Purposes
Establishment
In general
There is established the Thomas Edison National Historical Park as a unit of the National Park System (referred to in this section as the “Historical Park”).
Boundaries
The Historical Park shall be comprised of all property owned by the United States in the Edison National Historic Site as well as all property authorized to be acquired by the Secretary of the Interior (referred to in this section as the “Secretary”) for inclusion in the Edison National Historic Site before , as generally depicted on the map entitled the “Thomas Edison National Historical Park”, numbered 403/80,000, and dated April 2008.
Map
The map of the Historical Park shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service.
Administration
In general
39 Stat. 53516 U.S.C. 11
Acquisition of property
Real property
The Secretary may acquire land or interests in land within the boundaries of the Historical Park, from willing sellers only, by donation, purchase with donated or appropriated funds, or exchange.
Personal property
The Secretary may acquire personal property associated with, and appropriate for, interpretation of the Historical Park.
Cooperative agreements
The Secretary may consult and enter into cooperative agreements with interested entities and individuals to provide for the preservation, development, interpretation, and use of the Historical Park.
Omitted
References
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the “Edison National Historic Site” shall be deemed to be a reference to the “Thomas Edison National Historical Park”.
Authorization of appropriations
There is authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section.
Pub. L. 111–11, title VII, § 7110123 Stat. 1198(, , .)
Editorial Notes
References in Text
39 Stat. 53516 U.S.C. 1act Aug. 25, 1916, ch. 40839 Stat. 535section 100101 of Title 54section 1865(a) of Title 18Pub. L. 113–287128 Stat. 3094section 100101 of Title 54The Act entitled “An Act to establish a National Park Service, and for other purposes”, approved (; et seq.), referred to in subsec. (c)(1), is , , known as the National Park Service Organic Act, which enacted sections 1, 2, 3, and 4 of this title and provisions set out as a note under , National Park Service and Related Programs. Sections 1 to 4 of the Act were repealed and restated as , Crimes and Criminal Procedure, and section 100101(a), chapter 1003, and sections 100751(a), 100752, 100753, and 102101 of Title 54 by , §§ 3, 4(a)(1), 7, , , 3260, 3272. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables. For disposition of former sections of this title, see Disposition Table preceding .
16 U.S.C. 461act Aug. 21, 1935, ch. 59349 Stat. 666section 1866(a) of Title 18Pub. L. 113–287128 Stat. 3094section 100101 of Title 54The Act entitled “An Act to provide for the preservation of historic American sites, buildings, objects, and antiquities of national significance, and for other purposes,” approved ( et seq.), referred to in subsec. (c)(1), is , , known as the Historic Sites Act of 1935 and also as the Historic Sites, Buildings, and Antiquities Act, which enacted sections 461 to 467 of this title. The Act was repealed and restated as , Crimes and Criminal Procedure, and sections 102303 and 102304 and chapter 3201 of Title 54, National Park Service and Related Programs, by , §§ 3, 4(a)(1), 7, , , 3260, 3272. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables. For disposition of former sections of this title, see Disposition Table preceding .
Codification
section 7110 of Pub. L. 111–11section 7110 of Pub. L. 111–11Pub. L. 87–628section 320101 of Title 54Section is comprised of . Subsec. (c)(4) of repealed , which enacted provisions listed in a table of National Historic Sites set out under , National Park Service and Related Programs.