54 U.S.C. § 102711 — Authority of Secretary to use applicable

Page 66 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 Revised Section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 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 enforcement and fire prevention agencies and for related purposes outside the System. (Pub. L. 113–287, § 3, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3162.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Revised Section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 102711 ......... 16 U.S.C. 1b (matter before (1)), (1). Aug. 8, 1953, ch. 384, § 1 (mat- ter before (1)), (1), 67 Stat. 495; Pub. L. 91–383, § 2(a), Aug. 18, 1970, 84 Stat. 826. The words ‘‘and he may use applicable appropriations for the aforesaid system for the following purposes’’ are retained because the appropriation is to be used for something outside the System. § 102712. Aid to visitors, grantees, permittees, or licensees in emergencies (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 appro- priation 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 pro- curement of supplies, materials, or special serv- ices, aid grantees, permittees, or licensees con- ducting operations for the benefit of the public in a System unit by the sale, at cost, including transportation and handling, of supplies, mate- rials, 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 appropria- tion current at the date of the deposit and shall be available for expenditure for System unit purposes. (Pub. L. 113–287, § 3, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3162.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Revised Section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 102712(a) ..... 16 U.S.C. 12. July 3, 1926, ch. 792, § 1, 44 Stat. 900. 102712(b) ..... 16 U.S.C. 17c. May 26, 1930, ch. 324, § 4, 46 Stat. 382. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries FEES FOR MEDICAL SERVICES Pub. L. 116–260, div. G, title I, § 118, Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 1506, provided that: ‘‘Beginning in fiscal year 2022 and for each fiscal year thereafter, fees collected pursu- ant to section 2404 of Public Law 116–9 [see note below] shall be deposited into the National Park Medical Serv- ices Fund established pursuant to such section of such Act as discretionary offsetting receipts.’’ Pub. L. 116–9, title II, § 2404, Mar. 12, 2019, 133 Stat. 747, provided that: ‘‘(a) FEES AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary [of the Inte- rior] may establish and collect fees for medical services provided to persons in units of the National Park Sys- tem or for medical services provided by National Park Service personnel outside units of the National Park System. ‘‘(b) NATIONAL PARK MEDICAL SERVICES FUND.—There is established in the Treasury a fund, to be known as the ‘National Park Medical Services Fund’ (referred to in this section as the ‘Fund’). The Fund shall consist of— ‘‘(1) donations to the Fund; and ‘‘(2) fees collected under subsection (a). ‘‘(c) AVAILABILITY OF AMOUNTS.—All amounts depos- ited into the Fund shall be available to the Secretary, to the extent provided in advance by Acts of appropria- tion, for the following in units of the National Park System: ‘‘(1) Services listed in subsection (a). ‘‘(2) Preparing needs assessments or other pro- grammatic analyses for medical facilities, equip- ment, vehicles, and other needs and costs of providing services listed in subsection (a). ‘‘(3) Developing management plans for medical fa- cilities, equipment, vehicles, and other needs and costs of services listed in subsection (a). ‘‘(4) Training related to providing services listed in subsection (a). ‘‘(5) Obtaining or improving medical facilities, equipment, vehicles, and other needs and costs of pro- viding services listed in subsection (a).’’