Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73
§410ffff–3 Acquisition of real and personal property and services
Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 1— - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER LIX–DDD— - WEIR FARM NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK › § 410ffff–3
Summary
Secretary may acquire park land, buildings, and personal property by donation, exchange, or purchase with donated or appropriated funds, and accept donations. Connecticut-owned land may be acquired only by donation. Works of art connected to the Weir family, including J. Alden Weir, and other artists linked to site may be obtained only by donation or purchase with donated funds.
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Title 16, §410ffff–3
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(a)The Secretary is authorized to acquire by donation, exchange, or purchase with donated or appropriated funds, the lands and improvements within the boundaries of the historical park, except that any such lands and improvements owned by the State of Connecticut may be acquired only by donation. The Secretary may also acquire by the same methods personal property associated with, and appropriate for, the interpretation of the historical park: Provided, That the Secretary may acquire works of art associated with the Weir family, J. Alden Weir, and other artists who lived at or visited the site only by donation or purchase with donated funds.
(b)The Secretary is authorized to accept and use donated funds, property, and services to carry out this subchapter.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2021—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 116–305 substituted “historical park” for “historic site” in two places.
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Citation
16 U.S.C. § 410ffff–3
Title 16 — Conservation
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73