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16 U.S.C. § 450rr (CONSERVATION)
§ 450rr. R.M.S. Titanic; international maritime memorial; findings and purposes
(a) Findings
The Congress finds that—
(1) the R.M.S. Titanic, the ocean liner which sank on her maiden voyage after striking an iceberg on April 14, 1912, should be designated as an international maritime memorial to the men, women, and children who perished aboard her;
(2) the recent discovery of the R.M.S. Titanic, lying more than twelve thousand feet beneath the ocean surface, demonstrates the practical applications of ocean science and engineering;
(3) the R.M.S. Titanic, well preserved in the cold, oxygen-poor waters of the deep North Atlantic Ocean, is of major national and international cultural and historical significance, and merits appropriate international protection; and
(4) the R.M.S. Titanic represents a special opportunity for deep ocean scientific research and exploration.
(b) Purposes
The Congress declares that the purposes of sections 450rr to 450rr–6 of this title are—
(1) to encourage international efforts to designate the R.M.S. Titanic as an international maritime memorial to those who lost their lives aboard her in 1912;
(2) to direct the United States to enter into negotiations with other interested nations to establish an international agreement which will provide for the designation of the R.M.S. Titanic as an international maritime memorial, and protect the scientific, cultural, and historical significance of the R.M.S. Titanic;
(3) to encourage, in those negotiations or in other fora, the development and implementation of international guidelines for conducting research on, exploration of, and if appropriate, salvage of the R.M.S. Titanic; and
(4) to express the sense of the United States Congress that, pending such international agreement or guidelines, no person should physically alter, disturb, or salvage the R.M.S. Titanic in any research or exploratory activities which are conducted.
(Pub. L. 99–513, § 2, Oct. 21, 1986, 100 Stat. 2082.)
heading: Short Title
text: Pub. L. 99–513, § 1, Oct. 21, 1986, 100 Stat. 2082, provided that: “This Act [enacting this section and sections 450rr–1 to 450rr–6 of this title] may be cited as the ‘R.M.S. Titanic Maritime Memorial Act of 1986’.”
16 U.S.C. § 450rr–3 (CONSERVATION)
§ 450rr–3. International guidelines
(a) The Administrator is directed to enter into consultations with the United Kingdom, France, Canada, and other interested nations to develop international guidelines for research on, exploration of, and if appropriate, salvage of the R.M.S. Titanic, which—
(1) are consistent with its national and international scientific, cultural, and historical significance and the purposes of sections 450rr to 450rr–6 of this title; and
(2) promote the safety of individuals involved in such operations.
(b) In carrying out subsection (a) of this section, the Administrator shall consult with the Secretary and shall promote full participation by other interested Federal agencies, academic and research institutions, and members of the public.
(Pub. L. 99–513, § 5, Oct. 21, 1986, 100 Stat. 2083.)
16 U.S.C. § 450rr–4 (CONSERVATION)
§ 450rr–4. International agreement
(a) Negotiations
The Secretary is directed to enter into negotiations with the United Kingdom, France, Canada, and other interested nations to develop an international agreement which provides for—
(1) the designation of the R.M.S. Titanic as an international maritime memorial; and
(2) research on, exploration of, and if appropriate, salvage of the R.M.S. Titanic consistent with the international guidelines developed pursuant to section 450rr–3 of this title and the purposes of sections 450rr to 450rr–6 of this title.
(b) Consultation with Administrator
In carrying out the requirements of subsection (a) of this section, the Secretary shall consult with the Administrator, who shall provide research and technical assistance to the Secretary.
(c) Reports to Congressional committees on progress of negotiations and consultations
The Secretary and the Administrator shall report semiannually to the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries and the Committee on Foreign Affairs in the House of Representatives and to the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation in the Senate on the progress of the negotiations and consultations.
(d) Notification of agreement and recommendations to Congressional committees
Upon adoption of an international agreement as described in subsection (a) of this section, the Secretary shall provide notification of the agreement and recommendations for legislation to implement the agreement to the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries and the Committee on Foreign Affairs in the House of Representatives and to the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation in the Senate.
(Pub. L. 99–513, § 6, Oct. 21, 1986, 100 Stat. 2083.)
heading: Abolition of House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries
text: Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries of House of Representatives abolished and its jurisdiction transferred by House Resolution No. 6, One Hundred Fourth Congress, Jan. 4, 1995. For treatment of references to Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries, see section 1(b)(3) of Pub. L. 104–14, set out as a note preceding section 21 of Title 2, The Congress.
