§100737 — Title 54 National Park Service and Related Programs | U.S. Code

Summary

Officers and employees of the Secretary who work on mining rules under this subchapter or laws changed by the Mining in the Parks Act (Public Law 94–429, 90 Stat. 1342), and who have a known financial interest in a person covered by those rules or in someone holding a mining claim inside a System unit, must file written disclosures. The Secretary must define "known financial interest," set up how disclosures are filed, reviewed, monitored, and enforced, and send Congress a report each June 1 about the prior calendar year's disclosures and actions. The Secretary may exempt certain nonregulatory or nonpolicymaking jobs. Criminal penalties are in section 1865 of title 18.

Title 54, §100737

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(a)Each officer or employee of the Secretary who—

(1)performs any function or duty under this subchapter, or any Act amended by the Mining in the Parks Act (Public Law 94–429, 90 Stat. 1342) concerning the regulation of mining in the System; and

(2)has any known financial interest—

(A)in any person subject to this subchapter or any Act amended by the Mining in the Parks Act (Public Law 94–429, 90 Stat. 1342); or

(B)in any person who holds a mining claim within the boundary of any System unit;

(b)The Secretary shall—

(1)define the term “known financial interest” for purposes of subsection (a);

(2)establish the methods by which the requirement to file written statements specified in subsection (a) will be monitored and enforced, including appropriate provisions for the filing by the officers and employees of the statements and the review by the Secretary of the statements; and

(3)submit to Congress on June 1 of each year a report with respect to the disclosures and the actions taken in regard to the disclosures during the preceding calendar year.

(c)In the rules prescribed under subsection (b), the Secretary may identify specific positions within the Department of the Interior that are of a nonregulatory or nonpolicymaking nature and provide that officers or employees occupying those positions shall be exempt from the requirements of this section.

(d)Criminal penalties for a violation of this section are provided by section 1865 of title 18.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 100737(a) through (c)16 U.S.C. 1912(a) through (c).Pub. L. 94–429, § 13(a) through (c), Sept. 28, 1976, 90 Stat. 1344. 100737(d)no source. In subsection (a), the words “beginning on February 1, 1977” are omitted as obsolete. In subsection (b), the words “act within ninety days after September 28, 1976” are omitted as obsolete. In subsection (c), the words “the Department of the Interior” are substituted for “such agency” for clarity. Subsection (d) is added for informational purposes.

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The Mining in the Parks Act, referred to in subsec. (a)(1), (2)(A), is Pub. L. 94–429, Sept. 28, 1976, 90 Stat. 1342. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.

§100737 Financial Disclosure by Officer or Employee of Secretary