Notes on 16 U.S.C. § 461 : US Code - Notes

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(Aug. 21, 1935, ch. 593, Sec. 1, 49 Stat. 666.)
SHORT TITLE OF 2005 AMENDMENT
Pub. L. 109-156, Sec. 1, Dec. 30, 2005, 119 Stat. 2946, provided
that: "This Act [amending section 463 of this title and enacting
provisions set out as a note under section 463 of this title] may
be cited as the 'Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Improvement Act'."
SHORT TITLE OF 2000 AMENDMENT
Pub. L. 106-291, title I, Sec. 150(a), Oct. 11, 2000, 114 Stat.
956, provided that: "This section [enacting section 469l-2 of this
title and provisions set out as a note under section 469l-2 of this
title] may be cited as the 'National Underground Railroad Freedom
Center Act'."
SHORT TITLE OF 1998 AMENDMENT
Pub. L. 105-203, Sec. 1, July 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 678, provided
that: "This Act [enacting sections 469l and 469l-1 of this title]
may be cited as the 'National Underground Railroad Network to
Freedom Act of 1998'."
SHORT TITLE
Act Aug. 21, 1935, ch. 593, 49 Stat. 666, which is classified to
sections 461 to 467 of this title, is popularly known as the
"Historic Sites, Buildings, and Antiquities Act".
NATIONAL HISTORIC SITES
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Adams National Historic Site, Massachusetts [redesignated Adams
National Historical Park by Pub. L. 105-342, Sec. 5(e), Nov. 2,
1998, 112 Stat. 3202 (16 U.S.C. 410eee et seq.)]. - Designated
Dec. 9, 1946.
Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site, Pennsylvania. -
Pub. L. 88-546, Aug. 31, 1964, 78 Stat. 752; Pub. L. 107-369, Dec.
19, 2002, 116 Stat. 3069; Pub. L. 108-352, Sec. 16, Oct. 21, 2004,
118 Stat. 1398.
Andersonville National Historic Site, Georgia. - Pub. L. 91-465,
Oct. 16, 1970, 84 Stat. 989; Pub. L. 107-357, Sec. 1, Dec. 17,
2002, 116 Stat. 3014.
Andrew Johnson National Historic Site. - Aug. 29, 1935, ch. 801,
49 Stat. 958 (16 U.S.C. 450o-450q); Proc. No. 2554, Apr. 27, 1942,
56 Stat. 1955; Pub. L. 88-197, Dec. 11, 1963, 77 Stat. 349.
Ansley Wilcox House National Historic Site (see Theodore Roosevelt
Inaugural National Historic Site, New York).
Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site, Colorado. - Pub. L.
86-487, June 3, 1960, 74 Stat. 155.
Boston African American National Historic Site, Massachusetts. -
Pub. L. 96-430, title I, Oct. 10, 1980, 94 Stat. 1845.
Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site, Kansas. - Pub.
L. 102-525, title I, Oct. 26, 1992, 106 Stat. 3438.
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site, North Carolina. - Pub.
L. 90-592, Oct. 17, 1968, 82 Stat. 1968.
Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site, District of
Columbia. - Pub. L. 108-192, Dec. 19, 2003, 117 Stat. 2873.
Charles Pinckney National Historic Site, South Carolina. - Pub. L.
100-421, Sept. 8, 1988, 102 Stat. 1581.
Clara Barton National Historic Site, Maryland. - Pub. L. 93-486,
title I, Sec. 101(a)(1), Oct. 26, 1974, 88 Stat. 1461.
Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site, Pennsylvania. - Pub. L.
95-625, title V, Sec. 503, Nov. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 3498.
Edison National Historic Site. - Pub. L. 87-628, Sept. 5, 1962, 76
Stat. 428.
Eisenhower National Historic Site. - 33 F.R. 16031, Nov. 27, 1967;
Pub. L. 91-133, Dec. 2, 1969, 83 Stat. 274.
Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site, New York. - Pub. L.
95-32, May 26, 1977, 91 Stat. 171; Pub. L. 105-364, Nov. 6, 1998,
112 Stat. 3300.
Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site, California. - Pub. L.
94-539, Secs. 1, 2, Oct. 18, 1976, 90 Stat. 2501.
Fallen Timbers Battlefield and Fort Miamis National Historic Site,
Ohio. - Pub. L. 106-164, Dec. 9, 1999, 113 Stat. 1792; Pub. L.
106-387, Sec. 1(a) [title VII, Sec. 777], Oct. 28, 2000, 114 Stat.
1549, 1549A-46.
First Ladies National Historic Site, Ohio. - Pub. L. 106-291,
title I, Sec. 145, Oct. 11, 2000, 114 Stat. 950.
Ford's Theatre National Historic Site, District of Columbia. -
Pub. L. 91-288, June 23, 1970, 84 Stat. 322.
Fort Bowie National Historic Site, Arizona. - Pub. L. 88-510, Aug.
30, 1964, 78 Stat. 681.
Fort Davis National Historic Site, Texas. - Pub. L. 87-213, Sept.
8, 1961, 75 Stat. 488; Pub. L. 105-355, title V, Sec. 506, Nov. 6,
1998, 112 Stat. 3263.
Fort Laramie National Historic Site, Wyoming. - Proc. No. 2292,
July 16, 1938, 53 Stat. 2461; Pub. L. 86-444, Apr. 29, 1960, 74
Stat. 83.
Fort Larned National Historic Site, Kansas. - Pub. L. 88-541, Aug.
31, 1964, 78 Stat. 748.
Fort Point National Historic Site, California. - Pub. L. 91-457,
Oct. 16, 1970, 84 Stat. 970.
Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, North Carolina. - Designated
Apr. 5, 1941; Pub. L. 87-148, Aug. 17, 1961, 75 Stat. 384; Pub. L.
101-603, Nov. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 3065.
Fort Saint Marks National Historic Site, Florida. - Pub. L.
87-789, Oct. 10, 1962, 76 Stat. 807.
Fort Scott National Historic Site, Kansas. - Pub. L. 95-484, Oct.
