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16 U.S.C. §§ 430o–430s

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§430o. Gifts and donations; acceptance by Secretary

16 U.S.C. § 430o

The Secretary of the Interior,1 is authorized to receive gifts and contributions from States, Territories, societies, organizations, and individuals for the battlefield for carrying out the provisions of sections 430j to 430m and 430o to 430s of this title.

Footnotes

  1. 1 So in original. The comma probably should not appear.
Notes, amendments, and revision history

(June 21, 1934, ch. 694, § 6, 48 Stat. 1199; Pub. L. 94–578, title III, § 319(6), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2738.)

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1976—Pub. L. 94–578 substituted “The Secretary of the Interior, is authorized to receive gifts and contributions from States, Territories, societies, organizations, and individuals for the battlefield” for “The National Park Service, acting through the Secretary of the Interior, is authorized to receive gifts and contributions from States, Territories, societies, organizations, and individuals for the Monocacy National Military Park: Provided, That all contributions of money received shall be deposited in the Treasury of the United States and credited to a fund to be designated ‘Monocacy National Military Park fund’, which fund shall be applied to and expended under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior,”.

§430p. Right of States to enter and mark battle lines

16 U.S.C. § 430p

It shall be lawful for the authorities of any State having had troops at the Battle of Monocacy to enter upon the lands and approaches of the battlefield for the purpose of ascertaining and marking the line of battle of troops engaged therein: Provided, That before any such lines are permanently designated the position of the lines and the proposed methods of marking them by monuments, tablets, or otherwise, including the design and inscription for the same, shall be submitted to the Secretary of the Interior and shall first receive written approval of the Secretary: Provided further, That no discrimination shall be made against any State as to the manner of designating lines, but any grant made to any State by the Secretary of the Interior may be used by any other State.
Notes, amendments, and revision history

(June 21, 1934, ch. 694, § 7, 48 Stat. 1200; Pub. L. 94–578, title III, § 319(7), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2738.)

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1976—Pub. L. 94–578 substituted “battlefield” for “Monocacy National Military Park” and “: Provided further,” for “, which approval shall be based upon formal written reports to be made to him in each case by the National Park Service: Provided,”.

§430q. Offenses

16 U.S.C. § 430q

If any person shall, except by permission of the Secretary of the Interior, destroy, mutilate, deface, injure, or remove any monument, column, statue, memorial structure, or work of art that shall be erected or placed upon the grounds of the park by lawful authority, or shall destroy or remove any fence, railing, enclosure, or other work for the protection or ornament of said park, or any portion thereof, or shall destroy, cut, hack, bark, break down, or otherwise injure any tree, bush, or shrubbery that may be growing upon said park, or shall cut down or fell or remove any timber, battle relic, tree or trees growing or being upon said park, or hunt within the limits of the park, or shall remove or destroy any breastworks, earthworks, walls, or other defenses or shelter or any part thereof constructed by the armies formerly engaged in the battles on the lands or approaches to the park, any person so offending and found guilty thereof, before any United States magistrate judge or court, of the jurisdiction in which the offense may be committed, shall for each and every such offense forfeit and pay a fine, in the discretion of the United States magistrate judge or court, according to the aggravation of the offense.
Notes, amendments, and revision history

(June 21, 1934, ch. 694, § 8, 48 Stat. 1200; Pub. L. 90–578, title IV, § 402(b)(2), Oct. 17, 1968, 82 Stat. 1118; Pub. L. 94–578, title III, § 319(8), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2739; Pub. L. 101–650, title III, § 321, Dec. 1, 1990, 104 Stat. 5117.)

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1976—Pub. L. 94–578 struck out provisions which limited fines to not less than $5 nor more than $500.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

“United States magistrate judge” substituted for “United States magistrate” wherever appearing in text pursuant to section 321 of Pub. L. 101–650, set out as a note under section 631 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure. Previously, “United States magistrate” substituted for “United States commissioner” pursuant to Pub. L. 90–578. See chapter 43 (§ 631 et seq.) of Title 28.

§430s. Authorization of appropriations

16 U.S.C. § 430s

There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary, but not more than $3,525,000 for the acquisition of lands and interests in lands, and not to exceed $500,000 for the development of essential public facilities. Within three years from October 21, 1976, the Secretary shall develop and transmit to the Committees on Interior and Insular Affairs of the United States Congress a final master plan for the full development of the battlefield consistent with the preservation objectives of sections 430j to 430m and 430o to 430s of this title, indicating:
(1)
the facilities needed to accommodate the health, safety, and interpretive needs of the visiting public;
(2)
the location and estimated cost of all facilities; and
(3)
the projected need for any additional facilities within the battlefield.
No funds authorized to be appropriated pursuant to this section shall be available prior to October 1, 1977.
Notes, amendments, and revision history

(June 21, 1934, ch. 694, § 10, 48 Stat. 1200; Pub. L. 94–578, title III, § 319(9), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2739.)

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1976—Pub. L. 94–578 substituting provisions authorizing appropriations of not more than $3,525,000 for the acquisition of lands and interests in lands, and not to exceed $500,000 for development of essential public facilities for provisions which authorized appropriation of $50,000 to carry out sections 430j to 430m and 430o to 430s of this title and inserted provisions for development and transmittal within three years from Oct. 21, 1976, of a final master plan for full development of the battlefield.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the Senate abolished and replaced by Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate, effective Feb. 11, 1977. See Rule XXV of Standing Rules of the Senate, as amended by Senate Resolution No. 4 (popularly cited as the “Committee System Reorganization Amendments of 1977”), approved Feb. 4, 1977.

Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the House of Representatives changed to Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives on Jan. 5, 1993, by House Resolution No. 5, One Hundred Third Congress.

Authorization of Appropriations for Additional Land Acquisition

Pub. L. 102–202, § 1, Dec. 10, 1991, 105 Stat. 1634, provided that: “There are authorized to be appropriated up to $20,000,000 for acqusition [sic] of lands and interests in lands for purposes of the Monocacy National Battlefield, Maryland; such sums shall be in addition to other funds available for such purposes.”