stat. 1456; Pub. L. 104-333, div.
I, title IX, Sec. 902, Nov. 12, 1996, 110 Stat. 4204; Pub. L. 105-355,
title V, Sec. 502, Nov. 6, 1998, 112 Stat. 3261; Pub. L. 106-554, Sec.
1(a)(4) [div. B, title I, Sec. 126], Dec. 21, 2000, 114 Stat. 2763,
2763A-229.
John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor
[formerly Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor],
Massachusetts and Rhode Island.--Pub. L. 99-647, Nov. 10, 1986, 100
Stat. 3625; Pub. L. 101-441, Oct. 18, 1990, 104 Stat. 1017; Pub. L. 102-
154, title I, Sec. 118, Nov. 13, 1991, 105 Stat. 1013; Pub. L. 104-
208, div. A, title I, Sec. 101(d) [title I, Sec. 115], Sept. 30,
1996, 110 Stat. 3009-181, 3009-201; Pub. L. 104-333, div. I, title IX,
Sec. 901, Nov. 12, 1996, 110 Stat. 4201; Pub. L. 105-355, title V,
Sec. 501, Nov. 6, 1998, 112 Stat. 3261; Pub. L. 106-113, div. B, Sec.
1000(a)(3) [title III, Sec. 343], Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1535, 1501A-
202; Pub. L. 106-176, title I, Sec. 121, Mar. 10, 2000, 114 Stat. 29.
Ohio & Erie Canal National Heritage Corridor, Ohio.--Pub. L. 104-333,
div. II, title VIII, Nov. 12, 1996, 110 Stat. 4267; Pub. L. 106-176,
title II, Sec. 205, Mar. 10, 2000, 114 Stat. 31.
Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor,
Connecticut and Massachusetts.--Pub. L. 103-449, title I, Nov. 2, 1994,
108 Stat. 4752; Pub. L. 106-149, Dec. 9, 1999, 113 Stat. 1726.
South Carolina National Heritage Corridor, South Carolina.--Pub. L. 104-
333, div. II, title VI, Nov. 12, 1996, 110 Stat. 4260.
National Heritage Areas
Augusta Canal National Heritage Area, Georgia.--Pub. L. 104-333, div.
II, title III, Nov. 12, 1996, 110 Stat. 4249; Pub. L. 106-176, title
II, Sec. 203, Mar. 10, 2000, 114 Stat. 31.
Automobile National Heritage Area, Michigan.--Pub. L. 105-355, title I,
Nov. 6, 1998, 112 Stat. 3247.
Essex National Heritage Area, Massachusetts.--Pub. L. 104-333, div. II,
title V, Nov. 12, 1996, 110 Stat. 4257; Pub. L. 106-176, title II, Sec.
204, Mar. 10, 2000, 114 Stat. 31.
Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area, New York.--Pub. L. 104-333,
div. II, title IX, Nov. 12, 1996, 110 Stat. 4275; Pub. L. 105-83, title
III, Secs. 317, 324, Nov. 14, 1997, 111 Stat. 1595, 1597; Pub. L. 106-
176, title II, Sec. 206, Mar. 10, 2000, 114 Stat. 31.
Lackawanna Valley National Heritage Area, Pennsylvania.--Pub. L. 106-
278, title I, Oct. 6, 2000, 114 Stat. 814.
National Coal Heritage Area, West Virginia.--Pub. L. 104-333, div. II,
title I, Nov. 12, 1996, 110 Stat. 4243; Pub. L. 106-176, title II, Sec.
201, Mar. 10, 2000, 114 Stat. 31.
Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area [formerly Steel Industry American
Heritage Area], Pennsylvania.--Pub. L. 104-333, div. II, title IV, Nov.
12, 1996, 110 Stat. 4252; Pub. L. 106-113, div. B, Sec. 1000(a)(3)
[title I, Sec. 116], Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1535, 1501A-158.
Schuylkill River Valley National Heritage Area, Pennsylvania.--Pub. L.
106-278, title II, Oct. 6, 2000, 114 Stat. 819.
Steel Industry American Heritage Area (see Rivers of Steel National
Heritage Area, Pennsylvania).
Tennessee Civil War Heritage Area, Tennessee.--Pub. L. 104-333, div. II,
title II, Nov. 12, 1996, 110 Stat. 4245; Pub. L. 106-176, title II,
Sec. 202, Mar. 10, 2000, 114 Stat. 31.
