IIB 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1950 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
AUGUST 2, 2012 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
AN ACT 
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. 
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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 Service and Related Programs’’. 
(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-
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 Service and Related Pro-
grams’’, is enacted as follows: 
TITLE 54—NATIONAL PARK SERVICE 
AND RELATED PROGRAMS 
Subtitle I—National Park System 
Division A—Establishment and General Administration 
Chap. 
Sec. 
1001. General Provisions ............................................................................................
100101 
1003. Establishment, Directors, and Other Employees .............................................
100301 
1005. Areas of National Park System ........................................................................
100501 
1007. Resource Management ......................................................................................
100701 
1009. Administration ..................................................................................................
100901 
1011. Donations ..........................................................................................................
101101 
1013. Employees .........................................................................................................
101301 
1015. Transportation ..................................................................................................
101501 
1017. Financial Agreements .......................................................................................
101701 
1019. Concessions and Commercial Use Authorizations ............................................
101901 
1021. Privileges and Leases .......................................................................................
102101 
1023. Programs and Organizations ............................................................................
102301 
1025. Museums ...........................................................................................................
102501 
1027. Law Enforcement and Emergency Assistance .................................................
102701 
1029. Land Transfers .................................................................................................
102901 
1031. Appropriations and Accounting ........................................................................
103101 
1033. National Military Parks ....................................................................................
103301 
1035 through 1047 ....................................................................................................
Reserved 
1049. Miscellaneous ....................................................................................................
104901 
Division B—System Units and Related Areas—Reserved 
Subtitle II—Outdoor Recreation Programs 
2001. Coordination of Programs ................................................................................
200101 
2003. Land and Water Conservation Fund ................................................................
200301 
2005. Urban Park and Recreation Recovery Program ..............................................
200501 
Subtitle III—National Preservation Programs 
Division A—Historic Preservation 
Subdivision 1—General Provisions 
3001. Policy ................................................................................................................
300101 
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3003. Definitions ........................................................................................................
300301 
Subdivision 2—Historic Preservation Program 
3021. National Register of Historic Places ................................................................
302101 
3023. State Historic Preservation Programs .............................................................
302301 
3025. Certification of Local Governments ..................................................................
302501 
3027. Historic Preservation Programs and Authorities for Indian Tribes and Na-
tive Hawaiian Organizations.
302701 
3029. Grants ...............................................................................................................
302901 
3031. Historic Preservation Fund ..............................................................................
303101 
3033 Through 3037 ...................................................................................................
Reserved 
3039. Miscellaneous ....................................................................................................
303901 
Subdivision 3—Advisory Council on Historic Preservation 
3041. Advisory Council on Historic Preservation .......................................................
304101 
Subdivision 4—Other Organizations and Programs 
3051. Historic Light Station Preservation .................................................................
305101 
3053. National Center for Preservation Technology and Training ............................
305301 
3055. National Building Museum ...............................................................................
305501 
Subdivision 5—Federal Agency Historic Preservation Respon-
sibilities 
3061. Program Responsibilities and Authorities ........................................................
306101 
Subdivision 6—Miscellaneous 
3071. Miscellaneous ....................................................................................................
307101 
Division B—Organizations and Programs 
Subdivision 1—Administered by National Park Service 
3081. American Battlefield Protection Program ........................................................
308101 
3083. National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom ....................................
308301 
3085. National Women’s Rights History Project .......................................................
308501 
3087. National Maritime Heritage .............................................................................
308701 
3089. Save America’s Treasures Program .................................................................
308901 
3091. Commemoration of Former Presidents ............................................................
309101 
Subdivision 2—Administered Jointly With National Park 
Service 
3111. Preserve America Program ...............................................................................
311101 
Subdivision 3—Administered by Other Than National Park 
Service 
3121. National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States .......................
312101 
3123. Commission for the Preservation of America’s Heritage Abroad ....................
312301 
3125. Preservation of Historical and Archeological Data ..........................................
312501 
Division C—American Antiquities 
3201. Policy and Administrative Provisions ...............................................................
320101 
3203. Monuments, Ruins, Sites, and Objects of Antiquity ........................................
320301 
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Subtitle I—National Park System 
Division A—Establishment and General 
Administration 
Chapter 1001—General Provisions 
Sec. 
100101.
Promotion and regulation. 
100102.
Definitions. 
§ 100101. Promotion and regulation 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Na-
tional Park Service, shall promote and regulate the use of the National 
Park System by means and measures that conform to the fundamental pur-
pose of the System units, which purpose is to conserve the scenery, natural 
and historic objects, and wild life in the System units and to provide for 
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the enjoyment of the scenery, natural and historic objects, and wild life in 
such manner and by such means as will leave them unimpaired for the en-
joyment of future generations. 
(b) DECLARATIONS.— 
(1) 1970 DECLARATIONS.—Congress declares that— 
(A) the National Park System, which began with establishment 
of Yellowstone National Park in 1872, has since grown to include 
superlative natural, historic, and recreation areas in every major 
region of the United States and its territories and possessions; 
(B) these areas, though distinct in character, are united 
through their interrelated purposes and resources into one Na-
tional Park System as cumulative expressions of a single national 
heritage; 
(C) individually and collectively, these areas derive increased na-
tional dignity and recognition of their superb environmental qual-
ity through their inclusion jointly with each other in one System 
preserved and managed for the benefit and inspiration of all the 
people of the United States; and 
(D) it is the purpose of this division to include all these areas 
in the System and to clarify the authorities applicable to the Sys-
tem. 
(2) 1978 REAFFIRMATION.—Congress reaffirms, declares, and di-
rects that the promotion and regulation of the various System units 
shall be consistent with and founded in the purpose established by sub-
section (a), to the common benefit of all the people of the United 
States. The authorization of activities shall be construed and the pro-
tection, management, and administration of the System units shall be 
conducted in light of the high public value and integrity of the System 
and shall not be exercised in derogation of the values and purposes for 
which the System units have been established, except as directly and 
specifically provided by Congress. 
§ 100102. Definitions 
In this title: 
(1) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means the Director of the Na-
tional Park Service. 
(2) NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM.—The term ‘‘National Park System’’ 
means the areas of land and water described in section 100501 of this 
title. 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of the 
Interior. 
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