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CODIFICATION
"Section 1302 of title 40" substituted in par. (17)(C) for
"section 321 of the Act of June 30, 1932 (40 U.S.C. 303b; 47 Stat.
412)" on authority of Pub. L. 107-217, Sec. 5(c), Aug. 21, 2002,
116 Stat. 1303, the first section of which enacted Title 40, Public
Buildings, Property, and Works.
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AMENDMENTS
2000 - Par. (6). Pub. L. 106-176, Sec. 120(a)(1)(A), substituted
"this section" for "this Act" before period at end.
Par. (7)(B). Pub. L. 106-176, Sec. 120(a)(1)(B), substituted
"Competitive leasing" for "Comptetitive leasing" in subpar.
heading.
Par. (9). Pub. L. 106-176, Sec. 120(a)(1)(C), substituted
"granted by statute" for "granted by statue".
Par. (11)(B)(ii). Pub. L. 106-176, Sec. 120(a)(1)(D), substituted
"more cost-effective" for "more cost effective".
Par. (13). Pub. L. 106-176, Sec. 120(a)(1)(E), substituted
"paragraph (12)," for "paragraph (13),".
Par. (18). Pub. L. 106-176, Sec. 120(a)(1)(F), substituted "under
paragraph (7)(A) and any lease under paragraph (11)" for "under
paragraph (7)(A)(i)(I), any lease under paragraph (11)(B), and any
lease of seasonal quarters under subsection (l),".
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(!1) So in original. Probably should be capitalized.
(!2) So in original. The comma probably should be a period.
(!3) So in original. Probably should be followed by a period.
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16 USC Sec. 18 01/19/04
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TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER I - NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
-HEAD-
Sec. 18. Promotion of tourist travel
-STATUTE-
The Secretary of Commerce shall encourage, promote, and develop
travel within the United States, including any Commonwealth,
territory, and possession thereof, through activities which are in
the public interest and which do not compete with activities of any
State, city, or private agency.
-SOURCE-
(July 19, 1940, ch. 642, Sec. 1, 54 Stat. 773; Pub. L. 93-193, Sec.
2, Dec. 19, 1973, 87 Stat. 765; Pub. L. 94-55, Sec. 2(b), July 9,
1975, 89 Stat. 262.)
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AMENDMENTS
1975 - Pub. L. 94-55 substituted "shall encourage, promote, and
develop travel within the United States, including any
Commonwealth, territory, and possession thereof, through activities
which are in the public interest and which do not compete with
activities of any State, city, or private agency" for "is
authorized and directed to encourage, promote, and develop travel
within the United States, its Territories and possessions,
providing such activities do not compete with the activities of
private agencies; and to administer all existing travel promotion
functions of the Department of Commerce".
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TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
Section 2 of Pub. L. 93-193, Dec. 19, 1973, 87 Stat. 765,
provided that:
"(a) There are hereby transferred to and vested in the Secretary
of Commerce all functions, powers, and duties of the Secretary of
the Interior and other offices and officers of the Department of
the Interior under the Act of July 19, 1940 (54 Stat. 773; 16
U.S.C. 18-18d).
"(b) The assets, liabilities, contracts, property, records,
authorizations, and allocations, employed, held, used, rising from,
available or to be made available in connection with the functions,
powers, and duties transferred by subsection (a) of this section
are hereby transferred to the Secretary of Commerce."
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SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This section is referred to in sections 18a to 18d of this title.
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16 USC Sec. 18a 01/19/04
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TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER I - NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
-HEAD-
Sec. 18a. Cooperation with travel agencies; publication of
information
-STATUTE-
In carrying out the purposes of sections 18 to 18d of this title,
the Secretary is authorized to cooperate with public and private
tourist, travel, and other agencies in the display of exhibits, and
in the collection, publication, and dissemination of information
with respect to places of interest, routes, transportation
facilities, accommodations, and such other matters as he deems
advisable and advantageous for the purpose of encouraging,
promoting, or developing such travel. Nothing in said sections
shall prohibit the preparation of graphic materials in foreign
languages, designed to call attention to the attractions and places
of interest in the United States and to encourage the use of
American registered ships and planes. The existing facilities of
the United States Government in foreign countries are authorized to
assist in the distribution of this material. The Secretary may
enter into contracts with private publishers for such printing and
binding as he may deem advisable in carrying out the purposes of
said sections. The Secretary is also authorized to make charges for
any publications made available to the public pursuant to said
sections; and any proceeds from the sale of publications produced
by the expenditure of contributed funds shall continue to be
available for printing and binding as aforesaid.
-SOURCE-
(July 19, 1940, ch. 642, Sec. 2, 54 Stat. 773.)
