§ 948. Tonto National Monument, Arizona; continuance as national monument The Tonto National Monument situated in the county of Gila, State of Arizona, established December 19, 1907, by presidential proclamation, shall continue as a national monument as limited by boundaries established or changed conformably to law. § 949. Tuzigoot National Monument, Arizona; continuance as national monument The Tuzigoot National Monument situated in the county of Yavapai, State of Arizona, established July 25, 1939, by presidential proclamation, shall continue as a national monument as limited by boundaries established or changed conformably to law. § 950. Walnut Canyon National Monument, Arizona; continuance as national monument The Walnut Canyon National Monument situated in the county of Coconino, State of Arizona, established November 30, 1915, by presidential proclamation, shall continue as a national monument as limited by boundaries established or changed conformably to law. § 951. Wheeler National Monument, Colorado; continuance as national monument The Wheeler National Monument situated in the county of Mineral, State of Colorado, established December 7, 1908, by presidential proclamation, shall continue as a national monument as limited by boundaries established or changed conformably to law. § 952. White Sands National Monument, New Mexico; continuance as national monument The White Sands National Monument situated in the counties of Otero and Dona Ana, State of New Mexico, established January 18, 1933, by presidential proclamation, shall continue as a national monument as limited by boundaries established or changed conformably to law. § 953. Wupatki National Monument, Arizona; continuance as national monument The Wupatki National Monument situated in the county of Coconino, State of Arizona, established December 9, 1924, by presidential proclamation, shall continue as a national monument as limited by boundaries established or changed conformably to law. § 954. Yucca House National Monument, Colorado; continuance as national monument The Yucca House National Monument situated in the county of Montezuma, State of Colorado, established December 19, 1919, by presidential proclamation, shall continue as a national monument as limited by boundaries established or changed conformably to law. § 955. Zion National Monument, Utah; continuance as national monument The Zion National Monument situated in the counties of Washington and Iron, State of Utah, established January 22, 1937, by presidential proclamation, shall continue as a national monument as limited by boundaries established or changed conformably to law. 1024. Purchase of real estate for battlefield commemoration. 1025. Reports to Congress. SPECIFIC PARKS 1031. Abraham Lincoln National Historical Park, Kentucky. 1036. Big Hole Battlefield National Historical Park, Montana. 1038. Castle Pinckney National Historical Park, South Carolina. 1039. Chalmette National Historical Park, Louisiana. 1040. Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Historical Park, GeorgiaTennessee. 1041. Colonial National Historical Park, Virginia. 1042. Cumberland Gap National Historical Park, Kentucky-Virginia-Tennessee. 1044. Eutaw Springs National Historical Park, South Carolina. 1056. Fredericksburg National Historical Park, Virginia. 1057. George Washington Birthplace National Historical Park, Virginia. 1058. Gettysburg National Historical Park, Pennsylvania. Sec. 1059. Guilford National Historical Park, North Carolina. 1060. Hampton National Historical Park, Maryland. 1061. Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historical Park, New York. 1063. Independence National Historical Park, Pennsylvania. 1075. Saint Croix Island National Historical Park, Maine. 1078. Scotts Bluff National Historical Park, Nebraska. 1079. Shiloh National Historical Park, Tennessee. 1080. Stones River National Historical Park, Tennessee. 1081. Theodore Roosevelt National Historical Park, North Dakota. 1082. Tumacacori National Historical Park, Arizona. 1083. Vanderbilt Mansion National Historical Park, New York. 1084. Vicksburg National Historical Park, Mississippi. 1085. Whitman National Historical Park, Washington. GENERAL PROVISIONS § 1011. Rules and regulations The Secretary may make all needful rules and regulations for the care of national historical parks, or any one of them, and for the establishment and marking of lines of battle and other historical features of parks commemorating battles. § 1012. Superintendent Each national historical park shall be in charge of a superintendent to be appointed by the Secretary at a salary to be fixed by him and paid out of the appropriation available for the maintenance of the particular park. § 1013. Visitors; right of access The rules adopted by the Secretary shall provide for convenient access by visitors to monuments within parks or any one of them and the grounds included therein, on such days and within such hours as he may designate. § 1014. Acceptance of donations; acquisition of land The Secretary may accept on behalf of the United States donations. of lands, interest in lands, buildings, structures or other property monuments, tablets, or otherwise, including the design and inscription for the same, shall have been submitted to the Secretary and shall have received written approval of the Secretary, which approval shall be based upon formal written reports to be made to him in each case by the National Park Service. No discrimination shall be made against any State as to the manner of designating lines, and any grant made to any State by the Secretary may be used by any other State. Any State organization or individual may, with the approval of the Secretary, erect monuments or place tablets in any such park. § 1023. Estimate of cost The Secretary shall include annually in his Interior Department appropriation estimates a list of the battlefields for which surveys or other field investigations are planned for the fiscal year in question, together with the estimated cost of making each survey or other field investigation. § 1024. Purchase of real estate for battlefield commemoration No real estate shall be purchased for commemoration of battlefields by the United States unless report thereon shall have been made by the Secretary through the President to Congress under the provisions of section 1025 of this title. § 1025. Reports to Congress Annually on or before December 1, the Secretary shall submit through the President to Congress a detailed report of progress made under sections 1021, 1023, and 1024 of this title together with his recommendations for further operations. SPECIFIC PARKS § 1031. Abraham Lincoln National Historical Park, Kentucky (a) Location; continuance as historical park The Abraham Lincoln National Historical Park, situated near the town of Hodgenville, County of Larue, State of Kentucky, established July 17, 1916, shall continue as a national historical park as limited by boundaries established or changed conformably to law. (b) Title to land; endowment fund; terms and conditions The United States holds title to certain land within the boundaries of the Abraham Lincoln National Historical Park, which land is more particularly described in a conveyance executed on the 11th day of April, 1916, by the Lincoln Farm Association to the United States. The United States also holds title to the endowment fund of $50,000 mentioned in the assignment executed on the 11th day of April, 1916, by the Lincoln Farm Association, a corporation, transferring all its right, title, and interest in and to said endowment fund, theretofore invested in certain stocks, bonds, and securities more particularly described in said assignment to the United States. The titles to said land and to said endowment fund are held upon the terms and conditions of said conveyance and of said assignment, namely: That said land, together with the buildings and appurtenances thereon, shall be forever dedicated to the purposes of a national park or reservation, the United States agreeing to protect and preserve the said lands, buildings, and appurtenances, and especially the log cabin in which Abraham Lincoln was born and the memorial hall inclosing the same, from spoliation, destruction, and further disintegration, to the end that they be preserved for all time, so far as may be; and that there shall never be any charge or fee made to or asked from the public for admission to the said park or reservation. (c) Preservation and improvement of land and buildings The National Park Service shall provide for (1) the improvement of such existing roadways, walks, and buildings; (2) the planting of such trees, plants, and shrubbery; (3) the construction of such additional roadways, walks, and buildings, and of such fences, parking spaces, drainage structures, culverts, and bridges; and (4) the making of such other improvements, as in its judgment may be necessary for the preservation, beautification, and protection from disintegration of the Abraham Lincoln National Historical Park, including the log cabin in which Abraham Lincoln was born and the memorial hall inclosing the same, and to render such historical park convenient for the appropriate use and enjoyment by the public. (d) Appropriations Such appropriations as may be necessary for the proper protection, preservation, care, maintenance, and operation of the said. national historical park, including the salaries and compensation of the superintendent and other needed employees, may be made from time to time. J. 6277011 |