US Code

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

16 U.S.C. § 450jj–3

Designation of additional land by Secretary; manner of acquiring additional land

(a)
1
1 See Change of Name note below.
1 There is hereby designated for addition to the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial  (hereinafter in sections 450jj–3 to 450jj–9 of this title referred to as the “Memorial”) approximately one hundred acres in the city of East Saint Louis, Illinois, contiguous with the Mississippi River and between the Eads Bridge and the Poplar Street Bridge, as generally depicted on the map entitled “Boundary Map, Jefferson National Expansion Memorial  ”, numbered 366–80013, dated January 1992, which shall be on file and available for public inspection in the offices of the National Park Service, Department of the Interior. The additional acreage authorized by this section is in recognition of the historical significance of the Memorial site to the westward expansion of the United States and the historical linkage of this site on the Mississippi in both Missouri and Illinois to such expansion, the international recognition of the Gateway Arch, designed by Eero Saarinen, as one of the world’s great sculptural and architectural achievements, and the increasing use of the Memorial site by millions of people from all over the United States and the world.
(b)
Within the area designated in accordance with this section, the Secretary of the Interior may acquire lands and interests in lands by donation, purchase with donated or appropriated funds, or exchange, except that lands owned by the State of Illinois or any political subdivision thereof may be acquired only by donation.

May 17, 1954, ch. 204, § 4Pub. L. 98–398, title II, § 201(a)98 Stat. 1467Pub. L. 102–355, § 1(1)106 Stat. 947(, as added , , ; amended , , .)

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

section 450jj of this titleA prior section 4 of act , was renumbered section 11 and is set out as a note under .

Amendments

Pub. L. 102–3551992—Subsec. (a). substituted “There is hereby designated” for “The Secretary of the Interior is further authorized to designate”, “approximately” for “not more than”, and “366–80013, dated January 1992,” for “MWR–366/80,004, and dated ,”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

Pub. L. 115–128, § 2132 Stat. 328section 450jj–10 of this titleJefferson National Expansion Memorial redesignated Gateway Arch National Park by , , , which is classified to .

Compliance With Congressional Budget Act

Pub. L. 98–398, title II, § 20298 Stat. 1472Pub. L. 98–398section 450jj of this titlesection 652(a) of Title 2, , , provided that any provision of title II of (enacting sections 450jj–3 to 450jj–9 of this title and enacting and amending provisions set out as notes under ) authorizing the enactment of new budget authority described in former , The Congress, would be effective only for fiscal years beginning after .