Authority of the Secretary to Carry out Certain Functions and Activities

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TITLE 54—NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AND RELATED PROGRAMS

§ 200103. Authority of Secretary to carry out certain functions and activities
(a) IN GENERAL.—To carry out this chapter,
the Secretary may perform the functions and
activities described in this section.
(b) INVENTORY AND EVALUATION.—The Secretary may prepare and maintain a continuing
inventory and evaluation of outdoor recreation
needs and resources of the United States.
(c) CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM.—The Secretary
may prepare a system for classification of outdoor recreation resources to assist in the effective and beneficial use and management of such
resources.
(d) RECREATION PLAN.—The Secretary may formulate and maintain a comprehensive nationwide outdoor recreation plan, taking into consideration the plans of the various Federal agencies, States, and their political subdivisions.
The plan shall set forth the needs and demands
of the public for outdoor recreation and the current and foreseeable availability in the future of
outdoor recreation resources to meet those
needs. The plan shall identify critical outdoor
recreation problems, recommend solutions, and
recommend desirable actions to be taken at
each level of government and by private interests. The Secretary shall submit the plan to the
President for transmittal to Congress. Revisions
of the plan shall be similarly transmitted at
succeeding 5-year intervals. When a plan or revision is transmitted to the Congress, the Secretary shall transmit copies to the chief executive officials of the States.
(e) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND ADVICE.—The
Secretary may provide technical assistance and
advice to and cooperate with States, political
subdivisions, and private interests, including
nonprofit organizations, with respect to outdoor
recreation.
(f) INTERSTATE AND REGIONAL COOPERATION.—
The Secretary may encourage interstate and regional cooperation in the planning, acquisition,
and development of outdoor recreation resources.
(g) RESEARCH, INFORMATION, AND EDUCATION
PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES.—The Secretary
may—
(1) sponsor, engage in, and assist in research
relating to outdoor recreation, directly or by
contract or cooperative agreements, and make
payments for such purposes without regard to
the limitations of section 3324(a) and (b) of
title 31 concerning advances of funds when the
Secretary considers such action to be in the
public interest;
(2) undertake studies and assemble information concerning outdoor recreation, directly
or by contract or cooperative agreement, and
disseminate the information without regard to
section 3204 of title 39; and
(3) cooperate with educational institutions
and others to assist in establishing education
programs and activities and to encourage public use and benefits from outdoor recreation.
(h) COOPERATION AND COORDINATION WITH FEDAGENCIES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may—
(A) cooperate with and provide technical
assistance to Federal agencies and obtain

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from them information, data, reports, advice, and assistance that are needed and can
reasonably be furnished in carrying out the
purposes of this chapter; and
(B) promote coordination of Federal plans
and activities generally relating to outdoor
recreation.
(2) FUNDING.—An agency furnishing advice
or assistance under this paragraph may expend
its own funds for those purposes, with or without reimbursement, as may be agreed to by
that agency.
(i) DONATIONS.—The Secretary may accept and
use donations of money, property, personal services, or facilities for the purposes of this chapter.
(Pub. L. 113–287, § 3, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3170.)
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
Revised
Section

Source (U.S. Code)

200103 .........

16 U.S.C. 460l–1.

Source (Statutes at Large)
Pub. L. 88–29, § 2, May 28,
1963, 77 Stat. 49; Pub. L.
91–375, § 6(h), Aug. 12, 1970,
84 Stat. 776.

In subsection (d), the words ‘‘which shall be prepared
as soon as practicable within 5 years on and after May
28, 1963’’ and ‘‘Future’’ are omitted as obsolete.
In subsection (h), the word ‘‘department’’ is omitted
as being included in ‘‘agency’’.

§ 200104. Consultations of Secretary with administrative officers; execution of administrative
responsibilities in conformity with nationwide plan
To carry out the policy declared in section
200101 of this title, the heads of Federal agencies
having administrative responsibility over activities or resources the conduct or use of which
is pertinent to fulfillment of that policy shall,
individually or as a group—
(1) consult with and be consulted by the Secretary from time to time both with respect to
their conduct of those activities and their use
of those resources and with respect to the activities that the Secretary carries on under
authority of this chapter that are pertinent to
their work; and
(2) carry out that responsibility in general
conformance with the nationwide plan authorized under section 200103(d) of this title.
(Pub. L. 113–287, § 3, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3171.)
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
Revised
Section

Source (U.S. Code)

200104 .........

16 U.S.C. 460l–2.

Source (Statutes at Large)
Pub. L. 88–29, § 3, May 28,
1963, 77 Stat. 50.

The word ‘‘department’’ is omitted as being included
in ‘‘agency’’. The word ‘‘independent’’ is omitted as unnecessary.

CHAPTER 2003—LAND AND WATER
CONSERVATION FUND
Sec.

200301.
200302.
200303.

Definitions.
Establishment of Land and Water Conservation Fund.
Appropriations for expenditure of Fund
amounts.