Title 54 — National Park Service and Related ProgramsRelease 119-73
§100706 Integration of study results into management decisions
Title 54 › Subtitle Subtitle I— - National Park System › Chapter CHAPTER 1007— - RESOURCE MANAGEMENT › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - SYSTEM RESOURCE INVENTORY AND MANAGEMENT › § 100706
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The Secretary must use scientific study results when managing each unit, make a record showing how studies were used if an action could seriously harm resources, and count resource condition trends in superintendents' annual reviews.
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Title 54, §100706
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The Secretary shall take such measures as are necessary to ensure the full and proper utilization of the results of scientific study for System unit management decisions. In each case in which an action undertaken by the Service may cause a significant adverse effect on a System unit resource, the administrative record shall reflect the manner in which System unit resource studies have been considered. The trend in the condition of resources of the System shall be a significant factor in the annual performance evaluation of each superintendent of a System unit.
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Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 10070616 U.S.C. 5936.Pub. L. 105–391, title II, § 206, Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3500.
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54 U.S.C. § 100706
Title 54 — National Park Service and Related Programs
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73