I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1950 
To enact title 54, United States Code, ‘‘National Park System’’, as positive 
law. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 23, 2011 
Mr. SMITH of Texas (for himself and Mr. CONYERS) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To enact title 54, United States Code, ‘‘National Park 
System’’, as positive law. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
The table of contents for this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1.
Table of contents. 
Sec. 2.
Purpose; conformity with original intent. 
Sec. 3.
Enactment of title 54, United States Code. 
Sec. 4.
Conforming amendments. 
Sec. 5.
Conforming cross-references. 
Sec. 6.
Transitional and savings provisions. 
Sec. 7.
Repeals. 
SEC. 2. PURPOSE; CONFORMITY WITH ORIGINAL INTENT. 
(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this Act is to codify certain existing laws 
relating to the National Park System as title 54, United States Code, ‘‘Na-
tional Park System’’. 
(b) CONFORMITY WITH ORIGINAL INTENT.—In the codification of laws 
by this Act, the intent is to conform to the understood policy, intent, and 
purpose of Congress in the original enactments, with such amendments and 
corrections as will remove ambiguities, contradictions, and other imperfec-
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tions, in accordance with section 205(c)(1) of House Resolution No. 988, 
93d Congress, as enacted into law by Public Law 93–554 (2 U.S.C. 
285b(1)). 
SEC. 3. ENACTMENT OF TITLE 54, UNITED STATES CODE. 
Title 54, United States Code, ‘‘National Park System’’, is enacted as fol-
lows: 
TITLE 54—NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM 
Subtitle I—National Park Service 
DIVISION A—ESTABLISHMENT AND GENERAL 
ADMINISTRATION 
Chap. 
Sec. 
1001. General Provisions ............................................................................................
1001.01 
1003. Establishment, Directors, and Other Employees .............................................
1003.01 
1005. Planning and Development ...............................................................................
1005.01 
1007. Management .....................................................................................................
1007.01 
1009. Administration ..................................................................................................
1009.01 
1011. Donations ..........................................................................................................
1011.01 
1013. Employees .........................................................................................................
1013.01 
1015. Transportation ..................................................................................................
1015.01 
1017. Financial Agreements .......................................................................................
1017.01 
1019. Concessions .......................................................................................................
1019.01 
1021. Privileges, Rentals, Leases, and Permits .........................................................
1021.01 
1023. System Unit Resource Protection ....................................................................
1023.01 
1025. Volunteers in Parks Programs .........................................................................
1025.01 
1027. Museums ...........................................................................................................
1027.01 
1029. Law Enforcement and Emergency Assistance .................................................
1029.01 
1031. Mining Activity Within System Units ..............................................................
1031.01 
1033. Land Transfers .................................................................................................
1033.01 
1035. Appropriations and Accounting ........................................................................
1035.01 
1037. National Military Parks ....................................................................................
1037.01 
1039. Miscellaneous ....................................................................................................
1039.01 
DIVISION B—OUTDOOR RECREATION PROGRAMS 
1051. Coordination of Programs ................................................................................
1051.01 
1053. Land and Water Conservation Fund ................................................................
1053.01 
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1055. Urban Park and Recreation Recovery Program ..............................................
1055.01 
DIVISION C—SYSTEM UNITS AND RELATED AREAS 
[RESERVED] 
Subtitle II—Historic Sites, Buildings, 
Objects, and Antiquities 
DIVISION A—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
2001. Policy and Administrative Provisions ...............................................................
2001.01 
2003. Definitions ........................................................................................................
2003.01 
DIVISION B—HISTORIC PRESERVATION 
Subdivision 1—General Provisions 
2011. Findings, Policy, and Definitions .....................................................................
2011.01 
Subdivision 2—Historic Preservation Program 
2021. Definitions ........................................................................................................
2021.01 
2023. National Register of Historic Places ................................................................
2023.01 
2025. State Historic Preservation Programs .............................................................
2025.01 
2027. Certification of Local Governments ..................................................................
2027.01 
2029. Historic Properties of Indian Tribes ................................................................
2029.01 
2031. Grants ...............................................................................................................
2031.01 
Subdivision 3—Other Organizations and Programs 
2041. Advisory Council on Historic Preservation .......................................................
2041.01 
2043. Historic Light Station Preservation .................................................................
2043.01 
2045. National Center for Preservation Technology and Training ............................
2045.01 
Subdivision 4—Federal Responsibilities 
2051. Historic Properties ...........................................................................................
2051.01 
2053. Undertakings ....................................................................................................
2053.01 
2055. Financing ..........................................................................................................
2055.01 
Subdivision 5—Miscellaneous 
2061. Miscellaneous ....................................................................................................
2061.01 
DIVISION C—ORGANIZATIONS AND PROGRAMS 
2071. National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States .......................
2071.01 
2073. Commission for the Preservation of America’s Heritage Abroad ....................
2073.01 
2075. American Battlefield Protection Program ........................................................
2075.01 
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2077. National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom ....................................
2077.01 
2079. National Women’s Rights History Project .......................................................
2079.01 
2081. Preservation of Historical and Archaeological Data ........................................
2081.01 
2083. National Maritime Heritage .............................................................................
2083.01 
2085. Preserve America Program ...............................................................................
2085.01 
2087. Save America’s Treasures Program .................................................................
2087.01 
2089. Commemoration of Former Presidents ............................................................
2089.01 
DIVISION D—AMERICAN ANTIQUITIES 
2201. Monuments, Ruins, Sites, and Objects of Antiquity ........................................
2201.01 
Subtitle I—National Park Service 
DIVISION A—ESTABLISHMENT AND GENERAL 
ADMINISTRATION 
CHAPTER 1001—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
Sec. 
1001.01.
Findings and purpose. 
1001.02.
Definitions. 
§ 1001.01. Findings and purpose 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress declares that— 
(1) the National Park System, which began with establishment of 
Yellowstone National Park in 1872, has since grown to include super-
lative natural, historic, and recreation areas in every major region of 
the United States and its territories and possessions; 
(2) these areas, though distinct in character, are united through 
their interrelated purposes and resources into one National Park Sys-
tem as cumulative expressions of a single national heritage; 
(3) individually and collectively, these areas derive increased national 
dignity and recognition of their superb environmental quality through 
their inclusion jointly with each other in the System preserved and 
managed for the benefit and inspiration of all the people of the United 
States; and 
(4) it is the purpose of this section and sections 1005.01 and 
1009.11 of this title to include all these areas in the System and to 
clarify the authorities applicable to the System. 
(b) PURPOSE.—Congress directs that the promotion and regulation of the 
various System units shall be consistent with and founded in the purpose 
established by section 1003.01(b) of this title, to the common benefit of all 
the people of the United States. The authorization of activities shall be con-
strued and the protection, management, and administration of the System 
units shall be conducted in light of the high public value and integrity of 
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the System and shall not be exercised in derogation of the values and pur-
poses for which these various areas have been established, except as directly 
and specifically provided by Congress. 
§ 1001.02. Definitions 
In this title: 
(1) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means the Director of the Na-
tional Park Service. 
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of the 
Interior. 
(3) SERVICE.—The term ‘‘Service’’ means the National Park Serv-
ice. 
(4) SYSTEM.—The term ‘‘System’’ means the areas of land and 
water described in section 1005.01 of this title. 
(5) SYSTEM UNIT.—The term ‘‘System unit’’ means one of the areas 
described in section 1005.01 of this title. 
CHAPTER 1003—ESTABLISHMENT, DIRECTORS, AND 
OTHER EMPLOYEES 
Sec. 
1003.01.
Establishment and purpose. 
1003.02.
Directors and other employees. 
1003.03.
Effect on other laws. 
§ 1003.01. Establishment and purpose 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is in the Department of the Interior a serv-
ice to be called the National Park Service. 
(b) PURPOSE.—The Secretary shall promote and regulate the use of the 
System by means and measures that conform to the fundamental purpose 
of the System units, which purpose is to conserve the scenery and the nat-
ural and historic objects and the wildlife in, and to provide for the enjoy-
ment of, the System units in the manner and by the means that will leave 
them unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations. 
§ 1003.02. Directors and other employees 
(a) DIRECTOR.— 
(1) APPOINTMENT.—The Service shall be under the charge of a di-
rector who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice 
and consent of the Senate. 
(2) QUALIFICATIONS.—The Director shall have substantial experi-
ence and demonstrated competence in land management and natural or 
cultural resource conservation. 
(3) AUTHORITY.—Under the direction of the Secretary, the Director 
shall have the supervision, management, and control of System units. 
In the supervision, management, and control of System units contig-
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uous to national forests the Secretary of Agriculture may cooperate 
with the Service to such extent as may be requested by the Secretary. 
(b) DEPUTY DIRECTORS.—The Director shall select 2 Deputy Directors. 
The first Deputy Director shall have responsibility for Service operations, 
and the second Deputy Director shall have responsibility for other programs 
assigned to the Service. 
(c) OTHER EMPLOYEES.—The Service shall have such subordinate offi-
cers, clerks, and employees as may be appropriated for by Congress. 
§ 1003.03. Effect on other laws 
This chapter and sections 1009.01(a), 1009.06, 1021.01, and 1021.02 of 
this title do not affect or modify the Act of February 15, 1901 (16 U.S.C. 
79). 
CHAPTER 1005—PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT 
Sec. 
1005.01.
Areas included in System. 
1005.02.
Study and planning of park, parkway, and recreational-area facilities. 
1005.03.
System development program. 
1005.04.
Periodic review of System. 
1005.05.
Boundary changes of System units. 
1005.06.
Additional areas for System. 
§ 1005.01. Areas included in System 
The System shall include any area of land and water administered by the 
Secretary through the Service for park, monument, historic, parkway, rec-
reational, or other purposes. 
§ 1005.02. Study and planning of park, parkway, and rec-
reational-area facilities 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
(1) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘State’’ includes 
Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, and the District of Columbia. 
(2) STUDY.—The Secretary shall cause the Service to make a com-
prehensive study, other than on land under the jurisdiction of the Sec-
retary of Agriculture, of the public park, parkway, and recreational 
area programs of the United States, States, and political subdivisions 
of States and of areas of land throughout the United States that are 
or may be chiefly valuable as public park, parkway, or recreational 
areas. A study shall not be made in any State without the consent and 
approval of the State officials, boards, or departments having jurisdic-
tion over the land. The study shall be such as, in the judgment of the 
Secretary, will provide data helpful in developing a plan for coordinated 
and adequate public park, parkway, and recreational-area facilities for 
the people of the United States. 
(3) COOPERATION AND AGREEMENTS WITH OTHER ENTITIES.—In 
making the study and to accomplish the purposes of this section, the 
Secretary, through the Service— 
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(A) shall seek and accept the cooperation and assistance of Fed-
eral departments or agencies having jurisdiction of land belonging 
to the United States; and 
(B) may cooperate and make agreements with and seek and ac-
cept the assistance of— 
(i) other Federal agencies and instrumentalities; and 
(ii) States, political subdivisions of States, and agencies 
and instrumentalities of either of them. 
(4) STATE PLANNING.—For the purpose of developing coordinated 
and adequate public park, parkway, and recreational-area facilities for 
the people of the United States, the Secretary may aid States and po-
litical subdivisions of States in planning public park, parkway, and rec-
reational-areas and in cooperating with one another to accomplish these 
ends. Aid shall be made available through the Service acting in co-
operation with such State agencies or agencies of political subdivisions 
of States as the Secretary considers best. 
(b) CONSENT OF CONGRESS TO AGREEMENTS BETWEEN STATES.—The 
consent of Congress is given to any 2 or more States to negotiate and enter 
into compacts or agreements with one another with reference to planning, 
establishing, developing, improving, and maintaining any park, parkway, or 
recreational area. No compact or agreement shall be effective until approved 
by the legislatures of the States that are parties to the compact or agree-
ment and by Congress. 
§ 1005.03. System development program 
General management plans for the preservation and use of each System 
unit, including areas within the national capital area, shall be prepared and 
revised in a timely manner by the Director. On January 1 of each year, 
the Secretary shall submit to Congress a list indicating the current status 
of completion or revision of general management plans for each System 
unit. General management plans for each System unit shall include— 
(1) measures for the preservation of the area’s resources; 
(2) indications of types and general intensities of development (in-
cluding visitor circulation and transportation patterns, systems, and 
modes) associated with public enjoyment and use of the area, including 
general locations, timing of implementation, and anticipated costs; 
(3) identification of and implementation commitments for visitor car-
rying capacities for all areas of the System unit; and 
(4) indications of potential modifications to the external boundaries 
of the System unit, and the reasons for the modifications. 
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§ 1005.04. Periodic review of System 
(a) AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY TO CONDUCT REVIEW.—The Secretary 
shall conduct a systematic and comprehensive review of certain aspects of 
the System and on a periodic basis (but not less often than every 3 years) 
submit to the Committee on Natural Resources and the Committee on Ap-
propriations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy 
and Natural Resources and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate 
a report on the findings of the review, together with recommendations as 
the Secretary determines to be necessary. 
(b) CONSULTATION.—In conducting and preparing the report, the Sec-
retary shall consult with appropriate officials of affected Federal, State, and 
local agencies and national, regional, and local organizations. The consulta-
tion shall include holding public hearings that the Secretary determines to 
be appropriate to provide a full opportunity for public comment. 
(c) CONTENTS OF REPORT.—The report shall contain the following: 
(1) A comprehensive listing of all authorized but unacquired parcels 
of land within the exterior boundaries of each System unit as of No-
vember 28, 1990. 
(2) A priority listing of all those unacquired parcels by System unit 
and for the System as a whole. The list shall describe the acreage and 
ownership of each parcel, the estimated cost of acquisition for each par-
cel (subject to any statutory acquisition limitations for the land), and 
the basis for the estimate. 
(3) An analysis and evaluation of the current and future needs of 
each System unit for resource management, interpretation, construc-
tion, operation and maintenance, personnel, and housing, together with 
an estimate of the costs. 
§ 1005.05. Boundary changes of System units 
(a) CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION.—The Secretary shall maintain criteria 
to evaluate any proposed changes to the boundaries of System units, includ-
ing— 
(1) analysis of whether or not an existing boundary provides for the 
adequate protection and preservation of the natural, historic, cultural, 
scenic and recreational resources integral to the System unit; 
(2) an evaluation of each parcel proposed for addition or deletion to 
a System unit based on the analysis under paragraph (1); and 
(3) an assessment of the impact of potential boundary adjustments 
taking into consideration the factors in section 1005.04(c)(3) of this 
title and the effect of the adjustments on the local communities and 
surrounding area. 
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(b) PROPOSAL OF SECRETARY.—In proposing a boundary change to a 
System unit, the Secretary shall— 
(1) consult with affected agencies of State and local governments, 
surrounding communities, affected landowners, and private national, 
regional, and local organizations; 
(2) apply the criteria developed pursuant to subsection (a) and ac-
company the proposal with a statement reflecting the results of the ap-
plication of the criteria; and 
(3) include with the proposal an estimate of the cost for acquiring 
any parcels proposed for acquisition, the basis for the estimate, and a 
statement on the relative priority for the acquisition of each parcel 
within the priorities for acquisition of other parcels for the System unit 
and for the System. 
§ 1005.06. Additional areas for System 
(a) MONITORING AREAS FOR INCLUSION IN SYSTEM.—The Secretary 
shall investigate, study, and continually monitor the welfare of areas whose 
resources exhibit qualities of national significance and that may have poten-
tial for inclusion in the System. 
(b) SUBMISSION OF LIST OF AREAS RECOMMENDED FOR STUDY FOR PO-
TENTIAL INCLUSION.— 
(1) WHEN LIST IS TO BE SUBMITTED.—At the beginning of each cal-
endar year, with the annual budget submission, the Secretary shall sub-
mit to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Represent-
atives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 
Senate a list of areas recommended for study for potential inclusion in 
the System. 
