Title 54 — National Park Service and Related ProgramsRelease 119-73

§312102 Establishment and purposes

Title 54 › Subtitle Subtitle III— - National Preservation Programs › Chapter CHAPTER 3121— - NATIONAL TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION IN THE UNITED STATES › § 312102

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Creates a charitable, educational nonprofit called the National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States to support the national goal of saving important historic places and to get the public involved. Its four main jobs are to take donations of historic sites, buildings, and objects; to preserve and manage them for the public; to accept and manage money, stocks, or other property to fund that work; and to carry out other duties given to it by this chapter.

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Title 54, §312102

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(a)To further the policy enunciated in chapter 3201 of this title, and to facilitate public participation in the preservation of sites, buildings, and objects of national significance or interest, there is established a charitable, educational, and nonprofit corporation to be known as the National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States.

(b)The purposes of the National Trust shall be to—

(1)receive donations of sites, buildings, and objects significant in American history and culture;

(2)preserve and administer the sites, buildings, and objects for public benefit;

(3)accept, hold, and administer gifts of money, securities, or other property of any character for the purpose of carrying out the preservation program; and

(4)execute other functions vested in the National Trust by this chapter.

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Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 31210216 U.S.C. 468.Oct. 26, 1949, ch. 735, § 1, 63 Stat. 927.

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54 U.S.C. § 312102

Title 54 — National Park Service and Related Programs

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73