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16 U.S.C. § 422a–1

Acquisition of property

United States · Title 16 — CONSERVATION · Status: effective

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16 U.S.C. § 422a–1, Acquisition of property, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/444158
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The Secretary of the Interior is authorized, in his discretion, to acquire by donation, purchase, or exchange lands, buildings, structures, and other property, or interests therein, which he may determine to be of historical interest in connection with the Moores Creek National Battlefield, the title to such property or interests to be satisfactory to the Secretary of the Interior: Provided, That the area acquired pursuant to this section shall not exceed one hundred acres. All such property and interests, upon acquisition by the Federal Government, shall be a part of the Moores Creek National Battlefield and shall be subject to all laws and regulations applicable thereto.

Legislative history

The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone. The law that originally enacted this section predates the public laws loaded here, so only later amendments are listed.

  • Amended byPub. L. 93-477(H.R. 14217)1974-10-26
    An Act to provide for increases in appropriation ceilings and boundary changes in certain units of the National Park System, to authorize appropriations for additional costs of land acquisition for the National Park System, and for other purposes.
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 96-344(S. 2680)1980-09-08
    A bill to improve the administration of the Historic Sites, Buildings and Antiquities Act of 1935 (49 Stat. 666).
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally