§ 102712. Aid to visitors, grantees, permittees, or licensees 
in emergencies 
(a) VISITORS.—The Secretary may aid visitors within a System unit in 
an emergency, when no other source is available for the procurement of food 
or supplies, by the sale, at cost, of food or supplies in quantities sufficient 
to enable the visitors to reach safely a point where food or supplies can be 
purchased. Receipts from the sales shall be deposited as a refund to the ap-
propriation current at the date of the deposit and shall be available for the 
purchase of similar food or supplies. 
(b) GRANTEES, PERMITTEES, AND LICENSEES.—The Secretary may in 
an emergency, when no other source is available for the immediate procure-
ment of supplies, materials, or special services, aid grantees, permittees, or 
licensees conducting operations for the benefit of the public in a System unit 
by the sale, at cost, including transportation and handling, of supplies, ma-
terials, or special services as may be necessary to relieve the emergency and 
ensure uninterrupted service to the public. Receipts from the sales shall be 
deposited as a refund to the appropriation current at the date of the deposit 
and shall be available for expenditure for System unit purposes. 
Chapter 1029—Land Transfers 
Sec. 
102901.
Conveyance of property and interests in property in System units or related areas. 
§ 102901. Conveyance of property and interests in property 
in System units or related areas 
(a) FREEHOLD AND LEASEHOLD INTERESTS.—With respect to any prop-
erty acquired by the Secretary within a System unit or related area, except 
property within national parks or within national monuments of scientific 
significance, the Secretary may convey a freehold or leasehold interest in the 
property, subject to such terms and conditions as will ensure the use of the 
property in a manner that is, in the judgment of the Secretary, consistent 
with the purpose for which the System unit or related area was authorized 
by Congress. The Secretary shall convey the interest to the highest bidder, 
in accordance with such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe. The 
conveyance shall be at not less than the fair market value of the interest, 
as determined by the Secretary, except that if the conveyance is proposed 
within 2 years after the property to be conveyed is acquired by the Sec-
retary, the Secretary shall allow the last owner of record of the property 
30 days following the date on which the owner is notified by the Secretary 
in writing that the property is to be conveyed within which to notify the 
Secretary that the owner wishes to acquire the interest. On receiving the 
timely request, the Secretary shall convey the interest to the person, in ac-
cordance with such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, on payment 
or agreement to pay an amount equal to the highest bid price. 
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(b) EXCHANGE OF LAND.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may accept title to any non-Fed-
eral property or interest in property within a System unit or related 
area under the Secretary’s administration in exchange for any Feder-
ally-owned property or interest under the Secretary’s jurisdiction that 
the Secretary determines is suitable for exchange or other disposal and 
that is located in the same State as the non-Federal property to be ac-
quired. 
(2) EXCEPTION.—Timberland subject to harvest under a sustained 
yield program shall not be exchanged under paragraph (1). 
(3) PUBLIC HEARING.—On request of a State or a political subdivi-
sion thereof, or of a party in interest, prior to an exchange under this 
subsection the Secretary shall hold a public hearing in the area where 
the properties to be exchanged are located. 
(4) VALUES OF PROPERTIES EXCHANGED.—The values of the prop-
erties exchanged— 
(A) shall be approximately equal; or 
(B) if they are not approximately equal, shall be equalized by 
the payment of cash to the grantor from funds appropriated for 
the acquisition of land for the area, or to the Secretary, as the 
circumstances require. 
(c) PROCEEDS
CREDITED
TO
LAND
AND
WATER
CONSERVATION 
FUND.—The proceeds received from any conveyance under this section shall 
be credited to the Land and Water Conservation Fund. 
Chapter 1031—Appropriations and 
Accounting 
Sec. 
103101.
Availability and use of appropriations. 
103102.
Appropriations authorized and available for certain purposes. 
103103.
Amounts provided by private entities for utility services. 
103104.
Recovery of costs associated with special use permits. 
§ 103101. Availability and use of appropriations 
(a) CREDITS
OF RECEIPTS
FOR MEALS
AND QUARTERS FURNISHED 
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES IN THE FIELD.—Cash collections and 
payroll deductions made for meals and quarters furnished by the Service to 
employees of the Federal Government in the field and to cooperating agen-
cies may be credited as a reimbursement to the current appropriation for 
the administration of the System unit in which the accommodations are fur-
nished. 
