Notes on 16 U.S.C. § 1 : US Code - Notes

Search Notes on 16 U.S.C. § 1 : US Code - Notes

(Aug. 25, 1916, ch. 408, Sec. 1, 39 Stat. 535; Ex. Ord. No. 6166,
Sec. 2, June 10, 1933; Mar. 2, 1934, ch. 38, Sec. 1, 48 Stat. 389;
July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, Sec. 205(a), 61 Stat. 501; Pub.
L. 104-333, div. I, title VIII, Sec. 814(e)(1), Nov. 12, 1996, 110
Stat. 4196.)
CODIFICATION
Provisions relating to the pay of certain employees have been
omitted as the pay of the employees is fixed pursuant to chapter 51
and subchapter III of chapter 53 of Title 5, Government
Organization and Employees.
AMENDMENTS
1996 - Pub. L. 104-333 amended first sentence by substituting
"who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice
and consent of the Senate. The Director shall have substantial
experience and demonstrated competence in land management and
natural or cultural resource conservation. The Director shall
select two Deputy Directors. The first Deputy Director shall have
responsibility for National Park Service operations, and the second
Deputy Director shall have responsibility for other programs
assigned to the National Park Service." for original text which
read "who shall be appointed by the Secretary and who shall receive
a salary of $4,500 per annum."
CHANGE OF NAME
Office of National Parks, Buildings, and Reservations designated
National Park Service by act Mar. 2, 1934, ch. 38, Sec. 1, 48 Stat.
389.
Department of War designated Department of the Army and title of
Secretary of War changed to Secretary of the Army by section 205(a)
of act July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, 61 Stat. 501. Section
205(a) of act July 26, 1947, was repealed by section 53 of act Aug.
10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 641. Section 1 of act Aug. 10, 1956,
enacted "Title 10, Armed Forces" which in sections 3010 to 3013
continued military Department of the Army under administrative
supervision of Secretary of the Army.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1996 AMENDMENT
Section 814(e)(2) of div. I of Pub. L. 104-333 provided that:
"The amendment made by subsection (a) [probably should be
"paragraph (1)", which amended this section] shall take effect on
February 1, 1997, and shall apply with respect to the individual
(if any) serving as the Director of the National Park Service on
that date."
SHORT TITLE OF 2004 AMENDMENT
Pub. L. 108-352, Sec. 1, Oct. 21, 2004, 118 Stat. 1395, provided
that: "This Act [amending sections 1a-6, 392c, 410ggg, 410ggg-1,
430h-11, 460kkk, 470h-2, 698u-4, 1244, 1249, and 1274 of this
title, enacting provisions set out as notes under this section and
section 502 of Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works, and
amending provisions listed in a table of National Historic Sites
and a table of National Heritage Areas set out under section 461 of
this title and a table of Commemorative Works set out under section
8903 of Title 40] may be cited as the 'National Park System Laws
Technical Amendments Act of 2004'."
SHORT TITLE OF 2002 AMENDMENT
Pub. L. 107-236, Sec. 1, Oct. 9, 2002, 116 Stat. 1483, provided
that: "This Act [amending section 460kk of this title] may be cited
as the 'Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area Boundary
Adjustment Act'."
SHORT TITLE OF 2000 AMENDMENTS
Pub. L. 106-510, Sec. 1, Nov. 13, 2000, 114 Stat. 2363, provided
that: "This Act [amending sections 391b, 391d, 392c, 396b, 396c,
396d, 397 to 397b, 397d, and 1244 of this title and section 1026 of
Title 30, Mineral Lands and Mining, enacting provisions set out as
notes under sections 391d, 396b, 396d, and 397 of this title, and
amending provisions set out as notes under sections 1a-1 and 391 of
this title, section 1005 of Title 30, provisions listed in a table
of National Historic Sites set out under section 461 of this title,
and provisions listed in a table of Wilderness Areas set out under
section 1132 of this title] may be cited as the 'Hawaii Volcanoes
National Park Adjustment Act of 2000'."
