16 U.S.C. § 410ccc–1: Establishment

Summary

Creates the Cane River Creole National Historical Park in Louisiana to help save, explain, and teach about Creole culture and the history of the Natchitoches area. It also must give technical help to many public and private landowners and preservation groups. The park includes lands and buildings tied to Oakland Plantation (map CARI, 80,002, dated January 1994); lands and buildings owned or acquired by Museum Contents, Inc. (map CARI, 80,001A, dated May 1994); and other sites that could join by cooperative agreement, such as Melrose Plantation, the Badin‑Rouge site, Cherokee Plantation, Beau Fort Plantation, and places in the Natchitoches National Historical Landmark District. Those sites can only be added after the Secretary of the Interior finds, after more research and planning, that they meet rules for national historical importance, suitability, and feasibility, and after notifying the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and the appropriate House committees. The Secretary may also set aside up to 10 acres for a visitor center complex for the park and the related heritage area, and may add about 46.1 acres shown as “Proposed Addition” on the map titled “Cane River Creole National Historical Park Proposed Addition—Magnolia Plantation Unit”, number 494/176,958, dated October 2021.

Title 16, §410ccc–1

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(a)In general

In order to assist in the preservation and interpretation of, and education concerning, the Creole culture and diverse history of the Natchitoches region, and to provide technical assistance to a broad range of public and private landowners and preservation organizations, there is hereby established the Cane River Creole National Historical Park in the State of Louisiana (hereinafter in this subchapter referred to as the “historical park”).

(b)Area included

The historical park shall consist of lands and interests therein as follows:

(1)Lands and structures associated with the Oakland Plantation as depicted on map CARI, 80,002, dated January 1994.

(2)Lands and structures owned or acquired by Museum Contents, Inc. as depicted on map CARI, 80,001A, dated May 1994.

(3)Sites that may be the subject of cooperative agreements with the National Park Service for the purposes of historic preservation and interpretation including, but not limited to, the Melrose Plantation, the Badin-Rouge site, the Cherokee Plantation, the Beau Fort Plantation, and sites within the Natchitoches National Historical Landmark District: Provided, That such sites may not be added to the historical park unless the Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter referred to as the “Secretary”) determines, based on further research and planning, that such sites meet the applicable criteria for national historical significance, suitability, and feasibility, and notification of the proposed addition has been transmitted to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the United States Senate and the appropriate committees of the House of Representatives.

(4)Not to exceed 10 acres of land that the Secretary may designate for an interpretive visitor center complex to serve the needs of the historical park and heritage area established in part B of this subchapter.

(5)The approximately 46.1 acres of land identified as “Proposed Addition”, as generally depicted on the map entitled “Cane River Creole National Historical Park Proposed Addition—Magnolia Plantation Unit”, numbered 494/176,958, and dated October 2021.

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2022—Subsec. (b)(5). Pub. L. 117–328 added par. (5).

§410ccc–1 Establishment

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Title 16, §410ccc–1

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