54 U.S.C. § 100732 — Preservation and management of Sys-

Page 21 TITLE 54—NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AND RELATED PROGRAMS § 100733 In subsection (a), the words ‘‘response action’’ are substituted for ‘‘response costs’’ the 1st time the words appear for clarity and consistency in the new chapter. § 100724. Use of recovered amounts (a) LIMITATION ON USE.—Response costs and damages recovered by the Secretary under this subchapter or amounts recovered by the Federal Government under any Federal, State, or local law or regulation or otherwise as a result of de- struction, loss of, or injury to any System unit resource shall be available to the Secretary and without further Congressional action may be used only as follows: (1) REIMBURSEMENT.—To reimburse response costs and damage assessments by the Sec- retary or other Federal agencies as the Sec- retary considers appropriate. (2) RESTORATION AND REPLACEMENT.—To re- store, replace, or acquire the equivalent of System unit resources that were the subject of the action and to monitor and study those System unit resources. The funds may not be used to acquire any land or water, interest in land or water, or right to land or water unless the acquisition is specifically approved in ad- vance in appropriations Acts. The acquisition shall be subject to any limitations contained in the legislation establishing the System unit. (b) EXCESS AMOUNTS.—Any amounts remaining after expenditures pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a) shall be deposited in the Treasury. (Pub. L. 113–287, § 3, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3108.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Revised Section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 100724 ......... 16 U.S.C. 19jj–3. Pub. L. 101–337, § 4, July 27, 1990, 104 Stat. 380; Pub. L. 103–437, § 6(d)(3), Nov. 12, 1994, 108 Stat. 4583. Section 4(d) of the Act of July 27, 1990 (Public Law 101–337, 104 Stat. 380), is omitted as obsolete. See sec- tion 3003 of the Federal Reports Elimination and Sun- set Act of 1995 (Public Land 104–66, 31 U.S.C. 1113 note) and page 111 of House Document No. 103–7. In subsection (a), before paragraph (1), the words ‘‘de- struction, loss, or injury to’’ are substituted for ‘‘dam- age to’’ for consistency in the new chapter and to dis- tinguish destruction, loss, or injury from damages re- covered in a civil action. In subsection (b), the words ‘‘the General Fund of the United States’’ are omitted as unnecessary. § 100725. Donations The Secretary may accept donations of money or services for expenditure or employment to meet expected, immediate, or ongoing response costs. The donations may be expended or em- ployed at any time after their acceptance, with- out further Congressional action. (Pub. L. 113–287, § 3, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3108.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Revised Section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 100725 ......... 16 U.S.C. 19jj–4. Pub. L. 101–337, § 5, July 27, 1990, 104 Stat. 381. SUBCHAPTER III—MINING ACTIVITY WITHIN SYSTEM UNITS § 100731. Findings and declaration Congress finds and declares that— (1) the level of technology of mineral explo- ration and development has changed radically, and continued application of the mining laws of the United States to System units to which the mining laws apply conflicts with the pur- poses for which the System units were estab- lished; and (2) all mining operations in System units should be conducted so as to prevent or mini- mize damage to the environment and other re- source values. (Pub. L. 113–287, § 3, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3109.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Revised Section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 100731 ......... 16 U.S.C. 1901. Pub. L. 94–429, § 1, Sept. 28, 1976, 90 Stat. 1342. In paragraph (1), the words ‘‘in recent years’’ are omitted as obsolete. In paragraph (2), the words ‘‘in certain areas of the National Park System, surface disturbances from min- eral development should be temporarily halted while Congress determines whether or not to acquire any valid mineral rights which may exist in such areas’’ are omitted as obsolete. § 100732. Preservation and management of Sys- tem units by Secretary; promulgation of reg- ulations To preserve for the benefit of present and fu- ture generations the pristine beauty of System units, and to further the purposes of section 100101(a), chapter 1003, and sections 100751(a), 100752, 100753, and 102101 of this title and the in- dividual organic Acts for the System units, all activities resulting from the exercise of mineral rights on patented or unpatented mining claims within any System unit shall be subject to such regulations prescribed by the Secretary as the Secretary considers necessary or desirable for the preservation and management of the System units. (Pub. L. 113–287, § 3, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3109.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Revised Section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 100732 ......... 16 U.S.C. 1902. Pub. L. 94–429, § 2, Sept. 28, 1976, 90 Stat. 1342. The word ‘‘valid’’ is omitted for clarity because regu- lations apply to the exercise of mining claim rights be- fore they are determined to be valid. The word ‘‘exist- ing’’ is omitted as obsolete. § 100733. Recordation of mining claims; publica- tion of notice All mining claims under the Mining Law of 1872 (30 U.S.C. chapter 2, sections 161 and 162, and chapters 12A and 16) that lie within the boundaries of System units in existence on Sep- tember 28, 1976, that were not recorded with the Secretary within one year after September 28, 1976, shall be conclusively presumed to be aban-