(2) FACTORS TO BE CONSIDERED.—In developing the list to be sub-
mitted under this subsection, the Secretary shall consider— 
(A) the areas that have the greatest potential to meet the estab-
lished criteria of national significance, suitability, and feasibility; 
(B) themes, sites, and resources not already adequately rep-
resented in the System; and 
(C) public petitions and Congressional resolutions. 
(3) ACCOMPANYING SYNOPSIS.—Accompanying the annual listing of 
areas shall be a synopsis, for each report previously submitted, of the 
current and changed condition of the resource integrity of the area and 
other relevant factors, compiled as a result of continual periodic moni-
toring and embracing the period since the previous submission or initial 
report submission one year earlier. 
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(4) CONGRESSIONAL AUTHORIZATION REQUIRED.—No study of the 
potential of an area for inclusion in the System may be initiated except 
as provided by specific authorization of an Act of Congress. 
(5) AUTHORITY TO CONDUCT CERTAIN ACTIVITIES NOT LIMITED.— 
This section and sections 1009.02(1), 1017.02(b) and (c), and 1021.03 
of this title do not limit the authority of the Service to conduct prelimi-
nary resource assessments, gather data on potential study areas, pro-
vide technical and planning assistance, prepare or process nominations 
for administrative designations, update previous studies, or complete 
reconnaissance surveys of individual areas requiring a total expenditure 
of less than $25,000. 
(6) STUDY OF RIVERS OR TRAILS NOT AFFECTED.—This section 
does not apply to or affect or alter the study of— 
(A) any river segment for potential addition to the national wild 
and scenic rivers system; or 
(B) any trail for potential addition to the national trails system. 
(c) STUDY OF AREAS FOR POTENTIAL INCLUSION.— 
(1) STUDY TO BE COMPLETED WITHIN 3 YEARS.—The Secretary 
shall complete the study for each area for potential inclusion in the 
System within 3 complete fiscal years following the date on which 
funds are first made available for that purpose. 
(2) OPPORTUNITY
FOR
PUBLIC
INVOLVEMENT
REQUIRED.—Each 
study under this section shall be prepared with appropriate opportunity 
for public involvement, including at least one public meeting in the vi-
cinity of the area under study, and after reasonable efforts to notify 
potentially affected landowners and State and local governments. 
(3) CONSIDERATIONS.—In conducting the study, the Secretary shall 
consider whether the area under study— 
(A) possesses nationally significant natural or cultural resources 
and represents one of the most important examples of a particular 
resource type in the country; and 
(B) is a suitable and feasible addition to the System. 
(4) SCOPE OF STUDY.—Each study— 
(A) with regard to the area being studied, shall consider— 
(i) the rarity and integrity of the resources; 
(ii) the threats to those resources; 
(iii) whether similar resources are already protected in the 
System or in other public or private ownership; 
(iv) the public use potential; 
(v) the interpretive and educational potential; 
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(vi) costs associated with acquisition, development, and op-
eration; 
(vii) the socioeconomic impacts of any designation; 
(viii) the level of local and general public support; and 
(ix) whether the area is of appropriate configuration to en-
sure long-term resource protection and visitor use; 
(B) shall consider whether direct Service management or alter-
native protection by other public agencies or the private sector is 
appropriate for the area; 
(C) shall identify what alternative or combination of alternatives 
would in the professional judgment of the Director be most effec-
tive and efficient in protecting significant resources and providing 
for public enjoyment; and 
(D) may include any other information that the Secretary con-
siders to be relevant. 
(5) COMPLIANCE WITH NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT OF 
1969.—Each study shall be completed in compliance with the National 
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). 
(6) RECOMMENDATION OF PREFERRED MANAGEMENT OPTION.—The 
letter transmitting each completed study to Congress shall contain a 
recommendation regarding the Secretary’s preferred management op-
tion for the area. 
(d) LIST OF AREAS PREVIOUSLY STUDIED.— 
(1) WHEN LIST IS TO BE SUBMITTED.—At the beginning of each cal-
endar year, with the annual budget submission, the Secretary shall sub-
mit to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Represent-
atives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 
Senate, in numerical order of priority for addition to the System— 
(A) a list of areas that have been previously studied that con-
tain primarily historical resources; and 
(B) a list of areas that have been previously studied that con-
tain primarily natural resources. 
(2) CONSIDERATIONS.—In developing the lists, the Secretary should 
consider threats to resource values, cost escalation factors, and other 
factors listed in subsection (c). 
(3) AREAS ELIGIBLE FOR INCLUSION.—The Secretary should include 
on the lists only areas for which the supporting data are current and 
accurate. 
(e) LIST OF AREAS THAT EXHIBIT DANGER OR THREATS TO THE IN-
TEGRITY OF THEIR RESOURCES.—At the beginning of each fiscal year, the 
Secretary shall submit to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and 
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the President of the Senate a complete and current list of all areas listed 
on the Registry of Natural Landmarks, and areas of national significance 
listed on the National Register of Historic places, that exhibit known or an-
ticipated damage or threats to the integrity of their resources, with nota-
tions as to the nature and severity of the damage or threats. 
(f) REPORTS AND LISTINGS PRINTED AS HOUSE DOCUMENTS.—Each re-
port and annual listing described in this section shall be printed as a House 
document. If adequate supplies of previously printed identical reports re-
main available, newly submitted identical reports shall be omitted from 
printing on receipt by the Speaker of the House of Representatives of a 
joint letter from the chairman of the Committee on Natural Resources of 
the House of Representatives and the chairman of the Committee on En-
ergy and Natural Resources of Senate indicating that to be the case. 
(g) DESIGNATION OF OFFICE.—The Secretary shall designate a single of-
fice to prepare all new area studies and to implement other functions under 
this section. 
(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) STUDIES OF POTENTIAL NEW SYSTEM UNITS AND MONITORING 
THE WELFARE OF SYSTEM UNIT RESOURCES.—To carry out studies for 
potential new System units and for monitoring the welfare of historical 
and natural resources referred to in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of sub-
section (d)(1), there is authorized to be appropriated not to exceed 
$1,000,000 for each fiscal year. 
(2) MONITORING WELFARE AND INTEGRITY OF NATIONAL LAND-
MARKS.—To monitor the welfare and integrity of the national land-
marks, there is authorized to be appropriated not to exceed $1,500,000 
for each fiscal year. 
(3) CARRYING OUT SUBSECTIONS (b), (c), and (g).—To carry out 
subsections (b), (c), and (g), there is authorized to be appropriated 
$2,000,000 for each fiscal year. 
CHAPTER 1007—MANAGEMENT 
Subchapter I—Maintenance 
Sec. 
1007.01.
Maintenance management system. 
Subchapter II—Service Career Development, Training, and Management 
1007.11.
Protection, interpretation, and research in System. 
1007.12.
Service employee training. 
1007.13.
Management development and training. 
1007.14.
System unit accountability and budgets. 
Subchapter III—System Resource Inventory and Management 
1007.21.
Purposes. 
1007.22.
Research mandate. 
1007.23.
Cooperative agreements. 
1007.24.
Inventory and monitoring program. 
1007.25.
Availability of System units for scientific study. 
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1007.26.
Integration of study results into management decisions. 
1007.27.
Confidentiality of information. 
Subchapter I—Maintenance 
§ 1007.01. Maintenance management system 
The Service shall implement a maintenance management system in the 
maintenance and operations programs of the System. The system shall in-
clude the following elements: 
(1) A workload inventory of assets including detailed information 
that quantifies for all assets (including buildings, roads, utility systems, 
and grounds that must be maintained) the characteristics affecting the 
type of maintenance work performed. 
(2) A set of maintenance tasks that describe the maintenance work 
in each System unit. 
(3) A description of work standards including— 
(A) frequency of maintenance; 
(B) measurable quality standard to which assets should be 
maintained; 
(C) methods for accomplishing work; 
(D) required labor, equipment, and material resources; and 
(E) expected worker production for each maintenance task. 