-TRANS-
TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
For transfer of functions of Secretary of the Interior to
Secretary of Commerce, see Transfer of Functions note set out under
section 18 of this title.
-SECREF-
SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This section is referred to in sections 18b, 18c, 18d of this
title.
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16 USC Sec. 18b 01/19/04
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TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER I - NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
-HEAD-
Sec. 18b. Advisory committee for promotion of tourist travel;
expenses
-STATUTE-
The Secretary of Commerce is authorized to create an advisory
committee to consist of a representative from each of the
Departments of State, Agriculture, and Commerce, the Interstate
Commerce Commission, and the Department of Transportation, as may
be designated by such Departments or agencies, respectively, and
such additional members, representatives of the various sections of
the Nation, including transportation and accommodations agencies,
not to exceed six members, to be appointed by the Secretary of
Commerce to serve at his pleasure. Meetings of the committee shall
be held at the request of the Secretary for the purpose of making
recommendations concerning the promotion of tourist travel under
the provisions of sections 18 to 18d of this title. The members of
the committee shall receive no compensation for their services as
members, but shall be entitled to reimbursement for such necessary
travel and other expenses in connection with their attendance at
committee meetings as may be authorized or approved by the
Secretary.
-SOURCE-
(July 19, 1940, ch. 642, Sec. 3, 54 Stat. 773; Pub. L. 93-193, Sec.
2, Dec. 19, 1973, 87 Stat. 765; Pub. L. 97-31, Sec. 12(10), Aug. 6,
1981, 95 Stat. 154; Pub. L. 98-443, Sec. 9(o), Oct. 4, 1984, 98
Stat. 1708.)
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AMENDMENTS
1984 - Pub. L. 98-443 struck out "the Civil Aeronautics
Authority," after "the Interstate Commerce Commission,".
1981 - Pub. L. 97-31 substituted "Department of Transportation"
for "United States Maritime Commission".
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1984 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 98-443 effective Jan. 1, 1985, see section
9(v) of Pub. L. 98-443, set out as a note under section 5314 of
Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
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TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
Secretary of Commerce substituted for Secretary of the Interior
in view of transfer of functions to Secretary of Commerce from
Secretary of the Interior by section 2 of Pub. L. 93-193. See
Transfer of Functions note set out under section 18 of this title.
ABOLITION OF INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION AND TRANSFER OF
FUNCTIONS
Interstate Commerce Commission abolished and functions of
Commission transferred, except as otherwise provided in Pub. L.
104-88, to Surface Transportation Board effective Jan. 1, 1996, by
section 702 of Title 49, Transportation, and section 101 of Pub. L.
104-88, set out as a note under section 701 of Title 49. References
to Interstate Commerce Commission deemed to refer to Surface
Transportation Board, a member or employee of the Board, or
Secretary of Transportation, as appropriate, see section 205 of
Pub. L. 104-88, set out as a note under section 701 of Title 49.
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TERMINATION OF ADVISORY COMMITTEES
Advisory committees in existence on Jan. 5, 1973, to terminate
not later than the expiration of the 2-year period following Jan.
5, 1973, unless, in the case of a committee established by the
President or an officer of the Federal Government, such committee
is renewed by appropriate action prior to the expiration of such
2-year period, or in the case of a committee established by the
Congress, its duration is otherwise provided by law. See section 14
of Pub. L. 92-463, Oct. 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 776, set out in the
Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
-SECREF-
SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This section is referred to in sections 18a, 18c, 18d of this
title.
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16 USC Sec. 18c 01/19/04
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TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER I - NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
-HEAD-
Sec. 18c. Rules and regulations; employees
-STATUTE-
In the performance of his functions and duties under the
provisions of sections 18 to 18d of this title, the Secretary of
Commerce is authorized -
(a) To prescribe, amend, and repeal such rules and regulations as
he may deem necessary, and to accept contributions for carrying out
the purposes of said sections; and
(b) To employ, subject to chapter 51 and subchapter III of
chapter 53 of title 5, one special assistant and not to exceed five
artists and illustrators.
-SOURCE-
(July 19, 1940, ch. 642, Sec. 4, 54 Stat. 774; Oct. 28, 1949, ch.
782, title XI, Sec. 1106(a), 63 Stat. 972; Pub. L. 93-193, Sec. 2,
Dec. 19, 1973, 87 Stat. 765.)
