54 USC § 102501 - Purpose

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title: "54 USC § 102501 - Purpose"
title_number: 54
title_name: "NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AND RELATED PROGRAMS"
section_number: "102501"
section_name: "Purpose"
chapter_number: 1025
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 113–287, § 3, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3157.)"
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# § 102501. Purpose

The purpose of this chapter is to increase the public benefits from museums established within System units as a means of informing the public concerning the areas and preserving valuable objects and relics relating to the areas.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 113–287, § 3, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3157.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 102501 | 16 U.S.C. 18f (1st sentence). | July 1, 1955, ch. 259, § 1 (1st sentence), 69 Stat. 242. |

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Disposal of Unnecessary or Duplicate Museum Objects; Use of Proceeds

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