Duties of commission

16 U.S.C. § 426b

• Title: 16 — Conservation
• Chapter: SUBCHAPTER LX—NATIONAL MILITARY PARKS

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It shall be the duty of the commission, acting under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior, to inspect the battlefield of Stones River, Tennessee, and to carefully study the available records and historical data with respect to the location and movement of all troops which engaged in the battle of Stones River, and the important events connected therewith, with a view of preserving and marking such field for historical and professional military study.

History

(Mar. 3, 1927, ch. 374, §3, 44 Stat. 1399; Ex. Ord. No. 6166, §2, June 10, 1933; Ex. Ord. No. 6228, §1, July 28, 1933.)

Editorial Notes

Editorial Notes

Codification
A provision of act Mar. 3, 1927, authorizing the submission of a report by the commission to the Secretary of War not later than Dec. 1, 1927, and describing the contents of such report was omitted as executed.

Executive Documents

Transfer of Functions
Transfer of administrative functions of park, see note set out under section 426 of this title.