Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-102

§422c Ascertaining and Marking of Lines of Battle

Title 16 › CHAPTER 1 — NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › SUBCHAPTER LX — NATIONAL MILITARY PARKS › § 422c

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

States that had troops at Moores Creek National Battlefield may enter it to find and mark where their troops fought, but must get the Secretary of the Interior's written approval for the locations and marking plans before placing permanent markers.

Full Legal Text

Title 16, §422c

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It shall be lawful for any State that had troops engaged in the battle of the Moores Creek National Battlefield, to enter upon the same for the purpose of ascertaining and marking the lines of battle of its troops engaged therein: Provided, That before any such lines are permanently designated the position of the lines and the proposed methods of marking them by monuments, tablets, or otherwise, shall be submitted to and approved by the Secretary of the Interior; and all such lines, designs, and inscriptions for the same shall first receive the written approval of the Secretary of the Interior.

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

Transfer of administrative functions of park, see note set out under section 422a of this title.

Reference

Citations & Metadata

Citation

16 U.S.C. § 422c

Title 16, Conservation

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102