Pub. L. 113-291, div. B, tit. XXX, subtit. D, sec. 3054 (as amended)
NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM DONOR ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
SEC. 3054. [54 U.S.C. 101101 note] NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM DONOR ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
(a) Definitions.—In this section:
(1) Donor acknowledgment.—The term “donor acknowledgment” means an appropriate statement or credit acknowledging a donation.
(2) National park system.—The term “National Park System” includes each program and individual unit of the National Park System.
(3) Secretary.—The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Interior.
(b) Donor Acknowledgments in Units of National Park System.—
(1) In general.—The Secretary may authorize a donor acknowledgment to recognize a donation to—
(A) the National Park Service; or
(B) the National Park System.
(2) Restrictions.—A donor acknowledgment shall not be used to state or imply—
(A) recognition of the donor or any product or service of the donor as an official sponsor, or any similar form of recognition, of the National Park Service or the National Park System;
(B) a National Park Service endorsement of the donor or any product or service of the donor; or
(C) naming rights to any unit of the National Park System or a National Park System facility, including a visitor center.
(3) Requirements.—
(A) Display.—A donor acknowledgment shall be displayed—
(i) in a manner that is approved by the Secretary; and
(ii) for a period of time, as determined by the Secretary, that is commensurate with the amount of the contribution and the life of the structure.
(B) Guidelines.—The Secretary shall establish donor acknowledgment guidelines that take into account the unique requirements of individual units and programs of the National Park System.
(C) Use of slogans prohibited.—A donor acknowledgment shall not permit the use of—
(i) an advertising slogan; or
(ii) a statement or credit promoting or opposing a political candidate or issue.
(4) Placement.—
(A) Visitor and administrative facilities.—A donor acknowledgment may be located on or inside a visitor center or administrative facility of the National Park System (including in a specific room or section) or any other appropriate location, such as on a donor recognition wall or plaque.
(B) Outside.—A donor acknowledgment may be located in an area outside of a visitor or administrative facility described in subparagraph (A), including a bench, brick, pathway, area of landscaping, or plaza.
(C) Projects.—A donor acknowledgment may be located near a park construction or restoration project, if the donation directly relates to the project.
(D) Vehicles.—A donor acknowledgment may be placed on a National Park Service vehicle, if the donation directly relates to the vehicle.
(E) Limitation.—Any donor acknowledgment associated with a historic structure or placed outside a park restoration project—
(i) shall be freestanding; and
(ii) shall not obstruct a natural or historical site or view.
(5) Printed, digital, and media platforms.—The Secretary may authorize the use of donor acknowledgments under this subsection to include donor acknowledgments on printed, digital, and media platforms, including brochures or Internet websites relating to a specific unit of the National Park System.
(c) Commemorative Works Act Amendments.—Section 8905 of title 40, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (b), by striking paragraph (7); and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
“(c) Donor Contributions.—
“(1) Acknowledgment of donor contribution.—Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the Secretary of the Interior or Administrator of General Services, as applicable, may permit a sponsor to acknowledge donor contributions at the commemorative work.
“(2) Requirements.—An acknowledgment under paragraph (1) shall—
“(A) be displayed—
“(i) inside an ancillary structure associated with the commemorative work; or
“(ii) as part of a manmade landscape feature at the commemorative work; and
“(B) conform to applicable National Park Service or General Services Administration guidelines for donor recognition, as applicable.
“(3) Limitations.—An acknowledgment under paragraph (1) shall—
“(A) be limited to an appropriate statement or credit recognizing the contribution;
“(B) be displayed in a form in accordance with National Park Service and General Services Administration guidelines;
“(C) be displayed for a period of up to 10 years, with the display period to be commensurate with the level of the contribution, as determined in accordance with the plan and guidelines described in subparagraph (B);
“(D) be freestanding; and
“(E) not be affixed to—
“(i) any landscape feature at the commemorative work; or
“(ii) any object in a museum collection.
“(4) Cost.—The sponsor shall bear all expenses related to the display of donor acknowledgments under paragraph (1).
“(5) Applicability.—This subsection shall apply to any commemorative work dedicated after January 1, 2010.”
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(d) Effect of Section.—Nothing in this section or an amendment made by this section—
(1) requires the Secretary to accept a donation; or
(2) modifies section 145 of Public Law 108-108 (16 U.S.C. 1a-1 note; 117 Stat. 1280).
- Cross-references to the US Code
- 54 U.S.C. 101101 note
- Public laws referenced
- 108-108