ProvidedIn order to preserve for the benefit and inspiration of the public certain lands historically associated with the winter encampment of General George Washington’s Continental Army at Jockey Hollow in 1779 and 1780, and to facilitate the administration and interpretation of the Morristown National Historical Park, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to procure, from a willing owner only, by purchase, donation, purchase with appropriated funds, or otherwise, not to exceed 715 acres of land and interests therein which 715 acres shall include Stark’s Brigade campsite and other lands necessary for the proper administration and interpretation of the Morristown National Historical Park: , That title to the property known as the Cross estate may not be accepted until the property is vacant.
Pub. L. 88–601, § 178 Stat. 957Pub. L. 93–477, title III, § 301(6)88 Stat. 1447Pub. L. 94–578, title III, § 31590 Stat. 2737Pub. L. 102–118, § 1105 Stat. 586Pub. L. 115–141, div. G, title I, § 119132 Stat. 661(, , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; , , .)
Editorial Notes
Codification
act Mar. 2, 1933, ch. 18247 Stat. 1421Section was not enacted as a part of , , which comprises this subchapter.
Amendments
Pub. L. 115–1412018— inserted “, from a willing owner only,” after “the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to procure” and substituted “715 acres” for “615 acres” in two places.
Pub. L. 102–1181991— substituted “615 acres” for “600 acres” in two places.
Pub. L. 94–5781976— substituted “600 acres” for “465 acres” in two places.
Pub. L. 93–4771974— substituted “465 acres” for “two hundred and eighty-one acres” in two places and inserted proviso relating to property known as the Cross estate.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Authorization of Appropriations for Additional Lands
Section 3 of Pub. L. 88–601Pub. L. 93–477, title I, § 101(8)88 Stat. 1445