54 USC § 100702 - Research mandate

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title: "54 USC § 100702 - Research mandate"
title_number: 54
title_name: "NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AND RELATED PROGRAMS"
section_number: "100702"
section_name: "Research mandate"
chapter_number: 1007
chapter_name: "RESOURCE MANAGEMENT"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "SYSTEM RESOURCE INVENTORY AND MANAGEMENT"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 113–287, § 3, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3105.)"
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# § 100702. Research mandate

The Secretary shall ensure that management of System units is enhanced by the availability and utilization of a broad program of the highest quality science and information.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 113–287, § 3, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3105.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 100702 | 16 U.S.C. 5932. | Pub. L. 105–391, title II, § 202, Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3499. |