16 U.S.C. § 450ss (CONSERVATION)
§ 450ss. Findings and purposes
Congress finds that—
(1) few events in the past quarter-century have rocked Americans’ perception of themselves and their institutions, and brought together the people of our Nation with greater intensity than the April 19, 1995, bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in downtown Oklahoma City;
(2) the resulting deaths of 168 people, some of whom were children, immediately touched thousands of family members whose lives will forever bear scars of having those precious to them taken away so brutally;
(3) suffering with such families are countless survivors, including children, who struggle not only with the suffering around them, but their own physical and emotional injuries and with shaping a life beyond April 19;
(4) such losses and struggles are personal and, since they resulted from so public an attack, they are also shared with a community, a Nation, and the world;
(5) the story of the bombing does not stop with the attack itself or with the many losses it caused. The responses of Oklahoma’s public servants and private citizens, and those from throughout the Nation, remain as a testament to the sense of unity, compassion, even heroism, that characterized the rescue and recovery following the bombing;
(6) during the days immediately following the Oklahoma City bombing, Americans and people from around the world of all races, political philosophies, religions and walks of life responded with unprecedented solidarity and selflessness; and
(7) given the national and international impact and reaction, the Federal character of the site of the bombing, and the significant percentage of the victims and survivors who were Federal employees, the Oklahoma City Memorial will be established, designed, managed and maintained to educate present and future generations, through a public/private partnership, to work together efficiently and respectfully in developing a National Memorial relating to all aspects of the April 19, 1995, bombing in Oklahoma City.
(Pub. L. 105–58, § 2, Oct. 9, 1997, 111 Stat. 1261.)
heading: Short Title of 2004 Amendment
text: Pub. L. 108–199, div. F, title V, § 544(a), Jan. 23, 2004, 118 Stat. 347, provided that: “This section [amending sections 450ss–1 to 450ss–3 and 450ss–5 of this title, repealing sections 450ss–4, 450ss–6, and 450ss–7 of this title, and enacting provisions set out as notes under sections 450ss–3 and 450ss–4 of this title] may be cited as the ‘Oklahoma City National Memorial Act Amendments of 2003’.”
heading: Short Title
text: Pub. L. 105–58, § 1, Oct. 9, 1997, 111 Stat. 1261, provided that: “This Act [enacting this section and sections 450ss–1 to 450ss–7 of this title] may be cited as the ‘Oklahoma City National Memorial Act of 1997’.”
16 U.S.C. § 450ss–1 (CONSERVATION)
§ 450ss–1. Definitions
In sections 450ss to 450ss–7 of this title:
(1) Foundation
The term “Foundation” means the Oklahoma City National Memorial Foundation, a not-for-profit corporation that is—
(A) described in section 501(c)(3) of title 26;
(B) exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such title; and
(C) dedicated to the support of the Memorial.
(2) Memorial
The term “Memorial” means the Oklahoma City National Memorial designated under section 450ss–2(a) of this title.
(3) Secretary
The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Interior.
(4) Trust
The term “Trust” means the Oklahoma City National Memorial Trust.
(Pub. L. 105–58, § 3, Oct. 9, 1997, 111 Stat. 1262; Pub. L. 108–199, div. F, title V, § 544(b), Jan. 23, 2004, 118 Stat. 347.)
heading: Amendments
text: 2004—Pub. L. 108–199 added par. (1), redesignated former pars. (1) to (3) as pars. (2) to (4), respectively, and struck out “designated under section 450ss–3(a) of this title” before the period in par. (4).
16 U.S.C. § 450ss–2 (CONSERVATION)
§ 450ss–2. Oklahoma City National Memorial
(a) In order to preserve for the benefit and inspiration of the people of the United States and the world, as a National Memorial certain lands located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, there is established as an affiliate of the National Park System the Oklahoma City National Memorial.
(b) Administration of Memorial.—
The Foundation shall administer the Memorial in accordance with sections 450ss to 450ss–7 of this title and the general objectives of the “Memorial Mission Statement”, adopted March 26, 1996, by the Foundation.
