Laws: Cases and Codes : U.S. Code : Title 16 : Section 159


   
U.S. Code as of: 01/19/04
Section 159. Establishment; boundaries

      When title to all the lands, structures, and other property in
    the area at Saratoga, New York, whereon was fought the Battle of
    Saratoga during the War of the Revolution, shall have been vested
    in the United States, such area shall be, and it is, established,
    dedicated, and set apart as a public park for the benefit and
    inspiration of the people and shall be known as the Saratoga
    National Historical Park: Provided, That such area shall include
    that part of the Saratoga Battlefield now belonging to the State of
    New York and any additional lands in the immediate vicinity thereof
    which the Secretary of the Interior may, within six months after
    the approval of sections 159 to 159b of this title, designate as
    necessary or desirable for the purposes of sections 159 to 159b of
    this title.



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