54 U.S.C. § 307103 — Access to information
submitted 12 years ago by Pub. L. 113-287 to r/title-54-NATIONAL-PARK-SERVICE-AND-RELATED-PROGRAMS · 183 words · no verdicts yet
Agencies must keep certain information about historic property private if sharing it would invade someone's privacy, put the property at risk, or disrupt a traditional religious site. The Secretary decides who can still access that hidden information, consulting the Council when required.
(a) Authority To Withhold From Disclosure. The head of a federal agency*, or another public official getting grant money under this division, must — after talking with the Secretary* — keep information about a historic property's location, character, or ownership away from the public if the Secretary and the agency agree that releasing it might (1) seriously invade someone's privacy, (2) risk harming the historic property*, or (3) get in the way of practitioners using a traditional religious site.
(b) Access Determination. When an agency head or public official decides information should be withheld under subsection (a), the Secretary — working with that agency head or official — decides who can still get access to it, so long as it's for the purposes of this division.
(c) Consultation With Council*. If the information described in subsection (a) came up while an agency was complying with section 306107 or 306108, the Secretary must consult with the Council before making decisions under subsections (a) and (b).
The head of a Federal agency*, or other public official receiving grant assistance pursuant to this division, after consultation with the Secretary*, shall withhold from disclosure to the public information about the location, character, or ownership of a historic property* if the Secretary and the agency determine that disclosure may—
cause a significant invasion of privacy;
risk harm to the historic property; or
impede the use of a traditional religious site by practitioners.
When the head of a Federal agency or other public official determines that information should be withheld from the public pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary, in consultation with the Federal agency head or official, shall determine who may have access to the information for the purpose of carrying out this division.
When information described in subsection (a) has been developed in the course of an agency’s compliance with section 306107 or 306108 of this title, the Secretary shall consult with the Council in reaching determinations under subsections (a) and (b).
Source credit: (Pub. L. 113–287, § 3, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3231.)
- 2014Enacted · Pub. L. 113-287 · 128 Stat. 3231
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