54 U.S.C. § 320101 Declaration of National Policy
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It is declared that it is a national policy to preserve for public use historic sites, buildings, and objects of national significance for the inspiration and benefit of the people of the United States.
<TABLE> <TR><TD colspan="3">HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Revised <para>Section</para> </TD> <TD>Source (U.S. Code)</TD> <TD>Source (Statutes at Large)</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>320101</TD> <TD> <codecitation statecd="US" datatype="S" title="16">16 U.S.C. <codesec>461</codesec></codecitation>.</TD> <TD>Aug. 21, 1935, ch. 593, §1, 49 Stat. 666.</TD> </TR> </TABLE>
<TABLE> <TR><TD>NATIONAL HISTORIC SITES</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Adams National Historic Site, Massachusetts [redesignated Adams National Historical Park by <actcitation href="" statecd="US" sessionyear="1998" actaltid="105-342">Pub. L. <actid>105-342</actid></actcitation>, <actseccitation href="" statecd="US" sessionyear="1998" actaltid="105-342">§<actsec>5</actsec>(e), Nov. 2, <sessionyear>1998</sessionyear></actseccitation>, 112 Stat. 3202 ( <codecitation statecd="US" datatype="S" title="16">16 U.S.C. <codesec>410ee</codesec></codecitation> e et seq.)].-Designated Dec. 9, 1946.</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site, Pennsylvania.-Pub. L. 88-546, Aug. 31, 1964, 78 Stat. 752; <actcitation href="" statecd="US" sessionyear="2002" actaltid="107-369">Pub. L. <actid>107-369</actid></actcitation>, 116 Stat. 3069; <actcitation href="" statecd="US" sessionyear="2004" actaltid="108-352">Pub. L. <actid>108-352</actid></actcitation>, <actseccitation href="" statecd="US" sessionyear="2004" actaltid="108-352">§<actsec>16</actsec>, Oct. 21, <sessionyear>2004</sessionyear></actseccitation>, 118 Stat. 1398.</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Amache National Historic Site, Colorado.- <actcitation href="" statecd="US" sessionyear="2022" actaltid="117-106">Pub. L. <actid>117-106</actid></actcitation>, 136 Stat. 1122.</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Andersonville National Historic Site, Georgia.-Pub. L. 91-465, Oct. 16, 1970, 84 Stat. 989; <actcitation href="" statecd="US" sessionyear="2002" actaltid="107-357">Pub. L. <actid>107-357</actid></actcitation>, <actseccitation href="" statecd="US" sessionyear="2002" actaltid="107-357">§<actsec>1</actsec>, Dec. 17, <sessionyear>2002</sessionyear></actseccitation>, 116 Stat. 3014.</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Andrew Johnson National Historic Site.-Aug. 29, 1935, ch. 801, 49 Stat. 958 ( <codecitation statecd="US" datatype="S" title="16">16 U.S.C. <codesec>450o-450q</codesec></codecitation> ); Proc. No. 2554, Apr. 27, 1942, 56 Stat. 1955; Pub. L. 88-197, Dec. 11, 1963, 77 Stat. 349; Pub. L. 94-578, title II, §201(1), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2733.</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Ansley Wilcox House National Historic Site (see Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site, New York).</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site, Colorado.-Pub. L. 86-487, June 3, 1960, 74 Stat. 155.</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Blackwell School National Historic Site, Texas.- <actcitation href="" statecd="US" sessionyear="2022" actaltid="117-206">Pub. L. <actid>117-206</actid></actcitation>, 136 Stat. 2235.</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Boston African American National Historic Site, Massachusetts.-Pub. L. 96-430, title I, Oct. 10, 1980, 94 Stat. 1845.</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site, Kansas [redesignated Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park by <actcitation href="" statecd="US" sessionyear="2022" actaltid="117-123">Pub. L. <actid>117-123</actid></actcitation>, <actseccitation href="" statecd="US" sessionyear="2022" actaltid="117-123">§<actsec>2</actsec>(a), May 12, <sessionyear>2022</sessionyear></actseccitation>, 136 Stat. 1196 ( <codecitation statecd="US" datatype="S" title="16">16 U.S.C. <codesec>410ii</codesec></codecitation> ii et seq.)].