Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-110

§410hhhh–1 Jimmy Carter National Preservation District

Title 16 › CHAPTER 1 — NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › SUBCHAPTER LIX–FFF — JIMMY CARTER NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK › § 410hhhh–1

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Creates the Jimmy Carter National Preservation District to preserve Jimmy Carter’s life and the town of Plains, Georgia, and to show 20th‑century southern life and agriculture. The district includes the Plains Historic District (listed June 28, 1984), up to 650 acres of agricultural land, and part of Bond Street as shown on the map. The Secretary of the Interior may buy or accept preservation easements (legal agreements to protect property) on important buildings and open land, and may mark, interpret, and give technical help under the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards. Each easement must allow reasonable access for interpretation and must prevent changes unless both parties agree.

Full Legal Text

Title 16, §410hhhh–1

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(a)Jimmy Carter National Preservation District

In order to preserve and interpret the life of James Earl Carter, Jr. and the rural southern town of Plains, Georgia, including the 20th century south and the roles of agriculture and the agricultural economy there is hereby established the Jimmy Carter National Preservation District, which shall consist of the area identified on the map referred to in section 410hhhh(b)(1) of this title as “Preservation District”. The preservation district shall include the Plains Historic District as listed in the National Register of Historic Places on June 28, 1984, and those agricultural lands not to exceed 650 acres and that portion of Bond Street as depicted on such map.

(b)Preservation easements

(1)The Secretary may obtain by donation or purchase preservation easements on historically or culturally significant (as determined by the Secretary) buildings and open spaces located within the preservation district. Each preservation easement shall contain (but need not be limited to) provisions that the Secretary shall have the right of access at reasonable times to the portions of the property covered by that easement for interpretive or other purposes, and that no changes or alterations shall be made to such portions of the property except by mutual agreement.

(2)The Secretary may mark, interpret, and provide technical assistance to properties within the preservation district in accordance with the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Historic Preservation Projects.

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Citation

16 U.S.C. § 410hhhh–1

Title 16, Conservation

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110