National Park Service Protection Interpretation and Research in System (54 USC §100701 and 100702))

§ 100701

TITLE 54—NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AND RELATED PROGRAMS

Sec.

100736.
100737.

Acquisition of land by Secretary.
Financial disclosure by officer or employee of
Secretary.
SUBCHAPTER IV—ADMINISTRATION

100751.
100752.
100753.
100754.
100755.

Regulations.
Destruction of animals and plant life.
Disposal of timber.
Relinquishment of legislative jurisdiction.
Applicability of other laws.

SUBCHAPTER I—SYSTEM RESOURCE
INVENTORY AND MANAGEMENT
§ 100701. Protection, interpretation, and research
in System
Recognizing the ever increasing societal pressures being placed upon America’s unique natural and cultural resources contained in the System, the Secretary shall continually improve
the ability of the Service to provide state-ofthe-art management, protection, and interpretation of, and research on, the resources of the
System.
(Pub. L. 113–287, § 3, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3105.)
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
Revised
Section
100701 .........

Source (U.S. Code)
16 U.S.C. 5911.

Source (Statutes at Large)
Pub. L. 105–391, title I, § 101,
Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat.
3498.

§ 100702. Research mandate
The Secretary shall ensure that management
of System units is enhanced by the availability
and utilization of a broad program of the highest quality science and information.
(Pub. L. 113–287, § 3, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3105.)
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
Revised
Section
100702 .........

Source (U.S. Code)
16 U.S.C. 5932.

Source (Statutes at Large)
Pub. L. 105–391, title II, § 202,
Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat.
3499.

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to establish baseline information and to provide
information on the long-term trends in the condition of System resources. The monitoring program shall be developed in cooperation with
other Federal monitoring and information collection efforts to ensure a cost-effective approach.
(Pub. L. 113–287, § 3, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3105.)
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
Revised
Section
100704 .........

Source (U.S. Code)
16 U.S.C. 5934.

Source (Statutes at Large)
Pub. L. 105–391, title II, § 204,
Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat.
3500.

§ 100705. Availability of System units for scientific study
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may solicit,
receive, and consider requests from Federal or
non-Federal public or private agencies, organizations, individuals, or other entities for the use
of any System unit for purposes of scientific
study.
(b) CRITERIA.—A request for use of a System
unit under subsection (a) may be approved only
if the Secretary determines that the proposed
study—
(1) is consistent with applicable laws and
Service management policies; and
(2) will be conducted in a manner that poses
no threat to the System unit resources or public enjoyment derived from System unit resources.
(c) FEE WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive
any System unit admission or recreational use
fee in order to facilitate the conduct of scientific study under this section.
(d) BENEFIT-SHARING ARRANGEMENTS.—The
Secretary may negotiate for and enter into equitable, efficient benefit-sharing arrangements
with the research community and private industry.
(Pub. L. 113–287, § 3, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3106.)
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

§ 100703. Cooperative study units
The Secretary shall enter into cooperative
agreements with colleges and universities, including land grant schools, in partnership with
other Federal and State agencies, to establish
cooperative study units to conduct multi-disciplinary research and develop integrated information products on the resources of the System,
or the larger region of which System units are a
part.
(Pub. L. 113–287, § 3, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3105.)
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
Revised
Section
100703 .........

Source (U.S. Code)
16 U.S.C. 5933(a).

Source (Statutes at Large)
Pub. L. 105–391, title II,
§ 203(a), Nov. 13, 1998, 112
Stat. 3500.

§ 100704. Inventory and monitoring program
The Secretary shall undertake a program of
inventory and monitoring of System resources

Revised
Section
100705 .........

Source (U.S. Code)
16 U.S.C. 5935.

Source (Statutes at Large)
Pub. L. 105–391, title II, § 205,
Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat.
3500.

§ 100706. Integration of study results into management decisions
The Secretary shall take such measures as are
necessary to ensure the full and proper utilization of the results of scientific study for System
unit management decisions. In each case in
which an action undertaken by the Service may
cause a significant adverse effect on a System
unit resource, the administrative record shall
reflect the manner in which System unit resource studies have been considered. The trend
in the condition of resources of the System shall
be a significant factor in the annual performance evaluation of each superintendent of a System unit.
(Pub. L. 113–287, § 3, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3106.)