Wheeling National Heritage Area, West Virginia.--Pub. L. 106-291, title
I, Sec. 157, Oct. 11, 2000, 114 Stat. 963.
Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area, Arizona.--Pub. L. 106-319, Oct.
19, 2000, 114 Stat. 1280.
National Heritage Partnerships
America's Agricultural Heritage Partnership, Iowa.--Pub. L. 104-333,
div. II, title VII, Nov. 12, 1996, 110 Stat. 4264; Pub. L. 106-176,
title III, Sec. 309, Mar. 10, 2000, 114 Stat. 34.
Crossroads of the West Historic District
Pub. L. 106-577, title III, Sec. 302, Dec. 28, 2000, 114 Stat. 3072,
established the Crossroads of the West Historic District in Ogden, Utah,
provided that the Secretary of the Interior could make grants and enter
into cooperative agreements with the State of Utah, local governments,
and nonprofit entities for the preparation of a plan for the development
of historic, architectural, natural, cultural, and interpretive
resources within the District, for implementation of projects approved
by the Secretary under that development plan, for an analysis assessing
measures that could be taken to encourage economic development and
revitalization within the District in a manner consistent with the
District's historic character, and for assisting in the restoration,
repair, rehabilitation and improvement of historic infrastructure, and
the preservation and interpretation of properties, within the District,
set forth the application process, and authorized appropriations.
Route 66 Corridor
Pub. L. 106-45, Aug. 10, 1999, 113 Stat. 224, authorized the
Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Cultural Resource Programs
at the National Park Service, to develop and carry out programs of
technical assistance, grants, and coordination of activities for the
preservation of the Route 66 corridor and authorized appropriations for
these purposes.
Chesapeake Bay Initiative
Pub. L. 105-312, title V, Oct. 30, 1998, 112 Stat. 2961, as amended
by Pub. L. 107-308, Sec. 9, Dec. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 2448, authorized
Secretary of the Interior, in cooperation with Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency, to create a Chesapeake Bay Gateways and
Watertrails Network and to provide assistance to State and local
governments in establishing this network, and authorized appropriations
for these purposes.
Charleston, Arkansas, National Commemorative Site
Pub. L. 105-277, div. A, Sec. 101(e) [title I, Sec. 128], Oct. 21,
1998, 112 Stat. 2681-231, 2681-262, provided that:
``(a) The Congress finds that--
``(1) the 1954 U.S. Supreme Court decision of Brown v. Board of
Education, which mandated an end to the segregation of public
schools, was one of the most significant Court decisions in the
history of the United States;
``(2) the Charleston Public School District in Charleston,
Arkansas, in September, 1954, became the first previously-segregated
public school district in the former Confederacy to integrate
following the Brown decision;
``(3) the orderly and peaceful integration of the public schools
in Charleston served as a model and inspiration in the development
of the Civil Rights movement in the United States, particularly with
respect to public education; and
``(4) notwithstanding the important role of the Charleston
School District in the successful implementation of integrated
public schools, the role of the district has not been adequately
commemorated and interpreted for the benefit and understanding of
the nation.
``(b) The Charleston Public School complex in Charleston, Arkansas
is hereby designated as the `Charleston National Commemorative Site' in
commemoration of the Charleston schools' role as the first public school
district in the South to integrate following the 1954 United States
Supreme Court decision, Brown v. Board of Education.
``(c) The Secretary, after consultation with the Charleston Public
School District, shall establish an appropriate commemorative monument
and interpretive exhibit at the Charleston National Commemorative Site
to commemorate the 1954 integration of Charleston's public schools.''
Vancouver National Historic Reserve
Pub. L. 104-333, div. I, title V, Sec. 502, Nov. 12, 1996, 110 Stat.
4154, as amended by Pub. L. 106-176, title I, Sec. 107, Mar. 10, 2000,
114 Stat. 26; Pub. L. 107-342, Sec. 1, Dec. 17, 2002, 116 Stat. 2891,
established Vancouver National Historic Reserve, Washington, directed
that Reserve be administered through general management plan submitted
by National Park Service to Secretary of the Interior within 3 years
after Nov. 12, 1996, developed by partnership of interests including
National Park Service, Historic Preservation Office of State of
Washington, Department of the Army, and City of Vancouver, Washington,
and to include specific findings of Vancouver Historic Reserve Report
and to meet with approval of Secretary of the Interior and Secretary of
the Army, directed that plan not be deemed new unit of National Park
System and not limit authority of Federal Aviation Administration, and
authorized appropriations.