19, 1978, 92 Stat. 1610; Pub. L. 95-625, title XII, Nov. 10, 1978,
92 Stat. 3548.
Fort Smith National Historic Site, Arkansas. - Pub. L. 87-215,
Sept. 13, 1961, 75 Stat. 489.
Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site, North Dakota and
Montana. - Pub. L. 89-458, June 20, 1966, 80 Stat. 211.
Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site, Massachusetts. -
Pub. L. 96-87, title II, Oct. 12, 1979, 93 Stat. 664; Pub. L.
105-343, Nov. 2, 1998, 112 Stat. 3203.
Friendship Hill National Historic Site, Pennsylvania. - Pub. L.
95-625, title V, Sec. 509, Nov. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 3509.
Georgia O'Keeffe National Historic Site, New Mexico. - Pub. L.
96-344, Sec. 3, Sept. 8, 1980, 94 Stat. 1133; repealed by Pub. L.
98-396, title I, Aug. 22, 1984, 98 Stat. 1387.
Golden Spike National Historic Site, Utah. - Pub. L. 89-102, July
30, 1965, 79 Stat. 426.
Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site, Montana. - Pub. L.
92-406, Aug. 25, 1972, 86 Stat. 632; Pub. L. 105-365, Nov. 6,
1998, 112 Stat. 3301.
Grey Towers National Historic Site, Pennsylvania. - Pub. L.
108-447, div. E, title III, Sec. 348, Dec. 8, 2004, 118 Stat. 3106.
Hampton National Historic Site, Maryland. - Designated June 22, 194
Harry S Truman National Historic Site, Missouri. - Pub. L. 98-32,
May 23, 1983, 97 Stat. 193; Pub. L. 101-105, Oct. 2, 1989, 103
Stat. 675; Pub. L. 103-184, Sec. 1, Dec. 14, 1993, 107 Stat. 2243;
Pub. L. 108-396, Oct. 30, 2004, 118 Stat. 2250.
Herbert Hoover National Historic Site, Iowa. - Pub. L. 89-119,
Aug. 12, 1965, 79 Stat. 510.
Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site, New York. -
Designated Jan. 15, 1944; Pub. L. 105-364, Nov. 6, 1998, 112 Stat.
3300; Pub. L. 106-147, Dec. 9, 1999, 113 Stat. 1717.
Hopewell Village National Historic Site, Pennsylvania. -
Designated Aug. 3, 1938.
Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site, Arizona. - Pub. L.
89-148, Aug. 28, 1965, 79 Stat. 584.
James A. Garfield National Historic Site, Ohio. - Pub. L. 96-607,
title XII, Dec. 28, 1980, 94 Stat. 3545.
Jefferson National Expansion Memorial, National Historical Site,
Missouri. - Designated Dec. 21, 1935
Jimmy Carter National Historic Site, Georgia. - Pub. L. 100-206,
Dec. 23, 1987, 101 Stat. 1434; Pub. L. 105-106, Sec. 1, Nov. 20,
1997, 111 Stat. 2247.
John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site, Massachusetts. -
Pub. L. 90-20, May 26, 1967, 81 Stat. 29.
John Muir National Historic Site, California. - Pub. L. 88-547,
Aug. 31, 1964, 78 Stat. 753; Pub. L. 100-563, Sec. 5, Oct. 31,
1988, 102 Stat. 2829; Pub. L. 108-385, Oct. 30, 2004, 118 Stat. 222
Kate Mullany National Historic Site, New York.-Pub. L. 108-438,
Dec. 3, 2004, 118 Stat. 2625.
Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site, North Dakota.
- Pub. L. 93-486, title I, Sec. 101(a)(3), Oct. 26, 1974, 88 Stat.
1461; Pub. L. 101-430, Sec. 1, Oct. 15, 1990, 104 Stat. 959.
Lincoln Home National Historic Site, Illinois. - Pub. L. 92-127,
Aug. 18, 1971, 85 Stat. 347.
Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site, Arkansas.
- Pub. L. 105-356, Nov. 6, 1998, 112 Stat. 3268.
Lower East Side Tenement National Historic Site, New York. - Pub.
L. 105-378, title I, Nov. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 3395.
Lyndon B. Johnson National Historic Site, Texas [redesignated
Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park by Pub. L. 96-607,
title VI, Dec. 3, 1980, 94 Stat. 3540 (16 U.S.C. 410kk to
410kk-2). - Pub. L. 91-134, Dec. 2, 1969, 83 Stat. 274.
Longfellow National Historic Site, Massachusetts. - Pub. L.
92-475, Oct. 9, 1972, 86 Stat. 791.
Maggie L. Walker National Historical Site, Virginia. - Pub. L.
95-625, title V, Sec. 511, Nov. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 3510.
Manzanar National Historic Site, California. - Pub. L. 102-248,
title I, Mar. 3, 1992, 106 Stat. 40; Pub. L. 104-333, div. I,
title V, Sec. 515, Nov. 12, 1996, 110 Stat. 4167.
Mar-A-Lago National Historic Site, Florida [redesignated
Mar-A-Lago National Historic Landmark by Pub. L. 96-586, Sec.
4(a)(2), Dec. 23, 1980, 94 Stat. 3386 (16 U.S.C. 467a note)]. -
Designated Jan. 16, 1969; Pub. L. 92-527, Oct. 21, 1972, 86 Stat.
1049; repealed by Pub. L. 96-586, Sec. 4(a)(1), Dec. 23, 1980, 94
Stat. 3386.
Martin Luther King, Junior, National Historic Site, Georgia. -
Pub. L. 96-428, Oct. 10, 1980, 94 Stat. 1839; Pub. L. 102-575,
title XL, Sec. 4024, Oct. 30, 1992, 106 Stat. 4768; Pub. L.
108-314, Oct. 5, 2004, 118 Stat. 1198.
Martin Van Buren National Historic Site, New York. - Pub. L.
93-486, title I, Sec. 101(a)(6), Oct. 26, 1974, 88 Stat. 1462.
Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site, District
of Columbia. - Pub. L. 97-329, Oct. 15, 1982, 96 Stat. 1615; Pub.
