---
kind: "section"
citation: "16 U.S.C. § 430pp"
title: "16"
title_heading: "Conservation"
number: "430pp"
heading: "Fort Necessity National Battlefield; acquisition of land"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/16/430pp"
units:
  - "Chapter 1 — National Parks, Military Parks, Monuments, and Seashores"
  - "Subchapter LX — National Military Parks"
---

# §430pp. Fort Necessity National Battlefield; acquisition of land


In furtherance of the purposes of the Act of March 4, 1931 (46 Stat. 1522), the [Secretary](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-1) of the Interior is authorized to [acquire](/usc/16/620e.md?p=1) by purchase, exchange, donation, with donated funds or otherwise by such means as he may deem to be in the public interest, lands and interests in lands adjoining or near the Fort Necessity National Battlefield site which in his discretion are necessary to [preserve](/usc/16/698u–1.md?p=2) the historic battleground, together with not to exceed 25 acres at the detached Braddock Monument: Provided, That the total [area](/usc/16/539m–1.md?p=1-A) acquired pursuant to sections 430pp to [430tt](/usc/16/430tt.md) of this title shall not exceed 500 acres, except that in order to avoid the undesirable severance of parcels in private ownership such parcels may be purchased in the entirety.


## Source credit

(Pub. L. 87–134, § 1, Aug. 10, 1961, 75 Stat. 336.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### References in Text

Act of March 4, 1931 (46 Stat. 1522), referred to in text, was not classified to the Code.