Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73
§426j Authorization of appropriation; fixing of boundaries as condition to purchase of lands
Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 1— - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER LX— - NATIONAL MILITARY PARKS › § 426j
Summary
Up to $100,000 from Treasury funds may be used for the work in sections 426 to 426j, and the commission must fix the battlefield boundaries before any land is bought.
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Title 16, §426j
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The sum of $100,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is authorized to be appropriated, out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to be expended for the purposes of sections 426 to 426j of this title: Provided, That no obligation for the purchase of lands shall be incurred until the commission has fixed the boundaries of said battlefield.
Legislative History
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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Change of Name
“Battlefield” substituted in text for “park” in view of redesignation of Stones River National Military Park as Stones River National Battlefield by Pub. L. 86–443. See section 426l of this title.
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Citation
16 U.S.C. § 426j
Title 16 — Conservation
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73