Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-73not60

§410uu–3 Studies

Title 16 › Chapter 1— NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › Subchapter LIX–S— HOPEWELL CULTURE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK › § 410uu–3

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary must study archaeological areas that were added to the park and nearby land. The studies must check whether the park’s borders include the land needed to protect the important archaeological sites. The Secretary must study Spruce Hill Works, Harness Group, and Cedar Bank Works, and may study other sites important to Hopewellian culture. If any of these places are recommended for addition to the park, the Secretary must report those recommendations to Congress.

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Title 16, §410uu–3

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(a)The Secretary shall conduct archeological studies of the areas added to the park by section 410uu–1(a) of this title and adjacent areas to ensure that the boundaries of those areas encompass the lands that are needed to provide adequate protection of the significant archeological resources of those areas.

(b)The Secretary shall conduct archeological studies of the areas described as the “Spruce Hill Works”, the “Harness Group”, and the “Cedar Bank Works”, and may conduct archeological studies of other areas significant to Hopewellian culture, to evaluate the desirability of adding them to the park, and shall report to Congress on any such areas that are recommended for addition to the park.

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16 U.S.C. § 410uu–3

Title 16, Conservation

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

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