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§430p Right of States to Enter and Mark Battle Lines
Title 16 › Chapter 1— NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › Subchapter LX— NATIONAL MILITARY PARKS › § 430p
Summary
States that had troops at the Battle of Monocacy may enter the battlefield and its approaches to locate and mark battle lines. Before any marks become permanent, the planned locations, marker designs, and inscriptions must receive written approval from the Secretary of the Interior. Grants to one state can be used by any other.
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Title 16, §430p
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It shall be lawful for the authorities of any State having had troops at the Battle of Monocacy to enter upon the lands and approaches of the battlefield for the purpose of ascertaining and marking the line of battle of troops engaged therein: Provided, That before any such lines are permanently designated the position of the lines and the proposed methods of marking them by monuments, tablets, or otherwise, including the design and inscription for the same, shall be submitted to the Secretary of the Interior and shall first receive written approval of the Secretary: Provided further, That no discrimination shall be made against any State as to the manner of designating lines, but any grant made to any State by the Secretary of the Interior may be used by any other State.
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1976—Pub. L. 94–578 substituted “battlefield” for “Monocacy National Military Park” and “: Provided further,” for “, which approval shall be based upon formal written reports to be made to him in each case by the National Park Service: Provided,”.
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16 U.S.C. § 430p
Title 16 — Conservation
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60