- <actcitation href="" statecd="US" sessionyear="1992" actaltid="102-525">Pub. L. <actid>102-525</actid></actcitation>, 106 Stat. 3438.</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site, North Carolina.-Pub. L. 90-592, Oct. 17, 1968, 82 Stat. 1154; <actcitation href="" statecd="US" sessionyear="2008" actaltid="110-229">Pub. L. <actid>110-229</actid></actcitation>, <actseccitation href="" statecd="US" sessionyear="2008" actaltid="110-229">title III, §<actsec>311</actsec>, May 8, <sessionyear>2008</sessionyear></actseccitation>, 122 Stat. 769.</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site, District of Columbia.- <actcitation href="" statecd="US" sessionyear="2003" actaltid="108-192">Pub. L. <actid>108-192</actid></actcitation>, 117 Stat. 2873.</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Charles Pinckney National Historic Site, South Carolina.-Pub. L. 100-421, Sept. 8, 1988, 102 Stat. 1581.</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Clara Barton National Historic Site, Maryland.-Pub. L. 93-486, title I, §101(a)(1), Oct. 26, 1974, 88 Stat. 1461.</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site, Pennsylvania.-Pub. L. 95-625, title V, §503, Nov. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 3498.</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Edison National Historic Site [references to Edison National Historic Site deemed to refer to the Thomas Edison National Historical Park by <actcitation href="" statecd="US" sessionyear="2009" actaltid="111-11">Pub. L. <actid>111-11</actid></actcitation>, <actseccitation href="" statecd="US" sessionyear="2009" actaltid="111-11">title VII, §<actsec>7110</actsec>(c)(5), Mar. 30, <sessionyear>2009</sessionyear></actseccitation>, 123 Stat. 1198, see <codecitation statecd="US" datatype="S" title="16">16 U.S.C. <codesec>410mm</codesec></codecitation> m].-Pub. L. 87-628, Sept. 5, 1962, 76 Stat. 428; Pub. L. 94-578, title III, §311, Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2736; repealed by <actcitation href="" statecd="US" sessionyear="2009" actaltid="111-11">Pub. L. <actid>111-11</actid></actcitation>, <actseccitation href="" statecd="US" sessionyear="2009" actaltid="111-11">title VII, §<actsec>7110</actsec>(c)(4), Mar. 30, <sessionyear>2009</sessionyear></actseccitation>, 123 Stat. 1198.</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Eisenhower National Historic Site, Pennsylvania.-33 F.R. 16031, Nov. 27, 1967; Pub. L. 91-133, Dec. 2, 1969, 83 Stat. 274.</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site, New York.-Pub. L. 95-32, May 26, 1977, 91 Stat. 171; <actcitation href="" statecd="US" sessionyear="1998" actaltid="105-364">Pub. L. <actid>105-364</actid></actcitation>, 112 Stat. 3300.</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site, California.-Pub. L. 94-539, §§1, 2, Oct. 18, 1976, 90 Stat. 2501.</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Fallen Timbers Battlefield and Fort Miamis National Historic Site, Ohio.- <actcitation href="" statecd="US" sessionyear="1999" actaltid="106-164">Pub. L. <actid>106-164</actid></actcitation>, 113 Stat. 1792; <actcitation href="" statecd="US" actaltid="106-387">Pub. L. <actid>106-387</actid></actcitation>, <actseccitation href="" statecd="US" actaltid="106-387">§<actsec>1</actsec>(a)</actseccitation> [title VII, §777], Oct. 28, 2000, 114 Stat. 1549, 1549A-46.</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>First Ladies National Historic Site, Ohio.- <actcitation href="" statecd="US" sessionyear="2000" actaltid="106-291">Pub. L. <actid>106-291</actid></actcitation>, <actseccitation href="" statecd="US" sessionyear="2000" actaltid="106-291">title I, §<actsec>145</actsec>, Oct. 11, <sessionyear>2000</sessionyear></actseccitation>, 114 Stat. 950.</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Ford's Theatre National Historic Site, District of Columbia.-Pub. L. 91-288, June 23, 1970, 84 Stat. 322.</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Fort Bowie National Historic Site, Arizona.-Pub. L. 88-510, Aug. 30, 1964, 78 Stat. 681.</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Fort Davis National Historic Site, Texas.