Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-102
§423a–2 Adjustment of Boundary
Title 16 › CHAPTER 1 — NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › SUBCHAPTER LX — NATIONAL MILITARY PARKS › § 423a–2
Summary
The Secretary of the Interior may change the boundary of Petersburg National Battlefield by buying, swapping, or getting land transferred. The battlefield’s total area cannot increase, and the new boundary takes effect when the Secretary publishes its description in the Federal Register.
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Title 16, §423a–2
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The Secretary of the Interior is further authorized to adjust the boundary of the Petersburg National Battlefield through purchase, exchange, or transfer: Provided, That in doing so the total area of the battlefield will not be increased and that such changes will become effective upon publication of the description thereof in the Federal Register by the Secretary of the Interior.
Legislative History
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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Change of Name
“Petersburg National Battlefield” and “battlefield” substituted in text for “Petersburg National Military Park” and “park”, respectively, in view of redesignation of Petersburg National Military Park as Petersburg National Battlefield by Pub. L. 87–603. See section 423h–1 of this title.
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Citation
16 U.S.C. § 423a–2
Title 16, Conservation
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102