16 USC § 428f - Control of battlefield; regulations

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identifier: "/us/usc/t16/s428f"
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title: "16 USC § 428f - Control of battlefield; regulations"
title_number: 16
title_name: "CONSERVATION"
section_number: "428f"
section_name: "Control of battlefield; regulations"
chapter_number: 1
chapter_name: "NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES"
subchapter_number: "LX"
subchapter_name: "NATIONAL MILITARY PARKS"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Mar. 26, 1928, ch. 248, § 7, 45 Stat. 368; Ex. Ord. No. 6166, § 2, June 10, 1933; Ex. Ord. No. 6228, § 1, July 28, 1933; Pub. L. 86–738, §§ 4, 5, Sept. 8, 1960, 74 Stat. 876.)"
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# § 428f. Control of battlefield; regulations

The said Fort Donelson National Battlefield shall be under the control of the Secretary of the Interior, and he is authorized to make all needed regulations for the care of the battlefield. The superintendent of the Fort Donelson National Cemetery shall likewise be the superintendent of and have the custody and care of the Fort Donelson National Battlefield, under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior.

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**Source Credit**: (Mar. 26, 1928, ch. 248, § 7, 45 Stat. 368; Ex. Ord. No. 6166, § 2, June 10, 1933; Ex. Ord. No. 6228, § 1, July 28, 1933; Pub. L. 86–738, §§ 4, 5, Sept. 8, 1960, 74 Stat. 876.)

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Change of Name

“Fort Donelson National Battlefield” and “battlefield” substituted in text for “Fort Donelson National Military Park” and “park”, respectively, in view of redesignation of Fort Donelson National Military Park as Fort Donelson National Battlefield by . See .

## Executive Documents

### Transfer of Functions

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