L. 102-211, Dec. 11, 1991, 105 Stat. 1652.
Minuteman Missile National Historic Site, South Dakota. - Pub. L.
106-115, Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1540.
Nicodemus National Historic Site, Kansas. - Pub. L. 104-333, div.
I, title V, Sec. 512, Nov. 12, 1996, 110 Stat. 4163; Pub. L.
106-176, title I, Sec. 112, Mar. 10, 2000, 114 Stat. 27.
Ninety Six National Historic Site, South Carolina. - Pub. L.
94-393, Aug. 19, 1976, 90 Stat. 1196.
Old Philadelphia Custom House National Historic Site,
Pennsylvania. - Designated May 26, 1939.
Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Site, Texas. - Pub. L.
95-625, title V, Sec. 506, Nov. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 3500; Pub. L.
102-304, June 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 256.
Pu'ukohola Heiau National Historic Site, Hawaii. - Pub. L. 92-388,
Aug. 17, 1972, 86 Stat. 562; Pub. L. 106-510, Sec. 3(e), Nov. 13,
2000, 114 Stat. 2364.
Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home National Historic Site, Illinois. -
Pub. L. 107-137, Feb. 6, 2002, 116 Stat. 3.
Saint Gaudens National Historic Site, New Hampshire. - Pub. L.
88-543, Aug. 31, 1964, 78 Stat. 749; Pub. L. 106-491, Nov. 9,
2000, 114 Stat. 2209.
Salem Maritime National Historic Site, Massachusetts. - Designated
Mar. 17, 1938; Pub. L. 100-349, June 27, 1988, 102 Stat. 659; Pub.
L. 101-632, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4575.
San Juan National Historic Site, Puerto Rico. - Designated Feb.
14, 1949.
Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site, Colorado. - Pub. L.
106-465, Nov. 7, 2000, 114 Stat. 2019; Pub. L. 109-45, Aug. 2,
2005, 119 Stat. 445.
Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site, Massachusetts. - Pub. L.
90-282, Apr. 5, 1968, 82 Stat. 72.
Sewall-Belmont House National Historic Site, District of Columbia.
- Pub. L. 93-486, title II, Oct. 26, 1974, 88 Stat. 1463.
Springfield Armory National Historic Site, Massachusetts. - Pub.
L. 93-486, title I, Sec. 101(a)(4), Oct. 26, 1974, 88 Stat. 1461.
Steamtown National Historic Site, Pennsylvania. - Pub. L. 99-500,
Sec. 101(h) [title I, Secs. 1-5], Oct. 18, 1986, 100 Stat.
1783-248, and Pub. L. 99-591, Sec. 101(h) [title I, Secs. 1-5],
Oct. 30, 1986, 100 Stat. 3341-248.
Thaddeus Kosciuszko Home National Historic Site, Pennsylvania. -
Pub. L. 92-524, Oct. 21, 1972, 86 Stat. 1046.
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural [formerly Ansley Wilcox House]
National Historic Site, New York. - Pub. L. 89-708, Nov. 2, 1966,
80 Stat. 1101; Pub. L. 96-607, title VIII, Dec. 28, 1980, 94 Stat.
3541.
Thomas Cole National Historic Site, New York. - Pub. L. 106-146,
Dec. 9, 1999, 113 Stat. 1714.
Thomas Stone National Historic Site, Maryland. - Pub. L. 95-625,
title V, Sec. 510, Nov. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 3510.
Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site, Alabama. - Pub. L.
105-355, title III, Nov. 6, 1998, 112 Stat. 3254.
Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site, Alabama. - Pub. L.
93-486, title I, Sec. 101(a)(5), Oct. 26, 1974, 88 Stat. 1462.
Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site, Missouri. - Pub. L.
101-106, Oct. 2, 1989, 103 Stat. 677.
Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site, New York. - Designated
Dec. 18, 1940.
Weir Farm National Historic Site, Connecticut. - Pub. L. 101-485,
Oct. 31, 1990, 104 Stat. 1171; Pub. L. 103-449, title II, Nov. 2,
1994, 108 Stat. 4756; Pub. L. 105-363, Sec. 1, Nov. 6, 1998, 112
Stat. 3296.
William Howard Taft National Historic Site, Ohio. - Pub. L.
91-132, Dec. 2, 1969, 83 Stat. 273; Pub. L. 107-60, Nov. 5, 2001,
115 Stat. 408.
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For other historic sites included within this title, see General
Index.
NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD SITES
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Cowpens National Battlefield Site, South Carolina. - Act Mar. 4,
1929, ch. 699, 45 Stat. 1558.
Fort Necessity National Battlefield Site, Pennsylvania. - Act Mar.
4, 1931, ch. 504, 46 Stat. 1552 [redesignated Fort Necessity
National Battlefield by Pub. L. 87-134, Sec. 3, Aug. 10, 1961, 75
Stat. 336. See section 430rr of this title].
Shenandoah Valley Battlefields National Historic District,
Virginia. - Pub. L. 104-333, div. I, title VI, Sec. 606, Nov. 12,
1996, 110 Stat. 4174; Pub. L. 106-176, title I, Sec. 115, Mar. 10,
2000, 114 Stat. 27.
Washita Battlefield National Historic Site, Oklahoma. - Pub. L.
104-333, div. I, title VI, Sec. 607, Nov. 12, 1996, 110 Stat.
4180; Pub. L. 106-176, title I, Sec. 116, Mar. 10, 2000, 114 Stat.
27.
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NATIONAL HERITAGE AND RIVER CORRIDORS
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Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor, Massachusetts
and Rhode Island (see John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley
National Heritage Corridor, Massachusetts and Rhode Island).
Cache La Poudre Corridor, Colorado. - Pub. L. 104-323, Oct. 19,
1996, 110 Stat. 3889.
Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor, Pennsylvania. -
Pub. L. 100-692, Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4552; Pub. L. 105-355,
title IV, Nov. 6, 1998, 112 Stat. 3258; Pub. L. 108-199, div. H,
Sec. 141, Jan. 23, 2004, 118 Stat. 443.
Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor, New York. - Pub. L.
