2017 US Code
Title 16 - Conservation
Chapter 1 - National Parks, Military Parks, Monuments, and Seashores
Subchapter LX - National Military Parks
Sec. 430p - Right of States to enter and mark battle lines

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Citation 16 U.S.C. § 430p (2017)
Section Name §430p. Right of States to enter and mark battle lines
Section Text

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.

Source Credit

(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,".

Publication Title United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 16 - CONSERVATION
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER LX - NATIONAL MILITARY PARKS
Sec. 430p - Right of States to enter and mark battle lines
Contains section 430p
Date 2017
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 12, 2018
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 48 Stat. 1200
90 Stat. 2738
Public Law References Public Law 94-578
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