(4) A work program and performance budget that develops an an-
nual work plan identifying maintenance needs and financial resources 
to be devoted to each maintenance task. 
(5) A work schedule that identifies and prioritizes tasks to be done 
in a specific time period and specifies required labor resources. 
(6) Work orders specifying job authorizations and a record of work 
accomplished that can be used to record actual labor and material 
costs. 
(7) Reports and special analyses that compare planned versus actual 
accomplishments and costs and that can be used to evaluate mainte-
nance operations. 
Subchapter II—Service Career Development, Training, and 
Management 
§ 1007.11. Protection, interpretation, and research in System 
Recognizing the ever increasing societal pressures being placed upon 
America’s unique natural and cultural resources contained in the System, 
the Secretary shall continually improve the ability of the Service to provide 
state-of-the-art management, protection, and interpretation of, and research 
on, the resources of the System. 
§ 1007.12. Service employee training 
The Secretary shall develop a comprehensive training program for em-
ployees in all professional careers in the workforce of the Service for the 
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purpose of ensuring that the workforce has available the best, up-to-date 
knowledge, skills, and abilities with which to manage, interpret, and protect 
the resources of the System. 
§ 1007.13. Management development and training 
The Secretary shall maintain a clear plan for management training and 
development under which career professional Service employees from any 
appropriate academic field may obtain sufficient training, experience, and 
advancement opportunity to enable those qualified to move into System unit 
management positions, including the position of superintendent of a System 
unit. 
§ 1007.14. System unit accountability and budgets 
(a) STRATEGIC AND PERFORMANCE PLANS.—Each System unit shall pre-
pare and make available to the public a 5-year strategic plan and an annual 
performance plan. The plans shall reflect the Service policies, goals, and 
outcomes represented in the Service-wide strategic plan prepared pursuant 
to section 306 of title 5. 
(b) ANNUAL BUDGET.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—As a part of the annual performance plan for a 
System unit prepared pursuant to subsection (a), following receipt of 
the appropriation for the unit from the Operations of the National 
Park System account (but not later than January 1 of each year), the 
superintendent of the System unit shall develop and make available to 
the public the budget for the current fiscal year for that System unit. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The budget shall include— 
(A) funding allocations for resource preservation (including re-
source management), visitor services (including maintenance, in-
terpretation, law enforcement, and search and rescue), and admin-
istration; and 
(B) allocations into each of the categories in subparagraph (A) 
of all funds retained from fees collected for that year, including 
special use permits, concession franchise fees, and recreation use 
and entrance fees. 
Subchapter III—System Resource Inventory and 
Management 
§ 1007.21. Purposes 
The purposes of this subchapter are— 
(1) to more effectively achieve the mission of the Service; 
(2) to enhance management and protection of System resources by 
providing clear authority and direction for the conduct of scientific 
study in the System and to use the information gathered for manage-
ment purposes; 
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(3) to ensure appropriate documentation of resource conditions in 
the System; 
(4) to encourage others to use the System for study to the benefit 
of System management as well as broader scientific value, where such 
study is consistent with chapter 1003 and sections 1009.01(a), 
1009.06, 1021.01, and 1021.02 of this title; and 
(5) to encourage the publication and dissemination of information 
derived from studies in the System. 
§ 1007.22. Research mandate 
The Secretary shall ensure that management of System units is enhanced 
by the availability and utilization of a broad program of the highest quality 
science and information. 
§ 1007.23. Cooperative agreements 
The Secretary shall enter into cooperative agreements with colleges and 
universities, including land grant schools, in partnership with other Federal 
and State agencies, to establish cooperative study units to conduct multi- 
disciplinary research and develop integrated information products on the re-
sources of the System, or the larger region of which System units are a 
part. 
§ 1007.24. Inventory and monitoring program 
The Secretary shall undertake a program of inventory and monitoring of 
System resources to establish baseline information and to provide informa-
tion on the long-term trends in the condition of System resources. The mon-
itoring program shall be developed in cooperation with other Federal moni-
toring and information collection efforts to ensure a cost-effective approach. 
§ 1007.25. Availability of System units for scientific study 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may solicit, receive, and consider re-
quests from Federal or non-Federal public or private agencies, organiza-
tions, individuals, or other entities for the use of any System unit for pur-
poses of scientific study. 
(b) CRITERIA.—A request for use of a System unit under subsection (a) 
may be approved if the Secretary determines that the proposed study— 
(1) is consistent with applicable laws and Service management poli-
cies; and 
(2) will be conducted in such a manner as to pose no threat to the 
System unit resources or public enjoyment derived from System unit 
resources. 
(c) FEE WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive any System unit admission 
or recreational use fee in order to facilitate the conduct of scientific study 
under this section. 
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(d) BENEFIT-SHARING ARRANGEMENTS.—The Secretary may enter into 
equitable, efficient benefit-sharing arrangements with the research commu-
nity and private industry. 
§ 1007.26. Integration of study results into management de-
cisions 
The Secretary shall take such measures as are necessary to ensure the 
full and proper utilization of the results of scientific study for System unit 
management decisions. In each case in which an action undertaken by the 
Service may cause a significant adverse effect on a System unit resource, 
the administrative record shall reflect the manner in which System unit re-
source studies have been considered. The trend in the condition of resources 
of the System shall be a significant factor in the annual performance eval-
uation of each superintendent of a System unit. 
§ 1007.27. Confidentiality of information 
Information concerning the nature and specific location of a System re-
source that is endangered, threatened, rare, or commercially valuable, of 
mineral or paleontological objects within System units, or of objects of cul-
tural patrimony within System units, may be withheld from the public in 
response to a request under section 552 of title 5 unless the Secretary de-
termines that— 
(1) disclosure of the information would further the purposes of the 
System unit in which the resource or object is located and would not 
create an unreasonable risk of harm, theft, or destruction of the re-
source or object, including individual organic or inorganic specimens; 
and 
(2) disclosure is consistent with other laws protecting the resource 
or object. 
CHAPTER 1009—ADMINISTRATION 
Sec. 
1009.01.
Regulations. 
1009.02.
Authority of Secretary to carry out certain activities. 
1009.03.
Central warehouses at System units. 
1009.04.
Services or other accommodations for public. 
1009.05.
Care, removal, and burial of indigents. 
1009.06.
Destruction of animals and plant life. 
1009.07.
Hire of work animals, vehicles, and equipment with or without personal services. 
1009.08.
Preparation of mats for reproduction of photographs. 
1009.09.
Advisory committees. 
1009.10.
Relinquishment of legislative jurisdiction. 
1009.11.
Applicability of other laws. 
§ 1009.01. Regulations 
(a) USE AND MANAGEMENT OF SYSTEM UNITS.—The Secretary shall 
make such regulations as the Secretary considers necessary or proper for 
the use and management of System units. A person that violates any regula-
tion authorized by this subsection and chapter 1003 and sections 1009.06, 
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1021.01, and 1021.02 of this title shall be fined under title 18, imprisoned 
not more than 6 months, or both, and be adjudged to pay all cost of the 
proceedings. 
(b) BOATING AND OTHER ACTIVITIES ON OR RELATING TO BODIES OF 
WATER.—To facilitate the administration of the System, the Secretary, 
under such terms and conditions as the Secretary considers advisable, may 
prescribe and enforce regulations concerning boating and other activities on 
or relating to bodies of water located within System units, including bodies 
of water subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. Any regulation 
adopted pursuant to this subsection shall be complementary to, and not in 
derogation of, the authority of the Coast Guard to regulate the use of bodies 
of water subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. 
