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54 U.S.C. § 102712 — Aid to visitors, grantees, permittees, or licensees in emergencies
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**(a) Visitors.—** The Secretary may aid visitors within a System unit in an emergency, when no other source is available for the procurement of food or supplies, by the sale, at cost, of food or supplies in quantities sufficient to enable the visitors to reach safely a point where food or supplies can be purchased. Receipts from the sales shall be deposited as a refund to the appropriation current at the date of the deposit and shall be available for the purchase of similar food or supplies.
**(b) Grantees, Permittees, and Licensees.—** The Secretary may in an emergency, when no other source is available for the immediate procurement of supplies, materials, or special services, aid grantees, permittees, or licensees conducting operations for the benefit of the public in a System unit by the sale, at cost, including transportation and handling, of supplies, materials, or special services as may be necessary to relieve the emergency and ensure uninterrupted service to the public. Receipts from the sales shall be deposited as a refund to the appropriation current at the date of the deposit and shall be available for expenditure for System unit purposes.
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**(a) Visitors.—** The Secretary may aid visitors within a System unit in an emergency, when no other source is available for the procurement of food or supplies, by the sale, at cost, of food or supplies in quantities sufficient to enable the visitors to reach safely a point where food or supplies can be purchased. Receipts from the sales shall be deposited as a refund to the appropriation current at the date of the deposit and shall be available for the purchase of similar food or supplies.
**(b) Grantees, Permittees, and Licensees.—** The Secretary may in an emergency, when no other source is available for the immediate procurement of supplies, materials, or special services, aid grantees, permittees, or licensees conducting operations for the benefit of the public in a System unit by the sale, at cost, including transportation and handling, of supplies, materials, or special services as may be necessary to relieve the emergency and ensure uninterrupted service to the public. Receipts from the sales shall be deposited as a refund to the appropriation current at the date of the deposit and shall be available for expenditure for System unit purposes.
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### Statutory Notes
Section, act May 26, 1930, ch. 324, § 4, 46 Stat. 382, related to procurement of supplies, materials, and special services to aid permittees and licensees in emergencies; authority of Secretary of the Interior. See [section 102712(b) of Title 54](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title54-section102712/b&num=0&edition=prelim), National Park Service and Related Programs.
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### Statutory Notes
Section, act July 3, 1926, ch. 792, § 1, 44 Stat. 900, related to aid to visitors in emergencies. See [section 102712(a) of Title 54](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title54-section102712/a&num=0&edition=prelim), National Park Service and Related Programs.
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TITLE 54—NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AND RELATED PROGRAMS
§ 102711
(b) DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.—Based on the rec-
ommendations and list issued pursuant to sub-
section (a), the Secretary shall distribute the
funds authorized by subsection (d) throughout
the System. Priority shall be given to areas
with the highest rates of sexual assault.
(c) USE OF FUNDS.—Funds provided under this
section may be used—
(1) to increase lighting within or adjacent to
System units;
(2) to provide emergency phone lines to con-
tact law enforcement or security personnel in
areas within or adjacent to System units;
(3) to increase security or law enforcement
personnel within or adjacent to System units;
or
(4) for any other project intended to increase
the security and safety of System units.
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
is authorized to be appropriated out of the Vio-
lent Crime Reduction Trust Fund not more than
$10,000,000 for the Secretary to take all nec-
essary actions to seek to reduce the incidence of
violent crime in the System.
(Pub. L. 113–287, § 3, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3161.)
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
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102702 .........
16 U.S.C. 1a–7a.
Pub. L. 91–383, § 13, as added
Pub. L. 103–322, title IV,
§ 40132, Sept. 13, 1994, 108
Stat. 1917.
SUBCHAPTER II—EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE
§ 102711. Authority of Secretary to use applicable
appropriations for the System to render as-
sistance to nearby law enforcement and fire
prevention agencies and for related activities
outside the System
To facilitate the administration of the Sys-
tem, the Secretary may use applicable appro-
priations for the System to render emergency
rescue, firefighting, and cooperative assistance
to nearby law enfo
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