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

§100751 Regulations

Title 54 › Subtitle Subtitle I— National Park System › Chapter 1007— RESOURCE MANAGEMENT › Subchapter IV— ADMINISTRATION › § 100751

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary must write rules for how System units are used and managed. The Secretary can also make rules for boating and other water activities in waters inside System units, including waters the United States controls, and can set the terms the Secretary thinks are needed. Any water rules must work with the Coast Guard’s authority and must not take away the Coast Guard’s power. Violating these rules can lead to criminal penalties under section 1865 of title 18.

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Title 54, §100751

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(a)The Secretary shall prescribe such regulations as the Secretary considers necessary or proper for the use and management of System units.
(b)The Secretary, under such terms and conditions as the Secretary considers advisable, may prescribe regulations under subsection (a) concerning boating and other activities on or relating to water located within System units, including water subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. Any regulation under this subsection shall be complementary to, and not in derogation of, the authority of the Coast Guard to regulate the use of water subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.
(c)Criminal penalties for a violation of a regulation prescribed under this section are provided by section 1865 of title 18.

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Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 100751(a)16 U.S.C. 3 (1st sentence words before “and any violation”). Aug. 25, 1916, ch. 408, § 3 (1st sentence words before “and any violation”), 39 Stat. 535. 100751(b)16 U.S.C. 1a–2(a) (matter before (a)).Pub. L. 91–383, § 3 (matter before (a)), Aug. 18, 1970, 84 Stat. 826. 16 U.S.C. 1a–2(h).Pub. L. 91–383, § 3(h), as added Pub. L. 94–458, § 1(2), Oct. 7, 1976, 90 Stat. 1939; Pub. L. 106–176, title I, § 118(2), (3), Mar. 10, 2000, 114 Stat. 28. 100751(c)no source. In subsection (b), the words “In order to facilitate the administration of the national park system” and “and enforce” are omitted as unnecessary. The words “under subsection (a)” are added for clarity to show that a regulation under subsection (b) is a special type of regulation under subsection (a) so that a violation of a regulation under subsection (b) is subject to a criminal penalty under 18 U.S.C. 1865. Subsection (c) is added for informational purposes.

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Citation

54 U.S.C. § 100751

Title 54 — National Park Service and Related Programs

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60