2017 US Code
Title 16 - Conservation
Chapter 1 - National Parks, Military Parks, Monuments, and Seashores
Subchapter LIX-T - Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park
Sec. 410vv - Purposes
| 16 U.S.C. § 410vv (2017) |
| §410vv. Purposes |
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The purposes of this subchapter are— (1) to interpret the history and evolution of conservation stewardship in America; (2) to recognize and interpret the contributions and birthplace of George Perkins Marsh, pioneering environmentalist, author of Man and Nature, statesman, lawyer, and linguist; (3) to recognize and interpret the contributions of Frederick Billings, conservationist, pioneer in reforestation and scientific farm management, lawyer, philanthropist, and railroad builder, who extended the principles of land management introduced by Marsh; (4) to preserve the Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller Mansion and its surrounding lands; and (5) to recognize the significant contributions of Julia Billings, Mary Billings French, Mary French Rockefeller, and Laurance Spelman Rockefeller in perpetuating the Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller heritage. |
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(Pub. L. 102–350, §2, Aug. 26, 1992, 106 Stat. 934; Pub. L. 105–277, div. A, §101(e) [title I, §143], Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–231, 2681–267.) |
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AMENDMENTS
1998—Pars. (4), (5). Pub. L. 105–277 substituted "Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller" for "Marsh-Billings". SHORT TITLEPub. L. 102–350, §1, Aug. 26, 1992, 106 Stat. 934, as amended by Pub. L. 105–277, div. A, §101(e) [title I, §143], Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–231, 2681–267, provided that: "This Act [enacting this subchapter] may be cited as the 'Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park Establishment Act'." |
| United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 16 - CONSERVATION |
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| Title 16 - CONSERVATION CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES SUBCHAPTER LIX-T - MARSH-BILLINGS-ROCKEFELLER NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK Sec. 410vv - Purposes |
| section 410vv |
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| January 12, 2018 |
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| 'Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park Establishment Act'." |
| 106 Stat. 934 112 Stat. 2681-231 |
| Public Law 102-350, Public Law 105-277 |
