PUBLIC LAW 96-428—OCT. 10, 1980
94 STAT. 1839
Public Law 96-428 96th Congress An Act To establish the Martin Luther King, Junior, National Historic Site in the State of Georgia, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled. That (a) in order to protect and interpret for the benefit, inspiration, and education of present £Uid future generations the places where Martin Luther King, Junior, was born, where he Hved, worked, and worshipped, and where he is buried, there is hereby established the Martin Luther King, Junior, National Historic Site in the State of Georgia. The national historic site shall consist of that real property in the city of Atlanta, Georgia, within the boundary generally depicted on the map entitled "Martin Luther King, Junior, National Historic Site Boundary Map", numbered NASM/SERO/20,109-C, and dated May 1980, together with the property known as 234 Sunset Avenue, Northwest. The map referred to in this subsection shall be on file and available for public inspection in the local and Washington, District of Columbia offices of the National Park Service, Department of the Interior. 0?) In furtherance of the purposes of this Act, there is hereby established the Martin Luther King, Junior, Preservation District, which shall consist of the area identified as "Preservation District" in the map referred to in subsection (a) of this section. SEC. 2. (a) The Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter referred to as "the Secretary") shall administer the Martin Luther King, Junior, National Historic Site and Preservation District in accordance with the provisions of this Act, and the provisions of law generally applicable to national historic sites, including the Act of August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. 535; 16 U.S.C. 1, 2-4) and the Act of August 21, 1935 (49 Stat. 666; 16 U.S.C. 461-7). (b)(1) Within the national historic site the Secretary is authorized to acquire by donation, purchase with donated or appropriated funds, transfer, or exchange, lands and interests therein, except that property owned by the State of Georgia or any political subdivision thereof may be acquired only by donation. (2) Notwithstanding the acquisition authority contained in paragraph (1), any lands or interests therein which are owned wholly or in part, by the widow of Martin Luther King, Junior, or by the Martin Luther King, Junior, Center for Social Change, shall be acquired only with the consent of the owner thereof, except that— (A) the Secretary may acquire such property in accordance with the provisions of this section if he determines that the property is undergoing or is about to undergo a change in use which is inconsistent with the purposes of this Act, and (B) with respect to properties owned by the Center for Social Change, the Secretary shall have the first right of refusal to purchase such property for a purchase price not exceeding the fair market value of such property on the date it is offered for sale.
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Oct. 10, 1980 [H.R. 7218] Martin Luther King, Junior, National Historic Site. Establishment. 16 USC 461 note.
Preservation District.
Administration.
16 USC 461-467. Lands and interests, acquisition.
Exceptions.
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