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49 U.S.C. § 70101 (TRANSPORTATION)
§ 70101. National multimodal freight policy
(a) In General.—
It is the policy of the United States to maintain and improve the condition and performance of the National Multimodal Freight Network established under section 70103 to ensure that the Network provides a foundation for the United States to compete in the global economy and achieve the goals described in subsection (b).
(b) Goals.—
The goals of the national multimodal freight policy are—
(1) to identify infrastructure improvements, policies, and operational innovations that—
(A) strengthen the contribution of the National Multimodal Freight Network to the economic competitiveness of the United States;
(B) reduce congestion and eliminate bottlenecks on the National Multimodal Freight Network; and
(C) increase productivity, particularly for domestic industries and businesses that create high-value jobs;
(2) to improve the safety, security, efficiency, and resiliency of multimodal freight transportation;
(3) to achieve and maintain a state of good repair on the National Multimodal Freight Network;
(4) to use innovation and advanced technology to improve the safety, efficiency, and reliability of the National Multimodal Freight Network;
(5) to improve the economic efficiency and productivity of the National Multimodal Freight Network;
(6) to improve the reliability of freight transportation;
(7) to improve the short- and long-distance movement of goods that—
(A) travel across rural areas between population centers;
(B) travel between rural areas and population centers; and
(C) travel from the Nation’s ports, airports, and gateways to the National Multimodal Freight Network;
(8) to improve the flexibility of States to support multi-State corridor planning and the creation of multi-State organizations to increase the ability of States to address multimodal freight connectivity;
(9) to reduce the adverse environmental impacts of freight movement on the National Multimodal Freight Network; and
(10) to pursue the goals described in this subsection in a manner that is not burdensome to State and local governments.
(c) Implementation.—
The Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy, who shall be responsible for the oversight and implementation of the national multimodal freight policy, shall—
(1) carry out sections 70102 and 70103;
(2) assist with the coordination of modal freight planning; and
(3) identify interagency data sharing opportunities to promote freight planning and coordination.
(Added Pub. L. 114–94, div. A, title VIII, § 8001(a), Dec. 4, 2015, 129 Stat. 1605.)
heading: Prior Provisions
text: A prior section 70101 was transferred and renumbered as section 50901 of Title 51, National and Commercial Space Programs.
heading: Effective Date
text: Section effective Oct. 1, 2015, see section 1003 of Pub. L. 114–94, set out as an Effective Date of 2015 Amendment note under section 5313 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
49 U.S.C. § 70201 (TRANSPORTATION)
§ 70201. State freight advisory committees
(a) In General.—
The Secretary of Transportation shall encourage each State to establish a freight advisory committee consisting of a representative cross-section of public and private sector freight stakeholders, including representatives of ports, freight railroads, shippers, carriers, freight-related associations, third-party logistics providers, the freight industry workforce, the transportation department of the State, and local governments.
(b) Role of Committee.—
A freight advisory committee of a State described in subsection (a) shall—
(1) advise the State on freight-related priorities, issues, projects, and funding needs;
(2) serve as a forum for discussion for State transportation decisions affecting freight mobility;
(3) communicate and coordinate regional priorities with other organizations;
(4) promote the sharing of information between the private and public sectors on freight issues; and
(5) participate in the development of the freight plan of the State described in section 70202.
(Added Pub. L. 114–94, div. A, title VIII, § 8001(a), Dec. 4, 2015, 129 Stat. 1610.)
