2019 US Code
Title 40 - Public Buildings, Property, and Works
Subtitle II - Public Buildings and Works
Part D - Public Buildings, Grounds, and Parks in the District of Columbia
Chapter 81 - Administrative
Subchapter II - Jurisdiction
Sec. 8125 - Public spaces resulting from filling of canals

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Citation 40 U.S.C. § 8125 (2019)
Section Name §8125. Public spaces resulting from filling of canals
Section Text

The Director of the National Park Service has jurisdiction over all public spaces resulting from the filling of canals in the original city of Washington that were not under the jurisdiction of the Chief of Engineers of the United States Army as of August 1, 1914, except spaces included in the navy yard or in actual use as roadways and sidewalks and spaces assigned by law to the District of Columbia for use as a property yard and the location of a sewage pumping station. The spaces shall be laid out as reservations as a part of the park system of the District of Columbia.

Source Credit

(Pub. L. 107–217, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1207.)

Editorial Notes
Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
8125 40:82. Aug. 1, 1914, ch. 223, §1 (last par. on p. 633), 38 Stat. 633.

For transfer of functions from the Chief of Engineers to the Director of the National Park Service, see the revision note under section 8102 of this title. However, the words "Chief of Engineers of the United States Army" in the source provision are retained for historical purposes.

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 40 - PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKS
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 40 - PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKS
SUBTITLE II - PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND WORKS
PART D - PUBLIC BUILDINGS, GROUNDS, AND PARKS IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
CHAPTER 81 - ADMINISTRATIVE
SUBCHAPTER II - JURISDICTION
Sec. 8125 - Public spaces resulting from filling of canals
Contains section 8125
Date 2019
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 24, 2020
Positive Law Yes
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 38 Stat. 633
116 Stat. 1207
Public Law References Public Law 107-217
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