Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-102
§422a Acceptance of Lands
Title 16 › CHAPTER 1 — NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › SUBCHAPTER LX — NATIONAL MILITARY PARKS › § 422a
Summary
The Secretary of the Interior must take charge of and manage Moores Creek National Battlefield. The Secretary may accept from the State of North Carolina a deed that transfers to the United States the state-owned land totaling thirty acres, more or less, as described in section 422.
Full Legal Text
Title 16, §422a
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The establishment of the Moores Creek National Battlefield shall be carried forward under the control and direction of the Secretary of the Interior, who is authorized to receive from the State of North Carolina a deed of conveyance to the United States of all the lands belonging to the said State, embracing thirty acres, more or less, and described more particularly in section 422 of this title.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Change of Name
“Battlefield” substituted in text for “Military Park” on authority of Pub. L. 96–344, § 12, Sept. 8, 1980, 94 Stat. 1136, which redesignated Moores Creek National Military Park as Moores Creek National Battlefield.
Executive Documents
Transfer of Functions
Administrative functions of Moores Creek National Military Park transferred to Department of the Interior by Ex. Ord. Nos. 6166 and 6228, set out as a note under section 901 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
Reference
Citations & Metadata
Citation
16 U.S.C. § 422a
Title 16, Conservation
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102