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§425j Authorization of Appropriation

Title 16 › Chapter 1— NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › Subchapter LX— NATIONAL MILITARY PARKS › § 425j

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary of the Interior is allowed to use $50,000 from Treasury funds not already set aside to start carrying out sections 425–425j. That money can pay for buying or leasing land, surveys and maps, marking park boundaries, building or fixing roads, pay for commissioners and workers, travel, supplies, and other needed costs. The $50,000 stays available until spent, and more money can be approved later if needed to finish the work and keep the park up. The Secretary must report to Congress each year on all spending made under these sections.

Full Legal Text

Title 16, §425j

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To enable the Secretary of the Interior to begin to carry out the provisions of sections 425 to 425j of this title, including the condemnation, purchase, or lease of the necessary lands, surveys, maps, marking the boundaries of the park, opening, constructing, or repairing necessary roads, pay and expenses of commissioners, salaries for labor and services, traveling expenses, supplies and materials, the sum of $50,000 is authorized to be appropriated out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to remain available until expended, and such additional sums are authorized to be appropriated from time to time as may be necessary for the completion of the project and for the proper maintenance of said park. All disbursements under said sections shall be annually reported by the Secretary of the Interior to Congress.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Executive Documents

Transfer of Functions

Transfer of administrative functions of park, see note set out under section 425 of this title.

Reference

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Citation

16 U.S.C. § 425j

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Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60