heading: Effective Date
text: Section effective Oct. 1, 2015, see section 1003 of Pub. L. 114–94, set out as an Effective Date of 2015 Amendment note under section 5313 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
49 U.S.C. § 70203 (TRANSPORTATION)
§ 70203. Transportation investment data and planning tools
(a) In General.—
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary of Transportation shall—
(1) begin development of new tools and improvement of existing tools to support an outcome-oriented, performance-based approach to evaluate proposed freight-related and other transportation projects, including—
(A) methodologies for systematic analysis of benefits and costs on a national or regional basis;
(B) tools for ensuring that the evaluation of freight-related and other transportation projects could consider safety, economic competitiveness, urban and rural access, environmental sustainability, and system condition in the project selection process;
(C) improved methods for data collection and trend analysis;
(D) encouragement of public-private collaboration to carry out data sharing activities while maintaining the confidentiality of all proprietary data; and
(E) other tools to assist in effective transportation planning;
(2) identify transportation-related model data elements to support a broad range of evaluation methods and techniques to assist in making transportation investment decisions; and
(3) at a minimum, in consultation with other relevant Federal agencies, consider any improvements to existing freight flow data collection efforts that could reduce identified freight data gaps and deficiencies and help improve forecasts of freight transportation demand.
(b) Consultation.—
The Secretary shall consult with Federal, State, and other stakeholders to develop, improve, and implement the tools and collect the data described in subsection (a).
(Added Pub. L. 114–94, div. A, title VIII, § 8001(a), Dec. 4, 2015, 129 Stat. 1611.)
heading: References in Text
text: The date of enactment of this section, referred to in subsec. (a), is the date of enactment of Pub. L. 114–94, which was approved Dec. 4, 2015.
heading: Effective Date
text: Section effective Oct. 1, 2015, see section 1003 of Pub. L. 114–94, set out as an Effective Date of 2015 Amendment note under section 5313 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
49 U.S.C. § 70204 (TRANSPORTATION)
§ 70204. Savings provision
Nothing in this subtitle provides additional authority to regulate or direct private activity on freight networks designated under this subtitle.
(Added Pub. L. 114–94, div. A, title VIII, § 8001(a), Dec. 4, 2015, 129 Stat. 1612.)
heading: Effective Date
text: Section effective Oct. 1, 2015, see section 1003 of Pub. L. 114–94, set out as an Effective Date of 2015 Amendment note under section 5313 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
54 U.S.C. § 100301 (NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AND RELATED PROGRAMS)
§ 100301. Establishment
There is in the Department of the Interior a service called the National Park Service.
(Pub. L. 113–287, § 3, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3097.)
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100301
16 U.S.C. 1 (1st sentence words before 1st comma).
Aug. 25, 1916, ch. 408, § 1 (1st sentence words before 1st comma), 39 Stat. 535.
54 U.S.C. § 100302 (NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AND RELATED PROGRAMS)
§ 100302. Directors and other employees
(a) Director.—
(1) Appointment.—
The Service shall be under the charge of a director who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
(2) Qualifications.—
The Director shall have substantial experience and demonstrated competence in land management and natural or cultural resource conservation.
(3) Authority.—
Under the direction of the Secretary, the Director shall have the supervision, management, and control of System units. In the supervision, management, and control of System units contiguous to national forests the Secretary of Agriculture may cooperate with the Service to such extent as may be requested by the Secretary.
(b) Deputy Directors.—
The Director shall select 2 Deputy Directors. One Deputy Director shall have responsibility for Service operations, and the other Deputy Director shall have responsibility for other programs assigned to the Service.
(c) Other Employees.—
The Service shall have such subordinate officers and employees as may be appropriated for by Congress.
(Pub. L. 113–287, § 3, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3097.)
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100302(a)(1)
16 U.S.C. 1 (1st sentence words after 1st comma).
Aug. 25, 1916, ch. 408, § 1 (1st sentence words after 1st comma, 2d to 4th sentences), 39 Stat. 535; Pub. L. 104–333, div. I, title VIII, § 814(e)(1), Nov. 12, 1996, 110 Stat. 4196.
100302(a)(2)
16 U.S.C. 1 (2d sentence).
100302(a)(3)
16 U.S.C. 2.
Aug. 25, 1916, ch. 408, § 2, 39 Stat. 535.
100302(b)
16 U.S.C. 1 (3d, 4th sentences).
100302(c)
16 U.S.C. 1 (5th sentence).
Aug. 25, 1916, ch. 408, § 1 (5th sentence), 39 Stat. 535.
