16-U.S.C.-428

§428 – Fort Donelson National Battlefield; Establishment; Appointment of Commission

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Title 16 > Chapter 1 > Subchapter LX > Section 428

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• Reference: Section 428
• Legend: §428 – Fort Donelson National Battlefield; Establishment; Appointment of Commission
• USCode Year: 2013

Provision Content

A commission is created, to be composed of the following members, who shall be appointed by the Secretary of the Interior:

(1) A commissioned officer of the Corps of Engineers, United States Army;

(2) A veteran of the Civil War who served honorably in the military forces of the United States; and

(3) A veteran of the Civil War who served honorably in the military forces of the Confederate States of America.

(Mar. 26, 1928, ch. 248, §1, 45 Stat. 367; Ex. Ord. No. 6166, §2, June 10, 1933; Ex. Ord. No. 6228, §1, July 28, 1933; Pub. L. 86–738, §5, Sept. 8, 1960, 74 Stat. 876.)

Change of Name

Fort Donelson National Military Park redesignated Fort Donelson National Battlefield by Pub. L. 86–738, §4. See section 428n of this title.

Short Title of 2004 Amendment

Pub. L. 108–367, §1, Oct. 25, 2004, 118 Stat. 1743, provided that: This Act [enacting sections 428p to 428p–2 of this title and amending section 428k of this title] may be cited as the ‘Fort Donelson National Battlefield Expansion Act of 2004’.

Transfer of Functions

Administrative functions of Fort Donelson National Military Park transferred to Department of the Interior by Ex. Ord. Nos. 6166 and 6228, set out as notes under section 901 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. Administrative functions of Fort Donelson National Battlefield assigned to Department of the Interior by section 5 of Pub. L. 86–738, set out as section 428o of this title.

National Park Service substituted for Office of National Parks, Buildings, and Reservations referred to in Ex. Ord. No. 6166, §2, by act Mar. 2, 1934, ch. 38, §1, 48 Stat. 389.

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