§100721 — Title 54 National Park Service and Related Programs | U.S. Code

Summary

Defines three key words used here. "Damages" means money to replace, fix, or buy the same kind of System unit resource; money for a major loss of use while waiting for replacement or repair; money for the resource if it can’t be replaced; and the cost of a damage assessment under section 100723(b) of this title. "Response costs" are the Secretary’s costs to prevent or reduce harm, to address an immediate threat, or to monitor ongoing effects. "System unit resource" is any living or nonliving thing inside a System unit’s boundaries, but not something owned by a non‑Federal entity.

Title 54, §100721

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In this subchapter:

(1)The term “damages” includes—

(A)compensation for—

(i)(I)the cost of replacing, restoring, or acquiring the equivalent of a System unit resource; and

(II)the value of any significant loss of use of a System unit resource pending its restoration or replacement or the acquisition of an equivalent resource; or

(ii)the value of the System unit resource if the System unit resource cannot be replaced or restored; and

(B)the cost of a damage assessment under section 100723(b) of this title.

(2)The term “response costs” means the costs of actions taken by the Secretary to—

(A)prevent or minimize destruction or loss of or injury to a System unit resource;

(B)abate or minimize the imminent risk of the destruction, loss, or injury; or

(C)monitor ongoing effects of incidents causing the destruction, loss, or injury.

(3)(A)The term “System unit resource” means any living or non-living resource that is located within the boundaries of a System unit.

(B)The term “System unit resource” does not include a resource owned by a non-Federal entity.

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Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 10072116 U.S.C. 19jj.Pub. L. 101–337, § 1, July 27, 1990, 104 Stat. 379; Pub. L. 104–333, div. I, title VIII, § 814(h)(1), (2), Nov. 12, 1996, 110 Stat. 4199. In this section, the text of 16 U.S.C. 19jj(a) is omitted as unnecessary. The text of 16 U.S.C. 19jj(e) is omitted because the term “regimen” is not used in the revised title. The text of 16 U.S.C. 19jj(g) is omitted because a marine or aquatic park system resource is a kind of park system resource.

§100721 Definitions

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Title 54, §100721

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