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

16 U.S.C. § 422c

Ascertaining and marking of lines of battle

ProvidedIt shall be lawful for any State that had troops engaged in the battle of the Moores Creek National Battlefield, to enter upon the same for the purpose of ascertaining and marking the lines of battle of its troops engaged therein: , That before any such lines are permanently designated the position of the lines and the proposed methods of marking them by monuments, tablets, or otherwise, shall be submitted to and approved by the Secretary of the Interior; and all such lines, designs, and inscriptions for the same shall first receive the written approval of the Secretary of the Interior.

June 2, 1926, ch. 448, § 444 Stat. 686Pub. L. 96–344, § 1294 Stat. 1136(, ; Ex. Ord. No. 6166, § 2, ; Ex. Ord. No. 6228, § 1, ; , , .)

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

Pub. L. 96–344, § 1294 Stat. 1136“Battlefield” substituted in text for “Military Park” on authority of , , , which redesignated Moores Creek National Military Park as Moores Creek National Battlefield.

Executive Documents

Transfer of Functions

section 422a of this titleTransfer of administrative functions of park, see note set out under .