54 USC § 102711 - Authority of Secretary to use applicable appropriations for the System to render assistance to nearby law enforcement and fire prevention agencies and for related activities outside the System
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identifier: "/us/usc/t54/s102711"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_legal_evidence"
title: "54 USC § 102711 - Authority of Secretary to use applicable appropriations for the System to render assistance to nearby law enforcement and fire prevention agencies and for related activities outside the System"
title_number: 54
title_name: "NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AND RELATED PROGRAMS"
section_number: "102711"
section_name: "Authority of Secretary to use applicable appropriations for the System to render assistance to nearby law enforcement and fire prevention agencies and for related activities outside the System"
chapter_number: 1027
chapter_name: "LAW ENFORCEMENT AND EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE"
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. 3162.)"
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# § 102711. Authority of Secretary to use applicable appropriations for the System to render assistance to nearby law enforcement and fire prevention agencies and for related activities outside the System
To facilitate the administration of the System, the Secretary may use applicable appropriations for the System to render emergency rescue, firefighting, and cooperative assistance to nearby law enforcement and fire prevention agencies and for related purposes outside the System.
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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 113–287, § 3, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3162.)
| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 102711 | 16 U.S.C. 1b (matter before (1)), (1). | Aug. 8, 1953, ch. 384, § 1 (matter before (1)), (1), 67 Stat. 495; Pub. L. 91–383, § 2(a), Aug. 18, 1970, 84 Stat. 826. |
The words “and he may use applicable appropriations for the aforesaid system for the following purposes” are retained because the appropriation is to be used for something outside the System.