Title 54 — National Park Service and Related ProgramsRelease 119-73not60

§100705 Availability of System Units for Scientific Study

Title 54 › Subtitle Subtitle I— National Park System › Chapter 1007— RESOURCE MANAGEMENT › Subchapter I— SYSTEM RESOURCE INVENTORY AND MANAGEMENT › § 100705

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary may accept requests from federal or non-federal public or private groups, organizations, individuals, or others to use any System unit for scientific study. A request can be approved only if the Secretary finds the study follows laws and Service management policies and will not harm the unit’s resources or reduce public enjoyment. The Secretary may waive entry or recreation fees to support research and may make fair benefit-sharing agreements with researchers and private industry.

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Title 54, §100705

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(a)The Secretary may solicit, receive, and consider requests from Federal or non-Federal public or private agencies, organizations, individuals, or other entities for the use of any System unit for purposes of scientific study.

(b)A request for use of a System unit under subsection (a) may be approved only if the Secretary determines that the proposed study—

(1)is consistent with applicable laws and Service management policies; and

(2)will be conducted in a manner that poses no threat to the System unit resources or public enjoyment derived from System unit resources.

(c)The Secretary may waive any System unit admission or recreational use fee in order to facilitate the conduct of scientific study under this section.

(d)The Secretary may negotiate for and enter into equitable, efficient benefit-sharing arrangements with the research community and private industry.

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Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 10070516 U.S.C. 5935.Pub. L. 105–391, title II, § 205, Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3500.

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54 U.S.C. § 100705

Title 54 — National Park Service and Related Programs

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60