106-554, Sec. 1(a)(4) [div. B, title VIII], Dec. 21, 2000, 114
Stat. 2763, 2763A-295.
Illinois and Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor, Illinois.
- Pub. L. 98-398, title I, Aug. 24, 1984, 98 Stat. 1456; Pub. L.
104-333, div. I, title IX, Sec. 902, Nov. 12, 1996, 110 Stat.
4204; Pub. L. 105-355, title V, Sec. 502, Nov. 6, 1998, 112 Stat.
3261; Pub. L. 106-554, Sec. 1(a)(4) [div. B, title I, Sec. 126],
Dec. 21, 2000, 114 Stat. 2763, 2763A-229.
John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor
[formerly Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor],
Massachusetts and Rhode Island. - Pub. L. 99-647, Nov. 10, 1986,
100 Stat. 3625; Pub. L. 101-441, Oct. 18, 1990, 104 Stat. 1017;
Pub. L. 102-154, title I, Sec. 118, Nov. 13, 1991, 105 Stat. 1013;
Pub. L. 104-208, div. A, title I, Sec. 101(d) [title I, Sec. 115],
Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 3009-181, 3009-201; Pub. L. 104-333,
div. I, title IX, Sec. 901, Nov. 12, 1996, 110 Stat. 4201; Pub. L.
105-355, title V, Sec. 501, Nov. 6, 1998, 112 Stat. 3261; Pub. L.
106-113, div. B, Sec. 1000(a)(3) [title III, Sec. 343], Nov. 29,
1999, 113 Stat. 1535, 1501A-202; Pub. L. 106-176, title I, Sec.
121, Mar. 10, 2000, 114 Stat. 29.
Ohio&Erie Canal National Heritage Corridor, Ohio. - Pub. L.
104-333, div. II, title VIII, Nov. 12, 1996, 110 Stat. 4267; Pub.
L. 106-176, title II, Sec. 205, Mar. 10, 2000, 114 Stat. 31.
Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor,
Connecticut and Massachusetts. - Pub. L. 103-449, title I, Nov. 2,
1994, 108 Stat. 4752; Pub. L. 106-149, Dec. 9, 1999, 113 Stat. 1726
South Carolina National Heritage Corridor, South Carolina. - Pub.
L. 104-333, div. II, title VI, Nov. 12, 1996, 110 Stat. 4260.
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NATIONAL HERITAGE AREAS
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Augusta Canal National Heritage Area, Georgia. - Pub. L. 104-333,
div. II, title III, Nov. 12, 1996, 110 Stat. 4249; Pub. L.
106-176, title II, Sec. 203, Mar. 10, 2000, 114 Stat. 31.
Automobile National Heritage Area, Michigan. - Pub. L. 105-355,
title I, Nov. 6, 1998, 112 Stat. 3247.
Blue Ridge National Heritage Area, North Carolina. - Pub. L.
108-108, title I, Sec. 140, Nov. 10, 2003, 117 Stat. 1274.
Essex National Heritage Area, Massachusetts. - Pub. L. 104-333,
div. II, title V, Nov. 12, 1996, 110 Stat. 4257; Pub. L. 106-176,
title II, Sec. 204, Mar. 10, 2000, 114 Stat. 31.
Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area, New York. - Pub. L.
104-333, div. II, title IX, Nov. 12, 1996, 110 Stat. 4275; Pub. L.
105-83, title III, Secs. 317, 324, Nov. 14, 1997, 111 Stat. 1595,
1597; Pub. L. 106-176, title II, Sec. 206, Mar. 10, 2000, 114
Stat. 31.
Lackawanna Valley National Heritage Area, Pennsylvania. - Pub. L.
106-278, title I, Oct. 6, 2000, 114 Stat. 814; Pub. L. 108-352,
Sec. 2, Oct. 21, 2004, 118 Stat. 1395.
Mississippi Gulf Coast National Heritage Area, Mississippi. - Pub.
L. 108-447, div. J, title VII, Dec. 8, 2004, 118 Stat. 3374.
National Aviation Heritage Area, Ohio. - Pub. L. 108-447, div. J,
title V, Dec. 8, 2004, 118 Stat. 3361.
National Coal Heritage Area, West Virginia. - Pub. L. 104-333,
div. II, title I, Nov. 12, 1996, 110 Stat. 4243; Pub. L. 106-176,
title II, Sec. 201, Mar. 10, 2000, 114 Stat. 31.
Oil Region National Heritage Area, Pennsylvania. - Pub. L.
108-447, div. J, title VI, Dec. 8, 2004, 118 Stat. 3368.
Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area [formerly Steel Industry
American Heritage Area], Pennsylvania. - Pub. L. 104-333, div. II,
title IV, Nov. 12, 1996, 110 Stat. 4252; Pub. L. 106-113, div. B,
Sec. 1000(a)(3) [title I, Sec. 116], Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat.
1535, 1501A-158.
Schuylkill River Valley National Heritage Area, Pennsylvania. -
Pub. L. 106-278, title II, Oct. 6, 2000, 114 Stat. 819.
Steel Industry American Heritage Area (see Rivers of Steel
National Heritage Area, Pennsylvania).
Tennessee Civil War Heritage Area, Tennessee. - Pub. L. 104-333,
div. II, title II, Nov. 12, 1996, 110 Stat. 4245; Pub. L. 106-176,
title II, Sec. 202, Mar. 10, 2000, 114 Stat. 31.
Wheeling National Heritage Area, West Virginia. - Pub. L. 106-291,
title I, Sec. 157, Oct. 11, 2000, 114 Stat. 963.
Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area, Arizona. - Pub. L. 106-319,
Oct. 19, 2000, 114 Stat. 1280.
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NATIONAL HERITAGE PARTNERSHIPS
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America's Agricultural Heritage Partnership, Iowa. - Pub. L.
104-333, div. II, title VII, Nov. 12, 1996, 110 Stat. 4264; Pub.
L. 106-176, title III, Sec. 309, Mar. 10, 2000, 114 Stat. 34.
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CROSSROADS OF THE WEST HISTORIC DISTRICT
Pub. L. 106-577, title III, Sec. 302, Dec. 28, 2000, 114 Stat.