Great Falls Historic District, New Jersey
Pub. L. 104-333, div. I, title V, Sec. 510, Nov. 12, 1996, 110 Stat.
4158, as amended by Pub. L. 106-176, title I, Sec. 110, Mar. 10, 2000,
114 Stat. 26, established Great Falls Historic District in Paterson, New
Jersey, and included statement of purposes, definitions, development
plan, and provisions relating to cooperative agreements and applications
for restoration, preservation and interpretation of properties, and
authorization of appropriations.
Aleutian World War II National Historic Area
Pub. L. 104-333, div. I, title V, Sec. 513, Nov. 12, 1996, 110 Stat.
4165, as amended by Pub. L. 106-176, title I, Sec. 113, Mar. 10, 2000,
114 Stat. 27, cited as ``Aleutian World War II National Historic Areas
Act of 1996'', designated and preserved Aleutian World War II National
Historic Area within lands owned by Ounalaska Corporation on Island of
Amaknak, Alaska, set boundaries of Historic Area, set terms, conditions,
and limitations, and authorized Secretary of the Interior to award
grants and provide technical assistance to Ounalaska Corporation and
City of Unalaska.
Maine Acadian Culture Preservation Act
Pub. L. 101-543, Nov. 8, 1990, 104 Stat. 2389, established Maine
Acadian Culture Preservation Commission, prescribed duties of
Commission, required Secretary of the Interior within 1 year to prepare
and transmit to Congress a comprehensive study of Acadian culture in
Maine, authorized cooperative agreements and establishment of Acadian
Culture Center, and authorized appropriations.
Southwestern Pennsylvania Heritage Preservation Commission
Pub. L. 100-698, Sec. 1, title I, Secs. 101-105, Nov. 19, 1988, 102
Stat. 4618, as amended by Pub. L. 104-333, div. I, title VIII,
Sec. 814(d)(1)(L), Nov. 12, 1996, 110 Stat. 4196; Pub. L. 106-291, title
I, Sec. 148, Oct. 11, 2000, 114 Stat. 956, provided for the
establishment and staffing of the Southwestern Pennsylvania Heritage
Preservation Commission and set forth its powers and functions as a
means for recognizing, preserving, promoting, and interpreting the
cultural heritage of the 9-county region in southwestern Pennsylvania
associated with the three basic industries of iron and steel, coal, and
transportation.
Historic Resources of Camden, South Carolina
Pub. L. 97-184, May 24, 1982, 96 Stat. 99, provided: ``That (a) in
order to assist in the preservation of the nationally significant
historic resources associated with the town of Camden, South Carolina, a
key location in the development of South Carolina and in military
operations in the South during the American Revolution, the Secretary of
the Interior is authorized, in accordance with subsection 2(e) of the
Act of August 21, 1935 (49 Stat. 666) [section 462(e) of this title], to
enter into a cooperative agreement or agreements with the Camden
Historical Commission, the Camden District Heritage Foundation, or other
appropriate public, governmental, or private nonprofit entities pursuant
to which the Secretary may assist in the protection, restoration, and
interpretation of such resources for the benefit of the public.
``(b) Beginning October 1, 1982, there are hereby authorized to be
appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions
of this Act [this note], but not to exceed $250,000.''
Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve
Pub. L. 95-625, title V, Sec. 508, Nov. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 3507, as
amended Pub. L. 96-87, title IV, Sec. 401(k), Oct. 12, 1979, 93 Stat.
666, provided:
``(a) [Establishment, area of reserve] There is hereby established
the Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve (hereinafter referred to
as the `reserve'), in order to preserve and protect a rural community
which provides an unbroken historical record from nineteenth century
exploration and settlement in Puget Sound to the present time, and to
commemorate--
``(1) the first thorough exploration of the Puget Sound area, by
Captain George Vancouver, in 1792;
``(2) settlement by Colonel Isaac Neff Ebey who led the first
permanent settlers to Whidbey Island, quickly became an important
figure in Washington Territory, and ultimately was killed by Haidahs
from the Queen Charlotte Islands during a period of Indian unrest in
1857;
``(3) early active settlement during the years of the Donation
Land Law (1850-1855) [Sept. 27, 1850, ch. 76, 9 Stat. 496, Feb. 14,
1853, ch. 69, 10 Stat. 158, July 17, 1854, ch. 84, 10 Stat. 305] and
thereafter; and
``(4) the growth since 1883 of the historic town of Coupeville.
