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16 U.S.C. § 410aa

Establishment

United States · Title 16 — CONSERVATION · Status: effective

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16 U.S.C. § 410aa, Establishment, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/443703
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In order to preserve and commemorate for the people of the United States the area associated with the heroic suffering, hardship, and determination and resolve of General George Washington’s Continental Army during the winter of 1777–1778 at Valley Forge, the Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter referred to as the “Secretary”) is authorized to establish the Valley Forge National Historical Park (hereinafter referred to as the “park”), in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

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  • Enacted byPub. L. 94-337(H.R. 5621)1976-07-04
    A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to establish the Valley Forge National Historical Park in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and for other purposes.
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally