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. 8126 - Temporary occupancy of Potomac Park by Secretary of Agriculture

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Citation 40 U.S.C. § 8126 (2019)
Section Name §8126. Temporary occupancy of Potomac Park by Secretary of Agriculture
Section Text

(a) Not More Than 75 Acres.—The Director of the National Park Service may allow the Secretary of Agriculture to temporarily occupy as a testing ground not more than 75 acres of Potomac Park not needed in any one season for reclamation or park improvement. The Secretary shall vacate the area at the close of any season on the request of the Director.

(b) Continue as Public Park Under Director.—This section does not change the essential character of the land used, which shall continue to be a public park under the charge of the Director.

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)
8126(a) 40:89 (words before provisos, 2d proviso). Mar. 3, 1899, ch. 458, §2 (2d par.), 30 Stat. 1378.
8126(b) 40:89 (1st, last provisos).

For transfer of functions from the Secretary of War to the Director of the National Park Service, see the revision note under section 8108 of this title.

In subsection (a), the words "of such area or areas" and "in extent" are omitted as unnecessary.

In subsection (b), the words "as provided in section 86 of this title" are omitted as obsolete.

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. 8126 - Temporary occupancy of Potomac Park by Secretary of Agriculture
Contains section 8126
Date 2019
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 24, 2020
Positive Law Yes
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 30 Stat. 1378
116 Stat. 1207
Public Law References Public Law 107-217
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