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CODIFICATION
Provisions of par. (b) authorizing the Secretary of the Interior
to employ "without regard to the civil-service laws" were omitted
as such employment is subject to the civil service laws unless
specifically excepted by those laws or by laws enacted subsequent
to Executive Order 8743, Apr. 23, 1941, issued by the President
pursuant to the Act of Nov. 26, 1940, ch. 919, title I, Sec. 1, 54
Stat. 1211, which covered most excepted positions into the
classified (competitive) civil service. The Order is set out as a
note under section 3301 of Title 5, Government Organization and
employees.
"Chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5"
substituted in par. (b) for "the Classification Act of 1949, as
amended" on authority of Pub. L. 89-554, Sec. 7(b), Sept. 6, 1966,
80 Stat. 631, the first section of which enacted Title 5.
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AMENDMENTS
1949 - Par. (b). Act Oct. 28, 1949, substituted "Classification
Act of 1949" for "Classification Act of 1923".
REPEALS
Act Oct. 28, 1949, ch. 782, cited as a credit to this section,
was repealed (subject to a savings clause) by Pub. L. 89-554, Sept.
6, 1966, Sec. 8, 80 Stat. 632, 655.
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TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
Secretary of Commerce substituted for Secretary of the Interior
in view of transfer of functions to Secretary of Commerce from
Secretary of the Interior by section 2 of Pub. L. 93-193. See
Transfer of Functions note set out under section 18 of this title.
-SECREF-
SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This section is referred to in sections 18a, 18b, 18d of this
title.
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16 USC Sec. 18d 01/19/04
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TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER I - NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
-HEAD-
Sec. 18d. Authorization of appropriations
-STATUTE-
For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of sections 18 to
18d of this title, there are authorized to be appropriated not to
exceed $2,500,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1976;
$625,000 for the transition period of July 1, 1976, through
September 30, 1976; $2,500,000 for the fiscal year ending September
30, 1977, and $2,500,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30,
1978.
-SOURCE-
(July 19, 1940, ch. 642, Sec. 5, 54 Stat. 774; Pub. L. 91-549, Dec.
14, 1970, 84 Stat. 1437; Pub. L. 94-55, Sec. 2(a), July 9, 1975, 89
Stat. 262.)
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AMENDMENTS
1975 - Pub. L. 94-55 substituted provisions authorizing
appropriations not to exceed $2,500,000 for fiscal year ending June
30, 1976, $625,000 for the transition period of July 1, 1976
through Sept. 30, 1976, $2,500,000 for fiscal year ending Sept. 30,
1977, and $2,500,000 for fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 1978, for
provisions authorizing appropriations not to exceed $250,000 for
fiscal year 1971 and $750,000 for fiscal year 1972.
1970 - Pub. L. 91-549 substituted provisions authorizing
appropriations of not more than $250,000 for fiscal year 1971 and
not more than $750,000 for fiscal year 1972, for provisions which
authorized appropriations of not more than $100,000 annually.
-SECREF-
SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This section is referred to in sections 18a, 18b, 18c of this
title.
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16 USC Sec. 18e 01/19/04
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TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER I - NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
-HEAD-
Sec. 18e. Repealed. Sept. 20, 1941, ch. 412, title V, Sec. 541(c),
55 Stat. 710
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Section, act June 28, 1941, ch. 259, Sec. 1, 55 Stat. 350,
exempted national park, etc., admission fees from all Federal tax
on admissions. Act Sept. 20, 1941, was made effective on, and
applicable only with respect to the period beginning with Oct. 1,
1941, by section 550(a) thereof.
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16 USC Sec. 18f 01/19/04
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TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER I - NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
-HEAD-
Sec. 18f. Management of museum properties
-STATUTE-
The purpose of this section and sections 18f-2 and 18f-3 of this
title shall be to increase the public benefits from museums
established within the individual areas administered by the
Secretary of the Interior through the National Park Service as a
means of informing the public concerning the areas and preserving
valuable objects and relics relating thereto. The Secretary of the
Interior, notwithstanding other provisions or limitations of law,
may perform the following functions in such manner as he shall
consider to be in the public interest:
(a) Donations and bequests
Accept donations and bequests of money or other personal
property, and hold, use, expend, and administer the same for
purposes of this section and sections 18f-2 and 18f-3 of this
title;
(b) Purchases
Purchase museum objects, museum collections, and other personal
properties at prices he considers to be reasonable;
(c) Exchanges
Make exchanges by accepting museum objects, museum collections,
and other personal properties, and by granting in exchange therefor
museum property under the administrative jurisdiction of the
Secretary which is no longer needed or which may be held in
duplicate among the museum properties administered by the
Secretary, such exchanges to be consummated on a basis which the
Secretary considers to be equitable and in the public interest;
(d) Accepting loans of museum objects
Accept the loan of museum objects, museum collections, and other
personal properties and pay transportation costs incidental
thereto, such loans to be accepted upon terms and conditions which
he shall consider necessary; and
(e) Making loans of museum objects
Loan to responsible public or private organizations,
institutions, or agencies, without cost to the United States, such
museum objects, museum collections, and other personal property as
he shall consider advisable, such loans to be made upon terms and
conditions which he shall consider necessary to protect the public
interest in such properties.
