16 U.S.C. § 410gggg: Homestead National…

Summary

The Secretary of the Interior must acquire, by gift, purchase, or by using eminent domain, the south half of the northwest quarter, the northeast quarter of the northwest quarter, and the southwest quarter of the northeast quarter of section 26, township 4 north, range 5 east, sixth principal meridian, Gage County, Nebraska. That land was the first homestead entered under the General Homestead Act of May 20, 1862 by Daniel Freeman, and when acquired it must be called Homestead National Historical Park.

Title 16, §410gggg

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The Secretary of the Interior is authorized and directed to acquire, on behalf of the United States, by gift, purchase, or condemnation, the south half of the northwest quarter, the northeast quarter of the northwest quarter, and the southwest quarter of the northeast quarter section 26, township 4 north, range 5 east, of the sixth principal meridian, Gage County, Nebraska, the same being the first homestead entered upon under the General Homestead Act of May 20, 1862, by Daniel Freeman, and that when so acquired, the said area be designated the “Homestead National Historical Park”.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The General Homestead Act, referred to in text, is act May 20, 1862, ch. 75, 12 Stat. 392. See chapter 7 (§ 161 et seq.) of Title 43, Public Lands. Codification Section was formerly classified to section 450u of this title.

Amendments

2021—Pub. L. 116–328 substituted “designated the ‘Homestead National Historical Park’.” for “designated ‘The Homestead National Monument of America.’ ”

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

Pub. L. 116–328, § 1(b), Jan. 13, 2021, 134 Stat. 5099, provided that: “Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the unit of the National Park System known as ‘The Homestead National Monument of America’ shall be considered to be a reference to the ‘Homestead National Historical Park’.” Homestead National Monument of America Additions Pub. L. 107–332, Dec. 16, 2002, 116 Stat. 2871, known as the Homestead National Monument of America Additions Act, provided for addition of certain parcels of private and State-owned land to the Homestead National Monument of America and authorized appropriations and cooperative agreements with the appropriate State and local governments. Pub. L. 91–411, Sept. 25, 1970, 84 Stat. 863, provided for addition of the Freeman School to the Homestead National Monument of America in Nebraska and authorized appropriation of not more than $50,000 for rehabilitation and development of the Freeman School.

§410gggg Homestead National Historical Park; Establishment