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# 16 U.S.C. § 461 - Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272

## Notes

Section, act Aug. 21, 1935, ch. 593, § 1, 49 Stat. 666, declared national policy with respect to historic sites, buildings, and objects of national significance. See section 320101 of Title 54, National Park Service and Related Programs.