The reserve shall include the area of approximately eight thousand acres
identified as the Central Whidbey Island Historic District.
``(b) [Comprehensive plan; transmittal to Congress] (1) To achieve
the purpose of this section, the Secretary, in cooperation with the
appropriate State and local units of general government, shall formulate
a comprehensive plan for the protection, preservation, and
interpretation of the reserve. The plan shall identify those areas or
zones within the reserve which would most appropriately be devoted to--
``(A) public use and development;
``(B) historic and natural preservation; and
``(C) private use subject to appropriate local zoning ordinances
designed to protect the historical rural setting.
``(2) Within eighteen months following the date of enactment of this
section [Nov. 10, 1978], the Secretary shall transmit the plan to the
President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
``(c) [Cooperative agreement; land use controls; transfer of
management and administration; assistance; grants, limitation of amount]
At such time as the State or appropriate units of local government
having jurisdiction over land use within the reserve have enacted such
zoning ordinances or other land use controls which in the judgment of
the Secretary will protect and preserve the historic and natural
features of the area in accordance with the comprehensive plan, the
Secretary may, pursuant to cooperative agreement--
``(1) transfer management and administration over all or any
part of the property acquired under subsection (d) of this section
to the State or appropriate units of local government;
``(2) provide technical assistance to such State or unit of
local government in the management, protection, and interpretation
of the reserve; and
``(3) make periodic grants, which shall be supplemental to any
other funds to which the grantee may be entitled under any other
provision of law, to such State or local unit of government for the
annual costs of operation and maintenance, including but not limited
to, salaries of personnel and the protection, preservation, and
rehabilitation of the reserve except that no such grant may exceed
50 per centum of the estimated annual cost, as determined by the
Secretary, of such operation and maintenance.
``(d) [Acquisition of property; administration by Secretary] The
Secretary is authorized to acquire such lands and interests as he
determines are necessary to accomplish the purposes of this section by
donation, purchase with donated or appropriated funds, or exchange,
except that the Secretary may not acquire the fee simple title to any
land without the consent of the owner. The Secretary shall, in addition,
give prompt and careful consideration to any offer made by an individual
owning property within the historic district to sell such property, if
such individual notifies the Secretary that the continued ownership of
such property is causing, or would result in, undue hardship.
``Lands and interests therein so acquired shall, so long as
responsibility for management and administration remains with the United
States, be administered by the Secretary subject to the provisions of
the Act of August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. 535) [sections 1, 2, 3, and 4 of
this title], as amended and supplemented, and in a manner consistent
with the purpose of this section.
``(e) [Management inconsistencies; notification; modifications;
withdrawal; management by Secretary] If, after the transfer of
management and administration of any lands pursuant to subsection (c) of
this section, the Secretary determines that the reserve is not being
managed in a manner consistent with the purposes of this section, he
shall so notify the appropriate officers of the State or local unit of
government to which such transfer was made and provide for a ninety-day
period in which the transferee may make such modifications in applicable
laws, ordinances, rules, and procedures as will be consistent with such
purposes. If, upon the expiration of such ninety-day period, the
Secretary determines that such modifications have not been made or are
inadequate, he shall withdraw the management and administration from the
transferee and he shall manage such lands in accordance with the
provisions of this section.
``(f) [Authorization of appropriations] There is hereby authorized
to be appropriated not to exceed $5,000,000 to carry out the provisions
of this section.''
Saint Paul's Church, Eastchester
Pub. L. 95-625, title V, Sec. 504, Nov. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 3498,
provided:
``(a) [Acquisition of property] In order to preserve and protect
Saint Paul's Church, Eastchester, in Mount Vernon, New York, for the
benefit of present and future generations, the Secretary may accept any
gift or bequest of any property or structure which comprises such church
and any other real or personal property located within the square
bounded by South Columbus Avenue, South Third Avenue, Edison Avenue, and
South Fulton Avenue, in Mount Vernon, New York, including the cemetery
located within such square and any real property located within such
square which was at any time a part of the old village green, now in
Mount Vernon, New York.
