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§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 Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

Creates the Jimmy Carter National Preservation District to protect and explain the life of James Earl Carter, Jr., the town of Plains, Georgia, and the 20th‑century southern farming economy. The district includes the Plains Historic District listed in the National Register of Historic Places on June 28, 1984, up to 650 acres of nearby farmland, and the part of Bond Street shown on the official map. The Secretary of the Interior can accept gifts or buy legal protections (preservation easements) for important buildings and open land in the district. Each easement must let the Secretary visit the protected parts at reasonable times for education or similar uses, and no changes can be made to those parts unless both parties agree. The Secretary can also put up signs, explain history, and give technical help, following the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Historic Preservation Projects.

Full Legal Text

Title 16, §410hhhh–1

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(a)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)(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

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60