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[CITE: 16USC428d]

 
                         TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
 
   CHAPTER 1--NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
 
                 SUBCHAPTER LX--NATIONAL MILITARY PARKS
 
Sec. 428d. Receipt of report of commission by Secretary of the 
        Interior; acquisition of land for battlefield; other duties of 
        Secretary
        
    Upon receipt of the report of said commission the Secretary of the 
Interior is authorized and directed to acquire, by purchase, when 
purchasable at prices deemed by him reasonable, otherwise by 
condemnation, such tract or tracts of lands as are recommended by the 
commission as necessary and desirable for a national battlefield; to 
establish and substantially mark the boundaries of the said battlefield; 
to definitely mark all lines of battle and locations of troops within 
the boundaries of the battlefield and erect substantial historical 
tablets at such points within the battlefield and in the vicinity of the 
battlefield and its approaches as are recommended by the commission, 
together with such other points as the Secretary of the Interior may 
deem appropriate; to construct the necessary roads and walks, plant 
trees and shrubs, restore and care for the grounds, including the 
restoration and maintenance of those portions of old Fort Donelson, and 
of the Confederate water batteries that are located on the present 
engineer reservation: Provided, That the entire cost of acquiring said 
land, including cost of condemnation proceedings, if any, ascertainment 
of title, surveys, and compensation for the land, the cost of marking 
the battlefield, the expenses of the commission, and the establishment 
of the national battlefield shall not exceed the sum of $50,000.

(Mar. 26, 1928, ch. 248, Sec. 5, 45 Stat. 368; Feb. 18, 1930, ch. 49, 46 
Stat. 69; Ex. Ord. No. 6166, Sec. 2, June 10, 1933; Ex. Ord. No. 6228, 
Sec. 1, July 28, 1933; Pub. L. 86-738, Sec. 4, Sept. 8, 1960, 74 Stat. 
876.)


                               Amendments

    1930--Act Feb. 18, 1930, inserted ``military'' between ``national'' 
and ``park'', authorized construction of roads and walks, planting of 
trees and shrubs, restoration and care of grounds, including portions of 
Fort Donelson and Confederate water batteries, and inserted ``and the 
establishment of the national military park'' in proviso.

                         Change of Name

    ``National battlefield'' and ``battlefield'' substituted in text for 
``national military park'' and ``park'', respectively, in view of 
redesignation of Fort Donelson National Military Park as Fort Donelson 
National Battlefield by Pub. L. 86-738. See section 428n of this title.

                          Transfer of Functions

    Transfer of administrative functions of park, see note set out under 
section 428 of this title.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 428e, 428k of this title.
