16 USC § 423a - Acceptance of donations of lands

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title: "16 USC § 423a - Acceptance of donations of lands"
title_number: 16
title_name: "CONSERVATION"
section_number: "423a"
section_name: "Acceptance of donations of lands"
chapter_number: 1
chapter_name: "NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES"
subchapter_number: "LX"
subchapter_name: "NATIONAL MILITARY PARKS"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(July 3, 1926, ch. 746, § 2, 44 Stat. 822; Ex. Ord. No. 6166, § 2, June 10, 1933; Ex. Ord. No. 6228, § 1, July 28, 1933; Pub. L. 87–603, § 1, Aug. 24, 1962, 76 Stat. 403.)"
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# § 423a. Acceptance of donations of lands

The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to accept, on behalf of the United States, donations of lands, interests therein, or rights pertaining thereto required for the Petersburg National Battlefield.

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**Source Credit**: (July 3, 1926, ch. 746, § 2, 44 Stat. 822; Ex. Ord. No. 6166, § 2, June 10, 1933; Ex. Ord. No. 6228, § 1, July 28, 1933; Pub. L. 87–603, § 1, Aug. 24, 1962, 76 Stat. 403.)

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Change of Name

“Petersburg National Battlefield” substituted in text for “Petersburg National Military Park” pursuant to . See .

## Executive Documents

### Transfer of Functions

Transfer of administrative functions of park, see note set out under .