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16 U.S.C. 450ll: Booker T. Washington National Monument; acquisition of siteText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 16-CONSERVATIONCHAPTER 1-NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
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§450ll. Booker T. Washington National Monument; acquisition of site

The Secretary of the Interior is authorized and directed to acquire, on behalf of the United States, by gift, purchase, or condemnation, all right, title, and interest in and to the real property located at Booker Washington Birthplace, Virginia.

( Apr. 2, 1956, ch. 158, § 1 , 70 Stat. 86 .)

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Short Title of 2002 Amendment

Pub. L. 107–215, § 1, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1054, provided that:

“This Act [enacting section 450ll–3 of this title] may be cited as the ‘Booker T. Washington National Monument Boundary Adjustment Act of 2002’.”

Authorization of Appropriations

Section 4 of act Apr. 2, 1956, as amended by Pub. L. 92–272, title II, § 201(2), Apr. 11, 1972, 86 Stat. 120, provided that:

“There are authorized to be appropriated such sums not to exceed $600,000 as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this act [sections 450ll to 450ll–2 of this title].”