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

§101531 Fee for Use of Transportation Services

Title 54 › Subtitle Subtitle I— National Park System › Chapter 1015— TRANSPORTATION › Subchapter IV— FEES › § 101531

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary can charge people for using transportation the Service or its contractors provide to all or part of a System unit (like a park area). That charge can be added on top of any required entrance fee. Fees can be collected at the transport pickup spot or another convenient place the Secretary chooses. The Secretary can have public or private groups collect the fees. Money collected stays with the System unit where it was taken and must be spent only on that unit’s transportation costs.

Full Legal Text

Title 54, §101531

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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, where the Service or an entity under a service contract, cooperative agreement, or other contractual agreement with the Service provides transportation to all or a portion of any System unit, the Secretary may impose a reasonable and appropriate charge to the public for the use of the transportation services in addition to any admission fee required to be paid. Collection of the transportation and admission fees may occur at the transportation staging area or any other reasonably convenient location determined by the Secretary. The Secretary may enter into agreements, with public or private entities that qualify to the Secretary’s satisfaction, to collect the transportation and admission fee. Transportation fees collected pursuant to this section shall be retained by the System unit at which the transportation fee was collected, and the amount retained shall be expended only for costs associated with the transportation systems at the System unit where the charge was imposed.

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Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 10153116 U.S.C. 5981.Pub. L. 105–391, title IV, § 501, Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3518; Pub. L. 109–131, title I, § 102(b), Dec. 20, 2005, 119 Stat. 2568.

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Citation

54 U.S.C. § 101531

Title 54 — National Park Service and Related Programs

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60