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16 U.S.C. § 17 — Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272
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### Statutory Notes
Section, act May 26, 1930, ch. 324, § 1, 46 Stat. 381, related to personal equipment and supplies for employees; purchase by Secretary of the Interior; deductions from moneys due employees. See [section 101304(a) of Title 54](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title54-section101304/a&num=0&edition=prelim), National Park Service and Related Programs.
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### Statutory Notes
Section, act May 26, 1930, ch. 324, § 1, 46 Stat. 381, related to personal equipment and supplies for employees; purchase by Secretary of the Interior; deductions from moneys due employees. See [section 101304(a) of Title 54](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title54-section101304/a&num=0&edition=prelim), National Park Service and Related Programs.
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Section, acts Jan. 31, 1899, ch. 78, § 7, 30 Stat. 811; July 1, 1916, ch. 209, 39 Stat. 309, related to return of nonresident indigent insane in District of Columbia.
Section, which had been set out as [section 17 of Title 16](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section17&num=0&edition=prelim) of the 1929 edition of the D.C. Code, was omitted from the 1940 edition of the D.C. Code as superseded by section 8 of act Aug. 9, 1939, ch. 620, 53 Stat. 1297 (D.C. Code, § 21–317). The act of Aug. 9, 1939, was repealed by Pub. L. 88–597, § 19(a), Sept. 15, 1964, 78 Stat. 953.
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**(a) In General.—**
(1) **Definition.—** — In this subsection, the term “State” means a State, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands.
(2) **Study.—** — The Secretary shall cause the Service to make a comprehensive study, other than on land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Agriculture, of the public park, parkway, and recreational area programs of the United States, States, and political subdivisions of States and of areas of land throughout the United States that are or may be chiefly valuable as public park, parkway, or recreational areas. A study shall not be made in any State without the consent and approval of the State officials, boards, or departments having jurisdiction over the land. The study shall be such as, in the judgment of the Secretary, will provide data helpful in developing a plan for coordinated and adequate public park, parkway, and recreational-area facilities for the people of the United States.
(3) **Cooperation and agreements with other entities.—** — In making the study and to accomplish the purposes of this section, the Secretary, acting through the Director—
(A) shall seek and accept the cooperation and assistance of Federal departments or agencies having jurisdiction of land belonging to the United States; and
(B) may cooperate and make agreements with and seek and accept the assistance of—
(i) other Federal agencies and instrumentalities; and
(ii) States, political subdivisions of States, and agencies and instrumentalities of either of them.
(4) **State planning.—** — For the purpose of developing coordinated and adequate public park, parkway, and recreational-area facilities for the people of the United States, the Secretary may aid States and political subdivisions of States in p
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**(a) Purchase of Personal Equipment and Supplies.—** The Secretary may purchase personal equipment and supplies for employees of the Service and make deductions for the equipment and supplies from amounts appropriated for salary payments or otherwise due the employees.
**(b) Lost, Damaged, or Destroyed Property.—** The Secretary, in the administration of the Service, may reimburse employees and other owners of horses, vehicles, and other equipment lost, damaged, or destroyed while in the custody of the employee or the Department of the Interior, under authorization, contract, or loan, for necessary firefighting, trail, or other official business. Reimbursement shall be made from any available funds in the appropriation to which the hire of the equipment would be properly chargeable.
**(c) Equipment Required To Be Furnished by Field Employees.—** The Secretary may—
(1) require field employees of the Service to furnish horses, motor and other vehicles, and miscellaneous equipment necessary for the performance of their official work; and
(2) provide, at Federal Government expense, forage, care, and housing for animals, and housing or storage and fuel for vehicles and other equipment required to be furnished.
**(d) Hire, Rental, and Purchase of Property.—** The Secretary, under regulations the Secretary may prescribe, may authorize the hire, rental, or purchase of property from employees of the Service whenever it would promote the public interest to do so.
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In this subchapter:
(1) **Field employee.—** — The term “field employee” means—
(A) an employee of the Service who is exclusively assigned by the Service to perform duties at a field unit, and the members of the employee’s family; and
(B) any other individual who is authorized to occupy Federal Government quarters under [section 5911 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5911&num=0&edition=prelim), and for whom there is no feasible alternative to the provision of Federal Government housing, and the members of the individual’s family.