Pub. L. 106-176, Sec. 1(a), Mar. 10, 2000, 114 Stat. 23, provided
that: "This Act [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the
'Omnibus Parks Technical Corrections Act of 2000'."
SHORT TITLE OF 1998 AMENDMENT
Pub. L. 105-391, title III, Sec. 301, Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat.
3501, provided that: "This title [amending section 1a-5 of this
title and enacting provisions set out as a note under section 1a-5
of this title] may be cited as the 'National Park System New Areas
Studies Act'."
SHORT TITLE OF 1996 AMENDMENT
Section 1 of Pub. L. 104-333 provided that: "This Act [see Tables
for classification] may be cited as the 'Omnibus Parks and Public
Lands Management Act of 1996'."
SHORT TITLE OF 1983 AMENDMENT
Pub. L. 98-141, Sec. 1, Oct. 31, 1983, 97 Stat. 909, provided:
"That this Act [amending sections 459b-8, 459g-7, and 460x-14 of
this title and sections 872, 874, 875, 880, and 885 of former Title
40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works, repealing section 433e
of this title, and amending provisions set out as a note under
section 433c of this title] may be cited as the 'Public Lands and
National Parks Act of 1983'."
SHORT TITLE OF 1978 AMENDMENT
Pub. L. 95-625, Sec. 1, Nov. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 3467, provided
that: "This Act [enacting chapter 45 and sections 45f, 230 to 230i,
241g, 396d, 410y-1a, 441e-1, 459c-6b, 460m-15 to 460m-25, 460kk,
471i, and 1285a of this title, amending sections 1a-5, 1a-7, 273f,
282c, 283e, 397 to 397d, 410y-6, 410z, 410z-1, 430mm, 450mm-1,
450qq-4, 459c-1, 459c-5, 459e, 459e-1, 459e-6, 459e-9, 459h-10,
459i, 459i-9, 460l-8, 460m-14, 460o-1, 460q-9, 460u-9, 460aa-12,
460bb-1 to 460bb-4, 460ff-1, 460ff-3, 460ff-5, 460gg, 463, 469c,
470t, 698m, 1241, 1242, 1244 to 1247, 1249, 1273, 1274, 1276, 1277,
1283, and 1287 of this title, repealing sections 45a-3 and 688 of
this title, enacting provisions set out as notes under sections 1a-
5, 45a-1, 45f, 410z, 430nn, 430oo, 431, 461, 602, 688, 1246, 1274,
and 2501 of this title, and amending provisions set out as notes
under sections 431, 433c, 450bb, 461, and 1132 of this title] may
be cited as the 'National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978'."
SHORT TITLE OF 1970 AMENDMENT
Pub. L. 91-383, Sec. 14, as added by Pub. L. 108-352, Sec. 10(b),
Oct. 21, 2004, 118 Stat. 1397, provided that: "This Act [enacting
sections 1a-1 to 1a-7a of this title, amending sections 1b, 1c,
17j, 460n-5, 463, 470a, and 559 of this title, and repealing
sections 10, 10a, 17b-1, and 415 of this title] may be cited as the
'National Park System General Authorities Act'."
SHORT TITLE
Act Aug. 25, 1916, ch. 408, Sec. 5, as added by Pub. L. 108-352,
Sec. 10(a), Oct. 21, 2004, 118 Stat. 1397, provided that: "This Act
[enacting this section and sections 2, 3, and 4 of this title and
amending sections 22 and 43 of this title and section 1457 of Title
43, Public Lands] may be cited as the 'National Park Service
Organic Act'."
TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
For transfer of functions of other officers, employees, and
agencies of Department of the Interior, with certain exceptions, to
Secretary of the Interior, with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan
No. 3 of 1950, Secs. 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3174, 64
Stat. 1262, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government
Organization and Employees.
Functions of Federal Works Agency and of all agencies thereof,
together with functions of Federal Works Administrator, and
functions of Commissioner of Public Buildings, and Public Buildings
Administration, transferred to Administrator of General Services by
act June 30, 1949, ch. 288, title I, Sec. 103(a), 63 Stat. 380.
