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Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-102

§423a–1 Addition of Lands

Title 16 › CHAPTER 1 — NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › SUBCHAPTER LX — NATIONAL MILITARY PARKS › § 423a–1

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Army must transfer, at no cost, to the Department of the Interior two tracts of land totaling two hundred six acres, more or less, on both sides of Siege Road next to Petersburg National Battlefield in Virginia. When that transfer is finished and the Secretary of the Interior publishes a description in the Federal Register, all federal lands and property managed by the National Park Service that are part of or connected with Petersburg National Battlefield in and around the city of Petersburg, Virginia, totaling one thousand five hundred thirty-one acres, more or less, will officially be the Petersburg National Battlefield.

Full Legal Text

Title 16, §423a–1

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The Department of the Army is authorized and directed to transfer to the Department of the Interior, without reimbursement, two tracts of land, comprising two hundred six acres, more or less, situated on either side of Siege Road adjacent to Petersburg National Battlefield, Virginia. Upon completion of such transfer, all lands, interest in lands, and other property in Federal ownership and under the administration of the National Park Service as a part of or in conjunction with Petersburg National Battlefield, in and about the city of Petersburg, Virginia, and comprising one thousand five hundred thirty-one acres, more or less, upon publication of the description thereof in the Federal Register by the Secretary of the Interior, shall constitute the Petersburg National Battlefield.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

“Petersburg National Battlefield” substituted in text for “Petersburg National Military Park” pursuant to Pub. L. 87–603. See section 423h–1 of this title.

Executive Documents

Transfer of Functions

For

Transfer of Functions

of other officers, employees, and agencies of Department of the Interior, with certain exceptions, to Secretary of the Interior, with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1950, §§ 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

Reference

Citations & Metadata

Citation

16 U.S.C. § 423a–1

Title 16, Conservation

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102