54 U.S.C.100751(a)

§ 100751

TITLE 54—NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AND RELATED PROGRAMS

(1) performs any function or duty under this
subchapter, 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 subchapter 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 boundary 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) define the term ‘‘known financial interest’’ for purposes of subsection (a);
(2) establish the methods by which the requirement to file written statements specified
in subsection (a) will be monitored and enforced, including appropriate provisions for
the filing by the officers and employees of the
statements and the review by the Secretary of
the statements; and
(3) 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 rules prescribed under
subsection (b), the Secretary may identify specific positions within the Department of the Interior that are of a nonregulatory or nonpolicymaking nature and provide that officers or employees occupying those positions shall be exempt from the requirements of this section.
(d) CRIMINAL PENALTIES.—Criminal penalties
for a violation of this section are provided by
section 1865 of title 18.
(Pub. L. 113–287, § 3, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3110.)
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essary or proper for the use and management of
System units.
(b) BOATING AND OTHER ACTIVITIES ON OR RELATING TO WATER.—The Secretary, under such
terms and conditions as the Secretary considers
advisable, may prescribe regulations under subsection (a) concerning boating and other activities on or relating to water located within System units, including water subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. Any regulation
under this subsection shall be complementary
to, and not in derogation of, the authority of the
Coast Guard to regulate the use of water subject
to the jurisdiction of the United States.
(c) CRIMINAL PENALTIES.—Criminal penalties
for a violation of a regulation prescribed under
this section are provided by section 1865 of title
18.
(Pub. L. 113–287, § 3, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3111.)
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
Revised
Section

Source (U.S. Code)

Source (Statutes at Large)

100751(a) .....

100751(b) .....

16 U.S.C. 3 (1st sentence words before ‘‘and any violation’’).
16 U.S.C. 1a–2(a)
(matter before
(a)).
16 U.S.C. 1a–2(h).

Aug. 25, 1916, ch. 408, § 3 (1st
sentence
words
before
‘‘and any violation’’), 39
Stat. 535.
Pub. L. 91–383, § 3 (matter
before (a)), Aug. 18, 1970,
84 Stat. 826.
Pub. L. 91–383, § 3(h), as
added Pub. L. 94–458, § 1(2),
Oct. 7, 1976, 90 Stat. 1939;
Pub. L. 106–176, title I,
§ 118(2), (3), Mar. 10, 2000,
114 Stat. 28.

100751(c) .....

no source.

In subsection (b), the words ‘‘In order to facilitate the
administration of the national park system’’ and ‘‘and
enforce’’ are omitted as unnecessary. The words ‘‘under
subsection (a)’’ are added for clarity to show that a regulation under subsection (b) is a special type of regulation under subsection (a) so that a violation of a regulation under subsection (b) is subject to a criminal penalty under 18 U.S.C. 1865.
Subsection (c) is added for informational purposes.

§ 100752. Destruction of animals and plant life
The Secretary may provide for the destruction
of such animals and plant life as may be detrimental to the use of any System unit.
(Pub. L. 113–287, § 3, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3111.)

Revised
Section
100737(a)
through
(c).
100737(d) .....

Source (U.S. Code)
16 U.S.C. 1912(a)
through (c).

Source (Statutes at Large)
Pub.
L.
94–429,
§ 13(a)
through (c), Sept. 28, 1976,
90 Stat. 1344.

no source.

In subsection (a), the words ‘‘beginning on February
1, 1977’’ are omitted as obsolete.
In subsection (b), the words ‘‘act within ninety days
after September 28, 1976’’ are omitted as obsolete.
In subsection (c), the words ‘‘the Department of the
Interior’’ are substituted for ‘‘such agency’’ for clarity.
Subsection (d) is added for informational purposes.
REFERENCES IN TEXT
The Mining in the Parks Act, referred to in subsec.
(a)(1), (2)(A), is Pub. L. 94–429, Sept. 28, 1976, 90 Stat.
1342. For complete classification of this Act to the
Code, see Tables.

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
Revised
Section
100752 .........

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall prescribe
such regulations as the Secretary considers nec-

16 U.S.C. 3 (3d sentence).

Source (Statutes at Large)
Aug. 25, 1916, ch. 408, § 3 (3d
sentence), 39 Stat. 535.

§ 100753. Disposal of timber
The Secretary, on terms and conditions to be
fixed by the Secretary, may sell or dispose of
timber in cases where, in the judgment of the
Secretary, the cutting of timber is required to
control attacks of insects or diseases or otherwise conserve the scenery or the natural or historic objects in any System unit.
(Pub. L. 113–287, § 3, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3111.)
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SUBCHAPTER IV—ADMINISTRATION
§ 100751. Regulations

Source (U.S. Code)

Revised
Section
100753 .........

Source (U.S. Code)
16 U.S.C. 3 (2d sentence).

Source (Statutes at Large)
Aug. 25, 1916, ch. 408, § 3 (2d
sentence), 39 Stat. 535.