§ 1009.02. Authority of Secretary to carry out certain activi-
ties 
To facilitate the administration of the System, the Secretary, under such 
terms and conditions as the Secretary may consider advisable, may carry 
out the following activities: 
(1) SERVICES, RESOURCES, OR WATER CONTRACTS.—The Secretary 
may enter into contracts that provide for the sale or lease to persons, 
States, or political subdivisions of States, of services, resources, or 
water available within a System unit, as long as the activity does not 
jeopardize or unduly interfere with the primary natural or historic re-
source of the System unit, if the person, State, or political subdivi-
sion— 
(A) provides public accommodations or services within the im-
mediate vicinity of the System unit to individuals visiting the Sys-
tem unit; and 
(B) demonstrates to the Secretary that there are no reasonable 
alternatives by which to acquire or perform the necessary services, 
resources, or water. 
(2) VEHICULAR AIR CONDITIONING.—The Secretary may acquire, 
and have installed, air conditioning units for any Government-owned 
passenger motor vehicles used by the Service, where assigned duties ne-
cessitate long periods in automobiles or in regions of the United States 
where high temperatures and humidity are common and prolonged. 
(3) UTILITY FACILITIES.—The Secretary may erect and maintain 
fire protection facilities, water lines, telephone lines, electric lines, and 
other utility facilities adjacent to any System unit, where necessary, to 
provide service in the System unit. 
(4) SUPPLIES AND RENTAL OF EQUIPMENT.—The Secretary may 
furnish, on a reimbursement of appropriation basis, supplies, and rent 
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equipment, to persons and agencies that, in cooperation with and sub-
ject to the approval of the Secretary, render services or perform func-
tions that facilitate or supplement the activities of the Department of 
the Interior in the administration of the System. The reimbursements 
may be credited to the appropriation current at the time reimburse-
ments are received. 
(5) CONTRACTS FOR UTILITY FACILITIES.—The Secretary may con-
tract, under terms and conditions that the Secretary considers to be 
in the interest of the Federal Government, for the sale, operation, 
maintenance, repair, or relocation of Government-owned electric and 
telephone lines and other utility facilities used for the administration 
and protection of the System, regardless of whether the lines and facili-
ties are located within or outside the System. 
(6) RIGHTS-OF-WAY.—The Secretary may acquire— 
(A) rights-of-way as may be necessary to construct, improve, 
and maintain roads within the authorized boundaries of any Sys-
tem unit; and 
(B) land and interests in land adjacent to the rights-of-way, 
when— 
(i) considered necessary by the Secretary— 
(I) to provide adequate protection of natural features; 
or 
(II) to avoid traffic and other hazards resulting from 
private road access connections; or 
(ii) the acquisition of adjacent residual tracts, which other-
wise would remain after acquiring the rights-of-way, would be 
in the public interest. 
(7) OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF MOTOR AND OTHER EQUIP-
MENT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may operate, repair, main-
tain, and replace motor and other equipment on a reimbursable 
basis when the equipment is used on Federal projects of the Sys-
tem, chargeable to other appropriations, or on work of other Fed-
eral agencies, when requested by the agencies. 
(B) REIMBURSEMENT.—Reimbursement shall be— 
(i) made from appropriations applicable to the work on 
which the equipment is used at rental rates established by the 
Secretary, based on actual or estimated cost of operation, re-
pair, maintenance, depreciation, and equipment management 
control; and 
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(ii) credited to appropriations currently available at the 
time adjustment is effected. 
(C) RENTAL OF EQUIPMENT FOR FIRE CONTROL PURPOSES.— 
The Secretary may rent equipment for fire control purposes to 
State, county, private, or other non-Federal agencies that cooper-
ate with the Secretary in the administration of the System and 
other areas in fire control. The rental shall be under the terms 
of written cooperative agreements. The amount collected for the 
rentals shall be credited to appropriations currently available at 
the time payment is received. 
§ 1009.03. Central warehouses at System units 
(a) AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY.—The Secretary, in the administration of 
the System, may maintain central warehouses at System units. 
(b) APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) AVAILABILITY.—Appropriations made for the administration, 
protection, maintenance, and improvement of System units shall be 
available for the purchase of supplies and materials to be kept in cen-
tral warehouses for distribution at cost, including transportation and 
handling, to projects under specific appropriations. 
(2) TRANSFERS BETWEEN APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(A) AUTHORIZATION.—Transfers between the various appro-
priations made for System units are authorized for the purpose of 
charging the cost of supplies and materials, including transpor-
tation and handling, drawn from central warehouses maintained 
under this authority to the particular appropriation benefited. 
(B) AVAILABILITY OF SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS AND TRANS-
FERS IN SUBSEQUENT YEARS.—Supplies and materials that re-
main at the end of any fiscal year shall be continuously available 
for issuance during subsequent fiscal years and shall be charged 
for by transfers of funds between appropriations made for the ad-
ministration, protection, maintenance, and improvement of System 
units for the fiscal year then current without decreasing the ap-
propriations made for that fiscal year. 
(c) LIMITATION ON PURCHASE OF SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS.—Supplies 
and materials shall not be purchased solely for the purpose of increasing 
the value of storehouse stock beyond reasonable requirements for any cur-
rent fiscal year. 
§ 1009.04. Services or other accommodations for public 
The Secretary may contract for services or other accommodations pro-
vided in System units for the public under contract with the Department 
of the Interior, as may be required in the administration of the Service, at 
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rates approved by the Secretary for the furnishing of those services or ac-
commodations to the Federal Government and without compliance with sec-
tion 6101 of title 41. 
§ 1009.05. Care, removal, and burial of indigents 
The Secretary may provide, out of amounts appropriated for the general 
expenses of System units, for the temporary care and removal from a Sys-
tem unit of indigents, and in case of death to provide for their burial in 
System units not under local jurisdiction for these purposes. This section 
does not authorize transportation of indigents or deceased for a distance of 
more than 50 miles from the System unit. 
§ 1009.06. Destruction of animals and plant life 
The Secretary may provide for the destruction of such animals and plant 
life as may be detrimental to the use of any System unit. 
§ 1009.07. Hire of work animals, vehicles, and equipment 
with or without personal services 
The Secretary may hire, with or without personal services, work animals 
and animal-drawn and motor-propelled vehicles and equipment at rates to 
be approved by the Secretary and without compliance with section 6101 of 
title 41. 
§ 1009.08. Preparation of mats for reproduction of photo-
graphs 
The Secretary shall have prepared mats that may be used for the repro-
duction in magazines and newspapers of photographs of scenery in a System 
unit that, in the opinion of the Secretary, would be of interest to the people 
of the United States and foreign nations. The mats may be furnished, with-
out charge and under regulations the Secretary may prescribe, to the pub-
lishers of magazines, newspapers, and any other publications that may carry 
photographic reproductions. 
§ 1009.09. Advisory committees 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—To facilitate the administration of the System, the 
Secretary, under such terms and conditions as the Secretary may consider 
advisable, may appoint and establish such advisory committees in regard to 
the functions of the Service as the Secretary considers advisable. 
(b) CHARTER EXCEPTION.—Section 14(b) of the Federal Advisory Com-
mittee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) is waived with respect to any advisory commis-
sion or advisory committee established by law in connection with any Sys-
tem unit during the period for which the commission or committee is au-
thorized by law. 
(c) SERVICE OF MEMBERS.—Any member of any advisory commission or 
advisory committee established in connection with any System unit may 
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serve after the expiration of the member’s term until a successor is ap-
pointed. 
(d) COMPENSATION AND TRAVEL EXPENSES.—Members of an advisory 
committee established under subsection (a) shall receive no compensation 
for their services as such but shall be allowed necessary travel expenses as 
authorized by section 5703 of title 5. 
§ 1009.10. Relinquishment of legislative jurisdiction 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Sec-
retary may relinquish to a State or a territory or possession of the United 
States part of the legislative jurisdiction of the United States over System 
land or interests in land in that State, territory, or possession. Relinquish-
ment may be accomplished— 
(1) by filing with the chief executive officer of the State, territory, 
or possession a notice of relinquishment to take effect on acceptance; 
or 
(2) as the laws of the State, territory, or possession may otherwise 
provide. 
