54 USC § 308605 - Private property protection

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identifier: "/us/usc/t54/s308605"
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title: "54 USC § 308605 - Private property protection"
title_number: 54
title_name: "NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AND RELATED PROGRAMS"
section_number: "308605"
section_name: "Private property protection"
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"
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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 117–328, div. DD, title VI, § 643(a), Dec. 29, 2022, 136 Stat. 5614.)"
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# § 308605. Private property protection

Nothing in this chapter—

**(1)** authorizes the Secretary to require or affect the management or use of private property without the written consent of the owner of the private property;

**(2)** prohibits the Secretary from providing land management guidance or requirements relating to private property as a condition of a grant provided to the owner of the private property under this chapter; or

**(3)** shall be construed as creating any new regulatory burden on any Federal, State, Tribal, or private entity.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 117–328, div. DD, title VI, § 643(a), Dec. 29, 2022, 136 Stat. 5614.)