3072, established the Crossroads of the West Historic District in
Ogden, Utah, provided that the Secretary of the Interior could make
grants and enter into cooperative agreements with the State of
Utah, local governments, and nonprofit entities for the preparation
of a plan for the development of historic, architectural, natural,
cultural, and interpretive resources within the District, for
implementation of projects approved by the Secretary under that
development plan, for an analysis assessing measures that could be
taken to encourage economic development and revitalization within
the District in a manner consistent with the District's historic
character, and for assisting in the restoration, repair,
rehabilitation and improvement of historic infrastructure, and the
preservation and interpretation of properties, within the District,
set forth the application process, and authorized appropriations.
ROUTE 66 CORRIDOR
Pub. L. 106-45, Aug. 10, 1999, 113 Stat. 224, authorized the
Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Cultural Resource
Programs at the National Park Service, to develop and carry out
programs of technical assistance, grants, and coordination of
activities for the preservation of the Route 66 corridor and
authorized appropriations for these purposes.
CHESAPEAKE BAY INITIATIVE
Pub. L. 105-312, title V, Oct. 30, 1998, 112 Stat. 2961, as
amended by Pub. L. 107-308, Sec. 9, Dec. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 2448,
authorized Secretary of the Interior, in cooperation with
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, to create a
Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network and to provide
assistance to State and local governments in establishing this
network, and authorized appropriations for these purposes.
CHARLESTON, ARKANSAS, NATIONAL COMMEMORATIVE SITE
Pub. L. 105-277, div. A, Sec. 101(e) [title I, Sec. 128], Oct.
21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681-231, 2681-262, provided that:
"(a) The Congress finds that -
"(1) the 1954 U.S. Supreme Court decision of Brown v. Board of
Education, which mandated an end to the segregation of public
schools, was one of the most significant Court decisions in the
history of the United States;
"(2) the Charleston Public School District in Charleston,
Arkansas, in September, 1954, became the first previously-
segregated public school district in the former Confederacy to
integrate following the Brown decision;
"(3) the orderly and peaceful integration of the public schools
in Charleston served as a model and inspiration in the
development of the Civil Rights movement in the United States,
particularly with respect to public education; and
"(4) notwithstanding the important role of the Charleston
School District in the successful implementation of integrated
public schools, the role of the district has not been adequately
commemorated and interpreted for the benefit and understanding of
the nation.
"(b) The Charleston Public School complex in Charleston, Arkansas
is hereby designated as the 'Charleston National Commemorative
Site' in commemoration of the Charleston schools' role as the first
public school district in the South to integrate following the 1954
United States Supreme Court decision, Brown v. Board of Education.
"(c) The Secretary, after consultation with the Charleston Public
School District, shall establish an appropriate commemorative
monument and interpretive exhibit at the Charleston National
Commemorative Site to commemorate the 1954 integration of
Charleston's public schools."
VANCOUVER NATIONAL HISTORIC RESERVE
Pub. L. 104-333, div. I, title V, Sec. 502, Nov. 12, 1996, 110
Stat. 4154, as amended by Pub. L. 106-176, title I, Sec. 107, Mar.
10, 2000, 114 Stat. 26; Pub. L. 107-342, Sec. 1, Dec. 17, 2002, 116
Stat. 2891, established Vancouver National Historic Reserve,
Washington, directed that Reserve be administered through general
management plan submitted by National Park Service to Secretary of
the Interior within 3 years after Nov. 12, 1996, developed by
partnership of interests including National Park Service, Historic
Preservation Office of State of Washington, Department of the Army,
and City of Vancouver, Washington, and to include specific findings
of Vancouver Historic Reserve Report and to meet with approval of
Secretary of the Interior and Secretary of the Army, directed that
plan not be deemed new unit of National Park System and not limit
authority of Federal Aviation Administration, and authorized
appropriations.
GREAT FALLS HISTORIC DISTRICT, NEW JERSEY
Pub. L. 104-333, div. I, title V, Sec. 510, Nov. 12, 1996, 110
Stat. 4158, as amended by Pub. L. 106-176, title I, Sec. 110, Mar.
10, 2000, 114 Stat. 26, established Great Falls Historic District
in Paterson, New Jersey, and included statement of purposes,
definitions, development plan, and provisions relating to
cooperative agreements and applications for restoration,
preservation and interpretation of properties, and authorization of
appropriations.
ALEUTIAN WORLD WAR II NATIONAL HISTORIC AREA
Pub. L. 104-333, div. I, title V, Sec. 513, Nov. 12, 1996, 110
Stat. 4165, as amended by Pub. L. 106-176, title I, Sec. 113, Mar.
10, 2000, 114 Stat. 27, cited as "Aleutian World War II National
Historic Areas Act of 1996", designated and preserved Aleutian
World War II National Historic Area within lands owned by Ounalaska
Corporation on Island of Amaknak, Alaska, set boundaries of
Historic Area, set terms, conditions, and limitations, and
authorized Secretary of the Interior to award grants and provide
technical assistance to Ounalaska Corporation and City of Unalaska.
MAINE ACADIAN CULTURE PRESERVATION ACT
Pub. L. 101-543, Nov. 8, 1990, 104 Stat. 2389, established Maine
Acadian Culture Preservation Commission, prescribed duties of
Commission, required Secretary of the Interior within 1 year to
prepare and transmit to Congress a comprehensive study of Acadian
culture in Maine, authorized cooperative agreements and
establishment of Acadian Culture Center, and authorized
appropriations.
SOUTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION
Pub. L. 100-698, Sec. 1, title I, Secs. 101-105, Nov. 19, 1988,
102 Stat. 4618, as amended by Pub. L. 104-333, div. I, title VIII,
Sec. 814(d)(1)(L), Nov. 12, 1996, 110 Stat. 4196; Pub. L. 106-291,
title I, Sec. 148, Oct. 11, 2000, 114 Stat. 956, provided for the
establishment and staffing of the Southwestern Pennsylvania
Heritage Preservation Commission and set forth its powers and
functions as a means for recognizing, preserving, promoting, and
interpreting the cultural heritage of the 9-county region in
southwestern Pennsylvania associated with the three basic
industries of iron and steel, coal, and transportation.
