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Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-102

§407m–2 Acquisition of Property Adjacent to Old Saint Joseph’s Church

Title 16 › CHAPTER 1 — NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › SUBCHAPTER LI — INDEPENDENCE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK › § 407m–2

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary of the Interior may acquire, by donation (or with donated money) or by purchase from the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia, the land next to but not including Old Saint Joseph’s Church at 324, 326, 328, 330, 332, 334, and 336 Walnut Street to add to Independence National Historical Park. Before doing so, the Secretary must sign an agreement with the church owner(s) to protect and maintain the church at no cost to the United States, keep it associated with but not part of the park, and allow it to continue being used freely for normal church purposes.

Full Legal Text

Title 16, §407m–2

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The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to acquire by donation or with donated funds, or to acquire by purchase, from the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia the land and interests in land immediately adjacent to, but not including the Old Saint Joseph’s Church property in the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, which land and interests in land are identified on the records of the city of Philadelphia as 324, 326, 328, 330, 332, 334 and 336 Walnut Street, for inclusion in the Independence National Historical Park: Provided, That the Secretary shall first enter into an agreement with the proprietor or proprietors of the Old Saint Joseph’s Church property, such agreement to contain the usual and customary provisions for the protection and physical maintenance of such church property, without expense to the United States, in keeping with, but not as a part of the nearby Independence National Historical Park and providing for its continued use, without limitation or control, for customary church purposes.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Codification Section was not enacted as a part of act June 28, 1948, ch. 687, 62 Stat. 1061, as amended, which comprises this subchapter.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Appropriations section 2 of Pub. L. 86–273 authorized to be appropriated such sums, not exceeding $46,200 as were necessary to carry out the purposes of this section.

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Citation

16 U.S.C. § 407m–2

Title 16, Conservation

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102