16 U.S.C. 4601 - Outdoor Recreation Authority

§ 4601

TITLE 16—CONSERVATION

(Pub. L. 101–513, title VI, § 610, formerly § 606,
Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 2072; renumbered § 610, Pub.
L. 102–574, § 2(a)(1), Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4593.)
CHAPTER 66—TAKE PRIDE IN AMERICA
PROGRAM
Sec.

4601.
4602.
4603.
4604.
4605.
4606.
4607.
4608.

Establishment of Take Pride in America Program.
Gifts and bequests.
Administrative services.
Volunteers.
Authority to execute contracts.
Distribution of appropriate items.
Slogan and logo.
Authorization of appropriations.

§ 4601. Establishment of Take Pride in America
Program
(a) In general
There is hereby established the Take Pride in
America Program within the Department of the
Interior (hereinafter referred to as the ‘‘TPIA
Program’’).
(b) Purposes
The purposes of the TPIA Program shall include the following:
(1) To establish and maintain a public
awareness campaign in cooperation with public and private organizations and individuals—
(A) to instill in the public the importance
of the appropriate use of, and appreciation
for Federal, State, and local lands, facilities,
and natural and cultural resources;
(B) to encourage an attitude of stewardship and responsibility toward these lands,
facilities, and resources; and
(C) to promote participation by individuals, organizations, and communities of a
conservation ethic in caring for these lands,
facilities, and resources.
(2) To conduct a national awards program to
honor those individuals and entities which, in
the opinion of the Secretary of the Interior
(hereafter in this chapter referred to as the
‘‘Secretary’’), have distinguished themselves
in the activities described in paragraph (1) of
this subsection.
(Pub. L. 101–628, title XI, § 1102, Nov. 28, 1990, 104
Stat. 4502.)
REFERENCES IN TEXT
This chapter, referred to in subsec. (b)(2), was in the
original ‘‘this Act’’, and was translated as reading ‘‘this
title’’, meaning title XI of Pub. L. 101–628, Nov. 28, 1990,
104 Stat. 4502, known as the Take Pride in America Act,
which is classified generally to this chapter, to reflect
the probable intent of Congress.
SHORT TITLE
Pub. L. 101–628, title XI, § 1101, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat.
4502, provided that: ‘‘This title [enacting this chapter]
may be cited as the ‘Take Pride in America Act’.’’

§ 4602. Gifts and bequests
(a) Authority
The Secretary may solicit, accept, hold, administer, invest in government securities, and
use gifts and bequests of money and other personal property to aid or facilitate the purposes

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of the TPIA Program. Property so donated and
accepted shall not be subject to sequestration.
(b) Accounting
The Secretary shall maintain a full accounting of such gifts and bequests.
(c) Treatment of donations, etc.
For purposes of Federal law, property accepted
pursuant to this section shall be considered as a
gift, bequest, or devise to the United States.
(d) Use of property
Any property and the proceeds thereof shall be
used as nearly as practicable in accordance with
the terms of the gift or bequest.
(Pub. L. 101–628, title XI, § 1103, Nov. 28, 1990, 104
Stat. 4502.)
§ 4603. Administrative services
The Secretary of the Interior shall provide
such facilities, administrative services, personnel, and support to the TPIA Program as the
Secretary determines is necessary and appropriate.
(Pub. L. 101–628, title XI, § 1104, Nov. 28, 1990, 104
Stat. 4502.)
§ 4604. Volunteers
(a) Authority to use volunteers
The Secretary is authorized to recruit, train,
and accept the services of individuals or entities, without compensation, as volunteers for or
in aid of the purposes of the TPIA Program,
without regard to the provisions of title 5, that
govern appointments in the competitive service,
and the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter
III of chapter 53 of title 5, that relate to classification and General Schedule pay rates.
(b) Incidental expenses
The Secretary is authorized to provide for the
incidental expenses of such volunteers, such as
transportation, uniforms, lodging, or subsistence.
(c) Volunteers’ status as Federal employees
(1) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a volunteer shall not be deemed a Federal employee and shall not be subject to the
provisions of law relating to Federal employment, including those provisions relating to
hours of work, rates of compensation, leave, unemployment compensation, and Federal employee benefits.
(2) For purposes of chapter 171 of title 28 (commonly referred to as the ‘‘Federal Tort Claims
Act’’), a volunteer under this subsection shall be
considered an employee of the government (as
defined in section 2671 of such title).
(3) For purposes of subchapter I of chapter 81
of title 5, relating to compensation to Federal
employees for work injuries, a volunteer under
this subsection shall be considered an employee
(as defined in section 8101 of title 5).
(Pub. L. 101–628, title XI, § 1105, Nov. 28, 1990, 104
Stat. 4502.)
§ 4605. Authority to execute contracts
The Secretary is authorized to enter into contracts and cooperative agreements and generally