HISTORIC RESOURCES OF CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA
Pub. L. 97-184, May 24, 1982, 96 Stat. 99, provided: "That (a) in
order to assist in the preservation of the nationally significant
historic resources associated with the town of Camden, South
Carolina, a key location in the development of South Carolina and
in military operations in the South during the American Revolution,
the Secretary of the Interior is authorized, in accordance with
subsection 2(e) of the Act of August 21, 1935 (49 Stat. 666)
[section 462(e) of this title], to enter into a cooperative
agreement or agreements with the Camden Historical Commission, the
Camden District Heritage Foundation, or other appropriate public,
governmental, or private nonprofit entities pursuant to which the
Secretary may assist in the protection, restoration, and
interpretation of such resources for the benefit of the public.
"(b) Beginning October 1, 1982, there are hereby authorized to be
appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the
provisions of this Act [this note], but not to exceed $250,000."
EBEY'S LANDING NATIONAL HISTORICAL RESERVE
Pub. L. 95-625, title V, Sec. 508, Nov. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 3507,
as amended Pub. L. 96-87, title IV, Sec. 401(k), Oct. 12, 1979, 93
Stat. 666, provided:
"(a) [Establishment, area of reserve] There is hereby established
the Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve (hereinafter
referred to as the 'reserve'), in order to preserve and protect a
rural community which provides an unbroken historical record from
nineteenth century exploration and settlement in Puget Sound to the
present time, and to commemorate -
"(1) the first thorough exploration of the Puget Sound area, by
Captain George Vancouver, in 1792;
"(2) settlement by Colonel Isaac Neff Ebey who led the first
permanent settlers to Whidbey Island, quickly became an important
figure in Washington Territory, and ultimately was killed by
Haidahs from the Queen Charlotte Islands during a period of
Indian unrest in 1857;
"(3) early active settlement during the years of the Donation
Land Law (1850-1855) [Sept. 27, 1850, ch. 76, 9 Stat. 496, Feb.
14, 1853, ch. 69, 10 Stat. 158, July 17, 1854, ch. 84, 10 Stat.
305] and thereafter; and
"(4) the growth since 1883 of the historic town of Coupeville.
The reserve shall include the area of approximately eight thousand
acres identified as the Central Whidbey Island Historic District.
"(b) [Comprehensive plan; transmittal to Congress] (1) To achieve
the purpose of this section, the Secretary, in cooperation with the
appropriate State and local units of general government, shall
formulate a comprehensive plan for the protection, preservation,
and interpretation of the reserve. The plan shall identify those
areas or zones within the reserve which would most appropriately be
devoted to -
"(A) public use and development;
"(B) historic and natural preservation; and
"(C) private use subject to appropriate local zoning ordinances
designed to protect the historical rural setting.
"(2) Within eighteen months following the date of enactment of
this section [Nov. 10, 1978], the Secretary shall transmit the plan
to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of
Representatives.
"(c) [Cooperative agreement; land use controls; transfer of
management and administration; assistance; grants, limitation of
amount] At such time as the State or appropriate units of local
government having jurisdiction over land use within the reserve
have enacted such zoning ordinances or other land use controls
which in the judgment of the Secretary will protect and preserve
the historic and natural features of the area in accordance with
the comprehensive plan, the Secretary may, pursuant to cooperative
agreement -
"(1) transfer management and administration over all or any
part of the property acquired under subsection (d) of this
section to the State or appropriate units of local government;
"(2) provide technical assistance to such State or unit of
local government in the management, protection, and
interpretation of the reserve; and
"(3) make periodic grants, which shall be supplemental to any
other funds to which the grantee may be entitled under any other
provision of law, to such State or local unit of government for
the annual costs of operation and maintenance, including but not
limited to, salaries of personnel and the protection,
preservation, and rehabilitation of the reserve except that no
such grant may exceed 50 per centum of the estimated annual cost,
as determined by the Secretary, of such operation and
maintenance.
"(d) [Acquisition of property; administration by Secretary] The
Secretary is authorized to acquire such lands and interests as he
determines are necessary to accomplish the purposes of this section
by donation, purchase with donated or appropriated funds, or
exchange, except that the Secretary may not acquire the fee simple
title to any land without the consent of the owner. The Secretary
shall, in addition, give prompt and careful consideration to any
offer made by an individual owning property within the historic
district to sell such property, if such individual notifies the
Secretary that the continued ownership of such property is causing,
or would result in, undue hardship.
"Lands and interests therein so acquired shall, so long as
responsibility for management and administration remains with the
United States, be administered by the Secretary subject to the
provisions of the Act of August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. 535) [sections
1, 2, 3, and 4 of this title], as amended and supplemented, and in
a manner consistent with the purpose of this section.
"(e) [Management inconsistencies; notification; modifications;
withdrawal; management by Secretary] If, after the transfer of
management and administration of any lands pursuant to subsection
(c) of this section, the Secretary determines that the reserve is
not being managed in a manner consistent with the purposes of this
section, he shall so notify the appropriate officers of the State
or local unit of government to which such transfer was made and
provide for a ninety-day period in which the transferee may make
such modifications in applicable laws, ordinances, rules, and
procedures as will be consistent with such purposes. If, upon the
expiration of such ninety-day period, the Secretary determines that
such modifications have not been made or are inadequate, he shall
withdraw the management and administration from the transferee and
he shall manage such lands in accordance with the provisions of
this section.
"(f) [Authorization of appropriations] There is hereby authorized
to be appropriated not to exceed $5,000,000 to carry out the
provisions of this section."
