Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-102
§426b Duties of Commission
Title 16 › CHAPTER 1 — NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › SUBCHAPTER LX — NATIONAL MILITARY PARKS › § 426b
Summary
The commission must inspect Stones River, Tennessee, under the Secretary of the Interior; study troop positions, movements, and events; and preserve and mark the site for historical and military study.
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Title 16, §426b
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It shall be the duty of the commission, acting under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior, to inspect the battlefield of Stones River, Tennessee, and to carefully study the available records and historical data with respect to the location and movement of all troops which engaged in the battle of Stones River, and the important events connected therewith, with a view of preserving and marking such field for historical and professional military study.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Codification A provision of act Mar. 3, 1927, authorizing the submission of a report by the commission to the Secretary of War not later than Dec. 1, 1927, and describing the contents of such report was omitted as executed.
Executive Documents
Transfer of Functions
Transfer of administrative functions of park, see note set out under section 426 of this title.
Reference
Citations & Metadata
Citation
16 U.S.C. § 426b
Title 16, Conservation
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102