16 U.S.C. § 2302 : US Code - Section 2302: Transportation service and facility programs

Search 16 U.S.C. § 2302 : US Code - Section 2302: Transportation service and facility programs

(a) Formulation and implementation of plans and projects developed
pursuant to plans
The Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter referred to as
"Secretary") is authorized to formulate transportation plans and
implement transportation projects where feasible pursuant to those
plans for units of the national park system.
(b) Contracts, acquisitions, etc., for improvement of access to
park system units
To carry out the purposes of subsection (a) of this section, the
Secretary is authorized to -
(1) contract with public or private agencies or carriers to
provide transportation services, capital equipment, or facilities
to improve access to units of the national park system;
(2) operate such services directly in the absence of suitable
and adequate agencies or carriers;
(3) acquire by purchase, lease, or agreement, capital equipment
for such services; and
(4) where necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter,
acquire by lease, purchase, donation, exchange, or transfer,
lands, waters, and interests therein which are situated outside
the boundary of a unit of the national park system, which
property shall be administered as part of the unit: Provided,
That any land or interests in land owned by a State or any of its
political subdivisions may be acquired only by donation: Provided
further, That any land acquisition shall be subject to such
statutory limitations, if any, on methods of acquisition and
appropriations thereof as may be specifically applicable to such
area.
(c) Repealed. Pub. L. 104-333, div. I, title VIII, Sec.
814(d)(1)(A), Nov. 12, 1996, 110 Stat. 4195
(d) Appropriation of fees collected and covered into Planning,
Development, and Operation of Recreational Facilities
appropriation account
All fees directly collected by the National Park Service in the
operation of the facilities and services authorized by this chapter
shall be covered into the Planning, Development, and Operation of
Recreation Facilities appropriation account to be subject to
appropriation.
(e) Establishment of information programs
The Secretary shall establish information programs to inform the
public of available park access opportunities and to promote the
use of transportation modes other than personal motor vehicles for
access to and travel within the units of the national park system.
(f) Undertaking of concession facilities or services
Transportation facilities and services provided pursuant to this
chapter shall not be considered as concession facilities or
services within the meaning of the Act of October 9, 1965 (79 Stat.
969) (!1) and may be undertaken by the Secretary directly or by
contract without regard to any requirement of local, State, or
Federal law respecting determinations of public convenience and
necessity or other similar matters: Provided, That the Secretary or
his contractor shall consult with the appropriate State or local
public service commission or other such body having authority to
issue certificates of convenience and necessity, and any such
contractor shall be subject to applicable requirements of such body
unless the Secretary determines that such requirements would not be
consistent with the purposes and provisions of this chapter.
(g) Construction of grant of authority respecting operation of
motor vehicles excepted from statutory coverage
No grant of authority in this chapter shall be deemed to expand
the exemption of section 10526(a)(9) (!1) of title 49.