Title 54, National Park Service and Related ProgramsRelease 119-110

§100705 Availability of System Units for Scientific Study

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

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary can take and consider requests from federal or non‑federal agencies, groups, or people to use a System unit for scientific study. The Secretary can only approve a request if the study follows laws and management policies and will not harm the unit’s resources or reduce what visitors enjoy. The Secretary can waive admission or recreation fees to support research and can make fair, efficient benefit‑sharing agreements with researchers and private companies.

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Title 54, §100705

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(a)In General.—

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)Criteria.—

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)Fee Waiver.—

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)Benefit-Sharing Arrangements.—

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

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110