54 U.S.C. § 100704 — Inventory and monitoring program

Page 19 TITLE 54—NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AND RELATED PROGRAMS § 100707 (Pub. L. 113–287, § 3, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3105.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Revised Section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 100702 ......... 16 U.S.C. 5932. Pub. L. 105–391, title II, § 202, Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3499. § 100703. Cooperative study units The Secretary shall enter into cooperative agreements with colleges and universities, in- cluding land grant schools, in partnership with other Federal and State agencies, to establish cooperative study units to conduct multi-dis- ciplinary research and develop integrated infor- mation products on the resources of the System, or the larger region of which System units are a part. (Pub. L. 113–287, § 3, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3105.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Revised Section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 100703 ......... 16 U.S.C. 5933(a). Pub. L. 105–391, title II, § 203(a), Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3500. § 100704. Inventory and monitoring program The Secretary shall undertake a program of inventory and monitoring of System resources to establish baseline information and to provide information on the long-term trends in the con- dition of System resources. The monitoring pro- gram shall be developed in cooperation with other Federal monitoring and information col- lection efforts to ensure a cost-effective ap- proach. (Pub. L. 113–287, § 3, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3105.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Revised Section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 100704 ......... 16 U.S.C. 5934. Pub. L. 105–391, title II, § 204, Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3500. § 100705. Availability of System units for sci- entific study (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may solicit, receive, and consider requests from Federal or non-Federal public or private agencies, organi- zations, individuals, or other entities for the use of any System unit for purposes of scientific study. (b) CRITERIA.—A request for use of a System unit under subsection (a) may be approved only if the Secretary determines that the proposed study— (1) is consistent with applicable laws and Service management policies; and (2) will be conducted in a manner that poses no threat to the System unit resources or pub- lic enjoyment derived from System unit re- sources. (c) FEE WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive any System unit admission or recreational use fee in order to facilitate the conduct of sci- entific study under this section. (d) BENEFIT-SHARING ARRANGEMENTS.—The Secretary may negotiate for and enter into equi- table, efficient benefit-sharing arrangements with the research community and private indus- try. (Pub. L. 113–287, § 3, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3106.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Revised Section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 100705 ......... 16 U.S.C. 5935. Pub. L. 105–391, title II, § 205, Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3500. § 100706. Integration of study results into man- agement decisions The Secretary shall take such measures as are necessary to ensure the full and proper utiliza- tion of the results of scientific study for System unit management decisions. In each case in which an action undertaken by the Service may cause a significant adverse effect on a System unit resource, the administrative record shall reflect the manner in which System unit re- source studies have been considered. The trend in the condition of resources of the System shall be a significant factor in the annual perform- ance evaluation of each superintendent of a Sys- tem unit. (Pub. L. 113–287, § 3, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3106.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Revised Section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 100706 ......... 16 U.S.C. 5936. Pub. L. 105–391, title II, § 206, Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3500. § 100707. Confidentiality of information Information concerning the nature and spe- cific location of a System resource that is en- dangered, threatened, rare, or commercially val- uable, of mineral or paleontological objects within System units, or of objects of cultural patrimony within System units, may be with- held from the public in response to a request under section 552 of title 5 unless the Secretary determines that— (1) disclosure of the information would fur- ther the purposes of the System unit in which the resource or object is located and would not create an unreasonable risk of harm, theft, or destruction of the resource or object, includ- ing individual organic or inorganic specimens; and (2) disclosure is consistent with other laws protecting the resource or object. (Pub. L. 113–287, § 3, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3106.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Revised Section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 100707 ......... 16 U.S.C. 5937. Pub. L. 105–391, title II, § 207, Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3501.