Chapter 1005—Areas of National Park System
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- 100501. Areas included in System.
- 100502. General management plans.
- 100503. Five-year strategic plans.
- 100504. Study and planning of park, parkway, and recreational-area facilities.
- 100505. Periodic review of System.
- 100506. Boundary changes to System units.
- 100507. Additional areas for System.
§ 100501. Areas included in System
The System shall include any area of land and water administered by the Secretary, acting through the Director, for park, monument, historic, parkway, recreational, or other purposes.
§ 100502. General management plans
General management plans for the preservation and use of each System unit, including areas within the national capital area, shall be prepared and revised in a timely manner by the Director. On January 1 of each year, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a list indicating the current status of completion or revision of general management plans for each System unit. General management plans for each System unit shall include—
- (1) measures for the preservation of the area’s resources;
- (2) indications of types and general intensities of development (including visitor circulation and transportation patterns, systems, and modes) associated with public enjoyment and use of the area, including general locations, timing of implementation, and anticipated costs;
- (3) identification of and implementation commitments for visitor carrying capacities for all areas of the System unit; and
- (4) indications of potential modifications to the external boundaries of the System unit, and the reasons for the modifications.
§ 100503. Five-year strategic plans
(a) Strategic and Performance Plans.—Each System unit shall prepare and make available to the public a 5-year strategic plan and an annual performance plan. The plans shall reflect the Service policies, goals, and outcomes represented in the Service-wide strategic plan prepared pursuant to section 306 of title 5.
(b) Annual Budget.—
- (1) In general.—As a part of the annual performance plan for a System unit prepared pursuant to subsection (a), following receipt of the appropriation for the unit from the Operations of the National Park System account (but not later than January 1 of each year), the superintendent of the System unit shall develop and make available to the public the budget for the current fiscal year for that System unit.
- (2) Contents.—The budget shall include—
- (A) funding allocations for resource preservation (including resource management), visitor services (including maintenance, interpretation, law enforcement, and search and rescue), and administration; and
