§ 445b. — Administration by National Park Service; powers and duties.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC445b]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1--NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER LXI--NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL MONUMENTS AND MEMORIALS
Sec. 445b. Administration by National Park Service; powers and
duties
The National Park Service, under the direction of the Secretary of
the Interior, is charged with the administration of the area of said
national monument, so far as it applies to the care, maintenance,
preservation and restoration of the prehistoric ruins, or other features
of scientific or historical interest within the area, and shall have the
right to construct upon the lands such roads, trails, or other
structures or improvements as may be necessary in connection with the
administration and protection of the monument, and also the right to
provide facilities of any nature whatsoever required for the care and
accommodation of visitors to the monument.
(Feb. 14, 1931, ch. 188, Sec. 3, 46 Stat. 1161.)
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 section 445a of this title.
