54 Cfr 100102

§ 100102

TITLE 54—NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AND RELATED PROGRAMS

‘‘SEC. 5052. NATIONAL PARK AUTHORIZATION.
‘‘In order to improve Federal law enforcement activities relating to the use and production of narcotics and
controlled substances in National Park System units,
from amounts appropriated there shall be made available to the Secretary of the Interior, in addition to
sums made available under other authority of law,
$3,000,000 for fiscal year 1989, and for each fiscal year
thereafter, to be used for the employment and training
of officers or employees of the Department of the Interior designated pursuant to section 10(b) of the Act of
August 18, 1970 ([former] 16 U.S.C. 1a–6 [see 54 U.S.C.
102701]), for equipment and facilities to be used by such
personnel, and for expenses related to such employment, training, equipment, and facilities.’’
PURPOSES OF PUB. L. 88–578
Pub. L. 88–578, title I, § 1(b), Sept. 3, 1964, 78 Stat. 897,
provided that: ‘‘The purposes of this Act [see Tables for
classification] are to assist in preserving, developing,
and assuring accessibility to all citizens of the United
States of America of present and future generations
and visitors who are lawfully present within the boundaries of the United States of America such quality and
quantity of outdoor recreation resources as may be
available and are necessary and desirable for individual
active participation in such recreation and to strengthen the health and vitality of the citizens of the United
States by (1) providing funds for and authorizing Federal assistance to the States in planning, acquisition,
and development of needed land and water areas and facilities and (2) providing funds for the Federal acquisition and development of certain lands and other areas.’’

§ 100102. Definitions
In this title:
(1) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means
the Director of the National Park Service.
(2) NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM.—The term ‘‘National Park System’’ means the areas of land
and water described in section 100501 of this
title.
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’
means the Secretary of the Interior.
(4) SERVICE.—The term ‘‘Service’’ means the
National Park Service.
(5) SYSTEM.—The term ‘‘System’’ means the
National Park System.
(6) SYSTEM UNIT.—The term ‘‘System unit’’
means one of the areas described in section
100501 of this title.
(Pub. L. 113–287, § 3, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3096.)

(Pub. L. 113–287, § 3, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3097.)
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Section
100301 .........

Revised
Section

Source (U.S. Code)

100102 .........

16 U.S.C. 1 (1st sentence words before 1st comma).

Source (Statutes at Large)
Aug. 25, 1916, ch. 408, § 1 (1st
sentence words before 1st
comma), 39 Stat. 535.

(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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Source (U.S. Code)

Source (Statutes at Large)

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).
16 U.S.C. 2.

100302(a)(3)

100302(c) .....

16 U.S.C. 1 (3d, 4th
sentences).
16 U.S.C. 1 (5th sentence).

Aug. 25, 1916, ch. 408, § 2, 39
Stat. 535.
Aug. 25, 1916, ch. 408, § 1 (5th
sentence), 39 Stat. 535.

Source (Statutes at Large)

no source.

The term ‘‘System unit’’ is added because various
laws relating to the National Park Service apply to any
area of land or water administered by the Secretary
through the Service regardless of the terms used in
those laws. See section 100501 of the revised title.

CHAPTER 1003—ESTABLISHMENT,
DIRECTORS, AND OTHER EMPLOYEES
Sec.

100301.
100302.
100303.

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§ 100302. Directors and other employees

100302(b) .....

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Establishment.
Directors and other employees.
Effect on other laws.

§ 100301. Establishment
There is in the Department of the Interior a
service called the National Park Service.

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.

§ 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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TITLE 54—NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AND RELATED PROGRAMS
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100303 .........

16 U.S.C. 4.

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Source (Statutes at Large)

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Section

Aug. 25, 1916, ch. 408, § 4, 39
Stat. 536.

100502 .........

Source (U.S. Code)
16 U.S.C. 1a–7(b).

CHAPTER 1005—AREAS OF NATIONAL PARK
SYSTEM
Sec.

100501.

Areas included in System.

100502.

General management plans.

100503.

Five-year strategic plans.

100504.

Study and planning of park, parkway, and
recreational-area facilities.

100505.

Periodic review of System.

100506.

Boundary changes to System units.

100507.

Additional areas for System.

§ 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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Section
100501 .........

Source (U.S. Code)
16 U.S.C. 1c(a).

Source (Statutes at Large)
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.

§ 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.)

§ 100504

Source (Statutes at Large)
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.

§ 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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Section
100503 .........

Source (U.S. Code)
16 U.S.C. 5914.

Source (Statutes at Large)
Pub. L. 105–391, title I, § 104,
Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat.
3499.

§ 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