Title 54 of the United States Code (54 U.S.C.), entitled National Park Service and Related Programs, is the compilation of the general laws regarding the
National Park Service
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. It is the newest title in the
United States Code
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, added on December 19, 2014, when
U.S. President
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Barack Obama
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signed into law. It has three subtitles:
* Subtitle I: National Park System
* Subtitle II: Outdoor Recreation Programs
* Subtitle III: National Preservation Programs
History
Title 54 was prepared by the
Office of the Law Revision Counsel
The Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the United States House of Representatives prepares and publishes the United States Code, which is a consolidation and codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of the United States. ...
of the
United States House of Representatives
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, in accordance with . It consists of laws previously codified in
Title 16 (Conservation).
was introduced on March 12, 2013, and referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives
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. The bill was reported by the Committee on April 19, 2013, and passed by the House of Representatives on April 23, 2013. No further action was taken for more than a year, until the bill passed in the Senate by unanimous consent on December 15, 2014, and was signed into law by
President Obama
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on December 19.
References
Title 54, United States Code, National Park System (History) via
Office of the Law Revision Counsel
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U.S. Code Title 54 via
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