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TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

All functions of all other officers of the Department of the Interior and all functions of all agencies and employees of such Department were, with two exceptions, transferred to the Secretary of the Interior, with power vested in him to authorize their performance or the performance of any of his functions by any of such officers, agencies, and employees, by 1950 Reorg. Plan No. 3, §§ 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F. R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out in note under section 481 of Title 5, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees.

CROSS REFERENCES

"Advisory Board on National Parks, Historic Sites, Buildings, and Monuments" created, see section 463 of this title. §3. Same; rules and regulations; 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, 4, 22, and 43 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 costs 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. 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 provided for under section 2 of this title, but for periods not exceeding thirty years; and no natural 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 referred to in this section and sections 1, 2, 4, 22, and 43 of this title 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: 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. (Aug. 25, 1916, ch. 408, § 3, 39 Stat. 535; June 2, 1920, ch. 218, § 5, 41 Stat. 732; Mar. 7, 1928, ch. 137, § 1, 45 Stat. 235; May 29, 1958, Pub. L. 85-434, 72 Stat. 152.)

AMENDMENTS

1958-Pub. L. 85-434 amended section, substituting "thirty years" for "twenty years". 1928-Act Mar. 7, 1928, added the last three provisos. TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

All functions of all other officers of the Department of the Interior and all functions of all agencies and employees of such Department were, with two exceptions, transferred to the Secretary of the Interior, with power vested in him to authorize their performance or the performance of any of his functions by any of such officers, agencies, and employees, by 1950 Reorg. Plan No. 3, §§ 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F. R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out in note under section 481 of Title 5, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees.

§ 4. Rights-of-way through public lands.

The provisions of sections 1, 2, 3, 22, and 43 of this title shall not affect or modify the provisions of sections 79 and 522 of this title, and section 959 of Title 43. (Aug. 25, 1916, ch. 408, § 4, 39 Stat. 536.)

§ 5. Rights-of-way through parks or reservations for power and communications facilities.

The head of the department having jurisdiction over the lands be, and he hereby is, authorized and empowered, under general regulations to be fixed by him, to grant an easement for rights-of-way, for a period not exceeding fifty years from the date of the issuance of such grant, over, across, and upon the public lands and reservations of the United States for electrical poles and lines for the transmission and distribution of electrical power, and for poles and lines for communication purposes, and for radio, television, and other forms of communication transmitting, relay, and receiving structures and facilities, to the extent of two hundred feet on each side of the center line of such lines and poles and not to exceed four hundred feet by four hundred feet for radio, television, and other forms of communication transmitting, relay, and receiving structures and facilities, to any citizen, association, or corporation of the United States, where it is intended by such to exercise the right-of-way herein granted for any one or more of the purposes herein named: Provided, That such right-of-way shall be allowed within or through any national park or any other reservation only upon the approval of the chief officer of the department under whose supervision or control such reservation falls, and upon a finding by him that the same is not incompatible with the public interest: Provided further, That all or any part of such right-of-way may be forfeited and annulled by declaration of the head of the department having jurisdiction over the lands for nonuse for a period of two years or for abandonment. (Mar. 4, 1911, ch. 238, 36 Stat. 1253; May 27, 1952, ch. 338, 66 Stat. 95.)

Any citizen, association, or corporation of the United States to whom there has been issued a permit, prior to March 4, 1911, for any of the purposes speci

fied herein under any law existing at that date, may obtain the benefit of this section upon the same terms and conditions as shall be required of citizens, associations, or corporations making application under the provisions of this section subsequent to said date. (Mar. 4, 1911, ch. 238, 36 Stat. 1253; May 27, 1952, ch. 338, 66 Stat. 95.)

CODIFICATION

Section, in so far as it relates also to rights-of-way in military and other reservations and national forests, is set out as sections 420 and 523 of this title, and, in so far as it relates to rights-of-way on public lands generally, and Indian reservations, is set out as section 961 of Title 43, Public Lands.

AMENDMENTS

1952-Act May 27, 1952, amended section by inserting the reference to rights-of-way for radio, television, and other forms of communication, and to increase from 40 feet to 400 feet the maximum width of rights-of-way for lines and poles.

