Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73
§430g–6 Agreements with respect to monuments and tablets located outside park boundary
Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 1— - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER LX— - NATIONAL MILITARY PARKS › § 430g–6
Summary
The Secretary may agree with owners of land outside the park holding Gettysburg monuments or tablets put up on or before January 1, 1990, and, if Congress provides money, pay to care for and explain them; in the map area of section 430g–4(a) or nearby, with owner consent accept donations, buy, or exchange monuments and access land.
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Title 16, §430g–6
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The Secretary is authorized to enter into agreements with the owners of property in proximity to but outside the boundary of the park on which historic monuments and tablets commemorating the Battle of Gettysburg have been erected on or before January 1, 1990. The Secretary may make funds available, subject to appropriations, for the maintenance, protection, and interpretation of such monuments and tablets pursuant to such agreements. In addition, within the area depicted as the “Gettysburg Battlefield Historic District” on the map referred to in section 430g–4(a) of this title, or in proximity thereto, the Secretary may, with the consent of the owner, acquire, by donation, purchase, or exchange, lands and interests comprising such monuments and tablets together with lands and interests necessary to provide adequate public access thereto.
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Citation
16 U.S.C. § 430g–6
Title 16 — Conservation
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73