(b) SUBMISSION OF AGREEMENT TO CONGRESS.—Prior to consummating 
a relinquishment under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit the pro-
posed agreement to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 
Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Represent-
atives. The Secretary shall not finalize the agreement until 60 calendar days 
after the submission has elapsed. 
(c) CONCURRENT LEGISLATIVE JURISDICTION.—The Secretary shall dili-
gently pursue the consummation of arrangements with each State, territory, 
or possession within which a System unit is located so that insofar as prac-
ticable the United States shall exercise concurrent legislative jurisdiction 
within System units. 
§ 1009.11. Applicability of other laws 
(a) IN GENERAL.—This section and sections 1005.01, 1009.02(3) to (7), 
1013.01(1)(B), 1019.01(2), and 1029.11 of this title, and the various au-
thorities relating to the administration and protection of System units, in-
cluding the provisions of law listed in subsection (b), shall, to the extent 
that those provisions are not in conflict with any such specific provision, be 
applicable to System units, and any reference in any of these provisions to 
a System unit does not limit those provisions to that System unit. 
(b) APPLICABLE PROVISIONS.—The provisions of law referred to in sub-
section (a) are— 
(1) chapter 1003, sections 1009.01(a), 1009.04 to 1009.06, 1011.01, 
1011.02, 1015.11, 1021.01, 1021.02, 1029.12, and 1033.01, and chap-
ter 1053 of this title; 
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(2) the Act of March 4, 1911 (43 U.S.C. 961); and 
(3) chapter 2001 of this title. 
CHAPTER 1011—DONATIONS 
Subchapter I—Authority of Secretary 
Sec. 
1011.01.
Authority to accept land, rights-of-way, buildings, other property, and money. 
1011.02.
Authority to accept and use funds to consolidate Federal land ownership. 
Subchapter II—National Park Foundation 
1011.11.
Purposes and establishment of Foundation. 
1011.12.
Board. 
1011.13.
Gifts, devises, or bequests. 
1011.14.
Dispostion of property or income. 
1011.15.
Corporate succession and powers and duties acting as trustee; personal liability for 
malfeasance. 
1011.16.
Corporate powers. 
1011.17.
Authority of Board. 
1011.18.
Tax exemptions; contributions toward costs of local government; contributions, gifts, 
or transfers to or for use of United States. 
1011.19.
Liability of United States. 
1011.20.
Promotion of local fundraising support. 
Subchapter I—Authority of Secretary 
§ 1011.01. Authority to accept land, rights-of-way, buildings, 
other property, and money 
The Secretary in the administration of the Service may accept— 
(1) patented land, rights-of-way over patented land or other land, 
buildings, or other property within a System unit; and 
(2) money that may be donated for the purposes of the System. 
§ 1011.02. Authority to accept and use funds to consolidate 
Federal land ownership 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may— 
(1) accept and use funds that may be donated in order to consolidate 
Federal land ownership within the existing boundaries of any System 
unit; and 
(2) encourage the donation of funds for that purpose, subject to the 
condition that donated funds are to be expended for purposes of this 
section only if Federal funds in an amount equal to the amount of the 
donated funds are appropriated for the purposes of this section. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated for each fiscal year such amounts as are necessary to match 
funds that are donated for those purposes, not to exceed $500,000. 
(c) LIMIT ON ANNUAL AMOUNT.—The amount that may be appropriated 
annually for purposes of this section shall be limited to $500,000. 
Subchapter II—National Park Foundation 
§ 1011.11. Purpose and establishment of Foundation 
To encourage private gifts of real and personal property, or any income 
from, or other interest in, the property, for the benefit of, or in connection 
with, the Service, its activities, or its services, and thereby to further the 
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conservation of natural, scenic, historic, scientific, educational, inspirational, 
or recreational resources for future generations of Americans, there is estab-
lished a charitable and nonprofit corporation to be known as the National 
Park Foundation to accept and administer those gifts. 
§ 1011.12. Board 
(a) MEMBERSHIP.—The National Park Foundation shall consist of a 
Board having as members the Secretary, the Director, ex officio, and no 
fewer than 6 private citizens of the United States appointed by the Sec-
retary. 
(b) TERM OF OFFICE AND VACANCIES.—The term of the private citizen 
members of the Board is 6 years. If a successor is chosen to fill a vacancy 
occurring prior to the expiration of a term, the successor shall be chosen 
only for the remainder of that term. 
(c) CHAIRMAN AND SECRETARY.—The Secretary shall be the Chairman 
of the Board and the Director shall be the Secretary of the Board. 
(d) BOARD MEMBERSHIP NOT AN OFFICE.—Membership on the Board 
shall not be an office within the meaning of the statutes of the United 
States. 
(e) QUORUM.—A majority of the members of the Board serving at any 
time shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. 
(f) SEAL.—The National Park Foundation shall have an official seal, 
which shall be judicially noticed. 
(g) MEETINGS.—The Board shall meet at the call of the Chairman and 
there shall be at least one meeting each year. 
(h) COMPENSATION AND REIMBURSEMENT.—No compensation shall be 
paid to the members of the Board for their services as members, but they 
shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary traveling and subsistence ex-
penses incurred by them in the performance of their duties as members out 
of National Park Foundation funds available to the Board for those pur-
poses. 
§ 1011.13. Gifts, devises, or bequests 
(a) AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT GIFTS, DEVISES, OR BEQUESTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The National Park Foundation may accept, re-
ceive, solicit, hold, administer, and use any gifts, devises, or bequests, 
either absolutely or in trust of real or personal property, or any income 
from, or other interest in, the gift, devise, or bequest, for the benefit 
of, or in connection with, the Service, its activities, or its services. 
(2) GIFT, DEVISE, OR
BEQUEST
THAT
IS
ENCUMBERED, RE-
STRICTED, OR SUBJECT TO BENEFICIAL INTERESTS.—A gift, devise, or 
bequest may be accepted by the National Park Foundation even though 
it is encumbered, restricted, or subject to beneficial interests of private 
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persons if any current or future interest in the gift, devise, or bequest 
is for the benefit of the Service, its activities, or its services. 
(b) WHEN GIFT, DEVISE, OR BEQUEST MAY NOT BE ACCEPTED.—The 
National Park Foundation may not accept any gift, devise, or bequest that 
entails any expenditure other than from the resources of the Foundation. 
(c) INTEREST IN REAL PROPERTY.—For purposes of this section, an in-
terest in real property includes easements or other rights for preservation, 
conservation, protection, or enhancement by and for the public of natural, 
scenic, historic, scientific, educational, inspirational, or recreational re-
sources. 
§ 1011.14. Disposition of property or income 
(a) AUTHORITY TO DISPOSE OR DEAL WITH PROPERTY OR INCOME.— 
Except as otherwise required by the instrument of transfer, the National 
Park Foundation may sell, lease, invest, reinvest, retain, or otherwise dis-
pose of or deal with any property or income from the property as the Board 
may determine. 
(b) RESTRICTION.—The National Park Foundation shall not engage in 
any business or make any investment that may not lawfully be made by a 
trust company in the District of Columbia, except that the Foundation may 
make any investment authorized by the instrument of transfer, and may re-
tain any property accepted by the Foundation. 
(c) USE OF SERVICES AND FACILITIES OF THE DEPARTMENTS OF THE 
INTERIOR AND JUSTICE.—The National Park Foundation may utilize the 
services and facilities of the Department of the Interior and the Department 
of Justice, and the services and facilities may be made available on request 
to the extent practicable with or without reimbursement. Amounts reim-
bursed to either Department shall be returned by the Department to the 
account from which the funds for which the reimbursement is made were 
drawn and may, without further appropriation, be expended for any purpose 
for which the account is authorized. 
§ 1011.15. Corporate succession and powers and duties act-
ing as trustee; personal liability for malfeasance 
(a) PERPETUAL SUCCESSION.—The National Park Foundation shall have 
perpetual succession. 
(b) POWERS AND DUTIES OF TRUSTEE.—The National Park Foundation 
shall have all the usual powers and obligations of a corporation acting as 
a trustee, including the power to sue and to be sued in its own name. 
