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

§101924 Promotion of Sale of Indian, Alaska Native, Native Samoan, and Native Hawaiian Handicrafts

Title 54 › Subtitle I — National Park System › CHAPTER 1019 — CONCESSIONS AND COMMERCIAL USE AUTHORIZATIONS › SUBCHAPTER II — COMMERCIAL VISITOR SERVICES › § 101924

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Promote the sale of authentic United States Indian, Alaska Native, Native Samoan, and Native Hawaiian handicrafts that show the culture, history, or places of System units. The Secretary must keep working to grow handicraft sales where they already exist and start them in suitable places where they do not. Money earned from selling these authentic handicrafts is not subject to franchise fee payments under this subchapter.

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Title 54, §101924

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(a)In General.—

Promoting the sale of authentic United States Indian, Alaskan Native, Native Samoan, and Native Hawaiian handicrafts relating to the cultural, historical, and geographic characteristics of System units is encouraged, and the Secretary shall ensure that there is a continuing effort to enhance the handicraft trade where it exists and establish the trade in appropriate areas where the trade does not exist.

(b)Exemption From Franchise Fee.—

In furtherance of the purposes of subsection (a), the revenue derived from the sale of United States Indian, Alaska Native, Native Samoan, and Native Hawaiian handicrafts shall be exempt from any franchise fee payments under this subchapter.

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Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 10192416 U.S.C. 5964.Pub. L. 105–391, title IV, § 416, Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3516.

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54 U.S.C. § 101924

Title 54, National Park Service and Related Programs

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110