16 U.S.C. § 450ll (2024)
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Booker T. Washington National Monument; acquisition of site
Official statutory text
The Secretary of the Interior is authorized and directed to acquire, on behalf of the United States, by gift, purchase, or condemnation, all right, title, and interest in and to the real property located at Booker Washington Birthplace, Virginia.
(Apr. 2, 1956, ch. 158, §1, 70 Stat. 86.)
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Short Title of 2002 Amendment
Pub. L. 107–215, §1, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1054, provided that: "This Act [enacting section 450ll–3 of this title] may be cited as the 'Booker T. Washington National Monument Boundary Adjustment Act of 2002'."
Authorization of Appropriations
Section 4 of act Apr. 2, 1956, as amended by Pub. L. 92–272, title II, §201(2), Apr. 11, 1972, 86 Stat. 120, provided that: "There are authorized to be appropriated such sums not to exceed $600,000 as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this act [sections 450ll to 450ll–2 of this title]."
(Apr. 2, 1956, ch. 158, §1, 70 Stat. 86.)
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Short Title of 2002 Amendment
Pub. L. 107–215, §1, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1054, provided that: "This Act [enacting section 450ll–3 of this title] may be cited as the 'Booker T. Washington National Monument Boundary Adjustment Act of 2002'."
Authorization of Appropriations
Section 4 of act Apr. 2, 1956, as amended by Pub. L. 92–272, title II, §201(2), Apr. 11, 1972, 86 Stat. 120, provided that: "There are authorized to be appropriated such sums not to exceed $600,000 as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this act [sections 450ll to 450ll–2 of this title]."
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