Skip to content
LexBuild

54 USC § 100705 - Availability of System units for scientific study 

---
identifier: "/us/usc/t54/s100705"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_legal_evidence"
title: "54 USC § 100705 - Availability of System units for scientific study"
title_number: 54
title_name: "NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AND RELATED PROGRAMS"
section_number: "100705"
section_name: "Availability of System units for scientific study"
chapter_number: 1007
chapter_name: "RESOURCE MANAGEMENT"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "SYSTEM RESOURCE INVENTORY AND MANAGEMENT"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 113–287, § 3, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3106.)"
---

# § 100705. Availability of System units for scientific study

**(a)** **In General.—** The Secretary may solicit, receive, and consider requests from Federal or non-Federal public or private agencies, organizations, individuals, or other entities for the use of any System unit for purposes of scientific study.

**(b)** **Criteria.—** A request for use of a System unit under subsection (a) may be approved only if the Secretary determines that the proposed study—

**(1)** is consistent with applicable laws and Service management policies; and

**(2)** will be conducted in a manner that poses no threat to the System unit resources or public enjoyment derived from System unit resources.

**(c)** **Fee Waiver.—** The Secretary may waive any System unit admission or recreational use fee in order to facilitate the conduct of scientific study under this section.

**(d)** **Benefit-Sharing Arrangements.—** The Secretary may negotiate for and enter into equitable, efficient benefit-sharing arrangements with the research community and private industry.

---

**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 113–287, § 3, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3106.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 100705 | 16 U.S.C. 5935. | Pub. L. 105–391, title II, § 205, Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3500. |