16 USC § 428 - Fort Donelson National Battlefield; establishment; appointment of commission

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title: "16 USC § 428 - Fort Donelson National Battlefield; establishment; appointment of commission"
title_number: 16
title_name: "CONSERVATION"
section_number: "428"
section_name: "Fort Donelson National Battlefield; establishment; appointment of commission"
chapter_number: 1
chapter_name: "NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES"
subchapter_number: "LX"
subchapter_name: "NATIONAL MILITARY PARKS"
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last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Mar. 26, 1928, ch. 248, § 1, 45 Stat. 367; Ex. Ord. No. 6166, § 2, June 10, 1933; Ex. Ord. No. 6228, § 1, July 28, 1933; Pub. L. 86–738, § 5, Sept. 8, 1960, 74 Stat. 876.)"
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# § 428. Fort Donelson National Battlefield; establishment; appointment of commission

A commission is created, to be composed of the following members, who shall be appointed by the Secretary of the Interior:

**(1)** A commissioned officer of the Corps of Engineers, United States Army;

**(2)** A veteran of the Civil War who served honorably in the military forces of the United States; and

**(3)** A veteran of the Civil War who served honorably in the military forces of the Confederate States of America.

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**Source Credit**: (Mar. 26, 1928, ch. 248, § 1, 45 Stat. 367; Ex. Ord. No. 6166, § 2, June 10, 1933; Ex. Ord. No. 6228, § 1, July 28, 1933; Pub. L. 86–738, § 5, Sept. 8, 1960, 74 Stat. 876.)

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Change of Name

“Fort Donelson National Military Park” redesignated “Fort Donelson National Battlefield” by . See .

### Short Title of 2004 Amendment

> “This Act [enacting sections 428p to 428p–2 of this title and amending
> 
> ] may be cited as the ‘Fort Donelson National Battlefield Expansion Act of 2004’.”

, , , provided that:

## Executive Documents

### Transfer of Functions

Administrative functions of Fort Donelson National Military Park transferred to Department of the Interior by Ex. Ord. Nos. 6166 and 6228, set out as notes under , Government Organization and Employees. Administrative functions of Fort Donelson National Battlefield assigned to Department of the Interior by , set out as section 428 of this title.

National Park Service substituted for Office of National Parks, Buildings, and Reservations referred to in Ex. Ord. No. 6166, § 2, by , .