CROSS REFERENCES

Issuance of licenses for construction, operation and maintenance of transmission lines, for development, transmission and utilization of power, across public lands and reservations, see section 797 (e) of this title.

§ 6. Donations of lands within national parks and monuments and moneys.

The Secretary of the Interior in his administration of the National Park Service is authorized, in his discretion, to accept patented lands, rights-of-way over patented lands or other lands, buildings, or other property within the various national parks and national monuments, and moneys which may be donated for the purposes of the national park and monument system. (June 5, 1920, ch. 235, § 1, 41 Stat. 917.)

CROSS REFERENCES

Appropriation to cover cost of recording donated lands, see section 14c of this title.

Gifts. authority of National Park Trust Fund Board to accept and administer, see section 19a of this title.

Trust funds, donations for National Park Service deposited into Treasury as, see section 725s (17) of Title 31, Money and Finance.

§ 6a. Acceptance of gifts or bequests of money. Nothing in sections 19-19c of this title shall be construed as prohibiting or restricting the Secretary of the Interior from accepting, in the name of the United States, gifts or bequests of money for immediate disbursement or other property in the interest of the National Park Service, its activities, or its service, as heretofore authorized by law. (July 10, 1935, ch. 375, § 4, 49 Stat. 478.)

§ 7. Repealed. Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 654, § 1 (35), 65 Stat. 702.

Section, act Jan. 24, 1923, ch. 42, 42 Stat. 1215, related to purchase of supplies or services for National Park Service, and is now covered by section 5 of Title 41, Public Contracts.

§ 7a. Airports in national parks, monuments and recreation areas; construction, etc.

The Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter called the "Secretary") is authorized to plan, acquire, establish, construct, enlarge, improve, maintain, equip, operate, regulate, and protect airports in the continental United States in, or in close proximity to, national parks, national monuments, and national recreation areas, when such airports are determined by him to be necessary to the proper

performance of the functions of the Department of the Interior: Provided, That no such airport shall be acquired, established, or constructed by the Secretary unless such airport is included in the then current revision of the national airport plan formulated by the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Agency pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Airport Act: Provided further, That the operation and maintenance of such airports shall be in accordance with the standards, rules, or regulations prescribed by the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Agency. (Mar. 18, 1950, ch. 72, § 1, 64 Stat. 28; Aug. 23, 1958, Pub. L. 85-726, title XIV, § 1402 (e), 72 Stat. 807.)

REFERENCES IN TEXT

The Federal Airport Act, referred to in the text, is classified to chapter 14 of Title 49, Transportation.

AMENDMENTS

1958-Pub. L. 85-726 amended section by substituting "Administrator of the Federal Aviation Agency" for "Administrator of Civil Aeronautics" in two instances.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1958 AMENDMENT

Amendment of section by Pub. L. 85-726 as effective on the 60th day following the date on which the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Agency first appointed under Pub. L. 85-726 qualifies and takes office, see section 1505(2) of Pub. L. 85-726, set out as a note under section 1301 of Title 49, Transportation.

§ 7b. Same; acquisition of lands; contracts for operation and maintenance.

In order to carry out the purposes of sections 7a-7e of this title, the Secretary is authorized to acquire necessary lands and interests in or over lands; to contract for the construction, improvement, operation, and maintenance of airports and incidental facilities; to enter into agreements with other public agencies providing for the construction, operation, or maintenance of airports by such other public agencies or jointly by the Secretary and such other public agencies upon mutually satisfactory terms; and to enter into such other agreements and take such other action with respect to such airports as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of said sections: Provided, That nothing in said sections shall be held to authorize the Secretary to acquire any land, or interest in or over land, by purchase, condemnation, grant. or lease without first obtaining the consent of the Governor of the State, and the consent of the State political subdivision in which such land is located: And provided further, That the authorization herein granted shall not exceed $2,000,000. (Mar. 18, 1950, ch. 72, § 2, 64 Stat. 28.)

§ 7c. Same; authorization to sponsor projects; use of funds.

