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(b) CONTRIBUTIONS IN LIEU OF TAXES.—The National Park Foundation 
may— 
(1) contribute toward the costs of local government in amounts not 
in excess of those which it would be obligated to pay that government 
if it were not exempt from taxation by virtue of subsection (a) or by 
virtue of its being a charitable and nonprofit corporation; and 
(2) agree to contribute with respect to property transferred to it and 
the income derived from the property if the agreement is a condition 
of the transfer. 
(c) TRANSFERS DEEMED TO BE TO OR FOR THE USE OF UNITED 
STATES.—Contributions, gifts, and other transfers made to or for the use 
of the Foundation shall be deemed to be contributions, gifts, or transfers 
to or for the use of the United States. 
§ 101119. Liability of United States 
The United States shall not be liable for any debts, defaults, acts, or 
omissions of the National Park Foundation. 
§ 101120. Promotion of local fundraising support 
(a) PROGRAM.—The National Park Foundation shall design and imple-
ment a comprehensive program to assist and promote philanthropic pro-
grams of support at the individual System unit level. 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION.—The program under subsection (a) shall be im-
plemented to— 
(1) assist in the creation of local nonprofit support organizations; 
and 
(2) provide support, national consistency, and management-improv-
ing suggestions for local nonprofit support organizations. 
(c) PROGRAM.—The program under subsection (a)— 
(1) shall include the greatest number of System units as is prac-
ticable; and 
(2) at a minimum shall include— 
(A) a standard adaptable organizational design format to estab-
lish and sustain responsible management of a local nonprofit sup-
port organization for support of a System unit; 
(B) standard and legally tenable bylaws and recommended 
money-handling procedures that can easily be adapted as applied 
to individual System units; and 
(C) a standard training curriculum to orient and expand the op-
erating expertise of personnel employed by local nonprofit support 
organizations. 
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(d) ANNUAL REPORT.—The National Park Foundation shall report the 
progress of the program under subsection (a) in the annual report of the 
Foundation. 
(e) AFFILIATIONS.— 
(1) CHARTER OR CORPORATE BYLAWS.—Nothing in this section re-
quires— 
(A) a nonprofit support organization or friends group to modify 
current practices or to affiliate with the National Park Founda-
tion; or 
(B) a local nonprofit support organization, established as a re-
sult of this section, to be bound through its charter or corporate 
bylaws to be permanently affiliated with the National Park Foun-
dation. 
(2) ESTABLISHMENT.—An affiliation with the National Park Foun-
dation shall be established only at the discretion of the governing board 
of a nonprofit organization. 
Chapter 1013—Employees 
Subchapter I—General Provisions 
Sec. 
101301.
Maintenance management system. 
101302.
Authority of Secretary to carry out certain activities. 
101303.
Medical attention for employees. 
101304.
Personal equipment and property. 
101305.
Travel expenses of System employees and dependents of deceased employees. 
Subchapter II—Service Career Development, Training, and Management 
101321.
Service employee training. 
101322.
Management development and training. 
Subchapter III—Housing Improvement 
101331.
Definitions. 
101332.
General authority of Secretary. 
101333.
Criteria for providing housing. 
101334.
Authorization for housing agreements. 
101335.
Housing programs. 
101336.
Contracts for the management of field employee quarters. 
101337.
Leasing of seasonal employee quarters. 
101338.
General leasing provisions. 
101339.
Assessment and priority listing. 
101340.
Use of funds. 
Subchapter I—General Provisions 
§ 101301. 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. 
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(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. 
§ 101302. Authority of Secretary to carry out certain activi-
ties 
(a) IN GENERAL.—To facilitate the administration of the System, the 
Secretary, under such terms and conditions as the Secretary may consider 
advisable, may carry out the activities described in this section. 
(b) TRANSPORTATION.—The Secretary may provide transportation of em-
ployees located at an isolated area of the System and to members of their 
families, if— 
(1) the area is not adequately served by commercial transportation; 
and 
(2) the transportation is incidental to official transportation services. 
(c) RECREATION FACILITIES, EQUIPMENT, AND SERVICES.—The Sec-
retary may provide recreation facilities, equipment, and services for use by 
employees and their families located at an isolated area of the System. 
(d) FIELD AND SPECIAL PURPOSE EQUIPMENT.—The Secretary may 
purchase field and special purpose equipment required by employees for the 
performance of assigned functions. The purchased equipment shall be re-
garded and listed as System equipment. 
(e) MEALS AND LODGING.—The Secretary may provide meals and lodg-
ing, as the Secretary considers appropriate, for members of the United 
States Park Police and other employees of the Service, as the Secretary may 
designate, serving temporarily on extended special duty in System units. For 
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this purpose the Secretary may use funds appropriated for the expenses of 
the Department of the Interior. 
§ 101303. Medical attention for employees 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In the administration of the Service, the Secretary 
may contract for medical attention and service for employees and to make 
necessary payroll deductions agreed to by the employees for that medical at-
tention and service. 
(b) EMPLOYEES LOCATED AT ISOLATED SITUATIONS.—The Secretary 
may provide, out of amounts appropriated for the general expense of the 
System units, medical attention for employees of the Service located at iso-
lated situations, including— 
(1) moving the employees to hospitals or other places where medical 
assistance is available; and 
(2) in case of death, to remove the bodies of deceased employees to 
the nearest place where they can be prepared for shipment or for bur-
ial. 
§ 101304. Personal equipment and property 
(a) PURCHASE OF PERSONAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES.—The Sec-
retary may purchase personal equipment and supplies for employees of the 
Service and make deductions for the equipment and supplies from amounts 
appropriated for salary payments or otherwise due the employees. 
(b) LOST, DAMAGED, OR DESTROYED PROPERTY.—The Secretary, in the 
administration of the Service, may reimburse employees and other owners 
of horses, vehicles, and other equipment lost, damaged, or destroyed while 
in the custody of the employee or the Department of the Interior, under 
authorization, contract, or loan, for necessary firefighting, trail, or other of-
ficial business. Reimbursement shall be made from any available funds in 
the appropriation to which the hire of the equipment would be properly 
chargeable. 
(c) EQUIPMENT REQUIRED TO BE FURNISHED BY FIELD EMPLOYEES.— 
The Secretary may— 
(1) require field employees of the Service to furnish horses, motor 
and other vehicles, and miscellaneous equipment necessary for the per-
formance of their official work; and 
(2) provide, at Federal Government expense, forage, care, and hous-
ing for animals, and housing or storage and fuel for vehicles and other 
equipment required to be furnished. 
(d) HIRE, RENTAL, AND PURCHASE
OF PROPERTY.—The Secretary, 
under regulations the Secretary may prescribe, may authorize the hire, rent-
al, or purchase of property from employees of the Service whenever it would 
promote the public interest to do so. 
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