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

§100721 Definitions

Title 54 › Subtitle Subtitle I— National Park System › Chapter 1007— RESOURCE MANAGEMENT › Subchapter II— SYSTEM UNIT RESOURCE PROTECTION › § 100721

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

Defines three key terms used in this part. "Damages" means money to replace or fix a System unit resource, pay for its value if it can’t be replaced, cover lost use while waiting for repair or replacement, and pay for the damage assessment. "Response costs" means what the Secretary spends to stop or reduce harm, deal with immediate threats, or watch ongoing effects after an incident. "System unit resource" means any living or nonliving thing inside a System unit’s borders, but not things owned by non‑Federal entities.

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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.

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Citation

54 U.S.C. § 100721

Title 54 — National Park Service and Related Programs

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60