In order to carry out the purposes of sections 7a-7e of this title, the Secretary is authorized to sponsor projects under the Federal Airport Act either independently or jointly with other public agencies, and to use, for payment of the sponsor's share of the project costs of such projects, any funds that may be contributed or otherwise made available to him for such purpose (receipt of which funds and their use for such purposes is authorized) or may be appropriated or otherwise specifically authorized therefor. (Mar 18, 1950, ch. 72, § 3, 64 Stat. 28.)

REFERENCES IN TEXT

The Federal Airport Act, referred to in the text, is classified to chapter 14 of-Title 49, Transportation.

§ 7d. Same; jurisdiction; operation as public airports. All airports under the jurisdiction of the Secretary, unless otherwise specifically provided by law, shall be operated as public airports, available for public use on fair and reasonable terms and without unjust discrimination. (Mar. 18, 1950, ch. 72, § 4, 64 Stat. 28.)

§ 7e. Same; definitions.

The terms "airport", "project", "project costs", "public agency", and "sponsor", as used in sections 7a-7e of this title, shall have the respective meanings prescribed in the Federal Airport Act. (Mar. 18, 1950, ch. 72, § 5, 64 Stat. 28.)

REFERENCES IN TEXT

The Federal Airport Act, referred to in the text, is classified to chapter 14 of Title 49, Transportation.

§ 8. Roads and trails in national parks and monuments; construction, etc.

The Secretary of the Interior, in his administration of the National Park Service, is authorized to construct, reconstruct, and improve roads and trails, inclusive of necessary bridges, in the national parks and monuments under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior. (Apr. 9, 1924, ch. 86, § 1, 43 Stat. 90.)

TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

All functions of all other officers of the Department of the Interior and all functions of all agencies and employees of such Department were, with two exceptions, transferred to the Secretary of the Interior, with power vested in him to authorize their performance or the performance of any of his functions by any of such officers, agencies, and employees, by 1950 Reorg. Plan No. 3, §§ 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F. R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out in note under section 481 of Title 5, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees.

CROSS REFERENCES

Approach roads and trails in national parks and national monuments, see section 8b of this title.

§ 8-1. Repealed. Pub. L. 85-767, § 2 [33], Aug. 27, 1958, 72 Stat. 919.

Section, act Sept. 7, 1950, ch. 912, § 4(a), 64 Stat. 787, related to administration of appropriations for the construction, reconstruction, and improvement, of roads and trails in national parks, monuments, and other areas administered by the National Park Service.

§ 8a. National-park approach roads; designation. Whenever the Secretary of the Interior shall determine it to be in the public interest he may designate as national-park approach roads and as supplementary parts of the highway systems of any of the national parks roads whose primary value is to carry national-park travel and which lead across lands wholly or to the extent of 90 per centum owned by the Government of the United States and which will connect the highways within a national park with a convenient point on or leading to the Federal 7 per centum highway system: Provided. That such approach roads so designated shall be limited to not to exceed sixty miles in length between a park gateway and such point on or leading to the nearest convenient 7 per centum system road; or, if such approach road is on the 7 per centum system, it shall be

limited to not to exceed thirty miles: Provided further, That not to exceed forty miles of any one approach road shall be designated in any one county. (Apr. 9, 1924, ch. 86, § 4, as added Jan. 31, 1931, ch. 79, 46 Stat. 1053.)

§ 8b. National-park approach roads and roads and trails within national parks and national monuments; construction, improvement, and maintenance; appropriation.

