2011 US Code
Title 16 - Conservation
Chapter 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES (§§ 1 - 460zzz-7)
Subchapter II - VOLUNTEERS IN PARKS PROGRAM (§§ 18g - 18j)
Section 18g - Creation of program
View Metadata| Publication Title | United States Code, 2006 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 16 - CONSERVATION |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 16 - CONSERVATION CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES SUBCHAPTER II - VOLUNTEERS IN PARKS PROGRAM Sec. 18g - Creation of program |
| Contains | section 18g |
| Date | 2011 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 3, 2012 |
| Positive Law | No |
| Disposition | standard |
| Short Titles | Volunteers in the Parks Act of 1969 |
| Source Credit | Pub. L. 91-357, §1, July 29, 1970, 84 Stat. 472; Pub. L. 98-540, §1(b), Oct. 24, 1984, 98 Stat. 2718. |
| Statutes at Large References | 84 Stat. 472 98 Stat. 2718 |
| Public Law References | Public Law 91-357, Public Law 98-540 |
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The Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter referred to as the Secretary) is authorized to recruit, train, and accept without regard to the civil service classification laws, rules, or regulations the services of individuals without compensation as volunteers for or in aid of interpretive functions, or other visitor services or activities in and related to areas administered by the Secretary through the National Park Service. In accepting such services of individuals or volunteers, the Secretary shall not permit the use of volunteers in hazardous duty or law enforcement work or in policymaking processes, or to displace any employee: Provided, That the services of individuals whom the Secretary determines are skilled in performing hazardous activities may be accepted.
(Pub. L. 91–357, §1, July 29, 1970, 84 Stat. 472; Pub. L. 98–540, §1(b), Oct. 24, 1984, 98 Stat. 2718.)
Amendments1984—Pub. L. 98–540 restricted the activities of volunteers except in the case of skilled individuals.
Short TitlePub. L. 91–357, §5, July 29, 1970, 84 Stat. 472, provided that: “This Act [enacting this subchapter] may be cited as the ‘Volunteers in the Parks Act of 1969’.”
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