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

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. It is the newest title in the

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, added on December 19, 2014, when U.S. President

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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

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of the

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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

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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

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on December 19.

References

Title 54, United States Code, National Park System
(History) via

U.S. Code Title 54
via

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