54 USC § 308701 - Policy

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identifier: "/us/usc/t54/s308701"
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title: "54 USC § 308701 - Policy"
title_number: 54
title_name: "NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AND RELATED PROGRAMS"
section_number: "308701"
section_name: "Policy"
chapter_number: 3087
chapter_name: "NATIONAL MARITIME HERITAGE"
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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. 3237.)"
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# § 308701. Policy

It shall be the policy of the Federal Government, in partnership with the States and local governments and private organizations and individuals, to—

**(1)** use measures, including financial and technical assistance, to foster conditions under which our modern society and our historic maritime resources can exist in productive harmony;

**(2)** provide leadership in the preservation of the historic maritime resources of the United States;

**(3)** contribute to the preservation of historic maritime resources and give maximum encouragement to organizations and individuals undertaking preservation by private means; and

**(4)** assist State and local governments to expand their maritime historic preservation programs and activities.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 113–287, § 3, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3237.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 308701 | 16 U.S.C. 5402. | Pub. L. 103–451, § 3, Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4770. |