The Secretary of the Interior is authorized during the fiscal years 1950 and 1951 to construct, reconstruct, and improve national-park approach roads designated under section 8a of this title, inclusive of necessary bridges, and to enter into agreements for the maintenance thereof by State or county authorities, or to maintain them when otherwise necessary, as well as hereafter to construct, reconstruct, and improve roads and trails within the national parks and national monuments; and for all such purposes there is authorized to be appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the following sums: $10,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1950; the sum of $10,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1951: Provided, That under agreement with the Secretary of the Interior the Secretary of Commerce may carry out any or all of the provisions of this section: Provided further, That not to be exceed $1,500,000 shall be allocated annually for the construction, reconstruction, and improvement of such national-park approach roads: And provided further, That nothing in this section or sections 8a and 8c of this title shall be construed to limit the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to hereafter construct, reconstruct, improve, and maintain roads and trails within the national parks and national monuments. (Apr. 9, 1924, ch. 86, § 5, as added Jan. 31, 1931, ch. 79, 46 Stat. 1053, and amended 1939 Reorg. Plan No. 1, $$ 301, 302, eff. July 1, 1939, 4 F. R. 2727, 53 Stat. 1426; June 29, 1948, ch. 732, § 4 (a), 62 Stat. 1107; June 30, 1949, ch. 288, title I, § 103, 63 Stat. 380; 1949 Reorg. Plan No. 7, § 2, eff. Aug. 10, 1949, 14 F. R. 5228, 63 Stat. 1070.)

AMENDMENTS

1948-Act June 29, 1948, amended section by appropriating $10,000,000 for fiscal years 1950 and 1951, respectively.

TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

All functions of the Administrator of General Services with respect to the Bureau of Public Roads were transferred to the Secretary of Commerce by 1949 Reorg. Plan No. 7. See note set out under section 8-1 of this title.

All functions of the Federal Works Agency and of all agencies thereof, together with all functions of the Federal Works Administrator were transferred to the Administrator of General Services by section 103 (a) of act June 30, 1949. Both the Federal Works Agency and the office of Federal Works Administrator were abolished by section 103 (b) of that act. Section 103 is set out as section 630b of Title 5, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees.

All functions of the Secretary of Agriculture with respect to the Public Roads Administration were transferred to the Federal Works Administrator by 1939 Reorg. Plan No. I, set out in note under section 133t of Title 5, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees. EFFECTIVE DATE OF TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS Transfer of functions as effective July 1, 1949, see note set out under section 471 of Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works.

§ 8c. National-park approach roads across or within national forests; approval of Secretary of Agriculture.

Whenever any approach road is proposed under the terms of section 8a of this title across or within any national forest the Secretary of the Interior shall secure the approval of the Secretary of Agriculture before construction shall begin. (Apr. 9, 1924, ch. 86, § 6, as added Jan. 31, 1931, ch. 79, 46 Stat. 1054.) § 8d. National-monument approach roads.

Approach roads to national monuments shall be included within the provisions of sections 8a-8c of this title under the same conditions as approach roads to national parks, and the limitation therein on the amount of annual allocation of funds to national park approach roads shall be inclusive of such national monument approaches. (Mar. 4, 1931, ch. 522, title I, 46 Stat. 1570.)

§ 8e. Conveyance to States of roads leading to certain historical areas; conditions; jurisdiction.

The Secretary of the Interior is authorized in his discretion, subject to such conditions as may seem to him proper, to convey by proper quitclaim deed to any State, county, municipality, or proper agency thereof, in which the same is located, all the right, title, and interest of the United States in and to any Government owned or controlled road leading to any national cemetery, national military park, national historical park, national battlefield park, or national historic site administered by the National Park Service. Prior to the delivery of any conveyance under this section, the State, county, or municipality to which the conveyance authorized in this section is to be made shall notify the Secretary of the Interior in writing of its willingness to accept and maintain the road or roads included in such conveyance. Upon the execution and delivery of any conveyance authorized in this section, any jurisdiction heretofore ceded to the United States by a State over the roads conveyed shall thereby cease and determine and shall thereafter vest and be in the particular State in which such roads are located. (June 3, 1948, ch. 401, § 1, 62 Stat. 334.)

TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

All functions of all other officers of the Department of the Interior and all functions of all agencies and employees of such Department were, with two exceptions, transferred to the Secretary of the Interior, with power vested in him to authorize their performance or the performance of any of his functions by any of such officers, agencies, and employees, by 1950 Reorg. Plan No. 3, §§ 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F. R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out in note under section 481 of Title 5, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees.

§ 8f. Same; definition of “State".

The word "State" as used in section 8e of this title includes Hawaii, Alaska, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands. (June 3, 1948, ch. 401, § 2, 62 Stat. 334; Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 852, § 5, 70 Stat. 908.)

