Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73
§410uu–3 Studies
Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 1— - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER LIX–S— - HOPEWELL CULTURE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK › § 410uu–3
Summary
The Secretary must study the areas that were added to the park and nearby land to make sure the park borders include all land needed to protect important archaeological sites. The Secretary must study the Spruce Hill Works, the Harness Group, and the Cedar Bank Works, may study other Hopewellian sites, and must report to Congress on any places recommended for addition to the park.
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Title 16, §410uu–3
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(a)The Secretary shall conduct archeological studies of the areas added to the park by section 410uu–1(a) of this title and adjacent areas to ensure that the boundaries of those areas encompass the lands that are needed to provide adequate protection of the significant archeological resources of those areas.
(b)The Secretary shall conduct archeological studies of the areas described as the “Spruce Hill Works”, the “Harness Group”, and the “Cedar Bank Works”, and may conduct archeological studies of other areas significant to Hopewellian culture, to evaluate the desirability of adding them to the park, and shall report to Congress on any such areas that are recommended for addition to the park.
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16 U.S.C. § 410uu–3
Title 16 — Conservation
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73