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Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-102

§428d–2 Acceptance of Donations by Secretary of the Interior

Title 16 › CHAPTER 1 — NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › SUBCHAPTER LX — NATIONAL MILITARY PARKS › § 428d–2

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary of the Interior can accept gifts of land, interests in land, buildings or other property, and money for buying or caring for property within one mile of Fort Donelson National Battlefield. The Secretary must approve the legal title. Using donated money, the Secretary may buy needed tracts at reasonable prices or acquire them by legal condemnation. Any land gained this way becomes part of the battlefield and follows its laws and rules.

Full Legal Text

Title 16, §428d–2

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The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to accept donations of land, interests in land, buildings, structures, and other property within a distance of one mile from the boundaries of said Fort Donelson National Battlefield, as extended by section 428d–1 of this title, and donations of funds for the purchase or maintenance thereof, the title and evidence of title to lands acquired to be satisfactory to the Secretary of the Interior: Provided, That he may acquire on behalf of the United States out of any donated funds, by purchase at prices deemed by him reasonable or by condemnation, such tracts of land within a distance of one mile from the boundaries of the said national battlefield as may be necessary for the completion thereof. Upon the acquisition of such land, the same shall become a part of the Fort Donelson National Battlefield and shall be subject to the laws and rules and regulations applicable to said battlefield.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

“Fort Donelson National Battlefield”, “national battlefield” and “battlefield” substituted in text for “Fort Donelson National Military Park”, “national military park” and “park”, respectively, in view of redesignation of Fort Donelson National Military Park as Fort Donelson National Battlefield by Pub. L. 86–738. See section 428n of this title.

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Citations & Metadata

Citation

16 U.S.C. § 428d–2

Title 16, Conservation

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102