(c) The Memorial area shall be comprised of the lands, facilities and structures generally depicted on the map entitled “Oklahoma City National Memorial”, numbered OCNM 001, and dated May 1997. The map shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate office of the Foundation.
(Pub. L. 105–58, § 4, Oct. 9, 1997, 111 Stat. 1262; Pub. L. 108–199, div. F, title V, § 544(c), Jan. 23, 2004, 118 Stat. 347.)
heading: Amendments
text: 2004—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 108–199, § 544(c)(1), substituted “an affiliate” for “a unit” in first sentence and struck out second sentence, which read as follows: “The Memorial shall be administered by the Trust in cooperation with the Secretary and in accordance with the provisions of sections 450ss to 450ss–7 of this title, sections 1, 2, 3, and 4 of this title, and sections 461 to 467 of this title.”
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 108–199, § 544(c)(3), added subsec. (b). Former subsec. (b) redesignated (c).
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 108–199, § 544(c)(2), (4), redesignated subsec. (b) as (c), substituted “1997. The map shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate office of the Foundation.” for “1997 (hereafter referred to in sections 450ss to 450ss–7 of this title as the ‘map’):”, and struck out pars. (1) and (2) which read as follows:
“(1) Such map shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service and the Trust.
“(2) After advising the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives, in writing, the Trust, as established by section 450ss–3 of this title, in consultation with the Secretary, may make minor revisions of the boundaries of the Memorial when necessary by publication of a revised drawing or other boundary description in the Federal Register.”
16 U.S.C. § 450ss–4 (CONSERVATION)
§ 450ss–4. Repealed. Pub. L. 108–199, div. F, title V, § 544(e)(1), Jan. 23, 2004, 118 Stat. 348
text: Section, Pub. L. 105–58, § 6, Oct. 9, 1997, 111 Stat. 1264, provided for duties and authorities of Oklahoma City National Memorial Trust.
heading: Effective Date of Repeal
text: Pub. L. 108–199, div. F, title V, § 544(e)(2), Jan. 23, 2004, 118 Stat. 348, provided that: “The repeal under this subsection [repealing this section] shall take effect upon the transfer of the Memorial property, rights, authorities, and duties pursuant to the amendments made by subsection (d) [amending section 450ss–3 of this title].”
16 U.S.C. § 450ss–5 (CONSERVATION)
§ 450ss–5. Limitations on funding
Authorization of Appropriations: 1
(1) In general
In furtherance of the purposes of sections 450ss to 450ss–7 of this title, there is hereby authorized the sum of $5,000,000 for an endowment fund subject to paragraph (2), to remain available until expended.
(2) Matching requirement
Amounts appropriated in any fiscal year to carry out the provisions of sections 450ss to 450ss–7 may only be expended on a matching basis in a ratio of at least one non-Federal dollar to every Federal dollar. For the purposes of this provision, each non-Federal dollar donated to the Foundation for the creation, maintenance, operation, or endowment of the Memorial shall satisfy the matching dollar requirement without regard to the fiscal year in which such donation is made.
(Pub. L. 105–58, § 7, Oct. 9, 1997, 111 Stat. 1266; Pub. L. 108–199, div. F, title V, § 544(f), Jan. 23, 2004, 118 Stat. 348.)
heading: Amendments
text: 2004—Par. (1). Pub. L. 108–199, § 544(f)(1), inserted “for an endowment fund subject to paragraph (2)” after “the sum of $5,000,000”.
Par. (2). Pub. L. 108–199, § 544(f)(2), struck out “Trust or to the Oklahoma City Memorial” after “each non-Federal dollar donated to the” and substituted “operation, or endowment” for “or operation”.
16 U.S.C. § 450ss–6, 450ss–7 (CONSERVATION)
§§ 450ss–6, 450ss–7. Repealed. Pub. L. 108–199, div. F, title V, § 544(h), (i), Jan. 23, 2004, 118 Stat. 349
text: Section 450ss–6, Pub. L. 105–58, § 8, Oct. 9, 1997, 111 Stat. 1266, provided for disposal of site of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building to the Trust.
text: Section 450ss–7, Pub. L. 105–58, § 9, Oct. 9, 1997, 111 Stat. 1266, provided for General Accounting Office study.
16 U.S.C. § 451a (CONSERVATION)
§ 451a. Limitation on further extension or establishment of national parks in Wyoming
No further extension or establishment of national parks in Wyoming may be undertaken except by express authorization of Congress.
