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§430nn Antietam Battlefield site; acquisition of lands, buildings, structures, and other property
Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 1— - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER LX— - NATIONAL MILITARY PARKS › § 430nn
Summary
The Secretary may acquire property related to Antietam by gift, purchase at reasonable prices, or condemnation under 40 U.S.C. 3113, with acceptable title; payments must be from donated funds; property becomes part of the battlefield and follows its laws.
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Title 16, §430nn
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The Secretary of the Interior is authorized, in his discretion, to acquire in behalf of the United States, through donations or by purchase at prices deemed by him reasonable or by condemnation in accordance with section 3113 of title 40, lands, buildings, structures, and other property, or interests therein, which he may determine to be of historical interest in connection with the Antietam Battlefield site, the title to such property or interests to be satisfactory to the Secretary of the Interior: Provided, That payment for such property or interests shall be made solely from donated funds. All such property and interests shall be a part of the Antietam Battlefield site and shall be subject to all laws and regulations applicable thereto.
Legislative History
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Editorial Notes
Codification “Section 3113 of title 40” substituted in text for “the Act of August 1, 1888 (25 Stat. 357)” on authority of Pub. L. 107–217, § 5(c), Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1303, the first section of which enacted Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Antietam National Battlefield Site Redesignated as Antietam National Battlefield; Boundary Revision Pub. L. 95–625, title III, § 319(b), Nov. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 3488, as amended by Pub. L. 100–528, § 1(c), Oct, 25, 1988, 102 Stat. 2649, provided that: “The Antietam National Battlefield Site established pursuant to such Act of April 22, 1960 [section 430oo of this title] is hereby redesignated the ‘Antietam National Battlefield’. The boundaries of such battlefield are hereby revised to include the area generally depicted on the map referenced in subsection (a) of this section [set out as a note under section 430oo of this title], which shall be on file and available for public inspection in the offices of the National Park Service, Department of the Interior.”
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16 U.S.C. § 430nn
Title 16 — Conservation
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Apr 6, 2026
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