Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73not60
§428l Acquisition of Lands; Agreement for Transfer of Jurisdiction
Title 16 › Chapter 1— NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › Subchapter LX— NATIONAL MILITARY PARKS › § 428l
Summary
The Interior Secretary may acquire non‑Federal lands in the battlefield addition by purchase, donation, purchase with donated money, or other means. The Surrender House may only be acquired by donation or by purchase with donated money. Corps lands above elevation 369 added to the battlefield may transfer to Interior with the Corps' agreement and no funds exchanged.
Full Legal Text
Title 16, §428l
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Within the area designated for addition to such battlefield under section 428k of this title, the Secretary is authorized to acquire non-Federal lands and interests in lands by purchase, by donation, by purchase with donated funds, or in such other manner and by such means as he may deem to be in the public interest, except that the Surrender House and land upon which it is situated shall be acquired only by donation or by purchase with donated funds. Administrative jurisdiction and control over lands administered by the Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army, above contour elevation 369 and which, under authority of section 428k of this title, are designated for inclusion in the battlefield, shall, upon agreement of the administering agency, be transferred to the Secretary of the Interior without a transfer of funds.
Legislative History
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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Change of Name
“Battlefield” substituted in text for “park” in view of redesignation of Fort Donelson National Military Park as Fort Donelson National Battlefield by Pub. L. 86–738, § 4, set out as section 428n of this title.
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Citation
16 U.S.C. § 428l
Title 16 — Conservation
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60