Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73not60
§428f Control of Battlefield; Regulations
Title 16 › Chapter 1— NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › Subchapter LX— NATIONAL MILITARY PARKS › § 428f
Summary
The Secretary of the Interior will control Fort Donelson National Battlefield and can create rules needed to care for it. The superintendent of Fort Donelson National Cemetery will also serve as the battlefield’s superintendent and will have custody and care of the battlefield under the Secretary’s direction.
Full Legal Text
Title 16, §428f
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The said Fort Donelson National Battlefield shall be under the control of the Secretary of the Interior, and he is authorized to make all needed regulations for the care of the battlefield. The superintendent of the Fort Donelson National Cemetery shall likewise be the superintendent of and have the custody and care of the Fort Donelson National Battlefield, under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Change of Name
“Fort Donelson National Battlefield” and “battlefield” substituted in text for “Fort Donelson 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.
Executive Documents
Transfer of Functions
Transfer of administrative functions of park, see note set out under section 428 of this title.
Reference
Citations & Metadata
Citation
16 U.S.C. § 428f
Title 16 — Conservation
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60