Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-102

§450bb–2 Maintenance of Museum; Acceptance of Museum Articles; Construction of Roads, Etc.

Title 16 › CHAPTER 1 — NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › SUBCHAPTER LXI — NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL MONUMENTS AND MEMORIALS › § 450bb–2

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary may run a museum at Harpers Ferry, either in a building already acquired or in one built for that purpose, and may accept donations of relics and records for display about Harpers Ferry and other national or patriotic items. The Secretary may also build roads and visitor facilities, mark points of interest in Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, and provide or contract for an interpretive shuttle service within and between lands acquired under sections 450bb to 450bb–2, under the Act of June 7, 1974, on the times and terms the Secretary finds best.

Full Legal Text

Title 16, §450bb–2

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The Secretary is authorized to—
(1)Maintain, either in an existing structure acquired under the provisions of section 450bb of this title or in a building constructed by him for the purpose, a museum for relics and records pertaining to historic events that took place at Harpers Ferry, and for other relics of national and patriotic interest, and to accept on behalf of the United States, for installation in such museum, articles which may be offered as additions to the museum;
(2)Construct roads and facilities and mark with monuments, tablets, or otherwise, points of interest within the boundaries of the Harpers Ferry National Historical Park; and
(3)Provide, directly or by contract, subject to the provisions of the Act of June 7, 1974, an interpretive shuttle transportation service within, between, and among lands acquired for the purpose of sections 450bb to 450bb–2 of this title for such times and upon such terms as in his judgment will best accomplish the purposes of sections 450bb to 450bb–2 of this title.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Act of
June 7, 1974, referred to in par. (3), is Pub. L. 93–303,
June 7, 1974, 88 Stat. 192, which amended former section 460l–6a, 460l–8, and 460l–10a of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.

Amendments

2004—Pub. L. 108–307 substituted “Secretary” for “Secretary of the Interior” in introductory provisions. 1974—Par. (3). Pub. L. 93–466 added par. (3).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

“Harpers Ferry National Historical Park” substituted in text for “Harpers Ferry National Monument” in view of redesignation of Harpers Ferry National Monument as Harpers Ferry National Historical Park by Pub. L. 88–33, classified to section 450bb–6 of this title.

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Citation

16 U.S.C. § 450bb–2

Title 16, Conservation

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102