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§159 Establishment; Boundaries

Title 16 › Chapter 1— NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › Subchapter XVIII— SARATOGA NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK › § 159

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

When the United States acquires title to all the land, buildings, and other property at Saratoga, New York, where the Battle of Saratoga was fought in the War of the Revolution, that area must be set aside as a public park for the people and called the Saratoga National Historical Park. The park must include the part of the battlefield now owned by the State of New York and any nearby lands the Secretary of the Interior may designate within six months after the approval of sections 159 to 159b of this title as necessary or desirable.

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Title 16, §159

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When title to all the lands, structures, and other property in the area at Saratoga, New York, whereon was fought the Battle of Sara­toga during the War of the Revolution, shall have been vested in the United States, such area shall be, and it is, established, dedicated, and set apart as a public park for the benefit and inspiration of the people and shall be known as the Saratoga National Historical Park: Provided, That such area shall include that part of the Saratoga Battlefield now belonging to the State of New York and any additional lands in the immediate vicinity thereof which the Secretary of the Interior may, within six months after the approval of sections 159 to 159b of this title, designate as necessary or desirable for the purposes of sections 159 to 159b of this title.

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16 U.S.C. § 159

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Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60