SAINT PAUL'S CHURCH, EASTCHESTER
Pub. L. 95-625, title V, Sec. 504, Nov. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 3498,
provided:
"(a) [Acquisition of property] In order to preserve and protect
Saint Paul's Church, Eastchester, in Mount Vernon, New York, for
the benefit of present and future generations, the Secretary may
accept any gift or bequest of any property or structure which
comprises such church and any other real or personal property
located within the square bounded by South Columbus Avenue, South
Third Avenue, Edison Avenue, and South Fulton Avenue, in Mount
Vernon, New York, including the cemetery located within such square
and any real property located within such square which was at any
time a part of the old village green, now in Mount Vernon, New
York.
"(b) [Administration; repairs; cooperative agreements: management
protection, development and interpretation] Any property acquired
under subsection (a) shall be administered by the Secretary acting
through the National Park Service, in accordance with this section
and provisions of law generally applicable to units of the National
Park System, including the Act approved August 25, 1916 (16 U.S.C.
1 and following) [sections 1, 2, 3, and 4 of this title] and the
Act approved August 21, 1935 [sections 461 to 467 of this title].
The Secretary, in carrying out the provisions of such Acts (i)
shall give particular attention to assuring the completion of such
structural and other repairs as he considers necessary to restore
and preserve any property acquired in accordance with this section,
and (ii) may enter into cooperative agreements with other public or
private entities for the management, protection, development, and
interpretation, in whole or in part, of the property so acquired."
LOWELL HISTORIC CANAL DISTRICT, LOWELL, MASSACHUSETTS
Pub. L. 93-645, Jan. 4, 1975, 88 Stat. 2330, provided that:
"Sec. 1. [Lowell Historic Canal District Commission;
establishment purpose] For the purpose of preserving and
interpreting for the educational and inspirational benefit of
present and future generations the unique and significant
contribution to our national heritage of certain historic and
cultural lands, waterways, and edifices in the city of Lowell,
Massachusetts (the cradle of the industrial revolution in America
as well as America's first planned industrial city) with emphasis
on harnessing this unique urban environment for its educational
value as well as for recreation, there is hereby established the
Lowell Historic Canal District Commission (hereinafter referred to
as the 'Commission'), the purpose of which shall be to prepare a
plan for the preservation, interpretation, development, and use, by
public and private entities, of the historic, cultural, and
architectural resources of the Lowell Historic Canal District in
the city of Lowell, Massachusetts.
"Sec. 2. [Membership; alternate members; compensation] (a) The
Commission shall consist of nine members, as follows:
"(1) the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Housing
and Urban Development, the Secretary of Transportation, and the
Secretary of Commerce, all ex officio; and
"(2) five members appointed by the Secretary of the Interior,
one of whom shall be the Director of the National Park Service,
two of whom shall be appointed from recommendations submitted by
the manager of the city of Lowell, and two of whom shall be
appointed from recommendations submitted by the Governor of the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The members appointed pursuant to
this paragraph shall have knowledge and experience in one or more
of the fields of history, architecture, the arts, recreation
planning, city planning, or government.
"(b) Each member of the Commission specified in paragraph (1) of
subsection (a) and the Director of the National Park Service may
designate an alternate official to serve in his stead. Members
appointed pursuant to paragraph (2) of subsection (a) who are
officers or employees of the Federal Government, the city of
Lowell, or the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, shall serve without
compensation as such. Other members, when engaged in activities of
the Commission, shall be entitled to compensation at the rate of
not to exceed $100 per diem. All members of the Commission shall
receive reimbursement for necessary travel and subsistence expenses
incurred by them in the performance of the duties of the
Commission.
"Sec. 3. [Personnel; financial and administrative services] (a)
The Commission shall elect a Chairman from among its members.
Financial and administrative services (including those relating to
budgeting, accounting, financial reporting, personnel, and
procurement) shall be provided for the Commission by the General
Services Administration, for which payments shall be made in
advance, or by reimbursement, from funds of the Commission in such
amounts as may be agreed upon by the Chairman of the Commission and
the Administrator, General Services Administration: Provided, That
the regulations of the Department of the Interior for the
collection of indebtedness of personnel resulting from erroneous
payments shall apply to the collection of erroneous payments made
to or on behalf of a Commission employee, and regulations of said
Secretary for the administrative control of funds shall apply to
appropriations of the Commission: And provided further, That the
Commission shall not be required to prescribe such regulations.
"(b) The Commission shall have power to appoint and fix the
compensation of such additional personnel as may be necessary to
carry out its duties, without regard to the provisions of the civil
service laws and the Classification Act of 1949 [see sections 5101
et seq. and 5331 et seq. of Title 5, Government Organization and
Employees].
"(c) The Commission may also procure, without regard to the civil
service laws and the Classification Act of 1949 [see sections 5101
et seq. and 5331 et seq. of Title 5], temporary and intermittent
services to the same extent as is authorized for the executive
departments by section 15 of the Administrative Expenses Act of
1946 [see section 3109 of Title 5], but at rates not to exceed $100
per diem for individuals.
"(d) The members of the Commission specified in paragraph (1) of
section 2(a) shall provide the Commission, on a reimbursable basis,
with such facilities and services under their jurisdiction and
control as may be needed by the Commission to carry out its duties,
to the extent that such facilities and services are requested by
the Commission and are otherwise available for that purpose. To the
extent of available appropriations, the Commission may obtain, by
purchase, rental, donation, or otherwise, such additional property,
facilities, and services as may be needed to carry out its duties.
Upon the termination of the Commission all property, personal and
real, and unexpended funds shall be transferred to the Department
of the Interior.
"Sec. 4. [Plan for preservation, etc., contents; time] It shall
be the duty of the Commission to prepare the plan referred to in
the first section of this Act, and to submit the plan together with
any recommendations for additional legislation, to the Congress not
later than two years from the effective date of this Act. The plan
for the Lowell Historic Canal District shall include considerations
and recommendations, without limitation, regarding (1) the
objectives to be achieved by the establishment, development, and
operation of the area; (2) the types of use, both public and
private, to be accommodated; (3) criteria for the design and
appearance of buildings, facilities, open spaces, and other
improvements; (4) a program for the staging of development; (5) the
anticipated interpretive, cultural, and recreational programs and
uses for the area; (6) the proposed ownership and operation of all
structures, facilities, and lands; (7) areas where cooperative
agreements may be anticipated; (8) estimates of costs, both public
and private, of implementing the plan; and (9) procedures to be
used in implementing and insuring continuing conformance to the
plan.
