Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73
§430pp Fort Necessity National Battlefield; acquisition of land
Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 1— - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER LX— - NATIONAL MILITARY PARKS › § 430pp
Summary
The Interior Secretary may acquire land near Fort Necessity to protect the battlefield by purchase, exchange, or donation, including up to 25 acres at Braddock Monument. Total land acquired must not exceed 500 acres, but private parcels may be bought whole to avoid splitting them.
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Title 16, §430pp
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In furtherance of the purposes of the Act of March 4, 1931 (46 Stat. 1522), the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to acquire by purchase, exchange, donation, with donated funds or otherwise by such means as he may deem to be in the public interest, lands and interests in lands adjoining or near the Fort Necessity National Battlefield site which in his discretion are necessary to preserve the historic battleground, together with not to exceed 25 acres at the detached Braddock Monument: Provided, That the total area acquired pursuant to sections 430pp to 430tt of this title shall not exceed 500 acres, except that in order to avoid the undesirable severance of parcels in private ownership such parcels may be purchased in the entirety.
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Act of March 4, 1931 (46 Stat. 1522), referred to in text, was not classified to the Code.
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16 U.S.C. § 430pp
Title 16 — Conservation
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73