105publ391 Omnibus Act

PUBLIC LAW 105–391—NOV. 13, 1998

112 STAT. 3497

Public Law 105–391
105th Congress
An Act
To provide for improved management and increased accountability for certain National Park Service programs, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National
Parks Omnibus Management Act of 1998’’.
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of this Act
is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definition.
TITLE I—NATIONAL PARK SERVICE CAREER DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING,
AND MANAGEMENT
Sec. 101. Protection, interpretation, and research in the National Park System.
Sec. 102. National Park Service employee training.
Sec. 103. Management development and training.
Sec. 104. Park budgets and accountability.

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TITLE II—NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM RESOURCE INVENTORY AND
MANAGEMENT
201. Purposes.
202. Research mandate.
203. Cooperative agreements.
204. Inventory and monitoring program.
205. Availability for scientific study.
206. Integration of study results into management decisions.
207. Confidentiality of information.

TITLE III—STUDY REGARDING ADDITION OF NEW NATIONAL PARK
SYSTEM AREAS
Sec. 301. Short title.
Sec. 302. Purpose.
Sec. 303. Study of addition of new National Park System areas.
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TITLE IV—NATIONAL PARK SERVICE CONCESSIONS MANAGEMENT
401. Short title.
402. Congressional findings and statement of policy.
403. Award of concessions contracts.
404. Term of concessions contracts.
405. Protection of concessioner investment.
406. Reasonableness of rates.
407. Franchise fees.
408. Transfer of concessions contracts.
409. National Park Service Concessions Management Advisory Board.
410. Contracting for services.
411. Multiple contracts within a park.
412. Special rule for transportation contracting services.

Nov. 13, 1998
[S. 1693]
National Parks
Omnibus
Management Act
of 1998.
16 USC 5901
note.

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Use of nonmonetary consideration in concessions contracts.
Recordkeeping requirements.
Repeal of National Park Service Concessions Policy Act.
Promotion of the sale of Indian, Alaska Native, Native Samoan, and Native Hawaiian handicrafts.
Sec. 417. Regulations.
Sec. 418. Commercial use authorizations.
Sec. 419. Savings provision.
TITLE V—FEES FOR USE OF NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM
Sec. 501. Fees.
Sec. 502. Distribution of golden eagle passport sales.
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TITLE VI—NATIONAL PARK PASSPORT PROGRAM
Purposes.
National Park passport program.
Administration.
Foreign sales of Golden Eagle Passports.
Effect on other laws and programs.

TITLE VII—NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION SUPPORT
Sec. 701. Promotion of local fundraising support.
TITLE VIII—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Sec. 801. United States Park Police.
Sec. 802. Leases and cooperative management agreements.
16 USC 5901.

SEC. 2. DEFINITION.

As used in this Act, the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary
of the Interior, except as otherwise specifically provided.

TITLE I—NATIONAL PARK SERVICE CAREER DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING, AND
MANAGEMENT
16 USC 5911.

SEC. 101. PROTECTION, INTERPRETATION, AND RESEARCH IN THE
NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM.

Recognizing the ever increasing societal pressures being placed
upon America’s unique natural and cultural resources contained
in the National Park System, the Secretary shall continually
improve the ability of the National Park Service to provide stateof-the-art management, protection, and interpretation of and
research on the resources of the National Park System.
16 USC 5912.

SEC. 102. NATIONAL PARK SERVICE EMPLOYEE TRAINING.

The Secretary shall develop a comprehensive training program
for employees in all professional careers in the work force of the
National Park Service for the purpose of assuring that the work
force has available the best, up-to-date knowledge, skills and abilities with which to manage, interpret and protect the resources
of the National Park System.
16 USC 5913.

SEC. 103. MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING.

Within 2 years after the enactment of this Act, the Secretary
shall develop a clear plan for management training and development, whereby career, professional National Park Service employees
from any appropriate academic field may obtain sufficient training,
experience, and advancement opportunity to enable those qualified
to move into park management positions, including explicitly the
position of superintendent of a unit of the National Park System.