16 U.S.C. § 410nn–1 — Administration

(a) In general — The Secretary manages the park under this subchapter and the laws generally applicable to National Park System units. Those include the Act of August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. 535; 16 U.S.C. 1-4), the Act of August 21, 1935 (49 Stat. 666; 16 U.S.C. 461-467), and the National Historic Preservation Act. Beyond just following these laws, the Secretary must run the park in a way that preserves and passes on knowledge and understanding of American maritime history, and that lets the public understand and enjoy that history. (b) Donations — The Secretary may accept and keep donations — of money, property, or services — from individuals, foundations, corporations, or public entities. These donations must go toward services and facilities the Secretary considers consistent with this subchapter's purposes. (c) Leasing — The Secretary may lease out any real or personal property managed as part of the park, including vessels and heavy marine equipment like floating drydocks. Whatever net money comes in from such a lease is credited under section 460bb-3(f) of this title. (d) Fees — No matter what any other law says, the Secretary may charge entrance fees for visiting the ships, in whatever amount the Secretary thinks is appropriate, and may also charge fees for groups or organizations using the ships. All that fee money is also credited under section 460bb-3(f). (e) General management plan — Within two years after the park was established, the Secretary had to write and send a general management plan to the House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs and the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. The plan had to include at least four things. First, a description of the park's resources — its maritime artifacts and documents, its named historic vessels (the sailing ship Balclutha, the steam schooner Wapama, the steamship SS Jeremiah O'Brien, the ferry Eureka, the schooner C.A. Thayer, the tugs Ellpleton Hall and Hercules, and the scow schooner Alma), and other property in the park's collections, like written and illustrated material, objects, shipwrecks, and small watercraft. Second, plans for preserving each historic vessel — including docking and repair facilities and their costs, whether permanent docking facilities are needed and where they should go, how to let visitors see the ships while still protecting them, and how to properly care for, display, and store the park's collections. Third, plans for where to put, how to design, and what it would cost to build public facilities — a museum building, visitor parking, and public transit access. Fourth, plans for how the historic vessels and the park's collections will be interpreted for the public.