20 U.S.C. § 5604: Purpose of Foundation

Summary

The Foundation must promote the value and enjoyment of the Nation’s natural resources and help people understand how the environment and public lands shaped the country. It must find important environmental problems, run research and conflict‑resolution programs, train professionals in environmental and related fields, and do educational outreach. It must also fund the Native Nations Institute to train Native American and Alaska Native leaders in health care and public policy, including education, management and policy analysis. The Foundation must create the John S. McCain III National Center for Environmental Conflict Resolution to help the Federal Government implement section 4331 of title 42 by providing assessments, mediation, and other services to resolve environmental disputes involving U.S. agencies, and to support the President’s Executive Order No. 12988 (61 Fed. Reg. 4729) on civil justice reform.

Title 20, §5604

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It is the purpose of the Foundation to—

(1)increase awareness of the importance of and promote the benefit and enjoyment of the Nation’s natural resources;

(2)foster among the American population greater recognition and understanding of the role of the environment, public lands and resources in the development of the United States;

(3)identify critical environmental issues;

(4)establish a program for environmental policy research at the Center and a program for environmental conflict resolution and training at the National Center;

(5)develop resources to properly train professionals in the environmental, natural resource, conflict resolution, and related fields;

(6)provide educational outreach regarding environmental policy;

(7)develop resources at the Native Nations Institute to properly train Native American and Alaska Native professionals in health care and public policy, by providing education to and conducting management and leadership training of Native Americans, Alaska Natives, and others involved in tribal leadership, providing assistance and resources for policy analysis, and carrying out other appropriate activities.;

(8)establish as part of the Foundation the John S. McCain III National Center for Environmental Conflict Resolution to assist the Federal Government in implementing section 4331 of title 42 by providing assessment, mediation, and other related services to resolve environmental issues, conflicts, and disputes involving agencies and instrumentalities of the United States; and

(9)complement the direction established by the President in Executive Order No. 12988 (61 Fed. Reg. 4729; relating to civil justice reform).

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Executive Order No. 12988, referred to in par. (9), is set out as a note under section 519 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.

Amendments

2019—Par. (4). Pub. L. 116–94, § 304(1), substituted “establish a program for environmental policy research at the Center and a program for environmental conflict resolution and training at the National Center” for “establish a Program for Environmental Policy Research and Environmental Conflict Resolution and Training at the Center”. Par. (5). Pub. L. 116–94, § 304(2), inserted “, natural resource, conflict resolution,” after “environmental”. Par. (7). Pub. L. 116–94, § 304(3), inserted “at the Native Nations Institute” after “develop resources” and “providing education to and” after “policy, by”. Par. (8). Pub. L. 116–94, § 304(4), substituted “John S. McCain III National Center for Environmental Conflict Resolution” for “United States Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution” and “resolve environmental issues, conflicts, and” for “resolve environmental”. 2000—Par. (7). Pub. L. 106–568 inserted before semicolon at end “, by conducting management and leadership training of Native Americans, Alaska Natives, and others involved in tribal leadership, providing assistance and resources for policy analysis, and carrying out other appropriate activities.” 1998—Par. (4). Pub. L. 105–156, § 4(1), substituted “Environmental Conflict Resolution and Training” for “an Environmental Conflict Resolution”. Pars. (8), (9). Pub. L. 105–156, § 4(2)–(4), added pars. (8) and (9).

§5604 Purpose of Foundation