that was not valid on September 28, 1976, or that becomes invalid there-
after. 
§ 103104. Report on finding or notification of potential dam-
age to natural and historical landmarks 
When the Secretary finds on the Secretary’s own motion or on being noti-
fied in writing by an appropriate scientific, historical, or archaeological au-
thority that a district, site, building, structure, or object that has been 
found to be nationally significant in illustrating natural history or the his-
tory of the United States and that has been designated as a natural or his-
toric landmark may be irreparably lost or destroyed in whole or in part by 
any surface mining activity, including exploration for or removal or produc-
tion of minerals or materials, the Secretary shall notify the person con-
ducting the activity and submit a report on the findings or notification, in-
cluding the basis for the Secretary’s finding that the activity may cause ir-
reparable loss or destruction of a national landmark, to the Advisory Coun-
cil on Historic Preservation, with a request for advice of the Council as to 
alternative measures that may be taken by the United States to mitigate 
or abate the activity. 
§ 103105. Civil actions for just compensation by mining 
claim holders 
The holder of any patented or unpatented mining claim subject to this 
chapter that believes the holder has suffered a loss by operation of this 
chapter, or by orders or regulations issued pursuant to this chapter, may 
bring a civil action in United States district court to recover just compensa-
tion, which shall be awarded if the court finds that the loss constitutes a 
taking of property compensable under the Constitution. 
§ 103106. Acquisition of land by Secretary 
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to limit the authority of the 
Secretary to acquire land and interests in land within the boundary of any 
System unit. The Secretary shall give prompt and careful consideration to 
any offer made by the owner of any valid right or other property in Glacier 
Bay National Monument, Death Valley National Monument, Organ Pipe 
Cactus National Monument, or Mount McKinley National Park to sell the 
right or other property if the owner notifies the Secretary that the contin-
ued ownership of the right or property is causing, or would result in, undue 
hardship. 
§ 103107. Financial disclosure by officer or employee of Sec-
retary 
(a) WRITTEN STATEMENTS.–Each officer or employee of the Secretary 
who— 
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(1) performs any function or duty under this chapter, or any Act 
amended by the Mining in the Parks Act (Public Law 94–429, 90 Stat. 
1342) concerning the regulation of mining in the System; and 
(2) has any known financial interest— 
(A) in any person subject to this chapter or any Act amended 
by the Mining in the Parks Act (Public Law 94–429, 90 Stat. 
1342); or 
(B) in any person who holds a mining claim within the bound-
ary of any System unit; 
shall annually file with the Secretary a written statement concerning all 
such interests held by the officer or employee during the preceding calendar 
year. The statement shall be available to the public. 
(b) MONITORING
AND ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES.—The Secretary 
shall— 
(1) prescribe regulations that— 
(A) define the term ‘‘known financial interest’’ for purposes of 
subsection (a); and 
(B) establish the methods by which the requirement to file writ-
ten statements specified in subsection (a) will be monitored and 
enforced, including appropriate provisions for the filing by the offi-
cers and employees of the statements and the review by the Sec-
retary of the statements; and 
(2) submit to Congress on June 1 of each year a report with respect 
to the disclosures and the actions taken in regard to the disclosures 
during the preceding calendar year. 
(c) EXEMPTIONS.—In the regulations prescribed under subsection (b), the 
Secretary may identify specific positions within the Department of the Inte-
rior that are of a nonregulatory or nonpolicymaking nature and provide that 
officers or employees occupying those positions shall be exempt from the re-
quirements of this section. 
CHAPTER 1033—LAND TRANFERS 
Sec. 
103301.
Conveyance of property and interests in property in System units or related areas. 
§ 103301. 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 
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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. 
(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) SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL OPERATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL—To protect the air, land, water, and natural and 
cultural values of the System and the property of the United States 
in the System, no solid waste disposal site (including any site for the 
disposal of domestic or industrial solid waste) may be operated within 
the boundary of any System unit, other than— 
(A) a site that was operating as of September 1, 1984; or 
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(B) a site used only for disposal of waste generated within that 
System unit so long as the site will not degrade any of the natural 
or cultural resources of the System unit. 
(2) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall prescribe regulations to 
carry out this subsection, including reasonable regulations to mitigate 
the adverse effects of solid waste disposal sites in operation as of Sep-
tember 1, 1984, on property of the United States. 
(d) 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 1035—APPROPRIATIONS AND ACCOUNTING 
Sec. 
103501.
Availability and use of appropriations. 
103502.
Appropriations authorized and available for certain purposes. 
103503.
Amounts provided by private entities for utility services. 
103504.
Recovery of costs associated with special use permits. 
§ 103501. 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. 
(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 
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