"Sec. 5. [Termination of Commission] The Commission shall be
dissolved (1) upon the termination, as determined by its members,
of need for its continued existence for the implementation of the
plan and the operation or coordination of the entity established by
the plan, or (2) upon expiration of a two-year period commencing on
the effective date of this Act, whereupon the completed plan has
not been submitted to the Congress, whichever occurs first.
"Sec. 6. [Contemplated authorizations] It is contemplated that
the plan to be developed may propose that the Commission may be
authorized to -
"(1) acquire lands and interests therein within the Lowell
Historic Canal District by purchase, lease, donation, or
exchange;
"(2) hold, maintain, use, develop, or operate buildings,
facilities, and any other properties;
"(3) sell, lease, or otherwise dispose of real or personal
property as necessary to carry out the plan;
"(4) enter into and perform such contracts, leases, cooperative
agreements, or other transactions with any agency or
instrumentality of the United States, the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts, and any governmental unit within its boundaries,
or any person, firm, association, or corporation as may be
necessary;
"(5) establish (through covenants, regulations, agreements, or
otherwise) such restrictions, standards, and requirements as are
necessary to assure development, maintenance, use, and protection
of the Lowell Historic Canal District in accordance with the
plan; and
"(6) borrow money from the Treasury of the United States in
such amounts as may be authorized in appropriation Acts on the
basis of obligations issued by the Commission in accordance with
terms and conditions approved by the Secretary of the Treasury.
The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to
purchase any such obligations of the Commission.
"Sec. 7. [Title to property] Title to property of the Commission
shall be in the name of the Commission, but it shall not be subject
to any Federal, State, or municipal taxes.
"Sec. 8. [Authorization of appropriations] There are authorized
to be appropriated not to exceed $150,000 for the preparation of
the plan authorized by this Act."
PROC. NO. 3339. ESTABLISHMENT OF KEY LARGO CORAL REEF PRESERVE
Proc. No. 3339, Mar. 15, 1960, 25 F.R. 2352, provided:
WHEREAS there is situated seaward from the coast of Key Largo,
Florida, an undersea coral reef formation which is part of the only
living coral reef formation along the coast of North America; and
WHEREAS this unique coral formation and its associated marine
life are of great scientific interest and value to students of the
sea; and
WHEREAS this coral reef is considered to be one of the most
beautiful formations of its kind in the world; and
WHEREAS the reef is being subjected to commercial exploitation
and is in danger of destruction; and
WHEREAS it is in the public interest to preserve this formation
of great scientific and esthetic importance for the benefit and
enjoyment of the people; and
WHEREAS a portion of this reef lies inside the three-mile limit
in the area relinquished to the State of Florida by the United
States through the Submerged Lands Act, approved May 22, 1953 (67
Stat. 29; 43 U.S.C. 1301 et seq.), and the remainder lies on the
sea bed of the outer Continental Shelf outside the seaward boundary
of the State of Florida and appertains to the United States, as
declared by the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, approved August
7, 1953 (67 Stat. 462; 43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.); and
WHEREAS the United States and the State of Florida are desirous
of cooperating for the purpose of preserving the scenic and
scientific values of this area unimpaired for the benefit of future
generations; and
WHEREAS by the terms of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act the
United States has jurisdiction over the lands of the outer
Continental Shelf and has the exclusive right to dispose of the
natural resources of the sea bed and subsoil thereof; and
WHEREAS section 12(a) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act
[subsec. (a) of section 1341 of Title 43, Public Lands] authorizes
the President to withdraw from disposition any of the unleased
lands of the outer Continental Shelf; and
WHEREAS section 5 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act
[section 1334 of Title 43] authorizes the Secretary of the Interior
to prescribe rules and regulations for the conservation of the
natural resources of the outer Continental Shelf and to cooperate
with the conservation agencies of adjacent States in the
enforcement of conservation laws, rules, and regulations:
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER, President of the United
States of America, acting under and by virtue of the authority
vested in me by the Constitution and the statutes of the United
States, particularly section 12(a) of the Outer Continental Shelf
Lands Act [subsec. (a) of section 1341 of Title 43], do proclaim
that, subject to valid existing rights, the following-described
area is designated as the Key Largo Coral Reef Preserve, and so
much thereof as lies on the outer Continental Shelf is withdrawn
from disposition:
That portion of the outer Continental Shelf situated seaward of a
line three geographic miles from Key Largo, Monroe County, Florida,
lying and being within the following described area:
Beginning at a point on the 60-foot depth curve (10-fathom line)
as delineated on Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart 1249 (approximate
Latitude 25º1736 N., Longitude 80º1000 W.), 200 yards southeast of Flashing White Light -
Whistle Buoy "2"; thence northwesterly approximately 7,000 yards
through Whistle Buoy "2" to Can Buoy "21" (approximate Latitude
25º2006 N., Longitude 80º0225 N., Longitude
80º2536 W.), southeast of Rodriguez Key;
thence southeasterly approximately 7,100 yards (pass 600 yards
southwest of Flashing Light "2" at Molasses Reef) to the 60-foot
depth curve (10-fathom line) 800 yards due south of said light at
Molasses Reef (approximate Latitude 25º0018
N., Longitude 80º2230 W.); thence
northeasterly with the 60-foot depth curve and 10-fathom line
(passing easterly of French Reef, Dixie Shoal, The Elbow, and
Carysfort Reef) approximately 21 miles to the point of beginning.
I call upon all persons to join in the effort to protect and
preserve this natural wonder for the benefit of future generations.
The Secretary of the Interior is requested to prescribe rules and
regulations governing the protection and conservation of the coral
and other mineral resources in this area and to cooperate with the
State of Florida and its conservation agencies in the preservation
of the reef.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the
Seal of the United States of America to be affixed.
DONE at the City of Washington this fifteenth day of March in the
year of our Lord nineteen hundred and sixty, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and
eighty-fourth.
[seal]
Dwight D. Eisenhower.