``(b) [Administration; repairs; cooperative agreements: management
protection, development and interpretation] Any property acquired under
subsection (a) shall be administered by the Secretary acting through the
National Park Service, in accordance with this section and provisions of
law generally applicable to units of the National Park System, including
the Act approved August 25, 1916 (16 U.S.C. 1 and following) [sections
1, 2, 3, and 4 of this title] and the Act approved August 21, 1935
[sections 461 to 467 of this title]. The Secretary, in carrying out the
provisions of such Acts (i) shall give particular attention to assuring
the completion of such structural and other repairs as he considers
necessary to restore and preserve any property acquired in accordance
with this section, and (ii) may enter into cooperative agreements with
other public or private entities for the management, protection,
development, and interpretation, in whole or in part, of the property so
acquired.''
Lowell Historic Canal District, Lowell, Massachusetts
Pub. L. 93-645, Jan. 4, 1975, 88 Stat. 2330, provided that:
``Sec. 1. [Lowell Historic Canal District Commission; establishment
purpose] For the purpose of preserving and interpreting for the
educational and inspirational benefit of present and future generations
the unique and significant contribution to our national heritage of
certain historic and cultural lands, waterways, and edifices in the city
of Lowell, Massachusetts (the cradle of the industrial revolution in
America as well as America's first planned industrial city) with
emphasis on harnessing this unique urban environment for its educational
value as well as for recreation, there is hereby established the Lowell
Historic Canal District Commission (hereinafter referred to as the
`Commission'), the purpose of which shall be to prepare a plan for the
preservation, interpretation, development, and use, by public and
private entities, of the historic, cultural, and architectural resources
of the Lowell Historic Canal District in the city of Lowell,
Massachusetts.
``Sec. 2. [Membership; alternate members; compensation] (a) The
Commission shall consist of nine members, as follows:
``(1) the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Housing
and Urban Development, the Secretary of Transportation, and the
Secretary of Commerce, all ex officio; and
``(2) five members appointed by the Secretary of the Interior,
one of whom shall be the Director of the National Park Service, two
of whom shall be appointed from recommendations submitted by the
manager of the city of Lowell, and two of whom shall be appointed
from recommendations submitted by the Governor of the Commonwealth
of Massachusetts. The members appointed pursuant to this paragraph
shall have knowledge and experience in one or more of the fields of
history, architecture, the arts, recreation planning, city planning,
or government.
``(b) Each member of the Commission specified in paragraph (1) of
subsection (a) and the Director of the National Park Service may
designate an alternate official to serve in his stead. Members appointed
pursuant to paragraph (2) of subsection (a) who are officers or
employees of the Federal Government, the city of Lowell, or the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, shall serve without compensation as such.
Other members, when engaged in activities of the Commission, shall be
entitled to compensation at the rate of not to exceed $100 per diem. All
members of the Commission shall receive reimbursement for necessary
travel and subsistence expenses incurred by them in the performance of
the duties of the Commission.
``Sec. 3. [Personnel; financial and administrative services] (a) The
Commission shall elect a Chairman from among its members. Financial and
administrative services (including those relating to budgeting,
accounting, financial reporting, personnel, and procurement) shall be
provided for the Commission by the General Services Administration, for
which payments shall be made in advance, or by reimbursement, from funds
of the Commission in such amounts as may be agreed upon by the Chairman
of the Commission and the Administrator, General Services
Administration: Provided, That the regulations of the Department of the
Interior for the collection of indebtedness of personnel resulting from
erroneous payments shall apply to the collection of erroneous payments
made to or on behalf of a Commission employee, and regulations of said
Secretary for the administrative control of funds shall apply to
appropriations of the Commission: And provided further, That the
Commission shall not be required to prescribe such regulations.
``(b) The Commission shall have power to appoint and fix the
compensation of such additional personnel as may be necessary to carry
out its duties, without regard to the provisions of the civil service
laws and the Classification Act of 1949 [see sections 5101 et seq. and
5331 et seq. of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees].
``(c) The Commission may also procure, without regard to the civil
service laws and the Classification Act of 1949 [see sections 5101 et
seq. and 5331 et seq. of Title 5], temporary and intermittent services
to the same extent as is authorized for the executive departments by
section 15 of the Administrative Expenses Act of 1946 [see section 3109
of Title 5], but at rates not to exceed $100 per diem for individuals.
``(d) The members of the Commission specified in paragraph (1) of
section 2(a) shall provide the Commission, on a reimbursable basis, with
such facilities and services under their jurisdiction and control as may
be needed by the Commission to carry out its duties, to the extent that
such facilities and services are requested by the Commission and are
otherwise available for that purpose. To the extent of available
appropriations, the Commission may obtain, by purchase, rental,
donation, or otherwise, such additional property, facilities, and
services as may be needed to carry out its duties. Upon the termination
of the Commission all property, personal and real, and unexpended funds
shall be transferred to the Department of the Interior.
