Title 54, National Park Service and Related ProgramsRelease 119-110

§101118 Tax Exemptions; Contributions Toward Costs of Local Government; Contributions, Gifts, or Transfers to or for Use of United States

Title 54 › Subtitle I — National Park System › CHAPTER 1011 — DONATIONS › SUBCHAPTER II — NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION › § 101118

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Makes the National Park Foundation, its money, property, and any deals about them free from federal, state, and local taxes. The Foundation can pay local governments to help cover costs, but only up to the amount it would have owed if it were not tax-exempt or not a nonprofit. It can also agree to such payments when required as a condition of receiving property. Gifts, donations, or transfers to the Foundation are treated as if they were given to the United States.

Full Legal Text

Title 54, §101118

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(a)Tax Exemption.—

The National Park Foundation and any income or property received or owned by it, and all transactions relating to that income or property, shall be exempt from all Federal, State, and local taxation.

(b)Contributions In Lieu of Taxes.—

The National Park Foundation may—

(1)contribute toward the costs of local government in amounts not in excess of those which it would be obligated to pay that government if it were not exempt from taxation by virtue of subsection (a) or by virtue of its being a charitable and nonprofit corporation; and

(2)agree to contribute with respect to property transferred to it and the income derived from the property if the agreement is a condition of the transfer.

(c)Transfers Deemed To Be to or for the Use of United States.—

Contributions, gifts, and other transfers made to or for the use of the Foundation shall be deemed to be contributions, gifts, or transfers to or for the use of the United States.

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Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 10111816 U.S.C. 19l.Pub. L. 90–209, § 8, Dec. 18, 1967, 81 Stat. 657. In subsection (b), the words “in the discretion of its directors” are omitted as unnecessary.

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Citation

54 U.S.C. § 101118

Title 54, National Park Service and Related Programs

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110