Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-102
§450aa–1 Establishment and Supervision
Title 16 › CHAPTER 1 — NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › SUBCHAPTER LXI — NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL MONUMENTS AND MEMORIALS › § 450aa–1
Summary
Land bought under the law becomes the George Washington Carver National Monument and a national memorial to George Washington Carver. The Director of the National Park Service, guided by the Secretary of the Interior, must run and care for the monument and keep it preserved in a lasting, proper way so people across the United States can enjoy it.
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Title 16, §450aa–1
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The property acquired under the provisions of section 450aa of this title shall constitute the George Washington Carver National Monument and shall be a public national memorial to George Washington Carver. The Director of the National Park Service, under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior, shall have the supervision, management, and control of such national monument, and shall maintain and preserve it in a suitable and enduring manner which, in his judgment, will provide for the benefit and enjoyment of the people of the United States.
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of other officers, employees, and agencies of Department of the Interior, with certain exceptions, to Secretary of the Interior, with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1950, §§ 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
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16 U.S.C. § 450aa–1
Title 16, Conservation
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Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102