Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73
§430uu–1 Revision of boundaries
Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 1— - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER LX— - NATIONAL MILITARY PARKS › § 430uu–1
Summary
Big Hole National Battlefield's boundary is changed to add about 466 acres. The new land is in Township 2 South, Range 17 West of the Montana Principal Meridian and includes certain parts of Sections 13, 23, and 24, plus portions of Section 25 that lie north of the relocated Montana State Route 43 right‑of‑way. This change is to protect Battle of the Big Hole historic sites and help manage and explain them.
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Title 16, §430uu–1
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In order to preserve historic features and sites associated with the Battle of the Big Hole and to facilitate their administration and interpretation, the boundaries of the Big Hole National Battlefield are hereby revised to include the following described lands: montana principal meridian Township 2 south, range 17, west: section 13, southwest quarter southeast quarter, southeast quarter southwest quarter, east half southwest quarter southwest quarter; section 23, east half northeast quarter southeast quarter; section 24, west half east half, north half southwest quarter, southeast quarter southwest quarter, east half southwest quarter southwest quarter; section 25, those portions of the northeast quarter northwest quarter and the northwest quarter northeast quarter lying north of the north right-of-way line of relocated Montana State Route 43; consisting of approximately 466 acres.
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16 U.S.C. § 430uu–1
Title 16 — Conservation
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73