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Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73not60

§426o Agreement with Murfreesboro, Tennessee, Respecting Battlefield

Title 16 › Chapter 1— NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › Subchapter LX— NATIONAL MILITARY PARKS › § 426o

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary can make an agreement with the city of Murfreesboro that does three things. If the city agrees to get the needed land, build a trail linking the battlefield to Fortress Rosecrans, and run the trail to standards the Secretary approves, the Secretary must give the city any funds the Secretary has for buying the land and building the trail and must provide technical help to the city and Rutherford County for planning. The Secretary must accept a donation of the remaining parts of Fortress Rosecrans at Old Fort Park and then keep and explain the fortress as part of the battlefield. The Secretary may also agree with the city to have the city and nearby agencies provide rescue, fire, and police help for Fortress Rosecrans without charging the Secretary.

Full Legal Text

Title 16, §426o

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The Secretary is authorized to enter into an agreement with the city of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, containing each of the following provisions—
(1)If the city agrees to acquire sufficient interest in land to construct a trail linking the battlefield with Fortress Rosecrans, to construct such trail, and to operate and maintain the trail in accordance with standards approved by the Secretary, the Secretary shall (A) transfer to the city the funds available to the Secretary for the acquisition of such lands and for the construction of the trail, and (B) provide technical assistance to the city and to Rutherford County for the purpose of development and planning of the trail.
(2)The Secretary shall agree to accept the transfer by donation from the city of the remnants of Fortress Rosecrans at Old Fort Park, and following such transfer, to preserve and interpret the fortress as part of the battlefield.
(3)In administering the Fortress Rosecrans, the Secretary is authorized to enter a cooperative agreement with the city of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, for the rendering, on a nonreimbursable basis, of rescue, firefighting, and law enforcement services and cooperative assistance by nearby law enforcement and fire preventive agencies.

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1991—Pub. L. 102–225 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section read as follows: “The Secretary is authorized to enter into an agreement with the city of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, under which (1) the Secretary shall acquire sufficient interest in land and shall construct thereon a trail linking the battlefield with Fortress Rosecrans, (2) the city shall operate and maintain the trail in accordance with standards approved by the Secretary, and (3) the Secretary shall preserve the existing remnants of Fortress Rosecrans and the city shall operate and maintain the fortress.”

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16 U.S.C. § 426o

Title 16 — Conservation

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60