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National Park Service Centennial Act

114th Congress · Approved Dec 16, 2016 · 130 Stat. 1482

An Act

To prepare the National Park Service for its Centennial in 2016 and for a second century of promoting and protecting the natural, historic, and cultural resources of our National Parks for the enjoyment of present and future generations, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short Title; Table of Contents.

(a)
Short Title.— This Act may be cited as the “National Park Service Centennial Act”.
(b)
Table of Contents.— The table of contents of this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.

Sec. 2. Definitions.

TITLE I— NATIONAL PARK CENTENNIAL CHALLENGE FUND

Sec. 101. National Park Centennial Challenge Fund.

Sec. 102. Comparable pass cost for seniors.

TITLE II— NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION ENDOWMENT

Sec. 201. Short title.

Sec. 202. Second Century Endowment for the National Park Service.

TITLE III— NATIONAL PARK NEXT GENERATION STEWARDS

Sec. 301. National Park Service interpretation and education.

Sec. 302. Public Land Corps amendments.

Sec. 303. Volunteers in the parks.

TITLE IV— NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION AUTHORITIES

Sec. 401. Board of directors.

Sec. 402. Authorization of appropriations; use of funds.

TITLE V— MISCELLANEOUS

Sec. 501. National Historic Preservation Act.

Sec. 502. Award of concession contracts.

TITLE VI— TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO NATIONAL PARK AND PROGRAM LAWS

Sec. 601. Technical corrections to national park and program laws.

TITLE VII— VISITOR EXPERIENCE IMPROVEMENTS AUTHORITY

Sec. 701. Visitor experience improvements authority.

TITLE VIII— NATIONAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION AMENDMENTS ACT

Sec. 801. Short title.

Sec. 802. Reauthorization of the Historic Preservation Fund.

SEC. 2. Definitions.

In this Act:
(1)
Challenge fund.— The term “Challenge Fund” means the National Park Centennial Challenge Fund established in title I.
(2)
Director.— The term “Director” means the Director of the National Park Service.
(3)
Endowment.— The term “Endowment” means the Second Century Endowment for the National Park Service established by title II.
(4)
Secretary.— The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Interior.
(5)
Signature project or program.— The term “signature project or program” means any project or program identified by the Secretary as one that will help prepare the national parks for another century of conservation, preservation, and visitor enjoyment.