-SOURCE-
(July 1, 1955, ch. 259, Sec. 1, 69 Stat. 242; Pub. L. 104-333, div.
I, title VIII, Sec. 804(a)(1), Nov. 12, 1996, 110 Stat. 4187.)
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AMENDMENTS
1996 - Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 104-333 struck out "from such
donations and bequests of money" before "museum objects".
-SECREF-
SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This section is referred to in sections 18f-1, 18f-2, 18f-3 of
this title.
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16 USC Sec. 18f-1 01/19/04
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TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER I - NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
-HEAD-
Sec. 18f-1. Disposal of unnecessary or duplicate museum objects;
use of proceeds
-STATUTE-
In fiscal year 1991 and thereafter, the Secretary may exercise
the authorities granted in section 18f of this title in
administration of the Department of the Interior Museum, and may
dispose of objects no longer needed for the Museum or held in
duplicate among museum properties and apply the proceeds to the
purchase of museum objects, museum collections, and other personal
properties at reasonable prices.
-SOURCE-
(Pub. L. 101-512, title I, Sec. 116, Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1937.)
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16 USC Sec. 18f-2 01/19/04
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TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER I - NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
-HEAD-
Sec. 18f-2. Additional functions
-STATUTE-
(a) Museum objects and collections
In addition to the functions specified in section 18f of this
title, the Secretary of the Interior may perform the following
functions in such manner as he shall consider to be in the public
interest:
(1) Transfer museum objects and museum collections that the
Secretary determines are no longer needed for museum purposes to
qualified Federal agencies, including the Smithsonian
Institution, that have programs to preserve and interpret
cultural or natural heritage, and accept the transfer of museum
objects and museum collections for the purposes of this section
and sections 18f and 18f-3 of this title from any other Federal
agency, without reimbursement. The head of any other Federal
agency may transfer, without reimbursement, museum objects and
museum collections directly to the administrative jurisdiction of
the Secretary of the Interior for the purpose of this section and
sections 18f and 18f-3 of this title.
(2) Convey museum objects and museum collections that the
Secretary determines are no longer needed for museum purposes,
without monetary consideration but subject to such terms and
conditions as the Secretary deems necessary, to private
institutions exempt from Federal taxation under section 501(c)(3)
of title 26 and to non-Federal governmental entities if the
Secretary determines that the recipient is dedicated to the
preservation and interpretation of natural or cultural heritage
and is qualified to manage the property, prior to any conveyance
under this subsection.
(3) Destroy or cause to be destroyed museum objects and museum
collections that the Secretary determines to have no scientific,
cultural, historic, educational, esthetic, or monetary value.
(b) Review and approval
The Secretary shall ensure that museum collections are treated in
a careful and deliberate manner that protects the public interest.
Prior to taking any action under subsection (a) of this section,
the Secretary shall establish a systematic review and approval
process, including consultation with appropriate experts, that
meets the highest standards of the museum profession for all
actions taken under this section.
-SOURCE-
(July 1, 1955, ch. 259, Sec. 2, as added Pub. L. 104-333, div. I,
title VIII, Sec. 804(a)(2), Nov. 12, 1996, 110 Stat. 4187.)
-SECREF-
SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This section is referred to in sections 18f, 18f-3 of this title.
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16 USC Sec. 18f-3 01/19/04
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TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER I - NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
-HEAD-
Sec. 18f-3. Application and definitions
-STATUTE-
(a) Application
Authorities in this section and sections 18f and 18f-2 of this
title shall be available to the Secretary of the Interior with
regard to museum objects and museum collections that were under the
administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary for the purposes of
the National Park System before November 12, 1996, as well as those
museum objects and museum collections that may be acquired on or
after November 12, 1996.
(b) Definitions
For the purposes of this section and sections 18f and 18f-2 of
this title, the terms "museum objects" and "museum collections"
mean objects that are eligible to be or are made part of a museum,
library, or archive collection through a formal procedure, such as
accessioning. Such objects are usually movable and include but are
not limited to prehistoric and historic artifacts, works of art,
books, documents, photographs, and natural history specimens.
-SOURCE-
(July 1, 1955, ch. 259, Sec. 3, as added Pub. L. 104-333, div. I,
title VIII, Sec. 804(b), Nov. 12, 1996, 110 Stat. 4188.)
