References in Text
This section, referred to in subsecs. (a), (b), (d), and (f), was in the original “this Act”, meaning [Pub. L. 101–536], Nov. 8, 1990, [104 Stat. 2368], known as the Pecos National Historical Park Expansion Act of 1990, which enacted this section and provisions set out as notes under this section and section 410rr of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title of 1990 Amendment note set out under section 410rr of this title and Tables.
Title II of [Public Law 101–313], referred to in subsecs. (a) and (b), is title II of [Pub. L. 101–313], June 27, 1990, [104 Stat. 278], which is classified generally to this subchapter. For complete classification of title II to the Code, see Tables.
The Act of August 25, 1916 ([39 Stat. 535]; 16 U.S.C. 1–4), referred to in subsec. (b), is [act Aug. 25, 1916, ch. 408], [39 Stat. 535], known as the National Park Service Organic Act, which enacted sections 1, 2, 3, and 4 of this title and provisions set out as a note under section 100101 of Title 54, National Park Service and Related Programs. Sections 1 to 4 of the Act were repealed and restated as section 1865(a) of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure, and section 100101(a), chapter 1003, and sections 100751(a), 100752, 100753, and 102101 of Title 54 by [Pub. L. 113–287], §§ 3, 4(a)(1), 7, Dec. 19, 2014, [128 Stat. 3094], 3260, 3272. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables. For disposition of former sections of this title, see Disposition Table preceding section 100101 of Title 54.
The Act of August 21, 1935 (49 U.S.C. 666; 16 U.S.C. 461–7), referred to in subsec. (b), is [act Aug. 21, 1935, ch. 593], [49 Stat. 666], known as the Historic Sites Act of 1935 and also as the Historic Sites, Buildings, and Antiquities Act, which enacted sections 461 to 467 of this title. The Act was repealed and restated as section 1866(a) of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure, and sections 102303 and 102304 and chapter 3201 of Title 54, National Park Service and Related Programs, by [Pub. L. 113–287], §§ 3, 4(a)(1), 7, Dec. 19, 2014, [128 Stat. 3094], 3260, 3272. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables. For disposition of former sections of this title, see Disposition Table preceding section 100101 of Title 54.
Findings and Purpose
[Pub. L. 101–536, § 2], Nov. 8, 1990, [104 Stat. 2368], provided that:“(a)
Findings.—
The Congress makes the following findings:
“(1)
the Civil War battle of Glorieta Pass, New Mexico, fought on March 26–28, 1862, was a decisive battle of the Civil War in the Far West;
“(2)
the battle was significant because the Confederate defeat at Glorieta Pass resulted in the collapse of the Confederacy’s plan to capture the riches and support of the West, thus largely ending the Civil War in the West; and
“(3)
the campsite and headquarters of the Union forces during the Battle of Glorieta are currently within the boundary of Pecos National Historical Park.
“(b)
Purpose.—
The purpose of this Act [enacting this section and provisions set out as a note under
section 410rr of this title] is to preserve and interpret the Battle of Glorieta and to enhance visitor understanding of the Civil War and the Far West by establishing a new unit of Pecos National Historical Park.”