54 U.S.C. § 200103 — Authority of Secretary to carry out certain functions and activities
submitted 12 years ago by Pub. L. 113-287 to r/title-54-NATIONAL-PARK-SERVICE-AND-RELATED-PROGRAMS · 372 words · no verdicts yet
The Secretary may inventory and classify outdoor recreation resources, assist governments and private groups, encourage regional cooperation, conduct research and education, coordinate with Federal agencies, and accept donations.
(a) In General.— To carry out this chapter, the Secretary* may perform the functions and activities in this section.
(b) Inventory and Evaluation.— The Secretary may continually inventory and evaluate the United States’ outdoor recreation needs and resources.
(c) Classification System*.— The Secretary may create a system classifying outdoor recreation resources to help use and manage them effectively and beneficially.
(d) Technical Assistance and Advice.— The Secretary may give technical assistance and advice to, and cooperate with, States, political subdivisions, and private interests, including nonprofit organizations, about outdoor recreation.
(e) Interstate and Regional Cooperation.— The Secretary may encourage States and regions to cooperate in planning, acquiring, and developing outdoor recreation resources.
(f) Research, Information, and Education Programs and Activities.— The Secretary may— (1) sponsor, conduct, and assist outdoor-recreation research directly or through contracts or cooperative agreements, and make payments for it without the title 31 section 3324(a) and (b) limits on advances of funds when the Secretary considers that in the public interest; (2) conduct studies and collect outdoor-recreation information directly or through contracts or cooperative agreements and distribute it without regard to title 39 section 3204; and (3) cooperate with educational institutions and others to help establish education programs and activities and encourage public use and benefits from outdoor recreation.
(g) Cooperation and Coordination with Federal Agencies.— (1) In general.— The Secretary may (A) cooperate with and give technical assistance to Federal agencies and obtain information, data, reports, advice, and assistance they need and can reasonably provide to carry out this chapter; and (B) promote coordination of Federal plans and activities generally related to outdoor recreation. (2) Funding.— An agency providing advice or assistance may spend its own funds for those purposes, with or without reimbursement, as agreed by that agency.
(h) Donations.— The Secretary may accept and use donated money, property, personal services, or facilities for this chapter’s purposes.
To carry out this chapter, the Secretary* may perform the functions and activities described in this section.
The Secretary may prepare and maintain a continuing inventory and evaluation of outdoor recreation needs and resources of the United States*.
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.
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.
The Secretary may encourage interstate and regional cooperation in the planning, acquisition, and development of outdoor recreation resources.
The Secretary may—
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;
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
cooperate with educational institutions and others to assist in establishing education programs and activities and to encourage public use and benefits from outdoor recreation.
The Secretary may—
cooperate with and provide technical assistance to Federal agencies and obtain 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
promote coordination of Federal plans and activities generally relating to outdoor recreation.
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.
The Secretary may accept and use donations of money, property, personal services, or facilities for the purposes of this chapter.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 113–287, § 3, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3170; Pub. L. 118–234, title I, § 112(c), Jan. 4, 2025, 138 Stat. 2839.)
- 2014Enacted · Pub. L. 113-287 · 128 Stat. 3170
- 2025Amended · Pub. L. 118-234 · 138 Stat. 2839
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 113-287 on 2014-12-19.
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