(c) PERSONAL LIABILITY OF BOARD MEMBERS.—The members of the 
Board shall not be personally liable, except for malfeasance. 
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Schedule of Laws Repealed—Continued 
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United States Code Former 
Classification 
Act of June 27, 1960 (Pub. L. 86–523) 
1 ...............................................
16 U.S.C. 469.
2 ...............................................
16 U.S.C. 469a.
3 ...............................................
16 U.S.C. 469a–1.
4 ...............................................
16 U.S.C. 469a–2.
5 ...............................................
16 U.S.C. 469a–3.
6 ...............................................
16 U.S.C. 469b.
7 ...............................................
16 U.S.C. 469c.
8 ...............................................
16 U.S.C. 469c–1.
Act of August 24, 1962 (Pub. L. 87– 
608) .....................................................
..................................................
16 U.S.C. 3b.
Act of May 28, 1963 (Pub. L. 88–29) ...
1 ...............................................
16 U.S.C. 460l.
2 ...............................................
16 U.S.C. 460l–1.
3 ...............................................
16 U.S.C. 460l–2.
4 ...............................................
16 U.S.C. 460l–3.
Land and Water Conservation Fund Act 
of 1965 (Pub. L. 88–578) ...................
title I, § 1(b) ............................
16 U.S.C. 460l–4.
title I, § 2 .................................
16 U.S.C. 460l–5.
title I, § 3 .................................
16 U.S.C. 460l–6.
title I, § 4(i)(1)(C) ...................
16 U.S.C. 460l–6a(i)(1)(C).
title I, § 4(j)–(n) ......................
16 U.S.C. 460l–6a(j)–(n).
title I, § 5 .................................
16 U.S.C. 460l–7.
title I, § 6 .................................
16 U.S.C. 460l–8.
title I, § 7 .................................
16 U.S.C. 460l–9.
title I, § 8 .................................
16 U.S.C. 460l–10.
title I, § 9 .................................
16 U.S.C. 460l–10a.
title I, § 10 ...............................
16 U.S.C. 460l–10b.
title I, § 11 ...............................
16 U.S.C. 460l–10c.
title I, § 12 ...............................
16 U.S.C. 460l–10d.
title I, § 13 ...............................
16 U.S.C. 460l–10e.
title II, § 201 ...........................
16 U.S.C. 460l–11.
National Historic Preservation Act (Pub. 
L. 89–665) ..........................................
1 ...............................................
16 U.S.C. 470.
2 ...............................................
16 U.S.C. 470–1.
101 ...........................................
16 U.S.C. 470a.
102 ...........................................
16 U.S.C. 470b.
103 ...........................................
16 U.S.C. 470c.
104 ...........................................
16 U.S.C. 470d.
105 ...........................................
16 U.S.C. 470e.
106 ...........................................
16 U.S.C. 470f.
107 ...........................................
16 U.S.C. 470g.
108 ...........................................
16 U.S.C. 470h.
109 ...........................................
16 U.S.C. 470h–1.
110 ...........................................
16 U.S.C. 470h–2.
111 ...........................................
16 U.S.C. 470h–3.
112 ...........................................
16 U.S.C. 470h–4.
113 ...........................................
16 U.S.C. 470h–5.
201 ...........................................
16 U.S.C. 470i.
202 ...........................................
16 U.S.C. 470j.
203 ...........................................
16 U.S.C. 470k.
204 ...........................................
16 U.S.C. 470l.
205 ...........................................
16 U.S.C. 470m.
206 ...........................................
16 U.S.C. 470n.
207 ...........................................
16 U.S.C. 470o.
208 ...........................................
16 U.S.C. 470p.
209 ...........................................
16 U.S.C. 470q.
210 ...........................................
16 U.S.C. 470r.
211 ...........................................
16 U.S.C. 470s.
212 ...........................................
16 U.S.C. 470t.
213 ...........................................
16 U.S.C. 470u.
214 ...........................................
16 U.S.C. 470v.
215 ...........................................
16 U.S.C. 470v–1.
216 ...........................................
16 U.S.C. 470v–2.
301 ...........................................
16 U.S.C. 470w.
302 ...........................................
16 U.S.C. 470w–1.
303 ...........................................
16 U.S.C. 470w–2.
304 ...........................................
16 U.S.C. 470w–3.
305 ...........................................
16 U.S.C. 470w–4.
306 ...........................................
16 U.S.C. 470w–5.
307 ...........................................
16 U.S.C. 470w–6.
308 ...........................................
16 U.S.C. 470w–7.
309 ...........................................
16 U.S.C. 470w–8.
401 ...........................................
16 U.S.C. 470x.
402 ...........................................
16 U.S.C. 470x–1.
403 ...........................................
16 U.S.C. 470x–2.
404 ...........................................
16 U.S.C. 470x–3.
405 ...........................................
16 U.S.C. 470x–4.
406 ...........................................
16 U.S.C. 470x–5.
407 ...........................................
16 U.S.C. 470x–6.
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Act 
Section 
United States Code Former 
Classification 
Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan 
Development Act of 1966 (Pub. L. 
89–754) ...............................................
603 ...........................................
16 U.S.C. 470b–1.
Act of December 18, 1967 (Pub. L. 90– 
209) .....................................................
1 ...............................................
16 U.S.C. 19e.
2 ...............................................
16 U.S.C. 19f.
3 ...............................................
16 U.S.C. 19g.
4 ...............................................
16 U.S.C. 19h.
5 ...............................................
16 U.S.C. 19i.
6 ...............................................
16 U.S.C. 19j.
7 ...............................................
16 U.S.C. 19k.
8 ...............................................
16 U.S.C. 19l.
9 ...............................................
16 U.S.C. 19m.
10 .............................................
16 U.S.C. 19n.
11 .............................................
16 U.S.C. 19o.
Act of July 15, 1968 (Pub. L. 90–401)
5 ...............................................
16 U.S.C. 460l–22.
Volunteers in the Parks Act of 1969 
(Pub. L. 91–357) ................................
1 ...............................................
16 U.S.C. 18g.
2 ...............................................
16 U.S.C. 18h.
3 ...............................................
16 U.S.C. 18i.
4 ...............................................
16 U.S.C. 18j.
Act of August 18, 1970 (Pub. L. 91– 
383) .....................................................
1 ...............................................
16 U.S.C. 1a–1.
3 ...............................................
16 U.S.C. 1a–2.
6 ...............................................
16 U.S.C. 1a–3.
7 ...............................................
16 U.S.C. 1a–4.
8 ...............................................
16 U.S.C. 1a–5.
10 .............................................
16 U.S.C. 1a–6.
12 .............................................
16 U.S.C. 1a–7.
13 .............................................
16 U.S.C. 1a–7a.
Act of September 28, 1976 (Pub. L. 94– 
429) .....................................................
1 ...............................................
16 U.S.C. 1901.
2 ...............................................
16 U.S.C. 1902.
4 ...............................................
16 U.S.C. 1903.
5 ...............................................
16 U.S.C. 1904.
6 ...............................................
16 U.S.C. 1905.
7 ...............................................
16 U.S.C. 1906.
8 ...............................................
16 U.S.C. 1907.
9 ...............................................
16 U.S.C. 1908.
10 .............................................
16 U.S.C. 1909.
11 .............................................
16 U.S.C. 1910.
12 .............................................
16 U.S.C. 1911.
13 .............................................
16 U.S.C. 1912.
Act of August 15, 1978 (Pub. L. 95– 
344) .....................................................
title III, § 301 ..........................
16 U.S.C. 2301.
title III, § 302 ..........................
16 U.S.C. 2302.
title III, § 303 ..........................
16 U.S.C. 2303.
title III, § 304 ..........................
16 U.S.C. 2304.
title III, § 305 ..........................
16 U.S.C. 2305.
title III, § 306 ..........................
16 U.S.C. 2306.
Act of March 5, 1980 (Pub. L. 96–199) 
title I, § 120 .............................