(2) **Primary resource values.—** — The term “primary resource values” means resources that are specifically mentioned in the enabling legislation for that field unit or other resource value recognized under Federal statute.
(3) **Quarters.—** — The term “quarters” means quarters owned or leased by the Federal Government.
(4) **Seasonal quarters.—** — The term “seasonal quarters” means quarters typically occupied by field employees who are hired on assignments of 6 months or less.
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**(a) Rental Housing.—** To enhance the ability of the Secretary, acting through the Director, to effectively manage System units, the Secretary may where necessary and justified—
(1) make available employee housing, on or off land under the administrative jurisdiction of the Service; and
(2) rent that housing to field employees at rates based on the reasonable value of the housing in accordance with requirements applicable under [section 5911 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5911&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b) Joint Development Authority.—** The Secretary may use authorities granted by statute in combination with one another in the furtherance of providing where necessary and justified affordable field employee housing.
**(c) Construction Limitations on Federal Land.—** The Secretary may not utilize any land for the purposes of providing field employee housing under this subchapter that will affect a primary resource value of the area or adversely affect the mission of the Service.
**(d) Rental Rates.—** To the extent practicable, the Secretary shall establish rental rates for all quarters occupied by field employees of the Service that are based on the reasonable value of the quarters in accordance with requirements applicable under [section 5911 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5911&num=0&edition=prelim).
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The Secretary shall maintain criteria under which housing is provided to employees of the Service. The Secretary shall examine the criteria with respect to the circumstances under which the Service requires an employee to occupy Federal Government quarters, so as to provide necessary services or protect Federal Government property or because of a lack of availability of non-Federal housing in a geographic area.
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The Secretary may, pursuant to the authorities contained in this subchapter and subject to the appropriation of necessary funds in advance, enter into housing agreements with housing entities under which the housing entities may develop, construct, rehabilitate, or manage housing, located on or off public land, for rent to Service employees who meet the housing eligibility criteria developed by the Secretary pursuant to this subchapter.
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**(a) Joint Public-Private Sector Housing Program.—**
(1) **Lease-to-build program.—** — Subject to the appropriation of necessary funds in advance, the Secretary may lease—
(A) Federal land and interests in land to qualified persons for the construction of field employee quarters for any period not to exceed 50 years; and
(B) developed and undeveloped non-Federal land for providing field employee quarters.
(2) **Competitive leasing.—** — Each lease under paragraph (1)(A) shall be awarded through the use of publicly advertised, competitively bid, or competitively negotiated contracting procedures.
(3) **Terms and conditions.—** — Each lease under paragraph (1)(A)—
(A) shall stipulate whether operation and maintenance of field employee quarters is to be provided by the lessee, field employees, or the Federal Government;
(B) shall require that the construction and rehabilitation of field employee quarters be done in accordance with the requirements of the Service and local applicable building codes and industry standards;
(C) shall contain additional terms and conditions as may be appropriate to protect the Federal interest, including limits on rents that the lessee may charge field employees for the occupancy of quarters, conditions on maintenance and repairs, and agreements on the provision of charges for utilities and other infrastructure; and
(D) may be granted at less than fair market value if the Secretary determines that the lease will improve the quality and availability of field employee quarters.
(4) **Contributions by federal government.—** — The Secretary may make payments, subject to appropriations, or contributions in kind, in advance or on a continuing basis, to reduce the costs of planning, construction, or rehabilitation of quarters
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Subject to the appropriation of necessary funds in advance, the Secretary may enter into contracts of any duration for the management, repair, and maintenance of field employee quarters. The contract shall contain terms and conditions that the Secretary considers necessary or appropriate to protect the interests of the United States and ensure that necessary quarters are available to field employees.
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**(a) General Authority.—** The Secretary may lease quarters at or near a System unit for use as seasonal quarters for field employees if the Secretary finds that there is a shortage of adequate and affordable seasonal quarters at or near the System unit and that—
(1) the requirement for the seasonal field employee quarters is temporary; or
(2) leasing would be more cost-effective than construction of new seasonal field employee quarters.
**(b) Rent.—** The rent charged to field employees under the lease shall be a rate based on the reasonable value of the quarters in accordance with requirements applicable under [section 5911 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5911&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(c) Unrecovered Costs.—** The Secretary may pay the unrecovered costs of leasing seasonal quarters under this section from annual appropriations for the year in which the lease is made.
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