-Pub. L. 87-213, Sept. 8, 1961, 75 Stat. 488; <actcitation href="" statecd="US" sessionyear="1998" actaltid="105-355">Pub. L. <actid>105-355</actid></actcitation>, <actseccitation href="" statecd="US" sessionyear="1998" actaltid="105-355">title V, §<actsec>506</actsec>, Nov. 6, <sessionyear>1998</sessionyear></actseccitation>, 112 Stat. 3263; <actcitation href="" statecd="US" sessionyear="2009" actaltid="111-11">Pub. L. <actid>111-11</actid></actcitation>, <actseccitation href="" statecd="US" sessionyear="2009" actaltid="111-11">title VII, §<actsec>7118</actsec>7118,</actseccitation>, 123 Stat. 1205.</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Fort Laramie National Historic Site, Wyoming.-Proc. No. 2292, July 16, 1938, 53 Stat. 2461; Pub. L. 86-444, Apr. 29, 1960, 74 Stat. 83.</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Fort Larned National Historic Site, Kansas.-Pub. L. 88-541, Aug. 31, 1964, 78 Stat. 748; Pub. L. 94-578, title II, §201(4), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2733.</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Fort Point National Historic Site, California.-Pub. L. 91-457, Oct. 16, 1970, 84 Stat. 970.</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, North Carolina.-Designated Apr. 5, 1941; Pub. L. 87-148, Aug. 17, 1961, 75 Stat. 384; <actcitation href="" statecd="US" sessionyear="1990" actaltid="101-603">Pub. L. <actid>101-603</actid></actcitation>, 104 Stat. 3065.</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Fort Saint Marks National Historic Site, Florida.-Pub. L. 87-789, Oct. 10, 1962, 76 Stat. 807.</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Fort Scott National Historic Site, Kansas.-Pub. L. 95-484, Oct. 19, 1978, 92 Stat. 1610; Pub. L. 95-625, title XII, Nov. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 3548; <actcitation href="" statecd="US" sessionyear="2019" actaltid="116-9">Pub. L. <actid>116-9</actid></actcitation>, <actseccitation href="" statecd="US" sessionyear="2019" actaltid="116-9">title II, §<actsec>2105</actsec>2105,</actseccitation>, 133 Stat. 726.</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Fort Smith National Historic Site, Arkansas.-Pub. L. 87-215, Sept. 13, 1961, 75 Stat. 489; Pub. L. 94-578, title III, §312, Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2737.</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site, North Dakota and Montana.-Pub. L. 89-458, June 20, 1966, 80 Stat. 211.</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site, Massachusetts.-Pub. L. 96-87, title II, Oct. 12, 1979, 93 Stat. 664; <actcitation href="" statecd="US" sessionyear="1998" actaltid="105-343">Pub. L. <actid>105-343</actid></actcitation>, 112 Stat. 3203.</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Friendship Hill National Historic Site, Pennsylvania.-Pub. L. 95-625, title V, §509, Nov. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 3509.</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Georgia O'Keeffe National Historic Site, New Mexico.-Pub. L. 96-344, §3, Sept. 8, 1980, 94 Stat. 1133; repealed by Pub. L. 98-396, title I, Aug. 22, 1984, 98 Stat. 1386.</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Golden Spike National Historic Site, Utah [redesignated Golden Spike National Historical Park by <actcitation href="" statecd="US" sessionyear="2019" actaltid="116-9">Pub. L. <actid>116-9</actid></actcitation>, <actseccitation href="" statecd="US" sessionyear="2019" actaltid="116-9">title II, §<actsec>2205</actsec>(b), Mar. 12, <sessionyear>2019</sessionyear></actseccitation>, 133 Stat. 738 ( <codecitation statecd="US" datatype="S" title="16">16 U.S.C. <codesec>410cc</codesec></codecitation> cc et seq.)].-Pub. L. 89-102, July 30, 1965, 79 Stat. 426; Pub. L. 94-578, title II, §201(5), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2733.</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site, Montana.-Pub. L. 92-406, Aug. 25, 1972, 86 Stat. 632; <actcitation href="" statecd="US" sessionyear="1998" actaltid="105-365">Pub. L. <actid>105-365</actid></actcitation>, 112 Stat. 3301.</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Grey Towers National Historic Site, Penns...
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