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Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-73not60

§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 Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary of the Interior can accept gifts of land, property interests, buildings, and money that are within one mile of the Fort Donelson National Battlefield boundary as extended by earlier law. Ownership papers must satisfy the Secretary. The Secretary may use donated money to buy needed tracts within that mile at prices he finds reasonable, or take them by condemnation (a legal process to acquire property). Once added, the land becomes part of the battlefield and must follow its 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

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60