(Sept. 14, 1950, ch. 950, § 1, 64 Stat. 849.)
heading: Codification
text: Section comprises only part of the last sentence of section 1 of act Sept. 14, 1950. The remainder of section, except that part of the last sentence which repealed sections 406 to 406d of this title, is set out as sections 406d–1 and 431a of this title.
heading: Repeal of Inconsistent Laws
text: Repeal of laws inconsistent with act Sept. 14, 1950, see note set out under section 406d–1 of this title.
16 U.S.C. § 452 (CONSERVATION)
§ 452. Revenues of national parks covered into Treasury; estimates for care of parks
All revenues of the national parks shall be covered into the Treasury to the credit of miscellaneous receipts, except in case of Hot Springs National Park such as may be necessary to pay obligations outstanding on June 30, 1922.
(June 12, 1917, ch. 27, § 1, 40 Stat. 153; May 24, 1922, ch. 199, 42 Stat. 590; Sept. 12, 1950, ch. 946, title III, § 301(95), 64 Stat. 844.)
heading: Codification
text: The words referring to Hot Springs National Park are taken from a part of the Interior Appropriation Act, 1923, May 24, 1922. In the original the provisions read as follows: “From and after July 1, 1922, all revenues of the Hot Springs National Park shall be covered into the Treasury to the credit of miscellaneous receipts, except as may be necessary to pay obligations outstanding on June 30, 1922.”
heading: Amendments
text: 1950—Act Sept. 12, 1950, repealed requirement that Secretary of the Interior submit, annually, estimates of the amounts required for care, maintenance, and development of national parks.
heading: Repeals
text: Act Sept. 12, 1950, ch. 946, title III, § 301(95), 64 Stat. 844, cited as a credit to this section, was repealed by Pub. L. 97–258, § 5(b), Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1068, 1077.
16 U.S.C. § 452a (CONSERVATION)
§ 452a. Acquisition of non-Federal land within existing boundaries of any National Park; donations; authorization of appropriations
In order to consolidate Federal land ownership within the existing boundaries of any National Park and to encourage the donation of funds for that purpose, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to accept and to use in his discretion funds which may be donated subject to the condition that such donated funds are to be expended for purposes of this section by the Secretary only if Federal funds in an amount equal to the amount of such donated funds are appropriated for the purposes of this section. There are authorized to be appropriated such funds as may be necessary to match funds that may be donated for such purposes: Provided, That the amount which may be appropriated annually for purposes of this section shall be limited to $500,000.
(Aug. 31, 1954, ch. 1163, 68 Stat. 1037.)
heading: Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area
text: Authority of the Secretary under this section extended to authorize acquisition of non-Federal land within boundaries of Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area, see sections 459a–6 to 459a–8 of this title.
16 U.S.C. § 453 (CONSERVATION)
§ 453. Donations of land for park purposes near or adjacent to National Forest Reserve in North Carolina
The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to accept for park purposes any lands and rights-of-way, including the Grandfather Mountain, near or adjacent to the Government national forest in western North Carolina.
(June 12, 1917, ch. 27, § 1, 40 Stat. 152.)
heading: Codification
text: “Government national forest” substituted in text for “Government forest reserve” on authority of act Mar. 4, 1907, ch. 2907, 34 Stat. 1269, which provided that forest reserves shall hereafter be known as national forests.
16 U.S.C. § 455 (CONSERVATION)
§ 455. Study of battlefields for commemorative purposes
The Secretary of the Army is authorized to have made studies and investigations and, where necessary, surveys of all battlefields within the continental limits of the United States whereon troops of the United States or of the original thirteen colonies have been engaged against a common enemy, with a view to preparing a general plan and such detailed projects as may be required for properly commemorating such battlefields or other adjacent points of historic and military interest.
(June 11, 1926, ch. 555, § 1, 44 Stat. 726; July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, § 205(a), 61 Stat. 501.)
heading: Change of Name
text: Department of War designated Department of the Army and title of Secretary of War changed to Secretary of the Army by section 205(a) of act July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, 61 Stat. 501. Section 205(a) of act July 26, 1947, was repealed by section 53 of act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 641. Section 1 of act Aug. 10, 1956, enacted “Title 10, Armed Forces” which in sections 3010 to 3013 continued military Department of the Army under administrative supervision of Secretary of the Army.
