Title 54, National Park Service and Related ProgramsRelease 119-102

§101531 Fee for Use of Transportation Services

Title 54 › Subtitle I — National Park System › CHAPTER 1015 — TRANSPORTATION › SUBCHAPTER IV — FEES › § 101531

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary may charge a reasonable fee to use transportation the Service or its contractors provide to any part of a System unit. The fee is in addition to any admission fee. It may be collected at the staging area or another convenient spot the Secretary chooses. The Secretary may have approved public or private groups collect fees. Fees must remain with the unit and be used only for that unit’s transportation.

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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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54 U.S.C. § 101531

Title 54, National Park Service and Related Programs

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102