(b) AVAILABILITY FOR EXPENSE OF RECORDING DONATED LAND.—Ap-
propriations made for the Service shall be available for any expenses inci-
dent to the preparation and recording of title evidence covering land to be 
donated to the United States for administration by the Service. 
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(c) USE OF FUNDS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT AND EMERGENCIES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Funds, not to exceed $250,000 per incident, 
available to the Service may be used, with the approval of the Sec-
retary, to— 
(A) maintain law and order in emergency and other unforeseen 
law enforcement situations; and 
(B) conduct emergency search and rescue operations in the Sys-
tem. 
(2) REPLENISHMENT OF FUNDS.—If the Secretary expends funds 
under paragraph (1), the funds shall be replenished by a supplemental 
appropriation for which the Secretary shall make a request as promptly 
as possible. 
(d) CONTRIBUTION FOR ANNUITY BENEFITS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Necessary amounts are appropriated for reim-
bursement, pursuant to the Policemen and Firemen’s Retirement and 
Disability Act amendments of 1957 (Public Law 85–157, 71 Stat. 
391), to the District of Columbia on a monthly basis for benefit pay-
ments by the District of Columbia to United States Park Police annu-
itants under section 12 of the Policemen and Firemen’s Retirement 
and Disability Act (ch. 433, 39 Stat. 718), to the extent that those 
payments exceed contributions made by active Park Police members 
covered under the Policemen and Firemen’s Retirement and Disability 
Act. 
(2) NONAVAILABILITY OF APPROPRIATIONS TO THE SERVICE.—Ap-
propriations made to the Service are not available for the purpose of 
making reimbursements under paragraph (1). 
(e) WATERPROOF FOOTWEAR.—Appropriations for the Service that are 
available for the purchase of equipment may be used for purchase of water-
proof footwear, which shall be regarded and listed as System equipment. 
§ 103102. Appropriations authorized and available for cer-
tain purposes 
Appropriations for the Service are authorized and are available for— 
(1) administration, protection, improvement, and maintenance of 
areas, under the jurisdiction of other Federal agencies, that are devoted 
to recreational use pursuant to cooperative agreements; 
(2) necessary local transportation and subsistence in kind of individ-
uals selected for employment or as cooperators, serving without other 
compensation, while attending fire protection training camps; 
(3) administration, protection, maintenance, and improvement of the 
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal; 
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(4) educational lectures in or in the vicinity of and with respect to 
System units, and services of field employees in cooperation with such 
nonprofit scientific and historical societies engaged in educational work 
in System units as the Secretary may designate; 
(5) travel expenses of employees attending— 
(A) Federal Government camps for training in forest fire pre-
vention and suppression; 
(B) the Federal Bureau of Investigation National Police Acad-
emy; and 
(C) Federal, State, or municipal schools for training in building 
fire prevention and suppression; 
(6) investigation and establishment of water rights in accordance 
with local custom, laws, and decisions of courts, including the acquisi-
tion of water rights or of land or interests in land or rights-of-way for 
use and protection of water rights necessary or beneficial in the admin-
istration and public use of System units; 
(7) official telephone service in the field in the case of official tele-
phones installed in private houses when authorized under regulations 
established by the Secretary; and 
(8) provision of transportation for children in nearby communities to 
and from any System unit used in connection with organized recreation 
and interpretive programs of the Service. 
§ 103103. Amounts provided by private entities for utility 
services 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, amounts provided to the 
Service by private entities for utility services shall be credited to the appro-
priate account and remain available until expended. 
§ 103104. Recovery of costs associated with special use per-
mits 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Service may recover all 
costs of providing necessary services associated with special use permits. 
The reimbursements shall be credited to the appropriation current at that 
time. 
Chapter 1033—National Military Parks 
Sec. 
103301.
Military maneuvers. 
103302.
Camps for military instruction. 
103303.
Performance of duties of commissions. 
103304.
Recovery of land withheld. 
103305.
Travel expenses incident to study of battlefields. 
103306.
Studies. 
§ 103301. Military maneuvers 
To obtain practical benefits of great value to the country from the es-
tablishment of national military parks, the parks and their approaches are 
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