§ 3. — Rules and regulations of national parks, reservations, and monuments; timber; leases.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC3]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1--NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER I--NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
Sec. 3. Rules and regulations of national parks, reservations,
and monuments; timber; leases
The Secretary of the Interior shall make and publish such rules and
regulations as he may deem necessary or proper for the use and
management of the parks, monuments, and reservations under the
jurisdiction of the National Park Service, and any violation of any of
the rules and regulations authorized by this section and sections 1, 2,
and 4 of this title shall be punished by a fine of not more than $500 or
imprisonment for not exceeding six months, or both, and be adjudged to
pay all cost of the proceedings. He may also, upon terms and conditions
to be fixed by him, sell or dispose of timber in those cases where in
his judgment the cutting of such timber is required in order to control
the attacks of insects or diseases or otherwise conserve the scenery or
the natural or historic objects in any such park, monument, or
reservation. He may also provide in his discretion for the destruction
of such animals and of such plant life as may be detrimental to the use
of any of said parks, monuments, or reservations. No natural,\1\
curiosities, wonders, or objects of interest shall be leased, rented, or
granted to anyone on such terms as to interfere with free access to them
by the public: Provided, however, That the Secretary of the Interior
may, under such rules and regulations and on such terms as he may
prescribe, grant the privilege to graze livestock within any national
park, monument, or reservation herein referred to when in his judgment
such use is not detrimental to the primary purpose for which such park,
monument, or reservation was created, except that this provision shall
not apply to the Yellowstone National Park: And provided further, That
the Secretary of the Interior may grant said privileges, leases, and
permits and enter into contracts relating to the same with responsible
persons, firms, or corporations without advertising and without securing
competitive bids: And provided further, That no contract, lease, permit,
or privilege granted shall be assigned or transferred by such grantees,
permittees, or licensees without the approval of the Secretary of the
Interior first obtained in writing.
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\1\ So in original. The comma probably should not appear.
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(Aug. 25, 1916, ch. 408, Sec. 3, 39 Stat. 535; June 2, 1920, ch. 218,
Sec. 5, 41 Stat. 732; Mar. 7, 1928, ch. 137, Sec. 1, 45 Stat. 235; Pub.
L. 85-434, May 29, 1958, 72 Stat. 152; Pub. L. 105-391, title IV,
Sec. 415(b)(1), Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3515.)
References in Text
Herein, referred to in text, means act Aug. 25, 1916, which is
classified to this section and sections 1, 2, and 4 of this title.
Amendments
1998--Pub. L. 105-391, Sec. 415(b)(1)(A), in fourth sentence,
substituted ``No natural,'' for ``He may also grant privileges, leases,
and permits for the use of land for the accommodation of visitors in the
various parks, monuments, or other reservations herein provided for, but
for periods not exceeding thirty years; and no natural''.
Pub. L. 105-391, Sec. 415(b)(1)(B), in fourth sentence, struck out
last proviso which read as follows ``: And provided further, That the
Secretary may, in his discretion, authorize such grantees, permittees,
or licensees to execute mortgages and issue bonds, shares of stock, and
other evidences of interest in or indebtedness upon their rights,
properties, and franchises, for the purposes of installing, enlarging,
or improving plant and equipment and extending facilities for the
accommodation of the public within such national parks and monuments''.
1958--Pub. L. 85-434 substituted ``thirty years'' for ``twenty
years''.
1928--Act Mar. 7, 1928, inserted last three provisos.
1920--Act June 2, 1920, substituted ``and any violation of any of
the rules and regulations authorized by this section and sections 1, 2,
and 4 of this title shall be punished by a fine of not more than $500 or
imprisonment for not exceeding six months, or both, and be adjudged to
pay all cost of the proceedings'' for ``and any violations of any of the
rules and regulations authorized by this section and sections 1, 2, and
4 of this title shall be punished as provided for in section 50 of the
Act entitled `An Act to codify and amend the Penal Laws of the United
States,' approved March 4, 1909, as amended by section 6 of the Act of
June 25, 1910 (Thirty-sixth United States Statutes at Large, page
857,''.
Transfer of Functions
For transfer of functions of other officers, employees, and agencies
of Department of the Interior, with certain exceptions, to Secretary of
the Interior, with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1950,
Secs. 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out in
the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 1c, 3b, 4, 21b, 22, 45f, 47-
1, 61, 63, 79i, 80d, 81g, 81h, 90c, 108, 111c, 112, 119, 158, 159b,
160f, 195, 197, 201b, 205a, 221b, 222, 230e, 231c, 245, 254, 264, 271d,
272d, 273d, 281d, 282a, 283c, 284a, 291b, 342, 345, 346a-2, 355a, 391b-
1, 394, 396b, 396d, 397d, 398c, 401, 403-3, 403b, 404b, 406d-2, 407a,
407q, 408b, 409e, 410b, 410r-7, 410w, 410y-5, 410z-4, 410aa-2, 410bb-1,
410ee, 410ff-3, 410gg-2, 410hh-2, 410ii-5, 410jj-4, 410kk-1, 410ll,
410mm-1, 410nn-1, 410oo-3, 410qq-2, 410rr-3, 410rr-7, 410ss-1, 410tt-3,
410vv-2, 410ww-4, 410xx-1, 410yy-2, 410aaa-2, 410aaa-23, 410aaa-46,
410bbb-2, 410ccc-2, 410ddd, 410eee-3, 410fff-2, 410ggg-1, 410hhh-5,
410iii-5, 423h-2, 423l-5, 423o, 426m, 428d-3, 428o, 429a-2, 430f-5,
430f-10, 430m, 430w, 430cc, 430hh, 430ll, 430ss, 430uu-2, 433b, 433j,
441c, 442, 445c, 447c, 450, 450e-1, 450n, 450q, 450t, 450y-1, 450y-6,
450bb-1, 450cc-1, 450dd-1, 450ee-1, 450ff-2, 450hh-2, 450jj-5, 450mm-3,
450oo-9, 450pp-1, 450ss-2, 450ss-4, 459a-1, 459b-6, 459c-6, 459d-4,
459h-4, 459i-5, 459j-4, 460, 460a-2, 460m-5, 460m-12, 460m-15, 460s-5,
460w-5, 460x-5, 460bb-3, 460cc-2, 460dd-3, 460ee, 460ff-3, 460hh-3,
460ii-2, 460kk, 460uu-2, 460ww-1, 460yy-1, 460eee-1, 460fff-1, 460kkk,
467b, 698c, 698i, 698n, 698r, 698u-3, 698w, 1133, 1902, 3125, 5931,
5951, 5959 of this title; title 30 section 1014; title 36 section
153513; title 40 section 1314; title 48 section 1705.
