Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-102

§281 Purpose

Title 16 › CHAPTER 1 — NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › SUBCHAPTER XXXII — NEZ PERCE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK › § 281

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Summary

Protect and explain Nez Perce sites important to national history in Idaho, Oregon, Washington, Montana, and Wyoming.

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Title 16, §281

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It is the purpose of this subchapter to facilitate protection and provide interpretation of sites in the Nez Perce country of Idaho and in the States of Oregon, Washington, Montana, and Wyoming that have exceptional value in commemorating the history of the Nation.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1992—Pub. L. 102–576, which directed the insertion of “and in the States of Oregon, Washington, Montana, and Wyoming” after “the Nez Perce Country of Idaho”, was executed by making the insertion after “the Nez Perce country of Idaho” to reflect the probable intent of Congress.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Short Title

of 1992 Amendment Pub. L. 102–576, § 1, Oct. 30, 1992, 106 Stat. 4770, provided that: “This Act [amending this section and sections 281a to 281c, 281e, and 281f of this title] may be cited as the ‘Nez Perce National Historical Park Additions Act of 1991’.”

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Citation

16 U.S.C. § 281

Title 16, Conservation

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102