-SECREF-
SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This section is referred to in sections 18f, 18f-2 of this title.
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16 USC SUBCHAPTER II - VOLUNTEERS IN PARKS PROGRAM 01/19/04
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TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER II - VOLUNTEERS IN PARKS PROGRAM
-HEAD-
SUBCHAPTER II - VOLUNTEERS IN PARKS PROGRAM
-SECREF-
SUBCHAPTER REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This subchapter is referred to in sections 1246, 1250, 1282 of
this title.
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16 USC Sec. 18g 01/19/04
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TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER II - VOLUNTEERS IN PARKS PROGRAM
-HEAD-
Sec. 18g. Creation of program
-STATUTE-
The Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter referred to as the
Secretary) is authorized to recruit, train, and accept without
regard to the civil service classification laws, rules, or
regulations the services of individuals without compensation as
volunteers for or in aid of interpretive functions, or other
visitor services or activities in and related to areas administered
by the Secretary through the National Park Service. In accepting
such services of individuals or volunteers, the Secretary shall not
permit the use of volunteers in hazardous duty or law enforcement
work or in policymaking processes, or to displace any employee:
Provided, That the services of individuals whom the Secretary
determines are skilled in performing hazardous activities may be
accepted.
-SOURCE-
(Pub. L. 91-357, Sec. 1, July 29, 1970, 84 Stat. 472; Pub. L.
98-540, Sec. 1(b), Oct. 24, 1984, 98 Stat. 2718.)
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REFERENCES IN TEXT
The civil service classification laws, referred to in text, are
set forth in chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of Title
5, Government Organization and Employees.
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AMENDMENTS
1984 - Pub. L. 98-540 restricted the activities of volunteers
except in the case of skilled individuals.
SHORT TITLE
Section 5 of Pub. L. 91-357, July 29, 1970, 84 Stat. 472,
provided that: "This Act [enacting this subchapter] may be cited as
the 'Volunteers in the Parks Act of 1969'."
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16 USC Sec. 18h 01/19/04
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TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER II - VOLUNTEERS IN PARKS PROGRAM
-HEAD-
Sec. 18h. Incidental expenses
-STATUTE-
The Secretary is authorized to provide for incidental expenses,
such as transportation, uniforms, lodging, and subsistence.
-SOURCE-
(Pub. L. 91-357, Sec. 2, July 29, 1970, 84 Stat. 472.)
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16 USC Sec. 18i 01/19/04
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TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER II - VOLUNTEERS IN PARKS PROGRAM
-HEAD-
Sec. 18i. Federal employee status for volunteers
-STATUTE-
(a) Employment status of volunteers
Except as otherwise provided in this section, 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
relating to hours of work, rates of compensation, leave,
unemployment compensation, and Federal employee benefits.
(b) Tort claims
For the purpose of the tort claim provisions of title 28, a
volunteer under this subchapter shall be considered a Federal
employee.
(c) Civil employees
For the purposes of subchapter I of chapter 81 of title 5,
relating to compensation to Federal employees for work injuries,
volunteers under this subchapter shall be deemed civil employees of
the United States within the meaning of the term "employee" as
defined in section 8101 of title 5, and the provisions of that
subchapter shall apply.
(d) Compensation for losses and damages
For the purpose of claims relating to damage to, or loss of,
personal property of a volunteer incident to volunteer service, a
volunteer under this subchapter shall be considered a Federal
employee, and the provisions of section 3721 of title 31 shall
apply.
-SOURCE-
(Pub. L. 91-357, Sec. 3, July 29, 1970, 84 Stat. 472; Pub. L.
101-286, title II, Sec. 204(b), May 9, 1990, 104 Stat. 175.)
-REFTEXT-
REFERENCES IN TEXT
The tort claim provisions of title 28, referred to in subsec.
(b), are the provisions of the Federal Tort Claims Act, classified
to section 1346(b) and chapter 171 (Sec. 2671 et seq.) of Title 28,
Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.
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AMENDMENTS
1990 - Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 101-286 added subsec. (d).
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16 USC Sec. 18j 01/19/04
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TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER II - VOLUNTEERS IN PARKS PROGRAM
-HEAD-
Sec. 18j. Authorization of appropriations
-STATUTE-
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be
necessary to carry out the provisions of this subchapter, but not
more than $3,500,000 shall be appropriated in any one year.
-SOURCE-
(Pub. L. 91-357, Sec. 4, July 29, 1970, 84 Stat. 472; Pub. L.
94-128, Nov. 13, 1975, 89 Stat. 682; Pub. L. 98-540, Sec. 1(a),
Oct. 24, 1984, 98 Stat. 2718; Pub. L. 104-333, div. I, title VIII,
Sec. 805, Nov. 12, 1996, 110 Stat. 4188.)