In subsection (a)(3), the words “of the Hot Springs Reservation in the State of Arkansas” [changed to “Hot Springs National Park” because of section 1 of the Act of March 4, 1921 (ch. 161, 41 Stat. 1407)] in section 2 of the Act of August 25, 1916 (known as the National Park Service Organic Act) (ch. 408, 39 Stat. 535) are omitted as unnecessary.
Subsection (c) is substituted for the 5th sentence of section 1 of the Act of August 25, 1916 (known as the National Park Service Organic Act) (ch. 408, 39 Stat. 535), to eliminate unnecessary words and because the pay of employees is fixed pursuant to chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5.
54 U.S.C. § 100303 (NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AND RELATED PROGRAMS)
§ 100303. Effect on other laws
This chapter and sections 100101(a), 100751(a), 100752, 100753, and 102101 of this title do not affect or modify section 100902(a) of this title.
(Pub. L. 113–287, § 3, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3097.)
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100303
16 U.S.C. 4.
Aug. 25, 1916, ch. 408, § 4, 39 Stat. 536.
54 U.S.C. § 100501 (NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AND RELATED PROGRAMS)
§ 100501. Areas included in System
The System shall include any area of land and water administered by the Secretary, acting through the Director, for park, monument, historic, parkway, recreational, or other purposes.
(Pub. L. 113–287, § 3, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3098.)
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100501
16 U.S.C. 1c(a).
Aug. 8, 1953, ch. 384, § 2(a), 67 Stat. 496; Pub. L. 91–383, § 2(b), Aug. 18, 1970, 84 Stat. 826.
The words “now or hereafter” are omitted as obsolete.
54 U.S.C. § 100502 (NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AND RELATED PROGRAMS)
§ 100502. General management plans
General management plans for the preservation and use of each System unit, including areas within the national capital area, shall be prepared and revised in a timely manner by the Director. On January 1 of each year, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a list indicating the current status of completion or revision of general management plans for each System unit. General management plans for each System unit shall include—
(1) measures for the preservation of the area’s resources;
(2) indications of types and general intensities of development (including visitor circulation and transportation patterns, systems, and modes) associated with public enjoyment and use of the area, including general locations, timing of implementation, and anticipated costs;
(3) identification of and implementation commitments for visitor carrying capacities for all areas of the System unit; and
(4) indications of potential modifications to the external boundaries of the System unit, and the reasons for the modifications.
(Pub. L. 113–287, § 3, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3098.)
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100502
16 U.S.C. 1a–7(b).
Pub. L. 91–383, § 12, as added Pub. L. 94–458, § 2, Oct. 7, 1976, 90 Stat. 1942; Pub. L. 95–625, title VI, § 604(3), (4), Nov. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 3518, 3519; Pub. L. 103–437, § 6(c), Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4583; Pub. L. 105–391, title IV, § 415(b)(2), Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3515.
54 U.S.C. § 100503 (NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AND RELATED PROGRAMS)
§ 100503. Five-year strategic plans
(a) Strategic and Performance Plans.—
Each System unit shall prepare and make available to the public a 5-year strategic plan and an annual performance plan. The plans shall reflect the Service policies, goals, and outcomes represented in the Service-wide strategic plan prepared pursuant to section 306 of title 5.
(b) Annual Budget.—
(1) In general.—
As a part of the annual performance plan for a System unit prepared pursuant to subsection (a), following receipt of the appropriation for the unit from the Operations of the National Park System account (but not later than January 1 of each year), the superintendent of the System unit shall develop and make available to the public the budget for the current fiscal year for that System unit.
(2) Contents.—
The budget shall include—
(A) funding allocations for resource preservation (including resource management), visitor services (including maintenance, interpretation, law enforcement, and search and rescue), and administration; and
(B) allocations into each of the categories in subparagraph (A) of all funds retained from fees collected for that year, including special use permits, concession franchise fees, and recreation use and entrance fees.
