---
kind: "section"
citation: "16 U.S.C. § 424c"
title: "16"
title_heading: "Conservation"
number: "424c"
heading: "Moccasin Bend National Archeological District"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/16/424c"
units:
  - "Chapter 1 — National Parks, Military Parks, Monuments, and Seashores"
  - "Subchapter LX — National Military Parks"
---

# §424c. Moccasin Bend National Archeological District

- (a) **Short title—** This section may be cited as the “Moccasin Bend National Archeological District Act”.
- (b) **Definitions—** As used in this section:
  - (1) **Secretary—** The term “[Secretary](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-1)” means the [Secretary](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-1) of the Interior.
  - (2) **Archeological district—** The term “archeological district” means the Moccasin Bend National Archeological District.
  - (3) **State—** The term “[State](/usc/16/590q.md?p=a)” means the [State](/usc/16/590q.md?p=a) of Tennessee.
  - (4) **Map—** The term “[Map](/usc/16/430f–7.md?p=1)” means the [map](/usc/16/430f–7.md?p=1) entitled, “Boundary [Map](/usc/16/430f–7.md?p=1) Moccasin Bend National Archeological District”, numbered 301/80098, and dated September 2002.
- (c) **Establishment—**
  - (1) **In general—** In order to [preserve](/usc/16/698u–1.md?p=2), protect, and interpret for the benefit of the public the nationally significant archeological and historic resources located on the peninsula known as Moccasin Bend, Tennessee, there is established as a [unit](/usc/16/430f–7.md?p=4) of Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military [Park](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-3), the Moccasin Bend National Archeological District.
  - (2) **Boundaries—** The archeological district shall consist of approximately 780 acres generally depicted on the [Map](/usc/16/430f–7.md?p=1). The [Map](/usc/16/430f–7.md?p=1) shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National [Park](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-3) Service, Department of the Interior.
  - (3) **Acquisition of land and interests in land—**
    - (A) **In general—** The [Secretary](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-1) may [acquire](/usc/16/620e.md?p=1) by donation, purchase from willing sellers using donated or appropriated funds, or exchange, lands and interests in lands within the exterior boundary of the archeological district. The [Secretary](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-1) may [acquire](/usc/16/620e.md?p=1) the [State](/usc/16/590q.md?p=a), county and city-owned land and interests in land for inclusion in the archeological district only by donation.
    - (B) **Easement outside boundary—** To allow access between [areas](/usc/16/539m–1.md?p=1-A) of the archeological district that on February 20, 2003, are noncontiguous, the [Secretary](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-1) may [acquire](/usc/16/620e.md?p=1) by donation or purchase from willing [owners](/usc/16/429b–3.md?p=4) using donated or appropriated funds, or exchange, easements connecting the [areas](/usc/16/539m–1.md?p=1-A) generally depicted on the [Map](/usc/16/430f–7.md?p=1).
- (d) **Administration—**
  - (1) **In general—** The archeological district shall be administered by the [Secretary](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-1) in accordance with this section, with laws applicable to Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military [Park](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-3), and with the laws generally applicable to [units](/usc/16/430f–7.md?p=4) of the National [Park](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-3) System.
  - (2) **Cooperative agreement—** The [Secretary](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-1) may consult and enter into cooperative agreements with culturally affiliated federally recognized [Indian tribes](/usc/16/544.md?p=g), governmental entities, and interested [persons](/usc/16/450rr–1.md?p=b) to provide for the restoration, preservation, development, interpretation, and use of the archeological district.
  - (3) **Visitor interpretive center—** For purposes of interpreting the historical themes and cultural resources of the archeological district, the [Secretary](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-1) may establish and administer a visitor center in the archeological district.
  - (4) **General management plan—** Not later than 3 years after funds are made available under this section, the [Secretary](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-1) shall develop a general [management plan](/usc/16/544.md?p=k) for the archeological district. The general [management plan](/usc/16/544.md?p=k) shall describe the appropriate protection and preservation of natural, cultural, and scenic resources, visitor use, and facility development within the archeological district consistent with the purposes of this section, while ensuring continued access by private landowners to their property.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 108–7, div. F, title I, § 160, Feb. 20, 2003, 117 Stat. 247.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### Codification

Section is comprised of section 160 of div. F of Pub. L. 108–7. Subsec. (e) of section 160 of div. F of Pub. L. 108–7 repealed section 424a–4 of this title.