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AMENDMENTS
1996 - Pub. L. 104-333 substituted "$3,500,000" for "$1,000,000".
1984 - Pub. L. 98-540 substituted "$1,000,000" for "$250,000".
1975 - Pub. L. 94-128 substituted "$250,000" for "$100,000".
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1984 AMENDMENT
Section 1(a) of Pub. L. 98-540 provided in part that: "The
amendment made by this subsection [amending this section] shall
apply with respect to fiscal years beginning after September 30,
1984."
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16 USC SUBCHAPTER III - NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION 01/19/04
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TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER III - NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION
-HEAD-
SUBCHAPTER III - NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION
-SECREF-
SUBCHAPTER REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This subchapter is referred to in section 3710 of this title.
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16 USC Secs. 19 to 19c 01/19/04
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TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER III - NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION
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Secs. 19 to 19c. Repealed. Pub. L. 90-209, Sec. 2, Dec. 18, 1967,
81 Stat. 656
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Sections, act July 10, 1935, ch. 375, Secs. 1-3, 5, 49 Stat. 477,
478, related to: creation of National Park Trust Fund Board, its
composition, conduct of business, and compensation; authority to
accept and administer gifts, disposition of income, and limitations
thereof; succession, powers as trustee, and jurisdiction of suits;
and exemption of gifts from taxation, respectively. See sections
19e to 19n of this title.
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16 USC Sec. 19d 01/19/04
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TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER III - NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION
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Sec. 19d. Repealed. Aug. 30, 1954, ch. 1076, Sec. 1(25), 68 Stat.
968
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Section, act July 10, 1935, ch. 375, Sec. 6, 49 Stat. 478,
required the National Park Trust Fund Board to submit an annual
report to Congress of the moneys or securities received and held by
it, and of its operations.
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16 USC Sec. 19e 01/19/04
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TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER III - NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION
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Sec. 19e. Congressional statement of purpose; establishment of
Foundation
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In order to encourage private gifts of real and personal property
or any income therefrom or other interest therein for the benefit
of, or in connection with, the National Park Service, its
activities, or its services, and thereby to further the
conservation of natural, scenic, historic, scientific, educational,
inspirational, or recreational resources for future generations of
Americans, there is hereby established a charitable and nonprofit
corporation to be known as the National Park Foundation to accept
and administer such gifts.
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(Pub. L. 90-209, Sec. 1, Dec. 18, 1967, 81 Stat. 656.)
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SHORT TITLE
Pub. L. 90-209, which enacted this subchapter, is popularly known
as the "National Park Foundation Act".
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16 USC Sec. 19f 01/19/04
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TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER III - NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION
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Sec. 19f. Board: membership, term of office, vacancies, Chairman,
Secretary, non-Federal office, quorum, seal, meetings,
compensation, traveling and subsistence expenses; Foundation as
successor to right, title, and interest of National Park Trust
Fund Board in property or funds; abolition and repeal of National
Park Trust Fund and Board provisions
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The National Park Foundation shall consist of a Board having as
members the Secretary of the Interior, the Director of the National
Park Service, ex officio, and no less than six private citizens of
the United States appointed by the Secretary of the Interior whose
initial terms shall be staggered to assure continuity of
administration. Thereafter, the term shall be six years, unless a
successor is chosen to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the
expiration of the term for which his predecessor was chosen, in
which event the successor shall be chosen only for the remainder of
that term. The Secretary of the Interior shall be the Chairman of
the Board and the Director of the National Park Service shall be
the Secretary of the Board. Membership on the Board shall not be
deemed to be an office within the meaning of the statutes of the
United States. A majority of the members of the Board serving at
any one time shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of
business, and the Foundation shall have an official seal, which
shall be judicially noticed. The Board shall meet at the call of
the Chairman and there shall be at least one meeting each year.
No compensation shall be paid to the members of the Board for
their services as members, but they shall be reimbursed for actual
and necessary traveling and subsistence expenses incurred by them
in the performance of their duties as such members out of National
Park Foundation funds available to the Board for such purposes. The
Foundation shall succeed to all right, title, and interest of the
National Park Trust Fund Board established in any property or
funds, including the National Park Trust Fund, subject to the terms
and conditions thereof. The National Park Trust Fund is hereby
abolished, and the Act of July 10, 1935 (49 Stat. 477), as amended,
is hereby repealed.
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(Pub. L. 90-209, Sec. 2, Dec. 18, 1967, 81 Stat. 656.)