(Pub. L. 113–287, § 3, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3098.)
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100503
16 U.S.C. 5914.
Pub. L. 105–391, title I, § 104, Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3499.
54 U.S.C. § 100504 (NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AND RELATED PROGRAMS)
§ 100504. Study and planning of park, parkway, and recreational-area facilities
(a) In General.—
(1) Definition.—
In this subsection, the term “State” means a State, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands.
(2) Study.—
The Secretary shall cause the Service to make a comprehensive study, other than on land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Agriculture, of the public park, parkway, and recreational area programs of the United States, States, and political subdivisions of States and of areas of land throughout the United States that are or may be chiefly valuable as public park, parkway, or recreational areas. A study shall not be made in any State without the consent and approval of the State officials, boards, or departments having jurisdiction over the land. The study shall be such as, in the judgment of the Secretary, will provide data helpful in developing a plan for coordinated and adequate public park, parkway, and recreational-area facilities for the people of the United States.
(3) Cooperation and agreements with other entities.—
In making the study and to accomplish the purposes of this section, the Secretary, acting through the Director—
(A) shall seek and accept the cooperation and assistance of Federal departments or agencies having jurisdiction of land belonging to the United States; and
(B) may cooperate and make agreements with and seek and accept the assistance of—
(i) other Federal agencies and instrumentalities; and
(ii) States, political subdivisions of States, and agencies and instrumentalities of either of them.
(4) State planning.—
For the purpose of developing coordinated and adequate public park, parkway, and recreational-area facilities for the people of the United States, the Secretary may aid States and political subdivisions of States in planning public park, parkway, and recreational areas and in cooperating with one another to accomplish these ends. Aid shall be made available through the Service acting in cooperation with such State agencies or agencies of political subdivisions of States as the Secretary considers best.
(b) Consent of Congress to Agreements Between States.—
The consent of Congress is given to any 2 or more States to negotiate and enter into compacts or agreements with one another with reference to planning, establishing, developing, improving, and maintaining any park, parkway, or recreational area. No compact or agreement shall be effective until approved by the legislatures of the States that are parties to the compact or agreement and by Congress.
(Pub. L. 113–287, § 3, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3099.)
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100504(a)(1)
16 U.S.C. 17n.
June 23, 1936, ch. 735, 49 Stat. 1894; Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 852, § 6, 70 Stat. 908.
100504(a)(2), (3)
16 U.S.C. 17k.
100504(a)(4)
16 U.S.C. 17l.
100504(b)
16 U.S.C. 17m.
54 U.S.C. § 100505 (NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AND RELATED PROGRAMS)
§ 100505. Periodic review of System
(a) Authority of Secretary To Conduct Review.—
The Secretary shall conduct a systematic and comprehensive review of certain aspects of the System and on a periodic basis (but not less often than every 3 years) submit to the Committee on Natural Resources and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate a report on the findings of the review, together with recommendations as the Secretary determines to be necessary.
(b) Consultation.—
In conducting and preparing the report, the Secretary shall consult with appropriate officials of affected Federal, State, and local agencies and national, regional, and local organizations. The consultation shall include holding public hearings that the Secretary determines to be appropriate to provide a full opportunity for public comment.
(c) Contents of report.—
The report shall contain the following:
(1) A comprehensive listing of all authorized but unacquired parcels of land within the exterior boundaries of each System unit as of November 28, 1990.
(2) A priority listing of all those unacquired parcels by System unit and for the System as a whole. The list shall describe the acreage and ownership of each parcel, the estimated cost of acquisition for each parcel (subject to any statutory acquisition limitations for the land), and the basis for the estimate.
(3) An analysis and evaluation of the current and future needs of each System unit for resource management, interpretation, construction, operation and maintenance, personnel, and housing, together with an estimate of the costs.
(Pub. L. 113–287, § 3, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3099.)
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100505(a)
16 U.S.C. 1a–9.
Pub. L. 101–628, title XII, §§ 1213–1215, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4507; Pub. L. 103–437, § 6(d)(2), Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4583.
