54 USC § 312506 - Administration

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title: "54 USC § 312506 - Administration"
title_number: 54
title_name: "NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AND RELATED PROGRAMS"
section_number: "312506"
section_name: "Administration"
chapter_number: 3125
chapter_name: "PRESERVATION OF HISTORICAL AND ARCHEOLOGICAL DATA"
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last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 113–287, § 3, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3256.)"
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# § 312506. Administration

In the administration of this chapter, the Secretary may—

**(1)** enter into contracts or make cooperative agreements with any Federal or State agency, educational or scientific organization, or institution, corporation, association, or qualified individual;

**(2)** obtain the services of experts and consultants or organizations of experts and consultants in accordance with section 3109 of title 5; and

**(3)** accept and utilize funds made available for salvage archeological purposes by any private person or corporation or transferred to the Secretary by any Federal agency.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 113–287, § 3, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3256.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 312506 | 16 U.S.C. 469b. | Pub. L. 86–523, § 6, formerly § 3, June 27, 1960, 74 Stat. 221, renumbered as § 6 and amended Pub. L. 93–291, § 1(8), May 24, 1974, 88 Stat. 175. |