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Title 54 — National Park Service and Related ProgramsRelease 119-73

§100502 General management plans

Title 54 › Subtitle Subtitle I— - National Park System › Chapter CHAPTER 1005— - AREAS OF NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM › § 100502

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Director must make and update a general management plan for each National Park System unit, including those in the capital area. By January 1 each year the Secretary must tell Congress which plans are finished or are being revised. Plans must explain how resources will be protected; the general kinds, timing, and costs of public-use development and transportation; visitor capacity limits and commitments; and any proposed boundary changes with reasons.

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Title 54, §100502

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General management plans for the preservation and use of each System unit, including areas within the national capital area, shall be prepared and revised in a timely manner by the Director. On January 1 of each year, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a list indicating the current status of completion or revision of general management plans for each System unit. General management plans for each System unit shall include—
(1)measures for the preservation of the area’s resources;
(2)indications of types and general intensities of development (including visitor circulation and transportation patterns, systems, and modes) associated with public enjoyment and use of the area, including general locations, timing of implementation, and anticipated costs;
(3)identification of and implementation commitments for visitor carrying capacities for all areas of the System unit; and
(4)indications of potential modifications to the external boundaries of the System unit, and the reasons for the modifications.

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Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 10050216 U.S.C. 1a–7(b).Pub. L. 91–383, § 12, as added Pub. L. 94–458, § 2, Oct. 7, 1976, 90 Stat. 1942; Pub. L. 95–625, title VI, § 604(3), (4), Nov. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 3518, 3519; Pub. L. 103–437, § 6(c), Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4583; Pub. L. 105–391, title IV, § 415(b)(2), Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3515.

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54 U.S.C. § 100502

Title 54 — National Park Service and Related Programs

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73