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

§101523 Procedures Applicable to Transportation Plans and Projects

Title 54 › Subtitle Subtitle I— National Park System › Chapter 1015— TRANSPORTATION › Subchapter III— PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION PROGRAMS FOR SYSTEM UNITS › § 101523

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary must, when making a transportation plan, announce the plan in the Federal Register and in a local newspaper or periodical near the affected area, and then hold a public meeting at a convenient location nearby. Before starting any project from that plan, the Secretary must set up procedures, including public meetings, so State and local governments and the public get notice and can comment. If a project will cost more than $100,000 in any fiscal year, the Secretary must send a detailed report to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives. The project can begin only after 60 days have passed from that report, not counting days when the Senate or House was adjourned for more than 3 consecutive days.

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Title 54, §101523

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(a)The Secretary shall, during the formulation of any transportation plan authorized pursuant to section 101521 of this title—
(1)give public notice of intention to formulate the plan by publication in the Federal Register and in a newspaper or periodical having general circulation in the vicinity of the affected System unit; and
(2)following the notice, hold a public meeting at a location convenient to the affected System unit.
(b)Prior to the implementation of any project developed pursuant to the transportation plan formulated pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary shall—
(1)establish procedures, including public meetings, to give State and local governments and the public adequate notice and an opportunity to comment on the proposed transportation project; and
(2)when the proposed project would involve an expenditure in excess of $100,000 in any fiscal year, submit a detailed report to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives.
(c)When a report on a project is required under subsection (b)(2), the Secretary may proceed with the implementation of the project only after 60 days (not counting days on which the Senate or House of Representatives has adjourned for more than 3 consecutive days) have elapsed following submission of the report.

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Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 10152316 U.S.C. 2304.Pub. L. 95–344, title III, § 304, Aug. 15, 1978, 92 Stat. 479; Pub. L. 103–437, § 6(d)(18), Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4584. In subsection (c), the words “When a report on a project is required under subsection (b)(2)” are added for clarity. The words “implementation of the project” are substituted for “implementation of such plan”, and the words “submission of the report” are substituted for “submission of the plan”, for consistency.

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54 U.S.C. § 101523

Title 54 — National Park Service and Related Programs

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60