§308102 — Title 54 National Park Service and Related Programs | U.S. Code

Summary

The Secretary must use the national historic preservation program when possible to help people, governments, Tribes, schools, and nonprofits identify, study, and protect historic battlefields and related sites at national, State, and local levels. They may provide help by grants, contracts, or other common financial means, with $3,000,000 authorized each fiscal year and available until spent.

Title 54, §308102

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(a)Using the established national historic preservation program to the extent practicable, the Secretary shall encourage, support, assist, recognize, and work in partnership with citizens, Federal agencies, States, Tribes, local governments, other public entities, educational institutions, and nonprofit organizations in identifying, researching, evaluating, interpreting, and protecting historic battlefields and associated sites on a national, State, and local level.

(b)To carry out subsection (a), the Secretary may use a cooperative agreement, grant, contract, or other generally adopted means of providing financial assistance.

(c)There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $3,000,000 for each fiscal year, to remain available until expended.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 30810216 U.S.C. 469k–1(b).Pub. L. 111–11, title VII, subtitle D, § 7301(b), Mar. 30, 2009, 123 Stat. 1213.

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Amendments

2025—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 118–234 substituted “Federal agencies, States, Tribes, local governments, other public entities, educational institutions, and nonprofit organizations” for “Federal, State, local, and tribal governments, other public entities, educational institutions, and private nonprofit organizations”.

§308102 Preservation assistance