16 U.S.C. § 455a (CONSERVATION)
§ 455a. Report to Congress
Annually after December 1, 1926, the Secretary of the Army shall submit through the President to Congress a detailed report of progress made under sections 455 to 455c of this title, together with his recommendations for further operations.
(June 11, 1926, ch. 555, § 2, 44 Stat. 727; July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, § 205(a), 61 Stat. 501.)
heading: Change of Name
text: Department of War designated Department of the Army and title of Secretary of War changed to Secretary of the Army by section 205(a) of act July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, 61 Stat. 501. Section 205(a) of act July 26, 1947, was repealed by section 53 of act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 641. Section 1 of act Aug. 10, 1956, enacted “Title 10, Armed Forces” which in sections 3010 to 3013 continued military Department of the Army under administrative supervision of Secretary of the Army.
heading: Transfer of Functions
text: Administrative functions of certain national military parks and national monuments transferred to Department of the Interior by Ex. Ord. No. 6166, § 2, June 10, 1933, and Ex. Ord. No. 6228, § 1, July 28, 1933, set out under section 901 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
National Park Service substituted for Office of National Parks, Buildings, and Reservations referred to in Ex. Ord. No. 6166, § 2, June 10, 1933, by act Mar. 2, 1934, ch. 38, § 1, 48 Stat. 389.
16 U.S.C. § 455b (CONSERVATION)
§ 455b. Inclusion of estimate of cost of projected surveys in appropriation estimates
The Secretary of the Army shall include annually in his Department of the Army appropriation estimates a list of the battlefields for which surveys or other field investigations are planned for the fiscal year in question, together with the estimated cost of making each survey or other field investigation.
(June 11, 1926, ch. 555, § 3, 44 Stat. 727; July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, § 205(a), 61 Stat. 501.)
heading: Change of Name
text: Department of War designated Department of the Army and title of Secretary of War changed to Secretary of the Army by section 205(a) of act July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, 61 Stat. 501. Section 205(a) of act July 26, 1947, was repealed by section 53 of act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 641. Section 1 of act Aug. 10, 1956, enacted “Title 10, Armed Forces” which in sections 3010 to 3013 continued military Department of the Army under administrative supervision of Secretary of the Army.
heading: Transfer of Functions
text: Administrative functions of certain national military parks and national monuments transferred to Department of the Interior by Ex. Ord. No. 6166, § 2, June 10, 1933, and Ex. Ord. No. 6228, § 1, July 28, 1933, set out under section 901 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
National Park Service substituted for Office of National Parks, Buildings, and Reservations referred to in Ex. Ord. No. 6166, § 2, June 10, 1933, by act Mar. 2, 1934, ch. 38, § 1, 48 Stat. 389.
16 U.S.C. § 455c (CONSERVATION)
§ 455c. Purchase of real estate for military park
No real estate shall be purchased for military park purposes by the Government unless report thereon shall have been made by the Secretary of the Army through the President to Congress under the provisions of section 455a of this title.
(June 11, 1926, ch. 555, § 4, 44 Stat. 727; July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, § 205(a), 61 Stat. 501.)
heading: Change of Name
text: Department of War designated Department of the Army and title of Secretary of War changed to Secretary of the Army by section 205(a) of act July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, 61 Stat. 501. Section 205(a) of act July 26, 1947, was repealed by section 53 of act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 641. Section 1 of act Aug. 10, 1956, enacted “Title 10, Armed Forces” which in sections 3010 to 3013 continued military Department of the Army under administrative supervision of Secretary of the Army.
heading: Transfer of Functions
text: Administrative functions of certain national military parks and national monuments transferred to Department of the Interior by Ex. Ord. No. 6166, § 2, June 10, 1933, and Ex. Ord. No. 6228, § 1, July 28, 1933, set out under section 901 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
National Park Service substituted for Office of National Parks, Buildings, and Reservations referred to in Ex. Ord. No. 6166, § 2, June 10, 1933, by act Mar. 2, 1934, ch. 38, § 1, 48 Stat. 389.
heading: Secretary of the Air Force
text: For transfer of certain functions relating to real property under jurisdiction of Department of the Air Force from Secretary of the Army to Secretary of the Air Force, see Secretary of Defense Transfer Order No. 14 [§ 2(4)], eff. July 1, 1948.