54 USC § 308602 - United States African-American Burial Grounds Preservation Program

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identifier: "/us/usc/t54/s308602"
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title: "54 USC § 308602 - United States African-American Burial Grounds Preservation Program"
title_number: 54
title_name: "NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AND RELATED PROGRAMS"
section_number: "308602"
section_name: "United States African-American Burial Grounds Preservation Program"
chapter_number: 3086
chapter_name: "UNITED STATES AFRICAN-AMERICAN BURIAL GROUNDS PRESERVATION PROGRAM"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 117–328, div. DD, title VI, § 643(a), Dec. 29, 2022, 136 Stat. 5613.)"
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# § 308602. United States African-American Burial Grounds Preservation Program

**(a)** **In General.—** The Secretary shall establish within the Service, in accordance with this chapter, a program to be known as the “United States African-American Burial Grounds Preservation Program”.

**(b)** **Duties of Secretary.—** In carrying out the Program, the Secretary, in consultation with the National Trust for Historic Preservation and members of the African-American heritage community, shall develop a program for the provision of grants in accordance with section 308603(a).

**(c)** **Donations.—** The Secretary may accept monetary donations to further the purposes of this chapter.

**(d)** **Consent of Private Property Owner Required.—** Burial grounds shall only be considered for a grant under the Program—

**(1)** with the consent of the property owner; and

**(2)** at the request of an individual, landowner, private or nonprofit organization, State, Tribal, or local government, or other entity.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 117–328, div. DD, title VI, § 643(a), Dec. 29, 2022, 136 Stat. 5613.)