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§216 Authorization of appropriation

Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 1— - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER XXIII— - ABRAHAM LINCOLN BIRTHPLACE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK › § 216

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Up to $100,000 can be used to carry out the earlier provisions, and more money may be provided later to protect and run the park, including pay for a superintendent and staff.

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Title 16, §216

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There is authorized to be appropriated the sum of $100,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, to carry out the provisions of section 215 of this title; and authorization is also given for such appropriations as may, in the future, be deemed necessary for the proper protection, preservation, care, maintenance, and operation of the said national park or reservation, including the salaries and compensation of a superintendent and other needed employees.

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of other officers, employees, and agencies of Department of the Interior, with certain exceptions, to Secretary of the Interior, with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1950, §§ 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

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16 U.S.C. § 216

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Apr 6, 2026

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