§424c Moccasin Bend National Archeological District

Summary

Creates the Moccasin Bend National Archeological District as a part of Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park to protect and explain the peninsula’s important archaeological and historic sites. The district covers about 780 acres shown on the boundary map titled "Boundary Map Moccasin Bend National Archeological District," number 301/80098, dated September 2002, which is kept on file at the National Park Service. The Secretary of the Interior may accept donations, buy land from willing sellers using donated or appropriated money, or trade for land inside the district. State, county, and city land may only be added by donation. To connect parts that were not joined on February 20, 2003, the Secretary may also get easements by donation, purchase from willing owners, or exchange. The Secretary must run the district under park and National Park Service laws. The Secretary may work with federally recognized tribes, government bodies, and other interested people by agreement to restore, preserve, develop, interpret, and use the district. A visitor center may be set up there. Within 3 years after funds become available, the Secretary must make a general management plan that explains how to protect resources, manage visitors and facilities, and keep private landowners’ access.