Federal Works Agency, Office of Federal Works Administrator, Office
of Commissioner of Public Buildings, and Public Building
Administration abolished by section 103(b) of that act. See text
of, and Historical and Revision Notes under, section 303(b) of
Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works.
Branch of Buildings Management of National Park Service in
Department of the Interior and its functions and personnel, except
those relating to monuments and memorials, and certain functions of
National Park Service in connection with public buildings in
District of Columbia, together with personnel engaged exclusively
in such functions, transferred to Public Buildings Administration,
and functions of Secretary of the Interior and Director of National
Park Service relating thereto transferred to Federal Works
Administrator by Reorg. Plan No. I of 1939, Secs. 301, 303, eff.
July 1, 1939, 4 F.R. 2729, 53 Stat. 1427, set out in the Appendix
to Title 5.
Mount Rushmore National Memorial Commission and its functions
transferred to National Park Service by Reorg. Plan No. II of 1939,
Sec. 4(i), eff. July 1, 1939, 4 F.R. 2731, 53 Stat. 1434, set out
in the Appendix to Title 5.
Functions of administration of public buildings, reservations,
national parks, national monuments, and national cemeteries,
including those with respect to enumerated national cemeteries and
parks of War Department located within continental limits of United
States, consolidated, with certain exceptions, in National Park
Service in Department of the Interior by Ex. Ord. No. 6166, set out
as a note under section 901 of Title 5. Cemeteries and parks
located outside of continental United States remained under War
Department.
NATIONAL PARK POLICE DRUG ENFORCEMENT SUPPLEMENTAL AUTHORITY ACT
Pub. L. 99-570, title V, subtitle B (Secs. 5051, 5052), Oct. 27,
1986, 100 Stat. 3207-156, as amended by Pub. L. 100-690, title VI,
Sec. 6254(d)(2), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4365, provided that:
"SEC. 5051. SHORT TITLE.
"This subtitle may be cited as the 'National Park Police Drug
Enforcement Supplemental Authority Act'.
"SEC. 5052. NATIONAL PARK AUTHORIZATION.
"In order to improve Federal law enforcement activities relating
to the use and production of narcotics and controlled substances in
National Park System units, from amounts appropriated there shall
be made available to the Secretary of the Interior, in addition to
sums made available under other authority of law, $3,000,000 for
fiscal year 1989, and for each fiscal year thereafter, to be used
for the employment and training of officers or employees of the
Department of the Interior designated pursuant to section 10(b) of
the Act of August 18, 1970 (16 U.S.C. 1a-6), for equipment and
facilities to be used by such personnel, and for expenses related
to such employment, training, equipment, and facilities."
CODIFICATION OF LAWS RELATING TO UNITED STATES PARK POLICE;
FEASIBILITY STUDY AND REPORT BY SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR
Pub. L. 94-533, Sec. 3, Oct. 17, 1976, 90 Stat. 2494, directed
Secretary of the Interior to submit to Congress not later than one
year after Oct. 17, 1976, a report on feasibility and desirability
of enacting as a part of United States Code those provisions
concerning powers, duties, functions, salaries, and benefits of
officers and members of the United States Park Police force which
presently are contained in several statutes and are compiled in
District of Columbia Code.
NATIONAL PARK CENTENNIAL COMMISSION
Pub. L. 91-332, July 10, 1970, 84 Stat. 427, provided that 1972
was to be designated by President as "National Parks Centennial
Year", in recognition in 1872 of establishment of world's first
national park at Yellowstone. There was also established a National
Park Centennial Commission, composed of four members of Senate,
four members of House, Secretary of the Interior, and six persons
to be appointed by President. The Commission was empowered to
prepare a suitable plan for commemoration of establishment of
Yellowstone, to coordinate all activities under such plan, and to
provide host services for a world conference on National Parks in
1972. The Commission was to submit a final report of its
activities, including an accounting of funds received and expended,
to Congress, not later than Dec. 31, 1973, and was to cease to
exist upon submission of said report.