``Sec. 4. [Plan for preservation, etc., contents; time] It shall be
the duty of the Commission to prepare the plan referred to in the first
section of this Act, and to submit the plan together with any
recommendations for additional legislation, to the Congress not later
than two years from the effective date of this Act. The plan for the
Lowell Historic Canal District shall include considerations and
recommendations, without limitation, regarding (1) the objectives to be
achieved by the establishment, development, and operation of the area;
(2) the types of use, both public and private, to be accommodated; (3)
criteria for the design and appearance of buildings, facilities, open
spaces, and other improvements; (4) a program for the staging of
development; (5) the anticipated interpretive, cultural, and
recreational programs and uses for the area; (6) the proposed ownership
and operation of all structures, facilities, and lands; (7) areas where
cooperative agreements may be anticipated; (8) estimates of costs, both
public and private, of implementing the plan; and (9) procedures to be
used in implementing and insuring continuing conformance to the plan.
``Sec. 5. [Termination of Commission] The Commission shall be
dissolved (1) upon the termination, as determined by its members, of
need for its continued existence for the implementation of the plan and
the operation or coordination of the entity established by the plan, or
(2) upon expiration of a two-year period commencing on the effective
date of this Act, whereupon the completed plan has not been submitted to
the Congress, whichever occurs first.
``Sec. 6. [Contemplated authorizations] It is contemplated that the
plan to be developed may propose that the Commission may be authorized
to--
``(1) acquire lands and interests therein within the Lowell
Historic Canal District by purchase, lease, donation, or exchange;
``(2) hold, maintain, use, develop, or operate buildings,
facilities, and any other properties;
``(3) sell, lease, or otherwise dispose of real or personal
property as necessary to carry out the plan;
``(4) enter into and perform such contracts, leases, cooperative
agreements, or other transactions with any agency or instrumentality
of the United States, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and any
governmental unit within its boundaries, or any person, firm,
association, or corporation as may be necessary;
``(5) establish (through covenants, regulations, agreements, or
otherwise) such restrictions, standards, and requirements as are
necessary to assure development, maintenance, use, and protection of
the Lowell Historic Canal District in accordance with the plan; and
``(6) borrow money from the Treasury of the United States in
such amounts as may be authorized in appropriation Acts on the basis
of obligations issued by the Commission in accordance with terms and
conditions approved by the Secretary of the Treasury. The Secretary
of the Treasury is authorized and directed to purchase any such
obligations of the Commission.
``Sec. 7. [Title to property] Title to property of the Commission
shall be in the name of the Commission, but it shall not be subject to
any Federal, State, or municipal taxes.
``Sec. 8. [Authorization of appropriations] There are authorized to
be appropriated not to exceed $150,000 for the preparation of the plan
authorized by this Act.''
Proc. No. 3339. Establishment of Key Largo Coral Reef Preserve
Proc. No. 3339, Mar. 15, 1960, 25 F.R. 2352, provided:
WHEREAS there is situated seaward from the coast of Key Largo,
Florida, an undersea coral reef formation which is part of the only
living coral reef formation along the coast of North America; and
WHEREAS this unique coral formation and its associated marine life
are of great scientific interest and value to students of the sea; and
WHEREAS this coral reef is considered to be one of the most
beautiful formations of its kind in the world; and
WHEREAS the reef is being subjected to commercial exploitation and
is in danger of destruction; and
WHEREAS it is in the public interest to preserve this formation of
great scientific and esthetic importance for the benefit and enjoyment
of the people; and
WHEREAS a portion of this reef lies inside the three-mile limit in
the area relinquished to the State of Florida by the United States
through the Submerged Lands Act, approved May 22, 1953 (67 Stat. 29; 43
U.S.C. 1301 et seq.), and the remainder lies on the sea bed of the outer
Continental Shelf outside the seaward boundary of the State of Florida
and appertains to the United States, as declared by the Outer
Continental Shelf Lands Act, approved August 7, 1953 (67 Stat. 462; 43
U.S.C. 1331 et seq.); and