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REFERENCES IN TEXT
Act of July 10, 1935 (49 Stat. 477), as amended, referred to in
text, prior to its repeal by Pub. L. 90-209, Sec. 2, Dec. 18, 1967,
81 Stat. 656, was classified to sections 6a and 19 to 19d of this
title.
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16 USC Sec. 19g 01/19/04
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TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER III - NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION
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Sec. 19g. Gifts, devises, or bequests; restriction; real property
interests; property with encumbrances, restrictions, or subject
to beneficial interests of private persons
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The Foundation is authorized to accept, receive, solicit, hold,
administer, and use any gifts, devises, or bequests, either
absolutely or in trust of real or personal property or any income
therefrom or other interest therein for the benefit of or in
connection with, the National Park Service, its activities, or its
services: Provided, That the Foundation may not accept any such
gift, devise, or bequest which entails any expenditure other than
from the resources of the Foundation. An interest in the real
property includes, among other things, easements or other rights
for preservation, conservation, protection, or enhancement by and
for the public of natural, scenic, historic, scientific,
educational, inspirational, or recreational resources. A gift,
devise, or bequest may be accepted by the Foundation even though it
is encumbered, restricted, or subject to beneficial interests of
private persons if any current or future interest therein is for
the benefit of the National Park Service, its activities, or its
services.
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(Pub. L. 90-209, Sec. 3, Dec. 18, 1967, 81 Stat. 656.)
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16 USC Sec. 19h 01/19/04
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TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER III - NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION
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Sec. 19h. Property and income dealings and transactions;
prohibition of engagement in business; trust company type of
investments; utilization of services and facilities of Federal
agencies without reimbursement; transfer instrument requirements
and investments
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Except as otherwise required by the instrument of transfer, the
Foundation may sell, lease, invest, reinvest, retain, or otherwise
dispose of or deal with any property or income thereof as the Board
may from time to time determine. The Foundation shall not engage in
any business, nor shall the Foundation make any investment that may
not lawfully be made by a trust company in the District of
Columbia, except that the Foundation may make any investment
authorized by the instrument of transfer, and may retain any
property accepted by the Foundation. The Foundation may utilize the
services and facilities of the Department of the Interior and the
Department of Justice, and such services and facilities may be made
available on request to the extent practicable with or without
reimbursement therefor. Monies reimbursed to either Department
shall be returned by the Department to the account from which the
funds for which the reimbursement is made were drawn and may,
without further appropriation, be expended for any purpose for
which such account is authorized.
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(Pub. L. 90-209, Sec. 4, Dec. 18, 1967, 81 Stat. 656; Pub. L.
106-176, title III, Sec. 305, Mar. 10, 2000, 114 Stat. 33.)
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AMENDMENTS
2000 - Pub. L. 106-176 inserted "with or" before "without" and
inserted at end "Monies reimbursed to either Department shall be
returned by the Department to the account from which the funds for
which the reimbursement is made were drawn and may, without further
appropriation, be expended for any purpose for which such account
is authorized."
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16 USC Sec. 19i 01/19/04
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TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER III - NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION
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Sec. 19i. Corporate succession; powers and duties of trustee;
suits; personal liability for malfeasance
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The Foundation shall have perpetual succession, with all the
usual powers and obligations of a corporation acting as a trustee,
including the power to sue and to be sued in its own name, but the
members of the Board shall not be personally liable, except for
malfeasance.
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(Pub. L. 90-209, Sec. 5, Dec. 18, 1967, 81 Stat. 657.)
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16 USC Sec. 19j 01/19/04
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TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER III - NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION
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Sec. 19j. Authority for execution of contracts, instruments, and
necessary or appropriate acts
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The Foundation shall have the power to enter into contracts, to
execute instruments, and generally to do any and all lawful acts
necessary or appropriate to its purposes.
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(Pub. L. 90-209, Sec. 6, Dec. 18, 1967, 81 Stat. 657.)
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16 USC Sec. 19k 01/19/04
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TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER III - NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION
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Sec. 19k. Bylaws, rules, and regulations; contracts for services
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In carrying out the provisions of this subchapter, the Board may
adopt bylaws, rules, and regulations necessary for the
administration of its functions and contract for any necessary
services.
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(Pub. L. 90-209, Sec. 7, Dec. 18, 1967, 81 Stat. 657.)
