Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

16 U.S.C. § 410nnn

Findings

The Congress finds that:
(1)
section 506(b) of Public Law 95–625 The study conducted by the National Park Service under has resulted in a precise identification of the location of the Battle of Palo Alto and the area requiring protection.
(2)
Palo Alto is the only unit of the National Park System directed to the preservation and interpretation of resources related to the Mexican-American War.

Pub. L. 102–304, § 2106 Stat. 256(, , .)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Section 506(b) of Pub. L. 95–625section 410nnn–1 of this title, referred to in par. (1), is set out as a note under .

Codification

Pub. L. 102–304Pub. L. 102–304section 320101 of Title 54This subchapter is comprised of . is also listed in a table of National Historic Sites set out under , National Park Service and Related Programs.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Short Title

Pub. L. 102–304, § 1106 Stat. 256Pub. L. 111–11, title VII, § 7113(a)(3)(A)123 Stat. 1201

“This Act [enacting this subchapter] may be cited as the ‘Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park Act of 1991’.”
, , , as amended by , , , provided that:

Designation of Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park

Pub. L. 111–11, title VII, § 7113(a)(1)123 Stat. 1201

“(1)

In general .—

The Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Site shall be known and designated as the ‘Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park’.
“(2)

References .—

Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the historic site referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park.”
, (2), , , provided that: