PRIA, Government Policy, Made Personal

Summary

The National Park Foundation may accept gifts, bequests, or property—including money, real or personal property, or income from them—and hold or use them to help the National Park Service and its work. Before accepting gifts, the Foundation must talk with the Director to make sure the gifts fit the Service’s programs and policies. The Foundation can take gifts even if they are restricted or have other people’s interests, as long as some current or future part helps the Service. The Foundation cannot take a gift that would require spending more than the Foundation has. An interest in real property includes easements or other rights for preserving or protecting natural, historic, scientific, educational, inspirational, or recreational resources.

Title 54, §101113

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(a)Authority To Accept Gifts, Devises, or Bequests.—

(1)In general.—

The National Park Foundation may accept, receive, solicit, hold, administer, and use any gifts, devises, or bequests, either absolutely or in trust of real or personal property, or any income from, or other interest in, the gift, devise, or bequest, for the benefit of, or in connection with, the Service, its activities, or its services.

(2)Coordination with service.—

Activities of the National Park Foundation under paragraph (1) shall be undertaken after consultation with the Director to ensure that those activities are consistent with the programs and policies of the Service.

(3)Gift, devise, or bequest that is encumbered, restricted, or subject to beneficial interests.—

A gift, devise, or bequest may be accepted by the National Park Foundation even though it is encumbered, restricted, or subject to beneficial interests of private persons if any current or future interest in the gift, devise, or bequest is for the benefit of the Service, its activities, or its services.

(b)When Gift, Devise, or Bequest May Not Be Accepted.—

The National Park Foundation may not accept any gift, devise, or bequest that entails any expenditure other than from the resources of the Foundation.

(c)Interest in Real Property.—

For purposes of this section, an interest in real property includes easements or other rights for preservation, conservation, protection, or enhancement by and for the public of natural, scenic, historic, scientific, educational, inspirational, or recreational resources.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 101113(a)(1)16 U.S.C. 19g (1st sentence words before proviso).Pub. L. 90–209, § 3, Dec. 18, 1967, 81 Stat. 656. 101113(a)(2)16 U.S.C. 19g (last sentence). 101113(b)16 U.S.C. 19g (1st sentence proviso). 101113(c)16 U.S.C. 19g (2d sentence). In subsection (c), the words “among other things” are omitted as unnecessary.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2016—Subsec. (a)(2), (3). Pub. L. 114–289 added par. (2) and redesignated former par. (2) as (3).

§101113 Gifts, Devises, or Bequests