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§409a Acceptance of title to lands

Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 1— - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER LIII— - MORRISTOWN NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK › § 409a

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Secretary of the Interior may accept donations for Morristown National Historical Park within park boundaries if the title is acceptable, and accept donated Revolutionary War sites in Morris and nearby NJ counties to extend the park.

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Title 16, §409a

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The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to accept donations of land, interest in land, buildings, structures, and other property within the boundaries of said park as determined and fixed hereunder and donations of funds for the purchase and/or maintenance thereof, the title and evidence of title to lands purchased to be satisfactory to the Secretary of the Interior: Provided, That the Secretary of the Interior is authorized, in his discretion, to accept on behalf of the United States other lands, easements, and buildings of Revolutionary War interest in Morris and adjacent counties in New Jersey as may be donated for the extension of the Morristown National Historical Park.

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16 U.S.C. § 409a

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Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73