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§410cc–11 Establishment of Lowell National Historical Park

Title 16 › Chapter 1— NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › Subchapter LIX–A— LOWELL NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK › Part A— Establishment of Park and Preservation District › § 410cc–11

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

Creates the Lowell National Historical Park in Lowell, Massachusetts, and sets up a nearby Lowell Historic Preservation District to be run by the Secretary and the local Commission. The park and district use the boundaries shown on a map titled "Lowell National Historical Park, Massachusetts," dated March 1978 and numbered Lowe—80,008A, which is kept by the National Park Service and the Lowell city clerk. The Secretary must publish a detailed boundary map in the Federal Register as soon as possible after June 5, 1978. The park boundaries were changed to add five parcels shown on a map dated September 2004 numbered 475/81,424B. Small boundary tweaks can be made after talking with the Commission and Lowell’s city manager and by publishing a new boundary drawing, but adding land outside the established area needs the city manager’s and city council’s permission and written notice to Congress before it takes effect.

Full Legal Text

Title 16, §410cc–11

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(a)(1)To carry out the purpose of this subchapter, there is established as a unit of the National Park System in the city of Lowell, Massachusetts, the Lowell National Historical Park. There is further established in an area adjacent to the park the Lowell Historic Preservation District, which will be administered by the Secretary and by the Commission in accordance with this subchapter. The boundaries of the park and preservation district shall be the boundaries depicted on the map entitled “Lowell National Historical Park, Massachusetts”, dated March 1978, and numbered “Lowe—80,008A”. Such map shall be on file and available for inspection in the office of the National Park Service, Department of the Interior, and in the office of the city clerk, city of Lowell.
(2)The Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register, as soon as practicable after June 5, 1978, a detailed description and map of the boundaries established under paragraph (1) of this subsection.
(3)The boundaries of the park are modified to include five parcels of land identified on the map entitled “Boundary Adjustment, Lowell National Historical Park,” numbered 475/81,424B and dated September 2004, and as delineated in section 410cc–22(a)(2)(G) of this title.
(b)The Secretary may make minor revisions of the park and preservation district boundaries established under subsection (a)(1) of this section, after consulting with the Commission and the city manager of Lowell, by publication of a revised drawing or other boundary description in the Federal Register; but no waters, lands, or other property outside of the park or preservation district boundaries established under such subsection may be added to the park or preservation district without the consent of the city manager of Lowell and the city council of Lowell. A boundary revision made under this subsection shall be effective only after timely notice in writing is given to the Congress.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2008—Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 110–229 added par. (3).

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Citation

16 U.S.C. § 410cc–11

Title 16, Conservation

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60