100505(b)
16 U.S.C. 1a–10.
100505(c)
16 U.S.C. 1a–11.
In subsection (a), the text of 16 U.S.C. 1a–9 (last sentence) is omitted as obsolete.
54 U.S.C. § 100701 (NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AND RELATED PROGRAMS)
§ 100701. Protection, interpretation, and research in System
Recognizing the ever increasing societal pressures being placed upon America’s unique natural and cultural resources contained in the System, the Secretary shall continually improve the ability of the Service to provide state-of-the-art management, protection, and interpretation of, and research on, the resources of the System.
(Pub. L. 113–287, § 3, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3105.)
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100701
16 U.S.C. 5911.
Pub. L. 105–391, title I, § 101, Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3498.
54 U.S.C. § 100702 (NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AND RELATED PROGRAMS)
§ 100702. Research mandate
The Secretary shall ensure that management of System units is enhanced by the availability and utilization of a broad program of the highest quality science and information.
(Pub. L. 113–287, § 3, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3105.)
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100702
16 U.S.C. 5932.
Pub. L. 105–391, title II, § 202, Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3499.
54 U.S.C. § 100703 (NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AND RELATED PROGRAMS)
§ 100703. Cooperative study units
The Secretary shall enter into cooperative agreements with colleges and universities, including land grant schools, in partnership with other Federal and State agencies, to establish cooperative study units to conduct multi-disciplinary research and develop integrated information products on the resources of the System, or the larger region of which System units are a part.
(Pub. L. 113–287, § 3, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3105.)
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100703
16 U.S.C. 5933(a).
Pub. L. 105–391, title II, § 203(a), Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3500.
54 U.S.C. § 100704 (NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AND RELATED PROGRAMS)
§ 100704. Inventory and monitoring program
The Secretary shall undertake a program of inventory and monitoring of System resources to establish baseline information and to provide information on the long-term trends in the condition of System resources. The monitoring program shall be developed in cooperation with other Federal monitoring and information collection efforts to ensure a cost-effective approach.
(Pub. L. 113–287, § 3, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3105.)
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100704
16 U.S.C. 5934.
Pub. L. 105–391, title II, § 204, Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3500.
54 U.S.C. § 100705 (NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AND RELATED PROGRAMS)
§ 100705. Availability of System units for scientific study
(a) In General.—
The Secretary may solicit, receive, and consider requests from Federal or non-Federal public or private agencies, organizations, individuals, or other entities for the use of any System unit for purposes of scientific study.
(b) Criteria.—
A request for use of a System unit under subsection (a) may be approved only if the Secretary determines that the proposed study—
(1) is consistent with applicable laws and Service management policies; and
(2) will be conducted in a manner that poses no threat to the System unit resources or public enjoyment derived from System unit resources.
(c) Fee Waiver.—
The Secretary may waive any System unit admission or recreational use fee in order to facilitate the conduct of scientific study under this section.
(d) Benefit-Sharing Arrangements.—
The Secretary may negotiate for and enter into equitable, efficient benefit-sharing arrangements with the research community and private industry.
(Pub. L. 113–287, § 3, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3106.)
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100705
16 U.S.C. 5935.
Pub. L. 105–391, title II, § 205, Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3500.
54 U.S.C. § 100706 (NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AND RELATED PROGRAMS)
§ 100706. Integration of study results into management decisions
The Secretary shall take such measures as are necessary to ensure the full and proper utilization of the results of scientific study for System unit management decisions. In each case in which an action undertaken by the Service may cause a significant adverse effect on a System unit resource, the administrative record shall reflect the manner in which System unit resource studies have been considered. The trend in the condition of resources of the System shall be a significant factor in the annual performance evaluation of each superintendent of a System unit.
(Pub. L. 113–287, § 3, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3106.)
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100706
16 U.S.C. 5936.
Pub. L. 105–391, title II, § 206, Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3500.