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§81d Addition of Lands

Title 16 › Chapter 1— NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › Subchapter IX— COLONIAL NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK › § 81d

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary of the Interior can add property to Colonial National Historical Park by buying, accepting as a gift, or otherwise getting land, land rights, easements, and buildings at Glass House Point in James City County; at "The Hook," including the site of the October 3, 1781 action in Gloucester County; and other nearby lands needed to finish park boundaries and for park management. Except for parkways, the total amount of land added must not exceed 750 acres, and the purchases or improvements must be paid for with funds appropriated under section 81f.

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Title 16, §81d

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The Secretary of the Interior is authorized, in his discretion, to acquire by purchase, donation, or otherwise, in behalf of the United States, such lands or interests in lands, easements, and buildings comprising the following: Glass House Point, in James City County; the area known as “The Hook”, including the site of the action of October 3, 1781, in Gloucester County; and such additional lands as are desirable for the proper rounding out of the boundaries and for the administrative control of the Colonial National Historical Park: Provided, That the total acreage of lands to be added to the park, with the exception of parkways under the terms hereof shall not exceed seven hundred and fifty acres: Provided further, That the said acquisition of lands or improvements shall be made from such funds as may be appropriated pursuant to the authorization of section 81f of this title.

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Editorial Notes

Codification Section was not enacted as part of act July 3, 1930, ch. 837, 46 Stat. 855, which comprises this subchapter.

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16 U.S.C. § 81d

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Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

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