WHEREAS the United States and the State of Florida are desirous of
cooperating for the purpose of preserving the scenic and scientific
values of this area unimpaired for the benefit of future generations;
and
WHEREAS by the terms of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act the
United States has jurisdiction over the lands of the outer Continental
Shelf and has the exclusive right to dispose of the natural resources of
the sea bed and subsoil thereof; and
WHEREAS section 12(a) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act
[subsec. (a) of section 1341 of Title 43, Public Lands] authorizes the
President to withdraw from disposition any of the unleased lands of the
outer Continental Shelf; and
WHEREAS section 5 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act [section
1334 of Title 43] authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to prescribe
rules and regulations for the conservation of the natural resources of
the outer Continental Shelf and to cooperate with the conservation
agencies of adjacent States in the enforcement of conservation laws,
rules, and regulations:
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER, President of the United
States of America, acting under and by virtue of the authority vested in
me by the Constitution and the statutes of the United States,
particularly section 12(a) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act
[subsec. (a) of section 1341 of Title 43], do proclaim that, subject to
valid existing rights, the following-described area is designated as the
Key Largo Coral Reef Preserve, and so much thereof as lies on the outer
Continental Shelf is withdrawn from disposition:
That portion of the outer Continental Shelf situated seaward of a
line three geographic miles from Key Largo, Monroe County, Florida,
lying and being within the following described area:
Beginning at a point on the 60-foot depth curve (10-fathom line) as
delineated on Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart 1249 (approximate Latitude
2517'36'' N., Longitude 8010'00'' W.), 200 yards southeast of Flashing
White Light--Whistle Buoy ``2''; thence northwesterly approximately
7,000 yards through Whistle Buoy ``2'' to Can Buoy ``21'' (approximate
Latitude 2520'06'' N., Longitude 8012'36'' W.) southeast of Old Rhodes
Key; thence southwesterly about 6,900 yards to Can Buoy ``25''; thence
southwesterly approximately 5,500 yards to Can Buoy ``27''; thence
southwesterly approximately 5,000 yards to Flashing Green Light ``31BH''
in Hawk Channel southeast of Point Elizabeth; thence southwesterly
approximately 10,650 yards to Black Day Beacon ``33'' in Hawk Channel
east of Point Willie; thence southwesterly approximately 9,800 yards to
Flashing White Light ``35'' on Mosquito Bank east of Point Charles;
thence southwesterly approximately 5,400 yards to Black Day Beacon
``37'' (approximate Latitude 2502'25'' N., Longitude 8025'36'' W.),
southeast of Rodriguez Key; thence southeasterly approximately 7,100
yards (pass 600 yards southwest of Flashing Light ``2'' at Molasses
Reef) to the 60-foot depth curve (10-fathom line) 800 yards due south of
said light at Molasses Reef (approximate Latitude 2500'18'' N.,
Longitude 8022'30'' W.); thence northeasterly with the 60-foot depth
curve and 10-fathom line (passing easterly of French Reef, Dixie Shoal,
The Elbow, and Carysfort Reef) approximately 21 miles to the point of
beginning.
I call upon all persons to join in the effort to protect and
preserve this natural wonder for the benefit of future generations.
The Secretary of the Interior is requested to prescribe rules and
regulations governing the protection and conservation of the coral and
other mineral resources in this area and to cooperate with the State of
Florida and its conservation agencies in the preservation of the reef.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal
of the United States of America to be affixed.
DONE at the City of Washington this fifteenth day of March in the
year of our Lord nineteen hundred and sixty, and of the Independence of
the United States of America the one hundred and eighty-fourth.
[seal]
Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 1e, 230e, 281e, 282a, 282b,
396d, 397d, 407q, 410u, 410w, 410z-4, 410aa-2, 410bb-1, 410ee, 410ii-5,
410jj-4, 410kk-1, 410ll, 410nn-1, 410oo-3, 410rr-3, 410rr-7, 410ss-1,
410tt-3, 410yy-2, 410bbb-2, 410ccc-2, 410ddd, 410eee, 410eee-3, 410fff-
2, 410ggg-1, 410hhh-5, 410iii-5, 423l-5, 430f-5, 430f-10, 430m, 450e-1,
450hh-2, 450jj-5, 450pp-1, 450ss-2, 450ss-4, 459h-4, 460kkk, 462, 463,
464, 465, 466, 467, 467b, 468, 469, 470a, 698r, 698u-3, 1133, 1244, 3206
of this title; title 40 sections 550, 1303; title 43 section 377b.
