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[CITE: 16USC410aa]

 
                         TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
 
   CHAPTER 1--NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
 
         SUBCHAPTER LVIII--VALLEY FORGE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK
 
Sec. 410aa. Establishment

    In order to preserve and commemorate for the people of the United 
States the area associated with the heroic suffering, hardship, and 
determination and resolve of General George Washington's Continental 
Army during the winter of 1777-1778 at Valley Forge, the Secretary of 
the Interior (hereinafter referred to as the ``Secretary'') is 
authorized to establish the Valley Forge National Historical Park 
(hereinafter referred to as the ``park''), in the Commonwealth of 
Pennsylvania.

(Pub. L. 94-337, Sec. 1, July 4, 1976, 90 Stat. 796.)


                      Short Title of 1999 Amendment

    Pub. L. 106-86, Sec. 1, Oct. 31, 1999, 113 Stat. 1298, provided 
that: ``This Act [enacting provisions set out as a note under this 
section] may be cited as the `Pennsylvania Battlefields Protection Act 
of 1999'.''


                  Valley Forge National Historical Park

    Pub. L. 106-86, title II, Oct. 31, 1999, 113 Stat. 1299, provided 
that:
``SEC. 201. PURPOSE.
    ``The purpose of this title is to authorize the Secretary of the 
Interior to enter into an agreement with the Valley Forge Historical 
Society (hereinafter referred to as the `Society'), to construct and 
operate a museum within the boundary of Valley Forge National Historical 
Park in cooperation with the Secretary.
``SEC. 202. VALLEY FORGE MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 
        AUTHORIZATION.
    ``(a) Agreement Authorized.--The Secretary of the Interior, in 
administering the Valley Forge National Historical Park, is authorized 
to enter into an agreement under appropriate terms and conditions with 
the Society to facilitate the planning, construction, and operation of 
the Valley Forge Museum of the American Revolution on Federal land 
within the boundary of Valley Forge National Historical Park.
    ``(b) Contents and Implementation of Agreement.--An agreement 
entered into under subsection (a) shall--
        ``(1) authorize the Society to develop and operate the museum 
    pursuant to plans developed by the Secretary and to provide at the 
    museum appropriate and necessary programs and services to visitors 
    to Valley Forge National Historical Park related to the story of 
    Valley Forge and the American Revolution;
        ``(2) only be carried out in a manner consistent with the 
    General Management Plan and other plans for the preservation and 
    interpretation of the resources and values of Valley Forge National 
    Historical Park;
        ``(3) authorize the Secretary to undertake at the museum 
    activities related to the management of Valley Forge National 
    Historical Park, including, but not limited to, provision of 
    appropriate visitor information and interpretive facilities and 
    programs related to Valley Forge National Historical Park;
        ``(4) authorize the Society, acting as a private nonprofit 
    organization, to engage in activities appropriate for operation of 
    the museum that may include, but are not limited to, charging 
    appropriate fees, conducting events, and selling merchandise, 
    tickets, and food to visitors to the museum;
        ``(5) provide that the Society's revenues from the museum's 
    facilities and services shall be used to offset the expenses of the 
    museum's operation; and
        ``(6) authorize the Society to occupy the museum so constructed 
    for the term specified in the Agreement and subject to the following 
    terms and conditions:
            ``(A) The conveyance by the Society to the United States of 
        all right, title, and interest in the museum to be constructed 
        at Valley Forge National Historical Park.
            ``(B) The Society's right to occupy and use the museum shall 
        be for the exhibition, preservation, and interpretation of 
        artifacts associated with the Valley Forge story and the 
        American Revolution, to enhance the visitor experience of Valley 
        Forge National Historical Park, and to conduct appropriately 
        related activities of the Society consistent with its mission 
        and with the purposes for which the Valley Forge National 
        Historical Park was established. Such right shall not be 
        transferred or conveyed without the express consent of the 
        Secretary.
            ``(C) Any other terms and conditions the Secretary 
        determines to be necessary.
``SEC. 203. PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION.
    ``Nothing in this title authorizes the Secretary or the Society to 
take any actions in derogation of the preservation and protection of the 
values and resources of Valley Forge National Historical Park. An 
agreement entered into under section 202 shall be construed and 
implemented in light of the high public value and integrity of the 
Valley Forge National Historical Park and the National Park System.''
