Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-102
§430g–1 Exchange of Lands
Title 16 › CHAPTER 1 — NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › SUBCHAPTER LX — NATIONAL MILITARY PARKS › § 430g–1
Summary
The Secretary can accept from Evergreen Cemetery Association approximately four acres of non‑Federal land at no cost; if accepted it becomes part of Gettysburg National Military Park and follows park rules. In exchange, the Secretary can give about one and one‑quarter acres of federal land in the park as a right‑of‑way through the cemetery only if he finds the swap is in public interest and properties are approximately equal.
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Title 16, §430g–1
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For the purpose of consolidating Federal holdings of land within Gettysburg National Military Park, Pennsylvania, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized, in his discretion, to accept, on behalf of the United States, approximately four acres of non-Federal land within the park boundaries, such land to be conveyed to the United States without cost by the Evergreen Cemetery Association, of Gettysburg. Upon acceptance of title thereto by the United States, such property shall be subject to all laws and regulations applicable to the park. In exchange for the conveyance to the United States of the aforesaid property, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to convey to the Evergreen Cemetery Association approximately one and one-quarter acres of federally owned land within the park, such property constituting a right-of-way through the Evergreen Cemetery property: Provided, That the aforesaid exchange shall be consummated only upon condition that the Secretary is satisfied that such exchange is in the public interest and that the properties to be exchanged are of approximately equal value.
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16 U.S.C. § 430g–1
Title 16, Conservation
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102