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16 USC Sec. 19l 01/19/04
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TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER III - NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION
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Sec. 19l. Tax exemptions; contributions toward costs of local
government; contributions, gifts, or transfers to or for use of
United States
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The Foundation and any income or property received or owned by
it, and all transactions relating to such income or property, shall
be exempt from all Federal, State, and local taxation with respect
thereto. The Foundation may, however, in the discretion of its
directors, contribute toward the costs of local government in
amounts not in excess of those which it would be obligated to pay
such government if it were not exempt from taxation by virtue of
the foregoing or by virtue of its being a charitable and nonprofit
corporation and may agree so to contribute with respect to property
transferred to it and the income derived therefrom if such
agreement is a condition of the transfer. Contributions, gifts, and
other transfers made to or for the use of the Foundation shall be
regarded as contributions, gifts, or transfers to or for the use of
the United States.
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(Pub. L. 90-209, Sec. 8, Dec. 18, 1967, 81 Stat. 657.)
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SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This section is referred to in title 26 section 2055.
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16 USC Sec. 19m 01/19/04
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TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER III - NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION
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Sec. 19m. Liability of United States
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The United States shall not be liable for any debts, defaults,
acts, or omissions of the Foundation.
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(Pub. L. 90-209, Sec. 9, Dec. 18, 1967, 81 Stat. 657.)
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16 USC Sec. 19n 01/19/04
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TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER III - NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION
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Sec. 19n. Omitted
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CODIFICATION
Section, Pub. L. 90-209, Sec. 10, Dec. 18, 1967, 81 Stat. 657,
which required the National Park Foundation to transmit to Congress
an annual report of its proceedings and activities, including a
full and complete statement of its receipts, expenditures, and
investments, terminated, effective May 15, 2000, pursuant to
section 3003 of Pub. L. 104-66, as amended, set out as a note under
section 1113 of Title 31, Money and Finance. See, also, page 204 of
House Document No. 103-7.
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16 USC Sec. 19o 01/19/04
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TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER III - NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION
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Sec. 19o. Promotion of local fundraising support
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(a) Establishment
The Foundation shall design and implement a comprehensive program
to assist and promote philanthropic programs of support at the
individual national park unit level.
(b) Implementation
The program under subsection (a) of this section shall be
implemented to -
(1) assist in the creation of local nonprofit support
organizations; and
(2) provide support, national consistency, and
management-improving suggestions for local nonprofit support
organizations.
(c) Program
The program under subsection (a) of this section shall include
the greatest number of national park units as is practicable.
(d) Requirements
The program under subsection (a) of this section shall include,
at a minimum -
(1) a standard adaptable organizational design format to
establish and sustain responsible management of a local nonprofit
support organization for support of a national park unit;
(2) standard and legally tenable bylaws and recommended
money-handling procedures that can easily be adapted as applied
to individual national park units; and
(3) a standard training curriculum to orient and expand the
operating expertise of personnel employed by local nonprofit
support organizations.
(e) Annual report
The Foundation shall report the progress of the program under
subsection (a) of this section in the annual report of the
Foundation.
(f) Affiliations
(1) Charter or corporate bylaws
Nothing in this section requires -
(A) a nonprofit support organization or friends group to
modify current practices or to affiliate with the Foundation;
or
(B) a local nonprofit support organization, established as a
result of this section, to be bound through its charter or
corporate bylaws to be permanently affiliated with the
Foundation.
(2) Establishment
An affiliation with the Foundation shall be established only at
the discretion of the governing board of a nonprofit
organization.
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(Pub. L. 90-209, Sec. 11, as added Pub. L. 105-391, title VII, Sec.
701, Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3520.)
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16 USC SUBCHAPTER III-A - NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM VISITOR
FACILITY 01/19/04
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TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER III09A - NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM VISITOR FACILITY
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SUBCHAPTER III-A - NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM VISITOR FACILITY
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16 USC Secs. 19aa to 19gg 01/19/04
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TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER III09A - NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM VISITOR FACILITY
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Secs. 19aa to 19gg. Omitted
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CODIFICATION
Sections 19aa to 19gg were omitted pursuant to section 19gg which
provided that all authorities contained in this subchapter expired
Sept. 30, 1989.
Section 19aa, Pub. L. 97-433, Sec. 2, Jan. 8, 1983, 96 Stat.
2277, defined terms for purposes of this subchapter.
Section 19bb, Pub. L. 97-433, Sec. 3, Jan. 8, 1983, 96 Stat.
2277, established in United States Treasury the National Park
System Visitor Facilities Fund and provided for funds to be
credited to that Fund.
Section 19cc, Pub. L. 97-433, Sec. 4, Jan. 8, 1983, 96 Stat.
2277, authorized appropriations to be made available to National
Park Foundation to carry out its functions under this subchapter.
Section 19dd, Pub. L. 97-433, Sec. 5, Jan. 8, 1983, 96 Stat.
2278, related toadministration of Fund projects and required (continued)