16 U.S.C. 467b.
National 
Historic 
Preservation 
Act 
Amendments of 1980 (Pub. L. 96– 
515) .....................................................
208 ...........................................
16 U.S.C. 469c–2.
401 ...........................................
16 U.S.C. 470a–1.
402 ...........................................
16 U.S.C. 470a–2.
Act of October 12, 1984 (Pub. L. 98– 
473) .....................................................
title I, § 101(c) [title I, § 100] 
16 U.S.C. 1e.
Act of October 24, 1984 (Pub. L. 98– 
540) .....................................................
4(a) ..........................................
16 U.S.C. 1a–8(a).
International Security and Development 
Cooperation Act of 1985 (Pub. L. 99– 
83) .......................................................
1303 .........................................
16 U.S.C. 469j.
Act of July 27, 1990 (Pub. L. 101–337) 
1 ...............................................
19jj.
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2 ...............................................
19jj–1.
3 ...............................................
19jj–2.
4 ...............................................
19jj–3.
5 ...............................................
19jj–4.
Department of the Interior and Related 
Agencies Appropriations Act, 1991 
(Pub. L. 101–512) ..............................
116 ...........................................
16 U.S.C. 18f–1.
Act of November 28, 1990 (Pub. L. 
101–628) .............................................
title XII, § 1213 ......................
16 U.S.C. 1a–9.
title XII, § 1214 ......................
16 U.S.C. 1a–10.
title XII, § 1215 ......................
16 U.S.C. 1a–11.
title XII, § 1216 ......................
16 U.S.C. 1a–12.
title XII, § 1217 ......................
16 U.S.C. 1a–13.
Department of the Interior and Related 
Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993 
(Pub. L. 102–381) ..............................
title I (1st proviso in 
paragraph under heading 
‘‘ADMINISTRATIVE 
PROVISIONS’’ under heading 
‘‘NATIONAL PARK SERVICE’’).
16 U.S.C. 14d.
Act of October 26, 1992 (Pub. L. 102– 
525) .....................................................
title III, § 301 ..........................
16 U.S.C. 1a–14.
Agricultural Reconciliation Act of 1993 
(Pub. L. 103–66) ................................
title I, § 1401 ...........................
16 U.S.C. 460l–6c.
Department of the Interior and Related 
Agencies Appropriations Act, 1994 
(Pub. L. 103–138) ..............................
title I (3d proviso in paragraph 
under heading 
‘‘ADMINISTRATIVE 
PROVISIONS’’ under heading 
‘‘NATIONAL PARK SERVICE’’).
16 U.S.C. 3a.
National Maritime Heritage Act of 1994 
(Pub. L. 103–451) ..............................
3 ...............................................
16 U.S.C. 5402.
4 ...............................................
16 U.S.C. 5403.
5 ...............................................
16 U.S.C. 5404.
6 ...............................................
16 U.S.C. 5405.
7 ...............................................
16 U.S.C. 5406.
8 ...............................................
16 U.S.C. 5407.
9 ...............................................
16 U.S.C. 5408.
Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations 
Act, 1997 (Pub. L. 104–208) .............
div. A, title I, § 101(d) [title I 
(3d undesignated paragraph 
under heading 
‘‘ADMINISTRATIVE 
PROVISIONS’’ under heading 
‘‘NATIONAL PARK SERVICE’’)].
16 U.S.C. 1g.
Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Man-
agement Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104– 
333) .....................................................
div. I, title VI, § 604 ...............
16 U.S.C. 469k.
div. I, title VIII, § 814(a) ........
16 U.S.C. 17o.
div. I, title VIII, § 814(g) ........
16 U.S.C. 1f.
National Underground Railroad Network 
to Freedom Act of 1998 (Pub. L. 
105–203) .............................................
2 ...............................................
16 U.S.C. 469l.
3 ...............................................
16 U.S.C. 469l–1.
4 ...............................................
16 U.S.C. 469l–2.
Strom Thurmond National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 
(Pub. L. 105–261) ..............................
div. A, title X, § 1068 ..............
16 U.S.C. 5409.
National Parks Omnibus Management 
Act of 1998 (Pub. L. 105–391) ..........
2 ...............................................
16 U.S.C. 5901.
101 ...........................................
16 U.S.C. 5911.
102 ...........................................
16 U.S.C. 5912.
103 ...........................................
16 U.S.C. 5913.
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104 ...........................................
16 U.S.C. 5914.
201 ...........................................
16 U.S.C. 5931.
202 ...........................................
16 U.S.C. 5932.
203 ...........................................
16 U.S.C. 5933.
204 ...........................................
16 U.S.C. 5934.
205 ...........................................
16 U.S.C. 5935.
206 ...........................................
16 U.S.C. 5936.
207 ...........................................
16 U.S.C. 5937.
402 ...........................................
16 U.S.C. 5951.
403 ...........................................
16 U.S.C. 5952.
404 ...........................................
16 U.S.C. 5953.
405 ...........................................
16 U.S.C. 5954.
406 ...........................................
16 U.S.C. 5955.
407 ...........................................
16 U.S.C. 5956.
408 ...........................................
16 U.S.C. 5957.
409 ...........................................
16 U.S.C. 5958.
410 ...........................................
16 U.S.C. 5959.
411 ...........................................
16 U.S.C. 5960.
412 ...........................................
16 U.S.C. 5961.
413 ...........................................
16 U.S C. 5962.
414 ...........................................
16 U.S.C. 5963.
416 ...........................................
16 U.S.C. 5964.
417 ...........................................
16 U.S.C. 5965.
418 ...........................................
16 U.S.C. 5966.
501 ...........................................
16 U.S.C. 5981.
801 ...........................................
16 U.S.C. 6011.
Act of May 26, 2000 (Pub. L. 106–206) 
1 (relating to the Secretary of 
the Interior).
16 U.S.C. 460l–6d (relating to 
the Secretary of the Interior).
Department of the Interior and Related 
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002 
(Pub. L. 107–63) ................................
title I (paragraph under 
heading ‘‘CONTRIBUTION FOR 
ANNUITY BENEFITS’’ under 
heading ‘‘NATIONAL PARK 
SERVICE’’).
16 U.S.C. 14e.
Civil War Battlefield Preservation Act of 
2002 (Pub. L. 107–359) .....................
2(b) ..........................................
16 U.S.C. 469k note.
Consolidated Appropriations Resolution, 
2003 (Pub. L. 108–7) .........................
div. F, title I (words before 
proviso in last undesignated 
paragraph under heading 
‘‘ADMINISTRATIVE 
PROVISIONS’’ under heading 
‘‘NATIONAL PARK SERVICE’’).
16 U.S.C. 1h.
div. F, title I (proviso in last 
undesignated paragraph under 
heading ‘‘ADMINISTRATIVE 
PROVISIONS’’ under heading 
‘‘NATIONAL PARK SERVICE’’).
16 U.S.C. 1i.
Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 
2008 (Pub. L. 110–229) .....................
title III, subtitle A, § 301 ........
16 U.S.C. 1j.
title III, subtitle G, § 361(1) ...
16 U.S.C. 469l–1.
title III, subtitle G, § 361(2) ...
16 U.S.C. 469l–2.
title III, subtitle G, § 361(3) ...
16 U.S.C. 469l–3.
Omnibus Public Land Management Act 
of 2009 (Pub. L. 111–11) ...................
title VII, subtitle B, § 7111(b) 
16 U.S.C. 469m(b).
title VII, subtitle B, § 7111(c) 
16 U.S.C. 469m(c).
title VII, subtitle D, § 7301 ....
16 U.S.C. 469k–1.
title VII, subtitle D, § 7302 ....
16 U.S.C. 469n.
title VII, subtitle D, § 7303 ....
16 U.S.C. 469o.
title VII, subtitle E, § 7403 .....
16 U.S.C. 5958.
Credit Card Accountability Responsi-
bility and Disclosure Act of 2009 
(Pub. L. 111–24) ................................
title V, § 512 (relating to 
National Park System).
16 U.S.C. 1a–7b (relating to 
National Park System).
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