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§450jj–2 Railroad agreement as condition precedent to undertaking memorial project
Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 1— - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER LXI— - NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL MONUMENTS AND MEMORIALS › § 450jj–2
Summary
The memorial can't start until the Secretary of the Interior approves an agreement to move the railroad tracks and structures that lie between the site's boundary and the river. Federal money may only be used for relocation work done inside the historic site.
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Title 16, §450jj–2
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The memorial project authorized herein shall not be undertaken until there shall have been reached an agreement satisfactory to the Secretary of the Interior providing for the relocation of the railroad tracks and structures now situated on lands adjacent to the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial National Historic Site,11 See Change of Name note below. between the boundary of the site and the river. Such agreement shall contain such terms as may be deemed desirable by the Secretary but shall contain a provision limiting the Federal expenditure of funds in connection with such relocation of the tracks and structures to work undertaken within the historic site area.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
References in Text
Herein, referred to in text, means act May 17, 1954, which is generally classified to sections 450jj to 450jj–9 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Change of Name
Jefferson National Expansion Memorial redesignated Gateway Arch National Park by Pub. L. 115–128, § 2, Feb. 22, 2018, 132 Stat. 328, which is classified to section 450jj–10 of this title.
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Citation
16 U.S.C. § 450jj–2
Title 16 — Conservation
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
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