AMENDMENTS

1956 Act Aug. 1, 1956, amended section by inserting immediately after "Puerto Rico," the word "Guam,”.

§ 9. Repealed. June 30, 1949, ch. 288, title VI, § 602 (a) (12), 63 Stat. 400, eff. July 1, 1949, renumbered Sept. 5, 1950, ch. 849, § 6 (a), (b), 64 Stat. 583. Section, act Jan. 24, 1923, ch. 42, 42 Stat. 1215, related to exchange of motor vehicles and equipment as part

consideration in purchase of new equipment, and is now covered by subchapter I of chapter 10 of Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works.

§ 9a. Government of parks, etc.; violation of regulations as misdemeanor.

The Secretary of the Army is authorized to prescribe and publish such regulations as he deems necessary for the proper government and protection of, and maintenance of good order in, national military parks, national parks, battlefield sites, national monuments, and miscellaneous memorials as are now or hereafter may be under the control of the Department of the Army; and any person who knowingly and willfully violates any such regulation shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and punishable by a fine of not more than $100 or by imprisonment for not more than three months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. (Mar. 2, 1933, ch. 180, § 1, 47 Stat. 1420.)

CODIFICATION

The Department of War was designated the Department of the Army and the title of the Secretary of War was changed to Secretary of the Army by section 205 (a) of act July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, 61 Stat. 501. Section 205 (a) of act July 26, 1947, was repealed by section Section 53 of act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 641.

1 of act Aug. 10, 1956, enacted "Title 10, Armed Forces" which in sections 3011-3013 continued the military Department of the Army under the administrative supervision of a Secretary of the Army.

CONSOLIDATION OF FUNCTIONS

Functions of administration of national parks, national monuments, etc., including national cemeteries and parks of the Department of the Army located within the continental limits of the United States, consolidated in an Office of National Parks, Buildings and Reservations, see Ex. Ord. No. 6166, § 2, June 10, 1933, set out as note to section 132 of Title 5, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees.

National Park Service was substituted for Office of National Parks, Buildings, and Reservations referred to in Ex. Ord. No. 6166, § 2, June 10, 1933, by act Mar. 2, 1934, ch. 38, § 1, 48 Stat. 389.

CEMETERIES AND PARKS TRANSFERRED Cemeteries and parks transferred, and postponement of transfer of national cemeteries other than those named by Ex. Ord. No. 6166, § 2, as amended by Ex. Ord. No. 6228, § 1, 2. July 28, 1933, set out as notes to section 132 of Title 5, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees.

§ 10. Arrests by employees of park service for violations of laws and regulations.

All persons employed in the National Park Service of the United States shall have authority to make arrests for the violation of the laws and regulations relating to the national forests and national parks, and any person so arrested shall be taken before the nearest United States commissioner, within whose jurisdiction the national forest or national park is located, for trial; and upon sworn information by any competent person any United States commissioner in the proper jurisdiction shall issue process for the arrest of any person charged with the violation of said laws and regulations; but nothing herein contained shall be construed as preventing the arrest by any officer of the United States, without process, of any person taken in the act of violating said laws and regulations. (Mar. 3, 1905, ch. 1405, 33 Stat. 873.)

TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

All functions of all other officers of the Department of the Interior and all functions of all agencies and employees of such Department were, with two exceptions, transferred to the Secretary of the Interior, with power vested in him to authorize their performance or the performance of any of his functions by any of such officers, agencies, and employees, by 1950 Reorg. Plan No. 3. §§ 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F. R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out in note under section 481 of Title 5, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees.

§ 10a. Arrest by employees for violation of regulations made under section 9a.

The commissioners, superintendents, caretakers, officers, or guards of such national military parks, national parks, battlefield sites, national monuments, and miscellaneous memorials, or any of them, are authorized to make arrests for violations of any of the regulations prescribed pursuant to section 9a of this title, and to bring the offenders before the nearest commissioner, judge, or court of the United States having jurisdiction in the premises. (Mar. 2, 1933, ch. 180, § 2, 47 Stat. 1420.)

TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

All functions of all other officers of the Department of the Interior and all functions of all agencies and employees of such Department were, with two exceptions, transferred to the Secretary of the Interior, with power vested in him to authorize their performance or the performance of any of his functions by any of such officers, agencies, and employees, by 1950 Reorg. Plan No. 3, §§ 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F. R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out in note under section 481 of Title 5, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees.

§ 11. Medical attention for employees.

The Secretary of the Interior in his administration of the National Park Service is authorized to contract for medical attention and service for employees and to make necessary pay-roll deductions agreed to by the employees therefor. (May 10, 1926, ch. 277, § 1, 44 Stat. 491.)

TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

All functions of all other officers of the Department of the Interior and all functions of all agencies and employees of such Department were, with two exceptions, transferred to the Secretary of the Interior, with power vested in him to authorize their performance or the performance of any of his functions by any of such officers, agencies, and employees, by 1950 Reorg. Plan No. 3, §§ 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F. R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out in note under section 481 of Title 5. Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees.

§ 12. Aid to visitors in emergencies.

The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to aid and assist visitors within the national parks or national monuments in emergencies, and when no other source is available for the procurement of food or supplies, by the sale, at cost, of food or supplies in quantities sufficient to enable them to reach safely a point where such food or supplies can be purchased: Provided, That the receipts from such sales shall be deposited as a refund to the appropriation or appropriations current at the date of covering in of such deposit and shall be available for the purchase of similar food or supplies. (July 3, 1926, ch. 792, § 1, 44 Stat. 900.)

§ 13. Medical attention to employees at isolated places; removal of bodies for burial.

The Secretary of the Interior, in his discretion, is authorized to provide, out of moneys appropriated

for the general expense of the several national parks and national monuments, medical attention for employees of the National Park Service located at isolated situations, including the moving of such employees to hospitals or other places where medical assistance is available, and in case of death to remove the bodies of deceased employees to the nearest place where they can be prepared for shipment or for burial. (July 3, 1926, ch. 792, § 2, 44 Stat. 900.)

TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

All functions of all other officers of the Department of the Interior and all functions of all agencies and employees of such Department were, with two exceptions, transferred to the Secretary of the Interior, with power vested in him to authorize their performance or the performance of any of his functions by any of such officers, agencies, and employees, by 1950 Reorg. Plan No. 3, §§ 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F. R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out in note under section 481 of Title 5, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees.

§ 14. Appropriations; availability where charge made for camp-ground privileges.

None of the appropriations for the National Park Service shall be available for expenditure within any park or national monument wherein a charge is made or collected by the Park Service for camp-ground privileges. (Mar. 7, 1928, ch. 137, § 1, 45 Stat. 238; Mar. 4, 1929, ch. 705, § 1, 45 Stat. 1602.)

TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

All functions of all other officers of the Department of the Interior and all functions of all agencies and employees of such Department were, with two exceptions, transferred to the Secretary of the Interior, with power vested in him to authorize their performance or the performance of any of his functions by any of such officers, agencies, and employees, by 1950 Reorg. Plan No. 3, §§ 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F. R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out in note under section 481 of Title 5, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees.

§ 14a. Same; availability for printing information and signs.

Appropriations made for the National Park Service shall be available for the printing of information and directional signs made of cloth and required in the administration of areas under its jurisdiction. (May 10, 1939, ch. 119, § 1, 53 Stat. 729.)

TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

All functions of all other officers of the Department of the Interior and all functions of all agencies and employees of such Department were, with two exceptions, transferred to the Secretary of the Interior, with power vested in him to authorize their performance or the performance of any of his functions by any of such officers, agencies, and employees, by 1950 Reorg. Plan No. 3, §§ 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F. R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out in note under section 481 of Title 5, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees.

§ 14b. Same; credits of receipts for meals and quarters furnished Government employees in the field. Cash collections and pay-roll deductions made for meals and quarters furnished by the National Park Service to employees of the Government in the field and to cooperating agencies may be credited as a reimbursement to the current appropriation for the administration of the park or monument in which the accommodations are furnished. (May 9, 1935, ch. 101, § 1, 49 Stat. 209.)

TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

All functions of all other officers of the Department of the Interior and all functions of all agencies and em

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