16 U.S.C. § 430j — Monocacy National Battlefield; establish-

Page 518 TITLE 16—CONSERVATION § 430j found guilty thereof before any justice of the peace of the county of Guilford, State of North Carolina, shall, for each and every such offense, forfeit and pay a fine, in the discretion of the justice, according to the aggravation of the of- fense, of not less than $5 nor more than $50, one- half for the use of the park and the other half to the informer, to be enforced and recovered be- fore such justice in like manner as debts of like nature were on March 2, 1917, by law recoverable in the said county of Guilford, State of North Carolina. (Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 152, 39 Stat. 996; Ex. Ord. No. 6166, § 2, June 10, 1933; Ex. Ord. No. 6228, § 1, July 28, 1933; Pub. L. 89–554, § 8(a), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 643.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1966—Pub. L. 89–554 struck out provisions which re- quired the affairs of park, subject to supervision and di- rection of Secretary of the Interior, to be in charge of three commissioners. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries ABOLITION OF COMMISSION Act Oct. 9, 1942, ch. 583, 56 Stat. 778, provided: ‘‘That the Guilford Courthouse National Military Park Com- mission, established pursuant to the Act of March 2, 1917 (39 Stat. 996; 16 U.S.C. 430i), is abolished effective at the expiration, on October 13, 1941, of the current ap- pointment of the resident commissioner.’’ Executive Documents TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS Administrative functions of Guilford Courthouse Na- tional 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. National Park Service substituted for Office of Na- tional Parks, Buildings, and Reservations referred to in Ex. Ord. No. 6166, by act Mar. 2, 1934, ch. 38, § 1, 48 Stat. 389. § 430j. Monocacy National Battlefield; establish- ment That in order to commemorate the Battle of Monocacy, Maryland, and to preserve for histor- ical purposes the breastworks, earthworks, walls, or other defenses or shelters used by the armies therein, the battlefield at Monocacy in the State of Maryland is hereby established as the Monocacy National Battlefield. The battle- field shall comprise the area within the bound- ary generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Monocacy National Battlefield,’’ numbered 894/ 40,001A, and dated April 1980, which shall be on file and available for public inspection in the Of- fice of the National Park Service, Department of the Interior. (June 21, 1934, ch. 694, § 1, 48 Stat. 1198; Pub. L. 94–578, title III, § 319(1), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2738; Pub. L. 96–607, title XIV, § 140(a), Dec. 28, 1980, 94 Stat. 3546.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1980—Pub. L. 96–607 substituted provision directing that the battlefield be comprised of the area within the boundary generally depicted on the map entitled Monocacy National Battlefield, numbered 894/40,001A, dated April 1980, which map is to be on file and avail- able for public inspection for provision directing that the battlefield be comprised of the area generally de- picted on the drawing entitled Boundary, Monocacy National Battlefield, numbered 894–40,000, dated May 1976. 1976—Pub. L. 94–578 substituted ‘‘is declared a na- tional battlefield to be known as the ‘Monocacy Na- tional Battlefield’ (hereinafter referred to as ‘the bat- tlefield’). The battlefield shall comprise the area gen- erally depicted on the drawing entitled ‘Boundary, Monocacy National Battlefield’, numbered 894–40,000 and dated May 1976’’ for ‘‘is declared a national mili- tary park to be known as the ‘Monocacy National Mili- tary Park’, whenever the title to the lands deemed nec- essary by the Secretary of the Interior shall have been acquired by the United States and the usual jurisdic- tion over the lands and roads of the same shall have been granted to the United States by the State of Maryland’’. § 430k. Condemnation proceedings; purchase without condemnation; acceptance of dona- tions of land The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to cause condemnation proceedings to be instituted in the name of the United States under the pro- visions of section 3113 of title 40, to acquire title to the lands, interests therein, or rights per- taining thereto within the said battlefield, and the United States shall be entitled to immediate possession upon the filing of the petition in con- demnation in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland: Provided, That when the owner of such lands, interests therein, or rights pertaining thereto shall fix a price for the same, which, in the opinion of the Secretary of the Interior, shall be reasonable, the Sec- retary may purchase the same without further delay: Provided further, That the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to accept, on behalf of the United States, donations of lands, interests therein, or rights pertaining thereto required for the battlefield: And provided further, That title and evidence of title to lands and interests therein acquired for said battlefield shall be sat- isfactory to the Secretary of the Interior. (June 21, 1934, ch. 694, § 2, 48 Stat. 1199; Pub. L. 94–578, title III, § 319(2), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2738.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION ‘‘Section 3113 of title 40’’ substituted in text for ‘‘the Act of August 1, 1888, entitled ‘An Act to authorize con- demnation of lands for sites for public buildings and for other purposes’ (25 Stat.L. 357)’’ on authority of Pub. L. 107–217, § 5(c), Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1303, the first sec- tion of which enacted Title 40, Public Buildings, Prop- erty, and Works. AMENDMENTS 1976—Pub. L. 94–578 substituted ‘‘battlefield’’ for ‘‘Monocacy National Military Park’’ wherever appear- ing. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries CHANGE OF NAME ‘‘Battlefield’’ substituted in text for ‘‘park’’ in view of redesignation of Monocacy National Military Park