§ 410hh-2. — Administration; hunting and subsistence uses; admission fees.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC410hh-2]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1--NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER LIX-F--ALASKAN NATIONAL PARKS
Sec. 410hh-2. Administration; hunting and subsistence uses;
admission fees
Subject to valid existing rights, the Secretary shall administer the
lands, waters, and interests therein added to existing areas or
established by the foregoing sections of this subchapter as new areas of
the National Park System, pursuant to the provisions of sections 1, 2,
3, and 4 of this title, as amended and supplemented, and, as
appropriate, under section 3201 of this title and the other applicable
provisions of this Act: Provided, however, That hunting shall be
permitted in areas designated as national preserves under the provisions
of this Act. Subsistence uses by local residents shall be allowed in
national preserves and, where specifically permitted by this Act, in
national monuments and parks. Lands, waters, and interests therein
withdrawn or reserved for the former Katmai and Glacier Bay National
Monuments are hereby incorporated within and made a part of Katmai
National Park or Glacier Bay National Park, as appropriate. Any funds
available for the purposes of such monuments are hereby made available
for the purposes of Katmai National Park and Preserve or Glacier Bay
National Park and Preserve, as appropriate. Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, no fees shall be charged for entrance or admission to
any unit of the National Park System located in Alaska.
(Pub. L. 96-487, title II, Sec. 203, Dec. 2, 1980, 94 Stat. 2383.)
References in Text
This Act, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 96-487, Dec. 2, 1980, 94
Stat. 2371, as amended, known as the Alaska National Interest Lands
Conservation Act. For complete classification of this Act to the Code,
see Short Title note set out under section 3101 of this title and
Tables.
Environmental Impact Statement on Effects of 1996 Increases in Vessel
Entries for Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
Pub. L. 107-63, title I, Sec. 130, Nov. 5, 2001, 115 Stat. 442,
provided that: ``From within funds available to the National Park
Service, such sums as may be necessary shall be used for expenses
necessary to complete and issue, no later than January 1, 2004, an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to identify and analyze the
possible effects of the 1996 increases in the number of vessel entries
issued for Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve: Provided, That such
EIS, upon its completion, shall be used by the Secretary to set the
maximum level of vessel entries: Provided further, That until the
Secretary sets the level of vessel entries based on the new EIS, the
number of vessel entries into the Park shall be the same as that in
effect during the 2000 calendar year and the National Park Service
approval of modified Alternative 5 and promulgation of the final rule
issued on May 30, 1996, relating to vessel entries, including the number
of such entries, for Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve are hereby
approved and shall be in effect notwithstanding any other provision of
law until the Secretary sets the maximum level of vessel entries
consistent with this section: Provided further, That nothing in this
section shall preclude the Secretary from suspending or revoking any
vessel entry if the Secretary determines that it is necessary to protect
Park resources.''
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 460l-6a of this title.
