Source: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/16/4310?qt-us_code_tabs=1
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 4310', '§ 202', '§ 7305', '§ 201', '§ 203', '§ 204']

16 U.S. Code § 4310 - Establishment of Cave Research Program | LII / Legal Information Institute
Establishment In order to provide for needed research relating to cave resources on certain lands in the United States, the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National Park Service shall establish and administer a Cave Research Program (hereinafter in this section referred to as the “Program”). The Program shall include the orderly and scholarly collection, analysis, and dissemination of research material related to caves in lands managed by the National Park Service including, but not limited to, Carlsbad Caverns National Park and the Capitan Reef area.
Functions The Program shall produce educational and interpretive information and materials vital to public understanding of cave geology, assist students and researchers, and provide for a comprehensive evaluation of cave resources and measures needed for their protection.
Emphasis The program [1]
shall be directed primarily toward lands managed by the National Park Service, but the Secretary of the Interior may enter into cooperative agreements with other agencies or entities as may be appropriate to carry out the purposes of this section.
(Pub. L. 101–578, title II, § 202,Nov. 15, 1990, 104 Stat. 2859.)
Pub. L. 105–325, Oct. 30, 1998, 112 Stat. 3038, as amended by Pub. L. 111–11, title VII, § 7305,Mar. 30, 2009, 123 Stat. 1219, provided that:
Pub. L. 101–578, title II, § 201,Nov. 15, 1990, 104 Stat. 2859, provided that: “The Congress makes the following findings:
“(1) The World’s most exposed fossil reef, Capitan Reef, in southern New Mexico that includes Carlsbad Caverns, contains over 300 caves, including 75 identified caves in Carlsbad Caverns National Park and 22 caves in Guadalupe Mountains National Park.
Pub. L. 101–578, title II, § 203,Nov. 15, 1990, 104 Stat. 2860, directed Secretary of the Interior, not later than one year after Nov. 15, 1990, to prepare and transmit to Congress a study on the feasibility of establishing a Cave Research Institute.
Pub. L. 101–578, title II, § 204,Nov. 15, 1990, 104 Stat. 2860, provided that: “There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this title [enacting this section and provisions set out as notes above].”