Title 54, National Park Service and Related ProgramsRelease 119-110
§100903 Solid Waste Disposal Operations
Title 54 › Subtitle I — National Park System › CHAPTER 1009 — ADMINISTRATION › § 100903
Summary
No solid-waste disposal sites may operate inside any System unit to protect the System's natural and cultural resources and U.S. property. It allows sites already operating on September 1, 1984, and sites that take only waste made inside the unit and cause no harm. The Secretary must make rules to carry out the ban.
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Title 54, §100903
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(a)In General —
To protect the air, land, water, and natural and cultural values of the System and the property of the United States in the System, no solid waste disposal site (including any site for the disposal of domestic or industrial solid waste) may be operated within the boundary of any System unit, other than—
(1)a site that was operating as of September 1, 1984; or
(2)a site used only for disposal of waste generated within that System unit so long as the site will not degrade any of the natural or cultural resources of the System unit.
(b)Regulations.—
The Secretary shall prescribe regulations to carry out this section, including reasonable regulations to mitigate the adverse effects of solid waste disposal sites in operation as of September 1, 1984, on property of the United States.
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 10090316 U.S.C. 460l–22(c).Pub. L. 90–401, § 5(c), as added Pub. L. 98–506, § 2, Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2338.
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54 U.S.C. § 100903
Title 54, National Park Service and Related Programs
Last Updated
Sep 23, 2026
Release point: 119-110